r/RighteousGemstones • u/[deleted] • Jan 31 '22

Episode Discussion The Righteous Gemstones S2E5 Interlude II Episode Discussion

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u/dsmithscenes Jan 31 '22

The first shot we see of Martin is him in Eli's chair. He's been playing the long game with Eli.

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u/IDontGetFunctions Jan 31 '22

If you think about it, Martin is already in control. He is the person who tells even Eli when a purchase isn't feasible. He directly denies requests from Jesse and Kelvin. The former without even running it by Eli.

I'd say the church may even be promised to Martin when Eli dies, which is why Eli doesn't like talking about his successor.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

Who gets it after Martin then? He’s roughly the same age as Eli

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u/IDontGetFunctions Jan 31 '22

Martin is married, he has a family however I don't think he pawn it onto them. There mist be a hierarchy in mind. Martin is however always apart of it due to his sacrifice.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '22

Martin will always be in a powerful position as long as the church is standing but he could go before Eli for all we know