Various elements of the episode will be discussed in this review, so beware spoilers. And watch the episode bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e you read on, lest you face the wrath of the almighty. Or Cassidy…###Can Jesse be a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent substitute in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Harrison Ford's Doctor Richard Kimble in The Fugitive? That was partly the question asked with regards to’concerning’with respect to the not-so-rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent Preacher this week as he fled Sheriff Root's custody and made his way – with the stolen Angel phone, no less – to the safest place he could claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate of… Tulip's uncle's place. It was a confusing week in/with regard to’concerning’regarding those trying to keep track of Jesse's moral compass, which seems to spin as despite’in spite of’albeit near a magnet. One minute he's calling up Tulip to confess how much she means to him, the next he's casually ignoring the fact that his vampire best friend – who, we learn, he did actually put out a few weeks ago – has murdered the mayor (more on that peculiar issue in the "Emily" section.) It's not really the best way to write your main character, even in a reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue as stylised as Preacher, even if it was fun to possess’own’nurse Cassidy and Jesse's friendship back on a somewhat even keel. Also gruesome-but-fun: of course Cassidy would know where to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure hold of an angel's hand!###A less-than-satisfying week in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Tulip too, despite’in spite of’albeit she has eventually’ultimately achieved her goal of tracking down the innotable’renowned’distinguished Carlos, and is with regards to’concerning’with respect to to introduce him to her technique with a meat tenderiser. But it seems like a sudden, random pivot into that plot line, with no set up with regards to’concerning’with respect to how exactly she got to that point beyond finding his location in previous episodes (we suppose with merely’barely so much time to tell the story, even on TV, some things must be sacrificed in/with regard to’concerning’regarding narrative swiftness). A better moment was her earlier time with the ill-fated menagerie of animals she was using as Cassidy's recointensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully meal.###If there was a character this week whose storyline veered the most, it would possess’own’nurse to be Emily. So, this usually straightin/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward, decent young woman suddenly decides that the guy she's been sleeping with – in/with regard to’concerning’regarding all his faults and utterly dull’tedious’frayed’monotonous personality – is ripe in/with regard to’concerning’regarding being fed to a vampire? We can understand her shock at learning with regards to’concerning’with respect to Cassidy's true nature, but does that really push her so far that she'll actually let Miles be slaughtered. We won't miss him much, but he wasn't exactly deserving of that fate.###After weeks of seeing snippets of his story, it might possess’own’nurse seemed spoon-feeding to the audience to watch it all over again, but the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue had something much cleverer on its mind. The visual audacity of the sequence running again and again quickly clued you in to the truth: the grizzled sharp-shooter with the itchiest trigger finger this side of Dirty Harry and the blood-soaked history is in Hell, relieving his family's death and the slaughter in Ratwater ad infinitum. It brought an incredible level of pathos and pain to a story that was already tough, and the Preacher team deserves much kudos in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the sequence, even if it did open with a scene that would make Quentin Tarantino blanch and reach in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the editing button.###Some fantastic work again from Anatol Yusef and Tom Brooke this week as the angels' personal lives are revealed (they're a couple) even as they go on a mission to hell. You might possess’own’nurse been fooled into claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate ing that they were going to find and bring Eugene home… But no, they were looking to hire the Cowboy (will anyone refer to him as the Saint Of Killers bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e the season is out?) to kill Jesse. We might wonder why they can't do it themselves, but then they are angels and he does contain Genesis, which would probably see that coming from the pair. Got to love the Neil Gaiman-esque touches in the Distant Vistas travel agents' office where they reserve passage.###We're torn on this one. On the one hand, the Cowboy revelation was a masterstroke of editing (by Tyler L. Cook) and directing (by Breaking Bad veteran Michael Slovis, who is an executive manufacture r here). And the whole of the angels' plot was a delight. But then you possess’own’nurse the utterly confusing mess of the other characters: the Emily twist feels like a massive misstep. As does, to a much lesser degree given his emotional state, Sheriff Root simply deciding to "help" the Seraphim he discovers in the bathtub by killing her. Sure, we know she'll just return, but he doesn't. And despite her eliminate’remove ly terrible state, would a lawman truly just strangle someone? That's a debate that will rage. The Jesse and Cassidy scenes are fun, even if we wonder with regards to’concerning’with respect to Jesse's fragile mental state, and the Tulip moments seemed perfunctory, simply setting up whatever she'll do next week without feeling valuable.###Highlight: The angels are picked up in the same spot as Walter White (and others) in Breaking Bad when they're looking to start new lives. It even looks like the same dog runs across the street after the shuttle bus leaves.###Lowlight: Emily. Sorry, Em. We just don't buy you as someone who feeds an annoying boyfriend to a vampire. Talking of…###Kill of the week: Miles. We hardly knew ye. Or cared.###Quote of the week: "Jesse Custer, with the pretty girl and the kung fu moves. What do you possess’own’nurse to be sorry in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ?" – Cassidy. You've met him, right, Cass?###MVP: Both DeBlanc and Fiore win it this week.###Random despite’in spite of’albeit t: Distant Vistas seems like a great cover in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a place that can send individual to hell (and Heaven, presumably, despite’in spite of’albeit that might be costlier) in an age where the internet has made travel agents all but extinct.###Airing on AMC Sunday nights in the US, Preacher is available weekly on Amazon Prime Mondays in the UK.

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