Preacher: He Gone

"He Gone" is the seventh episode of season one of the supernatural drama series Preacher. It was directed by Michael Morris with a script written by Mary Laws. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, July 10th, 2016 at 10:00 pm. In this episode, Jesse Custer must deal with the psychological ramifications of banishing Eugene Root to Hell. Cassidy confesses to having watched him do it, and is concerned that Jesse is losing control of Genesis. Hugo Root comes looking for his son. Odin Quincannon shows that Jesse's power is not a permanent effect and plans on taking ownership of All Saints Congregational.

Crew

 * Jeanie Bacharach - Casting
 * Matt Tauber - Producer
 * Craig Rosenberg - Consulting producer
 * Garth Ennis - Co-executive producer
 * Steve Dillon - Co-executive producer
 * Sara Goodman - Co-executive producer
 * Michael Slovis - Co-executive producer
 * Mark McNair - Co-executive producer
 * Ken F. Levin - Executive producer
 * Jason Netter - Executive producer
 * Vivian Cannon - Executive producer
 * Ori Marmur - Executive producer
 * Neal H. Moritz - Executive producer
 * Seth Rogen - Executive producer


 * Evan Goldberg - Executive producer
 * James Weaver - Executive producer
 * Sam Catlin - Executive producer
 * Rebecca Moline - Co-producer
 * John Grillo - Director of photography
 * Dave Blass - Production designer
 * Tyler L. Cook - Editor
 * Anne Johns - Unit production manager
 * W.M. McNair - Unit production manager
 * Philip Hardage - First assistant director
 * Jai James - Second assistant director
 * Dave Porter - Composer
 * Karyn Wagner - Costume designer
 * Kiira Arai, CSA - New Mexico casting

Notes & Trivia

 * Preacher is based on a comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. They were originally published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint.


 * Actor Jackie Earle Haley is given a "Special appearance by" credit in this episode.


 * Actor Philip J. Shortell] is credited as [[Phillip Shortell in this episode.


 * This is the first episode of the series with Michael Morris as director.


 * This is the first episode of the series with Mary Laws as writer.

Allusions

 * Numerous references are made to Eugene Root in this episode, though he does not make an appearance. This episode reveals that he is responsible for Tracy Loach's head injury, which took place prior to the onset of the series. Jesse condemning Eugene to Hell took place in "Sundowner".


 * Cassidy has a conversation with Emily Woodrow discussing the virtues of the Coen Brothers (Joel & Ethan) films. An indirect reference is made to The Big Lebowski (of which he previously voiced his displeasure with in "See"), and also references Miller's Crossing, No Country for Old Men, and The Ladykillers.


 * Cassidy compares the turn-out at All Saints Congregational to a Corleone wedding. The Corleones are a family of mobsters and the main characters in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film classic The Godfather.

Jesse's Commands

 * Jesse Custer does not use the Genesis power at all in this episode. This is the first episode of the series that he hasn't used it.

Quotes

 * Cassidy: Corleone family wedding day busy.

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 * Emily Woodrow: I know... there's things I don't know about him, things that would... surprise me.
 * Cassidy: Yeah. But, then again, that's true of all of us. Don't you think?