Preacher Recap: The Tombs

Season 3 / Episode 4, “The Tombs” / AMC We back in it now! Daniel is in the lion’s den, and Gilligan is on the island y’all. The whole mess is #ungodly. The Patron Saint of hitters is back! But first, he’s got a meeting with the devil himself! After the elevator from Hell drops down to the ninth level, all types of fire and brimstone come through the door! Satan is wild casual with this meeting with the Saint, and is eerily reminiscent of an 80s businessman but with the body of mid-90s Hulk Hogan. He’s wild brolic for no reason! His personal assistant is the Angel of Death (in a fly leather pantsuit!), the floor in his office is literal fire, and he’s not happy with how the Saint blew Hell like a popsicle stand in season one.  

Satan is like, “Aight, so boom: God dipped and heaven and Earth are open for the taking. If I’m trying to take over His corners, my rep needs to be flawless. You leaving Hell without permission is making my name look sus, and my name IS my name! So, you gotta pay that back, in blood!” The whole thing goes Mortal Kombat real quick: two Scorpion type spears shoot through the Saint’s hands and suspend him off his feet! The Angel of Death busts out a bullwhip and goes to town on the Saint. The Saint just eats it too, not a flinch, like a G! Cue opening credits.

We jump right in with Tulip in Madame Boyd’s parlor with the nine millimeter pointed at her dome. Y’all need to know, I am partial to Ruth Negga’s work on this show, because she does all the …