AMC
Welp, it looks like Jesse Custer really did not survive that fall from the sky, a point made clear as Tulip and Cassidy buried him in the Outback and flew away. Sadly, Herr Starr’s private bits have not survived the dingo attack either so his fate, as he lies bleeding out in the desert is unresolved.
Of course, Jesse’s fate was also revealed as he found himself in a land of beauty, teaching a young girl how to fish. He still wasn’t really aware that he was dead until our old friend Fiore showed up. Ah, how we’ve missed Fiore, and Fiore can quite shake his time with Cassidy back in Season 2 either, still hooked on cigarettes and speedballs. But he has an important request for Jesse — become the new God. If the Big Guy is going to leave the place unattended, and an apocalypse is on the horizon, Heaven needs some guidance. But Jesse Custer? The lying, cheating, stealing, drinking, murdering preacher is the best option? Perhaps he’s the only option because of Genesis, but Jesse isn’t willing to go against God’s will and take the throne. Or, as Fiore suggests, perhaps that is God’s will.
And then Jesse realizes … he’s not in Heaven. And all is revealed that he’s in Hell, in a cell with one of those projection devices at work. And not even Genesis is helping him get out of this mess. But when the projection starts again, Fiore returns and assures him that the offer is indeed legit. He takes the throne, he gets out of Hell. Jesse was shown that the reason God left Heaven was because of him, because Fiore and DeBlanc had lost Genesis, and instead of going to look for it, God’s been on a spree of debauchery … and manipulation. But Jesse is still not sold on the plan and he remains in Hell.
AMC
Tulip and Cassidy make their way back to the States — again in what appears to be the blink of an eye even though it would take months by the cargo ship they apparently hitched a ride on — and are in the Williamsburg area of New York, in a synagogue meeting with a woman named Dany, who has something Jesse left with her for safe keeping. Tulip and Cas want what she has, but the only way she’ll give it to them is if Tulip does what Dany’s been asking her to do for the last ten years. Sitting in a diner, Cas tells Tulip he’ll do it for her, but she insists that she will do it, then stands up, turns and shoots another patron in cold blood, walking out as if nothing happened.
Dany is quite surprised that Tulip finally did what she’d asked — kill her husband. But she’s refusing to hand over what they’ve come for because she never thought Tulip would actually kill her husband. After a few punches to the face, Dany takes them to the item — Humperdoo. The real one. But Dany is not about to let Tulip take their Messiah. Seems the tap dancing got the Jewish people on board with the whole Messiah thing. Tulip’s not taking no for an answer and she and Cas try to drag Humperdoo out of the synagogue, but Dany calls out for the men praying to stop them. Humperdoo appears to levitate (he’s just standing on a pew), says something in his gibberish, and they let him go. Tulip’s plan however is to take Humperdoo to God … and murder him before God’s eyes.
AMC
Back at Masada, Hitler and Jesus are still trying to hash out the details of the apocalypse, and Hitler also reveals that the Humperdoo being held there is just a clone. The proof is in the fact that he can’t dance. So Hitler shoots him. With negotiations at a standstill and time running out, Jesus needs to have his latte and step away to think things over in light of this Humperdoo revelation. Left to his own devices after bringing the coffees, Hoover Two decides to try out Herr Starr’s seat and then another bomb is dropped — he’s an undercover detective from Florida working a case. But before he can relate much information, a shot rings out and Hoover Two takes a bullet to the brain courtesy of Agent Featherstone. With Starr bleeding out in the Outback and no one else to run things at Masada, will Featherstone become the new Allfather?
This was absolutely the best episode of the season, and with only three left before the series finale, there is going to be a lot to wrap up. By the way, what’s going on with Eugene? Are they going to leave him in prison in Australia? And now that Jesse is in Hell, The Saint of Killers has no meaning to his existence. I hope we get some resolution to these dangling threads!
What did you think of this episode? Start a conversation in the comments section below!
Share this post
