3.5 Razors

• Title: Preacher – Dirty Little Secret
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Preacher is about a fallen preacher lost in the world searching for a God who has abandoned humanity. “Dirty Little Secret” fills in a bit more about the Grail Corporation which is, like everything else divine we’ve seen, pretty fucked up. Keeping the inbred descendants of Jesus Christ secluded from the world so that one might someday rise to power is an oddball plan, particularly after Jesse (Dominic Cooper) discovers just how inbred the latest descendent turns out to be. The episode also lets us in on why Herr Starr (Pip Torrens) is all the sudden less murdery towards Jesse and his friends as he sees in the preacher an alternative to the organization’s flawed plans. Much like the source material of comic writer Garth Ennis’ original work, the themes of AMC’s TV-series of the same name is anything but subtle.

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• Title: Preacher – Holes
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“Holes” marks the return of the subplot of Eugene (Ian Colletti) and his time in Hell. Learning to act like the bullies who picked on him most of his life, Eugene has found a way to temporarily fit in. However, Hell’s minions know that something isn’t right and the cause is an individual who doesn’t belong. Here’s the rub – Euguene is obviously the ward’s newest resident… so why isn’t he the equally-obvious suspect? Eugene’s personal Hell gets a bit more twisted when he’s thrown into the pit for an act of kindness. The Hell we see on display is less torturous and more generally fucked-up than anything else, but it’s fucked-up enough for Eugene to take Hitler (Noah Taylor) and his offer of escape seriously.

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