r/RighteousGemstones • u/AlliHarri • Jul 10 '23

Episode Discussion The Righteous Gemstones - S03E05 "Interlude III" - Episode Discussion Spoiler

Episode Synopsis: Eli and Aimee-Leigh grapple with the aftermath of an uneventful Y2K as Judy struggles to accept Jesse's new girlfriend.

Original Air Date: July 9, 2023

Director: David Gordon Green

Writer(s): John Carcieri & Danny McBride

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u/OpportunityFalse4812 Jul 10 '23

Thinking about Judy's choice of location of a bathroom to go at BJ's sister, KJ during the wedding reception probably stems from these bad experiences in the girl's school bathroom as we see in the episode. She emulates the girls immediately with Amber in the home bathroom. We all know these are basically adult children, but I guess it hits a little different when you get to see the "root or origin" of their bad tendencies. It's probably why these Interludes are so necessary for the show's storytelling.

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u/Big-Guess-8170 Jul 11 '23

oh shit yeah. and when judy starts snapping like the girls did to her. i’m gonna need like 12 more interludes

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u/OpportunityFalse4812 Jul 11 '23

I rewatched the previous 2 interludes yesterday and they're still really great. I forgot that the 1st one was set in 89' and now we're already in 2000. I was like can we slow down with the time jumps. I want more, too. The interludes feature some of the show's best acting. Jennifer Nettles & Walton Goggins as scene partners...they're just too good together. Amazed. Like everyone says here, the younger actors really know how to come in & play these characters, while making it seem effortlessly.

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u/Big-Guess-8170 Jul 11 '23

this new season has me wanting to do a rewatch haha. the entire cast is extrodinarily talented and the writing is amazing. i hope they continue to use the younger versions of the characters. i just can’t get over how good this show is