The Righteous Gemstones

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Danny McBride is a blunt comic instrument.

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Everyone must understand how they feel at all times.

This revelation cannot happen in any kind of normal way.

It is an event as big and splashy and stupid as one of the Gemstones Sunday services.

Jesse regrets not sharing the stage after taking over the ministry from his father.

I was a being a shitty little bitch about the System because its a hit, he tells Amber.

Hes a better man now and he was pretty damn great before.

But the siblings have a solid counterargument.

Eli paying up would have ensured their safety.

So why didnt he pay?

I guess I still remember the old Peter, says Eli in his lilting drawl.

The irony is that they could not have united on their own.

Youre doing it, he says.

But the trouble isnt over for the Gemstones yet.

He has all he needs for his true mission.

Surely, this will go over fine in an Evangelical community, right?

They also have the ability to survive some low moments together, which is a Gemstone trademark.

We just dont blow smoke up each others butts like other people do, says May-May.

I dont begrudge you for that.

Hilarious exchange between Peter and the mutinous Marshall over which one is acting like a woman.

Youre the best fucking husband I could have imagined.

And believe me, I imagined quite a few.

Ryan Phillippe, Savion Glover the tap dancer.

But youre better than all of them.

Judy and BJ reuniting in the tub.

Both couples are getting their marriages back on track.

The conversation Eli has with Gideon in the car more subtly suggests Elis misreading of the situation.

Without your grandma, its a pretty toxic affair.

To which Gideon replies, Its not that I want to get away from the family.

I just want to carve my own path.

There hasnt been enough Baby Billy this season, but Walton Goggins certainly makes every second count.