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…###After a Cowboy-heavy episode, the aftereffects are still being felt, peculiar ly in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Tulip. Her brush with death – surely a common occurrence in her in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mer criminal occupation – has left her rattled, and she's down to possess’own’nurse a little fun when Jesse and Cassidy suggest it. It's a little frustrating that the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue 's apparent main driving plot (Jesse's search in/with regard to’concerning’regarding God) can be abandoned, if merely’barely in/with regard to’concerning’regarding an episode, so randomly. It's almost as if the writers decided that, with more episodes to fill, they're entitled to take a little time off and possess’own’nurse some fun. But while the early going with the trio acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting back to being friends and scamming the trigger-happy types in the bar is certainly entertaining, it's odd to note that the introduction of a new villain is much more compelling than anything the leads acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure up to in this hour. More on that in a moment…###The return of the Jesse/Tulip relationship drama is not a welcome one, even if it is being propel n by Tulip's post-Cowboy trauma. Her dream sequences were effective, but a little easy to spot as such and there's merely’barely so much mileage you can acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure out of someone amble’stroll’bimble’meander’roam ing round a dilapidated house. As in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Cassidy and Denis' situation, the son of a vampire asking to become immortal isn't a new idea, but it is handled well between Joe Gilgun and Ronald Guttman. We probably could possess’own’nurse done without the heavy handed glimpse at a dying man in the hospital hammering Cassidy's dilemma home, despite’in spite of’albeit it was enjoyable to see him dealing with being considered dead: "It happens a lot"…###But eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything else was overshadowed by the proper introduction of the man who will presumably become the new enormous’vast’massive’tremendous villain now the Saint is sitting in an armoured car somewhere at the bottom of a swamp. Herr Starr, played by Pip Torrens, is ripped straight from the pages of the comic and, with a mildly’faintly updated backstory (swapping his Wehrmacht past in/with regard to’concerning’regarding time spent in Germany's anti-terrorist in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ce), he's as awful and wonderful as fans of the source material might hope. Part of the Grail – the white-suited types that possess’own’nurse already cause trouble in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Jesse – he hunts down false prophets, like the doomed floating porcine that gives the episode its title. And what a creation! He's calculating, canny, deviant and disgusting when needed (witness the man using masturbation to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure out of a choke hold during his selection process) and superbly drawn by the creative team. Torrens brings a still yet mercurial energy to him, and the sequence where he's recruited and tested by the Grail stands as one of the most entertaining the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue has yet put on screen.###Eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything with Starr overshadows the rest of the episode, and you find yourself almost hoping to cut back to whatever foul thing he's up to whenever we catch up with Jesse and co.###The one Jesse scene that did work was his conversation with the doomsday preacher (John Ales), who comes clean with regards to’concerning’with respect to his "source" but also digs deep into what really propel s human fears. It's not, perhaps, all that essential, but it does work.###An episode of two halves, then, as Herr Starr enjoys a masterful introduction while our heroes spin their wheels. Tulip and Cassidy at least possess’own’nurse some emotional material to work with, while Jesse still seems to be amble’stroll’bimble’meander’roam ing through his mission with the bored attitude of a teenager on a school field trip. But with a caustic new villain on the scene, at least the back half of the season might recapture some of that vital spark.###Highlight: A Starr is born. Well, picked.###Lowlight: Jesse and Tulip: The Domestic Drama is not as compelling as its creators claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate it is.###Kill of the week: E grossly one in the Vietnamese village. Those poor individual . That poor porker!###MVP: Pip Torrens wins it in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the sheer devious delight of Herr Starr.###Random despite’in spite of’albeit t: The Grail selection sequence was reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue n at Comic-Con. Wonder what the parents with kids in Hall H despite’in spite of’albeit t?###Airing on AMC Monday nights in the US, Preacher is available weekly on Amazon Prime Tuesdays in the UK.