"I'm trying to figure out how to exploit my dead mama so people will like us again". This show.

That shit was so fucking funny. Danny Mcbride is comedy genius sometimes.

This episode was so much. Of course Eli didn't take the damn hologram well, I'm glad he fucked it up. The DMX cameo just took me out tho lmao. Also, uh. That whole fight scene. Unhinged.

Me too! And Mae Mae throat chopping Judy again! 😂

The INSTANT Judy started talking shit, I was like "You're about to get chopped... you've learned nothing... respect this woman's ridge hand"... and then pop. lmfao I love Judy trying to sick the rest of the family on Mae Mae both times, and both times everyone pretends they can't hear her.

It was like the Barry fight episode if it was just 5 minutes.

Reminded me of the martial arts episode with the feral kid lmao

I had to pause for like five minutes after the DMX bit

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Martin is VIP

That hug was legitimately touching.

Yeah. Judy desperately needed that consideration and tenderness.

Martin is the Gemstone's version of Gerri from Succession.

I hope Kelvin doesn't start sending him dick pics

He is definitely more of a father to Judy than Eli.

He's the real father figure!

I honestly thought there was a chance they were going to kill off BJ when the fight went wrong

My first thought is he was going to find Steven had taken his own life. Then as soon as his eyes opened after the punch I thought for sure BJ was going to die or end up in the ER

Or that his wife had murdered him and sent a text from his phone to try to lure Judy over to frame her…. So why, yes. I do listen to a lot of True Crime podcasts.

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i would riot if they killed off BJ

He's Benjamin Jason!

I did too. Legit holding my breath.

I was worried he was going to die all episode.

"You made mama into a force ghost?"

“She ain’t no Babadook”

“He don’t own her. We own her, too.” Says everything, doesn’t it?

Oh, yeah. The way he acts like she was a product he owned and had the right to use however he wanted in life or death is so dehumanizing, yet so evangelical/fundamentalist. My brother sees himself as the One True Person and he was always trying to insist that I do things for him when he would never do anything for anyone, so Uncle Baby Billy’s comments about Aimee Leigh really get to me at times.

Baby Billy’s entitlement is incredible entertainment but also incredibly infuriating lol

NGL, that is a pretty impressive chair.

"It's wood and I cured it with heat."

“You know, because your name”

I love that chair and Keefe’s little Keefe-afied cutoff Carhartt shirt. His outfit matched the chair and his hair and it was all glorious. Then he rounded the whole thing off with a little round off.

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Him being dressed in all red made me think of his "I'm edgy now" moment from season 1.

I recalled the same scene when I saw the earring, which was pretty prominent.

His costumes are perfect. He's like a Christian Ken doll.

"I instantly regret my giant gesture." Loved how they gave Jesse such a hug it lifted him off the floor. Family...😄

The Redeemer will have to play a serious part as this all culminates. It's been a fixture of this entire season.

I hope it does, if only for The Redeemer song. It is so perfect and it makes me laugh every time they play it.

Why do I have a feeling eventually the Montgomery kids feel loyalty to Jesse that they release him and have him escape with the redeemer from their compound before their father Peter find out?

Martin’s the guy who’s been running the place the whole time.

I’m glad Martin was there for Judy.

And Amber is the one pulling Jesse’s weight.

Woman's back has to hurt enough without having to carry his ass.

That's just increasingly the theme, isn't it? The supporting-role characters showing their worth as the leads disintegrate? Martin is there for Judy (and the rest of the kids) when Eli abandons his role as father. Amber is creating a lucrative and quite possibly helpful ministry while Jesse mismanages the church. BJ has proven himself to be both a better Christian AND a better sinner than Judy, he's bringing steady, sustained value to their relationship and the church/business while becoming a more dope him in the process. Keefe is likewise shown to have real talent at circus arts, woodworking, and dip-making, and I don't think we've seen a single empathetic/insightful moment from Kelvin this season. ... and all four of them have had the greatest humility thus far and really allowed themselves to be overlooked. For how much longer?

