• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket

Preacher Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Last Apostle’

September 2, 2019 by Martin Carr

Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Preacher season 4…

Dividing up souls over doughnuts, flagrantly savaging male man veg and the delivery of body parts by blacked out pick up can mean only one thing; The Last Apostle has landed. Seguing between Eighties Australian pop and Seventies funk, by way of The French Connection make this episode unique. That bleach blonde hairdo which Cassidy sported with surprising style post episode five, is in full affect here while Tulip smokes all comers on attitude alone.

There is a slick vibe which permeates all the antipodean segments while any digressions involving a certain Saint of Killers only adds to the absurdity of things. God playing creation with his model making table, miniature figurines and biblical re-run facility also makes for an interesting if instantly redundant diversion. However Featherstone is conspicuously absent meaning Herr Starr has nothing to bounce off in terms of interaction, leaving Hitler and Jesus to do any heavy lifting. Unfortunately dialogue which touches on the diverging and contradictory nature of belief, creation and the aforementioned division of sinners is fun but never fully exploited.

Elsewhere the road trip elements which constitute a majority of the running time feel like padding to an extent. After a rejuvenated Jesse begins his pilgrimage across Australia with another companion there is little for them to do. Dialogue is sparse which goes hand in hand with the nature of their acquaintance, but fails to make it engaging because of that. McTavish and Cooper are as blameless as Gilgun and Negga, because in the words of Robin Williams ‘you can’t make butter with a toothpick’.

Even the retribution which is metered out to a certain cast member somehow loses any comedic edge because of coincidental timing. Inevitability there was always going to be an episode which failed to completely gel, even if individual components worked well. Australian and New Zealand stereotypes do little to help matters as these stock characters lack depth or relevance, which is where much of the comedy should come from.

In terms of sharp observational humour, dry sardonic moments or clever theological contradictions which is often the bread and butter of Preacher these are in short supply. There is no counterpoint between the moments of extreme violence or subtle instances of pathos which is crucial to making things work. Not that The Last Apostle is bad by any means just average which is worse than it sounds for something so fundamentally original.

Martin Carr

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Preacher

FMTV – Watch Our Latest Video Here

WATCH OUR MOVIE NOW FOR FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

The Essential Tony Scott Movies

The Essential Horror-Comedy Movies of the 21st Century

Horror Sequel Highs & Lows

The Craziest Takashi Miike Movies

6 Great Rutger Hauer Sci-Fi Films That Aren’t Blade Runner

The Essential Cannon Films Scores

10 Great TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon

Ranking Horror Movies Based On Video Games

The Villainy of Lex Luthor in James Gunn’s Superman

Ten Essential Films of the 1960s

Top Stories:

18 Incredible 21st Century Films You May Have Missed

Movie Review – Superman (2025)

Crazy Cult 80s Movies You May Have Missed

4K Ultra HD Review – Quatermass 2 (1957)

Movie Review – Sovereign (2025)

“Dexter In Space” – Michael C. Hall talks 20 years of Dexter and where the killer will go next

Movie Review – Abraham’s Boys (2025)

Matilda Lutz is Red Sonja in trailer for long-delayed fantasy reboot

STREAM FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

FEATURED POSTS:

The Most Iconic Moments of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

10 Essential Films From 1975

The Essential Movies About Memory

20 Epic Car Chases That Will Drive You Wild

Our Partners

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket