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Logo text The super-sized pilot for AMC‘s Preacher runs 64 minutes without commercials and it takes nearly 40 minutes to reach a young man whose visage resembles nothing so much as a rectum. Fans of Garth Ennis and Steven Dillon’s revered Vertigo comic series know the character fittingly as “Arseface” and in most pilots his appearance would be the ultimate litmus test moment, that point at which audiences know for sure if they’re in or out.In Preacher, though, Arseface arrives after graphically exploding spiritual charlatans, a viscera-filled brawl on a private jet, at least one sympathetically doomed animal and all manner of what the devout will likely consider sacrilege. Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and written by Sam Catlin, the pilot for Preacher is one litmus test moment after another, resulting in a show sure to attract fiercely dedicated acolytes, but also send some squeamish or easily confused viewers scurrying in distaste. I somehow suspect the creators wouldn’t have it any other way. The Bottom Line Promising, though not for everyone. Through four episodes, count me mostly in the positive column for Preacher, which is uneven, pulpy, profane and occasionally nonsensical, but also reeks of high ambition, a challenging moral worldview, richly visual storytelling and frequent audacity. Sporting star-making turns from Ruth Negga and Joe Gilgun, Preacher provides a jolt of programming adrenaline as we head into what used to be the summer doldrums.Preacher launched in comic form over 20 years ago and those two decades saw many attempts to translate the property to the big and small screen. Were it to be adapted literally, Preacher would be epic in scope and would be slapped with the strictest rating imaginable.The version arriving on AMC feels a little more intimate, its language slightly more genteel, its violence slightly less gory. It’s still recognizably Preacher.Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) is a Texas preacher with a criminal background and a growing crisis of faith, amidst the economic decline of his small town and darkness in the world. This doubting preacher encounters a supernatural force that isn’t immediately explained, but leaves him with a renewed commitment to stare down evil, an inspiration that arrives at roughly the same time as rambunctious Irish miscreant Cassidy (Gilgun) and the return of Custer’s ex Tulip (Negga), the cheerfully transgressive Bonnie to his reformed Clyde.Figuring out which Preacher details to share is difficult because the series is

Tulip O'HareTulip O'HareAliases:Priscilla-Jean Henrietta O'HareSeries:PreacherGender:FemaleNotability:Main characterStatus:AliveFirst:"Pilot"Actor:Ruth NeggaAshley AufderheideTulip O'Hare is a fictional adventurer and a main character featured in the Preacher comic book series published by Vertigo, which is a mature readers imprint of DC Comics. She was introduced in Preacher #1 and appeared in most issues of the series. The character also appeared in the Preacher television series on AMC where she was played by actress Ruth Negga. Biography[]Tulip O'Hare was a treasure hunter and thrill seeker. She had history with Jesse Custer who used to be her lover and partner in crime before Jesse decided to become a small town preacher in Annville, Texas. Tulip got a lead on a valuable map, which resulted in a fight between her and several men in the back of a car. She managed to kill the men as the car drove into a corn field, but knew that there would be more people coming after her. Going to a nearby farmhouse, she employed the aid of two children who assisted her in fashioning a homemade bazooka. She secured the children in the cellar of the barn and used the bazooka to shoot down a helicopter filled with men who were coming to kill her. [1]Tulip eventually made her way to Annville, where she reconnected with Jesse Custer. She didn't believe for an instant that he preferred the solitary life of a small town minister after the adventures they had shared together. She continuously encouraged him to get back into his old ways, but Jesse always rebuffed her. She then decided to antagonize him by playing various pranks, such as stealing the steering wheel to his truck, showing up to his church so she could mockingly have him baptize her, and even kidnapping him and chaining him to a table. To earn some more money, she went to a brothel called Toadvine where she played poker against a group of men employed by robber baron Odin Quincannon of Quincannon Meat and Power. [2]Soon after, Tulip learned about an organization called The Grail.Notes & Trivia[]The character of Tulip O'Hare was created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon.Appearances[]Preacher: PilotPreacher: SeePreacher: The PossibilitiesPreacher: Monster Swamp - Also in flashback.Preacher: South Will Rise AgainPreacher: SundownerPreacher: He Gone - Also in flashback.Preacher: El ValeroPreacher: Finish the SongPreacher: Call and ResponseSee also[]PreacherPreacher pagesPreacher imagesPreacher seasonsPreacher episodesPreacher locationsPreacher charactersPreacher miscellaneousExternal links[]Tulip O'Hare at IMDBTulip O'Hare at ShareTV.orgTulip O'Hare at Comic VineTulip O'Hare at the Preacher WikiReferences[]↑ Preacher: Pilot↑ Preacher: See

Producing director and Breaking Bad favorite Michael Slovis is able to install some welcome precision. Preacher comes on aggressively, but the third and fourth episodes give Catlin and the writers the chance to explore some of bigger picture theological issues and hint at growing maturity, even if that maturity still comes with gruesome jokes and pop culture references galore. Even in its most unsteady early moments, Preacher parlays its messiness into an anarchy that’s thematically on-point.“You’ve got to be one of the good guys. ‘Cuz why?” Custer’s father asks him in a flashback. Young Custer replies, “‘Cuz there’s way too many of the bad.” It’s a new millennium, but the fin de siècle dread that fueled the Preacher comic is equally relevant in 2016. Maybe all of those failed adaptations were part of some divine plan to bring Preacher to the screen at a moment in which distrust of religious and political authority figures is ever-growing, where scandals and over-exposure make it clear that even our better angels have broken wings.Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun Developed for television by: Seth Rogen & Adam Goldberg Showrunner: Sam CatlinPremieres: Sunday, May 22, at 10 p.m. ET/PT (AMC). Airs Sundays at 9 p.m. starting June 5.