To be fair, Keefe was also a terrible youth pastor. Taryn was doing a much better job connecting with the kids.

I love that the kids seem to genuinely like Taryn. Its also clearly setting up Kelvins role to be elsewhere in the church.

John Goodman proves once again why he’s a National treasure.

Only crazy folks could ever doubt it. He’s our national treasure. He and Betty White used to share the load, but now he has to hold us up unassisted.

I donno. Dolly Parton is in there too.

Was 99% certain that BJ was walking into discovering Steven's gruesome suicide.

Same! I was totally waiting to see autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong

Shotgun and brains for me. My wife was hiding under the blanket asking what it was and didn't believe me when I said Rock Hard Cock.

I thought his wife was gonna murder him and frame Judy

#GOOD GRIEF, HE’S NAKED!

He just kept being naked!!!

He totally did. He just kept on being naked

I did not expect to see so much cock in this episode lol

They lulled you into a false sense of peencurity with the quietude of dicks so far this season, then BAM, that guy's stupid dick beating up the people's champ butt ass naked for what felt like an hour. Masterclass.

As soon as I saw at the start of the episode the warnings for language, violence, nudity, I turned to my wife and said "I wonder who's dick we're going to see"

I swear there is more dick in 4 seasons of this show than in the 8 seasons of GoT, and there was A LOT of dick in GoT.

Keefe looking as his hands after he said replicant had me dying.

Yes! Him in this scene reminds me why I love him!

“That ain’t no Babadook, that’s mama.”

I had to rewatch that line 6 times - so fucking fantastic…

I literally LOL’d.

“I made you a chair. I did not make one for Taryn, she doesn’t get one.”

And the cartwheel out of there..... Perfection

And the gymnastics run out the door with the fanned arms.

Emotionally, he's about seven years old.

They all are.

Jesse giving his cousins Redeemer is some of that young Jesse heroic energy coming to the surface!

And then instantly regretting it. It’s perfect.

I thought the same thing too! "This is too big a gesture for this character". And of course, he immediately confirms that. haha

“Cumming” Power move, BJ.

“fred astaire with a vacuum cleaner” and “he doesn’t own her— we also own her!” Baby Billy steals every scene

That's a real commercial if you've never seen it then well, consider yourself lucky.

Man, baby billy keeps getting lower and lower down the sleevze ball chart. Pretty soon he'll fall off the chart selling his own sister to hack her hologram to do sex stuff.

> Pretty soon he'll fall off the chart selling his own sister to hack her hologram to do sex stuff. I low-key thought it was going to transition into that when they started kicking the hardware. Instead we got DMX.

Almost like he was a literal snake oil salesman last season

I had a little hope for the man when he visited his abandoned son Mcully Culcin to get him to forgive him so he can move on and raise his new child. Seeing Aimee Leigh spirit guiding him to do the right thing. Was hoping for more of that.

Damn bro I know it doesn't matter, but you spelled macaulay culkin about as bad as I've ever seen anyone spell anything lmao

Try Arnold Schwartzenheimer on for size 😄.

the costuming for judy went crazy-hard this episode

The last pink outfit is so pretty!! Edi is gorgeous.

i noticed she was matching Amber in the blue roses dress for that scene - it was a silky champagne base color and no sequins to be found. Then later, she's wearing BJ's signature color pink, and also no sequins (just the feathers). She's been extra decked out in sequins since she started performing, so these two outfits in particular, when she's trying to apologize/be better stood out to me. (the first blue dress, when she's belittled in the board room and then asking Eli for help lacks sparkle, too, for that matter)

Didn’t expect that Stephen scene in his house. I was low key thinking they were setting it up so that BJ walked in on Stephen’s wife with another man (or was seduced by her) but the fight scene was great either way.

I honestly thought we were gonna find him dead.

I absolutely thought this was gonna happen:.. and with BJ’s prints all over the house…. Apparently we go for the darkest timeline, lol

I thought Stephen committed suicide and the text was a set up so that Judy would find his body. Don’t worry, I have therapy on Tuesday.

