"But Esau Ran to Meet Him" is the second episode of the third season of the American dark comedy crime television series The Righteous Gemstones.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.223 million household viewers and gained a 0.07 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
He drives Jesse, Eli (John Goodman), Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine) to visit Peter (Steve Zahn), May–May's husband, at his compound.
Later the FBI raids the compound, shooting and arresting many of the militiamen, although Peter, and his sons Karl (Robert Oberst) and Chuck (Lukas Haas) escape to a safe house.
This episode was all hellfire and brimstone as the unbridled anger of the Gemstones overtook the church, delivering us one of the funniest half-hours in the show’s history.
"[5] Scott Tobias of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The chaos that erupts when the ATF invades the camp and, later, when militiamen in two trucks chase after Eli's SUV, are a reminder that The Righteous Gemstones has in Jody Hill, a director with a more robust sense of style than you usually see on TV.
The raid is beautifully choreographed chaos, with the camera clinging to Eli's nephews as they slip through a gauntlet of tackles and headshots on their way to a safe house.
The chase sequence zips through a playground and a golf course before screaming through the city streets, but Hill treats the action with a layer of slapstick.
"[6] Breeze Riley of Telltale TV gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Can the kids stop the church and their personal lives from falling apart?