So, we open with some revelations and a whole lot of
sheer zaniness.
The angels, Fiore and DeBlanc, explain everything about
Jessie’s new abilities. The power is called Genesis. Genesis came about because
an angel and a demon fell in love and in utter utter scandal, had a baby. An all
powerful, completely not-allowed, completely wrong baby that has the power to
catastrophically alter the balance of power in the universe
Or a bad thing. And they are angels who are tasked to
look after/guard/imprison Genesis and make sure that this terribad scandalous
secret never ever ever gets out. Of course not everyone would believe that –
but then a seraphim arrives, there to take in Fiore and LeBlanc for being on
Earth without permission
There follows a battle between Jesse, Fiore and Deblanc
against the Seraphim. And every time an angel dies, they leave a body behind
and zap a new one. They all have the most gory, ridiculous and utterly
hilarious fight in a small hotel room as the bodies pile up deeper and deeper
and they desperately try to restrain the Seraphim so she doesn’t regenerate.
And Jesse gets involved as well, of course he does.
It’s beyond weird and kind of awesome. And this whole
thing kind of sums up Preacher
perfectly, truly weird plot completely bizarre scenes and a general sense of
being a bad person for loving it but loving it anyway. On top of that there
were just so many hilarious one liners – it was epic.
In the aftermath, Fiore and DeBlanc kind of expect to get
Genesis back. Even Cassidy thinks it’d be a good idea, that messing with powers
like this is ill advised. And besides, as a Preacher don’t angels kind of
outrank him?
But Jesse is determined – God has given him this power
and if God didn’t want him to have it, it would have been taken from him. And
even Fiore and Deblanc admit to being rather low ranking angels. They object –
but can do little in the face of Jesse’s Genesis commands.
He is going to save the town by power of his god-voice,
using loud speakers and a complete disrespect of free will. (As an aside,
Cassidy also learns that Tulip he recently had a thing with is the Tulip in
love with Jesse after they compare tattoos in their underwear. A scene which
sounds waaay better than it actually was).
Ok that’s a tough act to follow and most of the rest of
the episode doesn’t manage it – it’s still good, but lacks the awesome
Tulip and Emily meet and go from hostile to friendly
after a series of perfectly hilarious moments of temper follower by guilt followed
by forced politeness followed by genuinely apparently liking each other. This
ends up with Tulip doing church errands. And yes, it’s funny and oddly endearing.
Neither of them are comfortable with what Jesse is doing and where he is
heading
We have another indication of Jesse losing his calling
when the mayor comes to him for advice – pointed advice about whether he’s “hearing
the voice of god” or “just what he wants to hear.” Hey there very very very
unsubtle message! Jesse dismisses him – and the mayor goes help cover up
Kincannon’s murders.
But the biggest impact comes from Eugene – now accepted
at school, even making friends… he comes to Jesse to ask it to stop
He may not know what Jesse did but he knows it’s wrong. He
knows it’s cheating. He doesn’t want to be forgiven because Jesse forced people
to forgive. He outright calls it wicked and sinful to take people’s choices
from them
Yes, Eugene awesomely provides a huge conscience check
for Jesse and it’s earnest, and powerful and true – and we can see the obvious
nobility of it. We saw that this kind of acceptance is exactly what Eugene
craved. He could take the easy way out – but he doesn’t, he won’t. That
nobility is hard to argue with and Jesse’s petulant, simplistic and bad
tempered counter arguments look every bit as weak as they in the face of it.
Finally, in utter frustration, Jesse tells Eugene to go to hell
In the Genesis voice
Oops…
