When Preacher began, many involved with the show described the first season as a prequel of sorts to the graphic novel, because while the show is not set in the same continuity as the comics, it was delving into a time period -- Jesse still working as a Preacher in Annville -- the comics skipped past.

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The season finale seemed to really deliver on that promise, as it wrapped up with a couple of scenes that almost literally led into how the comic book began, complete with Jesse, Cassidy and Tulip eating at a diner, as they set off on the road together. As a comic book fan, it was very fun and exciting to see, though it does make you wonder if we needed this much set up. Even if they were going to do a “prequel season,” maybe it could have been just six episodes, not ten?Regardless though, the series is now poised for much bigger things, with Jesse and his pals on the road and on the hunt for God himself – with Jesse also determined to rescue Eugene. Plus, the Saint of Killers is now on Earth, hunting Jesse, adding another exciting element to the proceedings.So Annville is gone, but does that mean everyone but the main trio is dead? I feel like there’s no way they just took out every other important character. Odin’s survival seems certain – Jackie Earl Hayley wasn’t brought on in this role to have his end come off-screen like that. I’d qualify Root as a maybe. He just learned Cassidy was a vampire -- in some terrific scenes between the two in that jail cell -- and still wants to find Eugene, so his story feels incomplete. Emily could possibly be a casualty, as could Donny & Betsy - in a way that couple’s arc feels like it’s over, as they became surprising, amusing allies to Jesse.There was a ton packed into the finale. We finally got the full story of Carlos and his betrayal, and while we can and should deem Jesse and Tulip notably careless for having a pregnant woman participate in a bank robbery, the reveal that they lost their child helped put Tulip’s desperation for Jesse to help her all season into much better perspective. It's much easier to sympathize with her and understand her persistence, knowing just how personal this was. Also, while Jesse still straight up killed that security guard, it at least colored the situation differently knowing it was because of Carlos everything escalated to that extent. Jesse and Tulip ultimately letting Carlos live but still beating the crap out of him felt in line with an appropriately “baby steps” approach to redemption for these character.The sequence where “God” spoke to the church was an audacious and captivating one that went out on a limb in a way that I admired. The visual depiction of God was somewhat goofy, sure, feeling akin to the original 1981’s Clash of the Titans portrayal of the Greek gods – but if it had been the real deal, it also would have felt like it fit in Preacher’s odd, funny world. Of course, as it turned out, that wasn’t God at all, but an angel posing as him, which lets us still ponder how we might see God down the line. Though I will say, I loved the idea of God pointing at Jesse and laughing, exclaiming “Balls!”Some bullet points…-Cassidy’s “Uh oh… Manila folder time” was a really fun moment.-I took the flashing red "Danger" sign as an homage to a very similar sign seen in the opening credits of The Incredible Hulk TV series. Anyone else?-The opening montage in the lead-up to God’s arrival was great. I especially liked "God is coming! Bikini wax 50% off!” And it was a nicely done mirror to then see everyone’s dark reactions after God failed to truly appear at the church (and the reveal he was missing) – most notably the girls on the school bus killing their pervy driver.-Jesse showing how his power worked with Tulip by making her kiss him was super creepy… which is why it was so satisfying when she punched him after and warned him to never do it again.