Approaching the second season finale. “The Righteous Gemstones” begins to reveal some of the central mystery. The three Gemstone siblings promise their recovering father that they will get along from now on. Jesse (Danny McBride) seems to be restricting his ambitions, much to Amber’s (Cassidy Freeman’s) chagrin. “Baby” Billy (Walton Goggins) revisits his past, while Judy (Edi Patterson) finally realizes that letting a heavily pregnant Tiffany stay is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, Kelvin regains control of the God Squad. Here’s everything you need to know about ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 2 Episode 8 ending. AHEAD SPOILERS.
The Righteous Gemstones Season 2 Episode 8 Recap
“The Righteous Gemstones” begins with a flashback scene that briefly takes the narrative back to 1993 Memphis. Junior (Eric Roberts) tries to convince his father that professional wrestling has changed dramatically, and a promotion is doomed if it isn’t one of the biggest. He even appears to convince Glendon to hand over the proverbial baton to him and liquidate the gambling operations. However, after the sellout, Glendon forces Junior to handcuff himself at gunpoint and leaves with the money. As we know, he later visits Eli, hoping to launder this money through his church.
At present, the four attackers on motorcycles have not revealed anything to the police. Martin tries to break their silence with money, but it doesn’t work. “Baby” tries to sell its products in a retirement home. Afterwards, he has a vision of his sister, who tells him to go and reconcile with Harmon, who apparently lives nearby. Macaulay Culkin portrays the adult Harmon. He seems to be doing well. He lives in one of those big houses that exude a sense of wealth and is married with children. Harmon agrees to forgive his father on one condition: “Baby” Billy will let him hit him once. “Baby” Billy reluctantly agrees and gets knocked down.
At the Gemstone complex, Eli expresses his gratitude to his family members – Gideon for his recklessness and courage in catching the attackers, Judy for singing to him while he was on life support, and Kelvin (Adam DeVine) and Keefe to stay with him and help him get back on his feet. Jesse feels left out but surprisingly not bothered by it. Seems like seeing his dad lying in that hospital bed gave him perspective on what’s important in life. However, Amber, ambitious as always, feels disappointed for both of them and seems to accuse her husband of not being motivated enough.
Later, Eli and Jesse converse and the former finally acknowledges the fact that Jesse made things work in his absence. Meanwhile, Kelvin challenges Torsten and successfully slides the large cross, straightening it. Before Torsten leaves with the other muscle men, he points out that Kelvin doesn’t care about any of this. After all, the house belongs to him.
The Righteous Gemstones Season 2 Episode 8 Ending: Who’s Behind the Gemstone Attacks?
Even though Eli promises his kids that he won’t face Junior if they get along, he realizes some things need to be shut down and goes to Memphis. Surrounded by Junior’s professional wrestlers, Eli confronts the man. He believes Junior came after him because of Glendon. It is revealed that Thaniel Block visited Junior for an interview about Eli. And that’s what piqued Junior’s interest, and he sought out the patriarch of the Gemstone family.
Junior wasn’t looking for his father. Considering Glendon pointed a gun at him the last time they met, this is completely understandable. When Eli admits that his own father shot Glendon and the latter is now buried under a theme park, Junior finds this more acceptable than Glendon fleeing to Bolivia with the money. We consider the Gemstone family to be the epitome of dysfunction. Swamps belong to a whole different category.
The big reveal comes soon after. Junior is not responsible for the attacks. The chances of him lying are almost non-existent. Right now he has absolutely no reason to lie. Eli promised to forgive her for the attacks. And even if he didn’t, the encounter takes place in Junior’s territory. Being part of the Dixie Mafia, he could have made Eli disappear if he really wanted to. This means that someone else is responsible for the attacks. In the final scene of the episode, the attackers are released from police custody. They are clearly well funded and dedicated to their cause. Through the process of elimination, the likely culprits are the Lissons. They believe that until Eli is alive, Amber and Jesse won’t be able to donate $10 million for Zion’s Landing. As for the attack on Amber and Jesse, it was probably a misdirection. The assailants intentionally missed them by shooting at the bus.
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