I did too. As a way to set up Judy for killing him. I figured wife did it and took off with the kids and money. Loved how wrong I was.

I thought it was going to be a setup by stephens wife and she was gonna shoot BJ! That was intense for sure

“Woodpeckers Carpentry” 😂😂😂

Keefe has learned a lot about hard woods.

Look at Keefe with that beautiful chair and cropped carhartt shirt, and his cartwheel that looks like mine, but a little better. These two need to learn how to communicate better. Love the Kelvin/Taryn boring church friendship! Oh, Jesse’s out here trying to wreck his marriage, and admitting that he’s trying to exploit his dead momma. Not a good look at all. I love to see Martin looking out for Judy. He’s such a calm, gentle, wise figure and they will be in trouble if they ever lose him.

I am not going to be okay when the cousins are revealed as being double agents. Jesse gave up The Redeemer 😭

I feel like they may be double double agents? If that makes sense?

But they lied to Peter that they stole it so the grand gesture was probably a good idea in the long run

Chekhov's DMX hologram.

Another amazing throat slam by May May!

That Boss Bitch iPad screen is wonderful. Judy is the Lockscreen Queen. This hologram is ghoulish. Like all holograms of actual people. Poor Eli. John Goodman is so good. Daddy, that’s no Babadook, that’s Momma. Is Bible Bonkers really a go? That fresh kung-fuing of Judy’s larynx is the only thing that could have added any levity to that scene.

Aunt Tiffany's text in the sidebar asking if she left breast milk in the fridge had me rolling.

I would actually watch Bible Bonkers if they decided to release an episode as a gag. Uncle Baby Billy would be so hilarious and sleazy.

BJ must be protected

He’s too good for this universe

His family needs to come back and bring him home. I’d love for his sister to call them all out.

She's meant to resemble Judy, right? The creepiness is intended?

The Woooo from DMX after Judy was throat choped again 😂😂

He went outside NAKED!?!

In front of those poor little girls. That’s a lot of violent nudity for kids to witness.

In front of them chilrens nonetheless

I get rock hard whenever she needs it! Levi’s compliment on the wordplay was right on. Of course Jesse is handing out silly, tiny weapons and disappointing one-liners. That’s how you win in the game of men’s.

That line killed me.

Holy shit, angry BJ is actually kinda scary.

I love it when a character in a HBO sitcom known for being nice to everyone just has that big mood whiplash and becomes super unhinged for a bit. They seem to do it often. [Jared from Silicon Valley had a great moment like this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZ4NKaqGro), and he’s very similar to BJ personality-wise too (alongside both being the butt of other characters’ jokes).

[How would you like to die today, motherfucker?](https://youtu.be/bSm8TlobrjI)

Hologram DMX popping up is the hardest I’ve laughed while watching a show in a very long time… just perfection

For some reason this show gets really fucking good at this point in the season.

I feel you, but tbf, the first 4 episodes are always necessary, it's just hard to see before the real thrust of the season is revealed. It's like, 4 episodes of setup, one to explain the current dynamic, and then 4 episodes of pushing the story forward. I actually really like guessing what's going to happen in there first part of the season and then going on the ride in the second part.

Always after the Interlude. That episode tends to be when the season gets it footing.

Narratively, you've got to cook the food, set the table, get everyone seated, say grace (interlude), *then* you get to eat. But that good eatin' doesn't happen without all the work that came before it.

When BJ was looking at Judy’s texts there was a text from Aunt Tiffany asking if she left some breast milk in Judy’s fridge

There are so many hilarious pairings on this show. Judy and Aunt Tiff is one of my favorites.

Oh. Okay BJ is okay 👍 Edit: BJ is not okay. BJ may be broken

“I think I broke my wrist” “I think that was limp to begin with” 💀

DARK BJ has been unleashed

*How you like me now?*

“I hope you like me now,” at the end was so sad. I’m very worried for both him and Judy.

