All heaven breaks loose.
Africa, specifically: a church where a preacher sermonizes a great war coming.
The light and the darkness are at it again!
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The mystical light descends from heaven, and goesintothe preacher.
he declares and everyone is quiet.
I am the prophet, he says, the chosen one!
Somewhere in Texas, a preacher named Jesse Custer sits, and thinks, and remembers.
His father, kneeling in front of him; Promise me, Jesse, his father says.
All that was years ago.
Now Jesse preaches in a local church.
He talks about salvation, but they dont listen.
The kids are buried in iPads; the adults are less distracted, and much worse.
A local boy comes to Jesse to ask for help.
His father is physically abusive.
Rumors are flying about what Jesse did before he was a preacher.
You did things, the boy said.
Can Jesse hurt his dad?
How hurt do you want him?
How far do I go?
Violence makes violence makes nothing much at all.
Thirty thousand feet above it all, a man named Cassidy has met some new friends.
Cassidy winds up jumping out of the airplane, without a parachute.
He lands in Texas, a mess of intestinal overflow, still alive.
Speaking of still alive!
We cut to Kansas, not that long ago, and meet another curious traveler.
Stand on her own.
And also: Dont come out till the noises stop.
Her name is Priscilla Jean Henrietta OHare, but her friends call her Tulip.
But not as horrified as when he discovers that Tulip has come home.
(Shes currently crashing with her Uncle Walter.)
But Jesse has turned over a new leaf.
More like trying to fill your daddys shoes, says Tulip.
They tell each other theyre sorry; for what, precisely, well have to find out later.
NEXT: Hello, young man!
Jesse visits the home of Sheriff Root, where he visits with the sheriffs son, Eugene.
(In thePreachercomics, that character tried to commit suicide in imitation of his beloved rock star Kurt Cobain.
Jesse assures the boy that God wants him at church and that God forgives all.
Meanwhile: Men of faith are dying around the world.
A magister here; Tom Cruise at the Church of Scientology there.
Jesse watches this on TV, not that interested; apparently he wasnt excited aboutEdge of Tomorrow 2.
The abusive dad shows up, flanked by his bully boys.
They came from a Civil War re-enactment battle, so theyre all dressed like Confederates.
The mans not happy Jesse was talking to his wife and he threatens his own child.
Jaysus, says Cassidy, What kind of preacher are you?
Jesse declares that hes done as a preacher.
Hell announce at the Sunday Service.
Jesse goes into his church, tries to say hello to God.
I want an answer right now, or thats it, Jesse says.
There is no answer or is there?
Some invisible heavenly presence walks into the church and goes inside of Jesse.
In his unconscious state, he sees his father.
Youve gotta be one of the good guys, says Jesses dad.
Cuz theres way too many of the bad.
Custers dont cry; they fight.
Jesses dad must have been fighting someone; he dies in front of Jesses eyes, gunned down.
Jesse wakes up, having slept for three days.
(Cassidy has moved into the church attic in the interim.)
At the service, a local youth plays Amazing Grace on an electric guitar.
Jesse plans to announce his retirement… but then changes his mind.
Im gonna do what all good preachers have done.
Offer peace to the restless.
Welcome those who are lost.
And speak forth the word of God.
But there are darker things afloat.
Jesse, frustrated after his coma, told him simple: Be brave.
Tell her the truth.
And the parishioner follows Jesses advice.
He flies to see his mother.
The word of God can be misunderstood, perhaps.
And perhaps there are other forces at work here.
Strange men have been following the unearthly presence.
They track it to Jesses church.
Before they go inside, they put on a couple cowboy hats.
When in Texas, do as the Texans.
What did you think of thePreacherpremiere?
In the newest episode of Entertainment Geekly, we talk about the new TV show.
(Like: Did we need aPreacherorigin story?
And: What are Tulip and Cassidy really doing on this show?)
Then we dive deep into spoiler territory, addressing the complete run of the originalPreacher.
Does the comic book series hold up?
(Spoiler alert: It was pretty awesome.)
