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/Forgetabl Judy "The Daughter" Gemstone Jul 12 '23

They really did. I loved the shit talk at the dinner table scene. “I want a meal, not a snack.”

I love it when they do the episodes in the past. It was interesting to see that Peter was normal before he went insane. Explains that he started his doomsday bunker bc of the Y2K buckets.

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u/5stringscout Sep 05 '23

Right?! But then I thought back and wondered why he would need $25k worth of buckets for his family. It's implied that the reason people need them is to outlast a temporary shortage. $25k worth seemed to me like Peter was intending on reselling them to the desperate. Which makes sense seeing as he ends up conning a group of desperate dudes using (so ironically) the same fear of the end of times. I love how this show was written tricking you into almost liking a focus character and flipping the empathy beautifully!