"Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble" is the second episode of the first season of the American dark comedy crime television series The Righteous Gemstones.
The episode was written by series creator and lead actor Danny McBride, and directed by executive producer David Gordon Green.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.594 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Before meeting with Jesse (Danny McBride), the man in the devil mask, Scotty (Scott MacArthur), talks with the driver in the red van, with the latter revealed as a woman named Lucy (Virginia Gardner).
After the Gemstones run them over and flee the parking lot, the third blackmailer (Skyler Gisondo) exits the van to tend to a wounded Scotty.
In July 2019, HBO confirmed that the episode would be titled "Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble", and that it would be written by series creator Danny McBride and directed by executive producer David Gordon Green.
Still, even though the installment's final reveal is highly telegraphed, it doesn't take away from the episode, which surprisingly continues as a twisted true crime tale rather than the strictly religious satire that was advertised.
"[5] Kevin Lever of Telltale TV gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "'Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble' is a solid continuation, its focus on Gideon leaving Eli a little on the sidelines as the blackmail story closes out and becomes something new.