Checking in with ‘Black Jesus’: Episodes 3 & 4

Some have been reluctant to dive into the living embodiment that is Adult Swim’s Black Jesus. You might be wondering if its worth your time. We got you. Premise thus far: Episode 3: When we last checked in with our Lord and ratchet savior, they had some trouble with their community garden. Namely, some Latino toughs that charged them rent on the land, meaning they no longer had money for fertilizer. The solution being for them to steal a few huge piles of shit from a local stable. Yes, Jesus and his disciples have become manure movers. But ya know, it kind of is unreasonable to charge such exuberant prices for horse shit if you can cultivate it yourself. Just sayin. The usual hi-jinks you would expect with such a task take place, especially since they drafted Jason from his comfortable and legit abode with his attractive cop girlfriend that calls him Papi at every turn. Also, we have the side plot of Lloyd (Jon Witherspoon) breaking into Fish’s apartment under Vic’s (Charlie Murphy) orders to find his shoes because he suspects Fish of stealing them. Lloyd crashes Fish’s place after eating all his food and playing every rap album in Fish’s catalog, of course never finding the shoes. Episode 4: This one centers around Boonie and his child support issues with his ex, Shalinka. Boonie’s mom is FED UP with his ex snooping around and possibly bringing the law around her home, so first she makes him sell his stuff, then threatens to kick him out when the possibility of him going…