Jesse is inducted into the Cape and Pistol Society, a secretive club for the leaders of evangelical empires in America. Still, there are plenty of stellar small bits dolloped throughout this season. Its first season, in hindsight, now feels darker than what followed, and even though Season Three takes a few big swings in the finale, it doesn't have long enough to develop them into something bigger and more meaningful. But I wonder if the show isn’t capable of more. Don’t get me wrong: this continues to be one of HBO’s best series, with excellent production value, vivid costume work, and of course, great writing. Only when the Gemstones are attacked by outside forces do they band together and save each other. The siblings fight, and Dad is disappointed Martin Imari (Gregory Alan Williams, who deserves more to do), the family’s fixer, shows up to shake his head or dispense hugs. And don’t worry, Baby Billy ( Walton Goggins), Aimee-Leigh’s brother, is back this season too, full of new harebrained schemes that are just as delightful as they are witless.īy now, “The Righteous Gemstones” has developed a bit of a formula. I don’t have a problem with that, but the repetitive nature does strike me as very safe. This time, the roster includes Kristen Johnston as May-May Montgomery, Eli’s estranged sister Steve Zahn as Peter, Eli’s ex-con brother-in-law, who runs a vaguely libertarian militia Stephen Dorff as head of the Simkins clan, three siblings-albeit a calm, confident, and non-dysfunctional trio-who pose a financial threat to the Gemstones and best of all, Shea Whigham as Dusty Daniels, a wealthy race car driver who is debating which megachurch will receive the rights to his estate in his will, complete with a trademarked catchphrase “Hoowhee, sucker!” Zahn and Dorff appear to be having more fun than just about anyone on TV this year, and it’s impossible not to smile when they appear. In Season Two, Jason Schwartzman and Eric André joined the show, providing its biggest laughs. Although the core cast is incredible, the series’ supporting actors truly help the material shine.
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