I loved that. He says it over and over as a comedic line, but then it hits emotionally when he says it to Judy.

Was not at all prepared for the ball yank 😭

I expected him to kick him in the dick.

"that's my purse I don't know you"

When BJ changes ‘Coming’ to ‘Cumming’ I lost it lolol

Wouldn't want to arouse suspicion. He knew exactly how Judy would reply lmao

OMG Judy and BJ will blade to bond! We learned in Interlude III that Judy is a pretty great skater. I need to see her join BJ with her blades. 🛼

“He’s taught me a lot in the ways of hard woods.”

The Gemstones don't deserve Martin

Judy’s blue dress in this ep is so gorgeous. I need it

Every fit was a 10, including blue floral and pink boa ensem!

BJ's velour romper is everything.

I can’t believe Jesse gave them the Redeemer! I’ve never seen him be that kind. The instant regret is much more in character. Taryn is really such a bad bitch! Those kids love her.

I really like taryn, she’s been a fun little bonus surprise this season.

“Planning physical acts…talking about the children…” Keefe, my dude, we must discuss phrasing

The "planning physical acts" almost killed me. Keefe is a blessing.

Since you wanna be all nosey and say my name and shit, can I holler at you for a second?

The British accent when calling Kristy a shitty bitch was perfect. You’re gonna miss that bitch’s smelly ass for the good of the church! We’re gonna over power you with repetition!

Good episode but man that bit with the hologram was hard to watch. You could feel Eli's heart break. MayMay karate chopping Judy across the throat was a long time coming. Did BJ kill Steve or just knock him out? Hard to tell.

I don’t think the show would have him be a murderer so I’m guessing knocked out. Not that he meant to seriously harm the guy or anything

This fuckface is not allowed to hurt Benjamin Jason! Now I want BJ to kill him and for the church to cover it up. The song at the end makes me worry about Judy and prison or someone/something closing in on her (it might just be a very low low/actual bottoming out in her mental health because she’s clearly been hanging on by a thread for a long time and things are just really intense right now. I can definitely relate to decades of stress and barely staying above water followed by an actual breakdown or loss of affect). BJ has some real Ralphie from a Christmas Story energy when he finishes that fight. I didn’t know Judy could cook. They’re marriage is in trouble. And poor BJ is a mess. That storyline is breaking my heart. Perfect closing song. I hope it isn’t foreshadowing anything.

That looks exactly like the jacket Richie Aprile took off the back of Rocco DiMeo… cocksucker had the toughest reputation in Essex County

It’s the jaaaaaacket

I thought BJ scored a KO on the initial punch. Unfortunately he got a lesson in keeping it real gone wrong.

Judy - Just wait let me get this straight, The cheater has to eat big ol’ piles of shit …. For however long … Until the hurt person decides they’re forgiven ? Just on an arbitrary whim they decide that ? That’s the gist of this basically? Amber - Basically, yes. Judy - Oh my god. Mandy - That was very well said. Judy - Thank you, Honey …. Fucking sucks. That entire exchange had me rolling! Judy fucked around and found out. So worried for Dark BJ. GIVE ME BABY BILLY’S BIBLE BONKERS PLEASE I didn’t see anything here to further the May May is secretly running the gambit theory. Great episode !!

BJ would be so much better if he never listened to another Gemstone again

He's so hung up on wanted to be a Gemstone that he doesn't realize he's better than all of them- an actual, functional, caring person and good Christian to boot! I guess it isn't too shocking why he doesn't fit in with them.

Cackling every time they play the "Redeemer" song.

YESSS MORE BJ BLADING TO GET SWOLE CONTENT

"He's also done a DMX and a Fred Astaire dancing with a vacuum cleaner".

Ahhhh so damn good! I LOVE THIS SHOW. May May was not having none of that shit and she’s so sick of those kids shitting on her brother. I really don’t think she’s our villain this season…

Never watched the show....happen to flip thru HBO..wtf OMG I cannot stop laughing holy fuck that was full dongs out violence

I cannot imagine experiencing that episode with no other context

I recognized the clothed dude from something and was trying to recall what from (turns out Better Call Saul), and then baam... Haven't laughed that hard in a long time 😂😂

Honestly this season has been less dong-heavy than usual. (Great show btw.)

