Five Moments of Greatness You Missed Because You Were Too Indignant to Watch Black Jesus

A few weeks back, Black Jesus wrapped its first season on Adult Swim and the hype / speculation going into its premier was all over the place. Primarily because nobody knew exactly what to expect. By the time the first trailer dropped we all knew that it was a live action depiction of Jesus (who is black, of course) spreading the gospel to his flock in Compton, California. Ok, so now we have a setting and aesthetic, but was it going to be funny? So yeah, actually, it was hilarious. But this is Aaron McGruder’s follow up to The Boondocks, so just being funny wasn’t going to be enough. There were moments of sharp social commentary, often hidden under all the folds of ridiculous dialogue and adventures, but every so often coming out to punch you in the chest when you weren’t expecting it. I have a hard time of making a list of the funniest moments from season one or the most profound situations, but here are (at least) five great moments from the first (of hopefully many) 10 episodes. Maggie’s internet beef ends tragically. “Fish and the Con Man” (Ep.2) Look, we’ve all been there, either on the sending or receiving end of shit talking over social media. It’s soooo easy to do. Most people don’t do that. Well, most people don’t do that in person. The internet has presented this (seemingly) physical barrier between two aggressors, both of which always assume that they will never have to interact in person, even when daring each other to do just that. Well…

Mags, who’s been talking…