A Bathroom Incident
Donnie doesn’t know when to let something go, does he? With his pride bruised and his son forced to defend himself for his father on the playground, Donnie can’t let his name be known as the guy who got his ass whipped by the local Preacher, all while regrettably making a whimpering bunny-like noise in the process. Rumors like that go around fast in small towns. So like a fox on the prowl, he tracks down the man of the Lord, puts a gun up to him while he’s in the john and threatens to send him up to his boss sooner. But little does he know about Jesse’s power of manipulation, literally, and that’s where the fun (and horror) begins. Cooper does an exceptional job of showing us the darkness and empathy of our main character, a man who clearly has a sinful past but is trying to fly straight-and-narrow. And the best thing about Preacher taking it slow so far is that we get to appreciate little moments like this for their full worth. We know he’ll use his powers for some less-than-holy reasons in the future, but it’s creatively interesting to see him struggle with that resolve in the moment.