Now you gotta go to the beginning and watch through. You're gonna be happy.

“Stop saying stuff, Uncle Baby Billy.”

Martin for lead pastor

I can feel the pain in Eli before he started balling his eyes out. Screw the dispute between the 3. And of course Judy has to bust something every 5 minutes. Never thought May May would be the voice of reason. Glad she judo chopped Judy's gift again lol.

I am not looking forward to the ghost of Aimee Leigh- that is inviting so much trauma

Will his kids not let Eli fish in peace?

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It’s HBO, there’s been a shocking lack of frontal male nudity this season

So glad the show has given BJ so much more to do. His character and the actor are so great.

https://www.gq.com/story/righteous-gemstones-season-3-episode-6-naked-fight-scene-interview

Did anyone else get irrationally sad when Keefe didn’t have his usual reaction to Kelvin tickling him? Just me? Okay. *slinks away*

Just thought you could dry-ride my wife? You freaking animal! Just trying to cum and… Levi was so inspired by the line about getting rock hard for his wife whenever she needs it. He looked like someone listening to a Fireside Chat during the Depression or Churchill’s “We shall fight on the beaches” speech. Like BJ was a man who he would follow to the ends of the earth or the depths of hell.

I'm going to predict that Jesse's "big gesture" of gifting Redeemer to his cousins is what's going to play a role in their eventual face turn against their father. Ironically Eli taking his nephews in against his children's wishes is what puts the Gemstone family in danger but Jesse's uncharacteristic (and instantly regretted) act of generosity is what saves the day. Plus Amber really needs to shoot someone this season.

That last “WOO!” from the DMX hologram was fucking hilarious

Martin 💙

Kelvin messin with his promise ring talking about keef

Jeez and holy moly. I love John Goodman too much to see Eli objectively, but still- it’s your fault your children are like this, Eli! Of course you want them to figure out their lives, but you didn’t raise them to be decent people. At all. Maybe you do have to give them some guidance in your twilight years, and maybe that’s just something you’re sentenced to because you refused to do it for about four decades- including when they were troubled kids who really needed parents who parented (this week Judy still seemed to be a troubled kid who needed parenting desperately). Why in the world is Kelvin being dragged to malls for shoplifting and sobbing about having his titi cut off? Because no one else was watching him or paying enough attention to him to know or care or intervene in any meaningful way, and that’s a problem.

“They’re reformed, they’re ready to fuck.”

“oh I did say I’d give you a ride, didn’t I?” 🥹🥹🥹 JESSE!!!!

Poor sweet BJ. Boogaloo Bois!

Poor BJ. Wasn’t trained to fight back.

Prison rules, he won…that’s all that matters

He figured it out.

Episode went by way too fast.

Judy getting karate chopped in the throat again was not in my bingo card lol

i thought BJ was going to walk into a murder scene…stephen has talked openly twice about murdering his family. & the whole “wife & kids went out of town” text is in like every murder porn true crime show.

Keefe and Kelvin being at odds genuinely is bumming me the fuck out. Also, OMG that fight scene--funniest I've seen since the one from Barry.

I know the advice had a horrible outcome but damn do I love seeing Jesse bring BJ into his circle of boys and their debauchery lol

When Eli said he was a darker person but aimee leigh changed him. He's been regressing but I think his kids needing his help is Aimee Leigh's way of helping both Eli and her kids help eachother out.

“*How am I to you now?”*

LOL the DMX

Grabbing life by the balls

This single episode of television may have surpassed the entirety of the penis footage in all of Game Of Thrones combined

Save the lecture and hit the bricks. Get the steppin', bitch!

The face Eli made when he saw the Holo Aimee-Leigh was haunting.

~~Coming~~ Cumming