"Now the Sons of Eli Were Worthless Men" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American dark comedy crime television series The Righteous Gemstones.
The episode was written by Grant Dekernion, series creator Danny McBride, and cast member Edi Patterson, and directed by executive producer Jody Hill.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.469 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
He refers to the incident as a "prank" to Amber (Cassidy Freeman), and both find that Gideon (Skyler Gisondo) was hurt in the face, unaware that he was involved in the van.
Judy is angered that Eli (John Goodman) does not trust her in significant activities for the families, feeling that she is overshadowed by Jesse and Kelvin.
In August 2019, HBO confirmed that the episode would be titled "Now the Sons of Eli Were Worthless Men", and that it would be written by Grant Dekernion, series creator Danny McBride, and cast member Edi Patterson, and directed by executive producer Jody Hill.
"[4] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Past the halfway point, The Righteous Gemstones has been an entertaining family comedy so far, but it'll need to kick its true crime material into high gear if it's going to execute the landing.
"[6] Thomas Alderman of Show Snob highlighted the change in the status quo, "Over at the Locust Grove church, most of the congregation has moved to The Righteous Gemstones' establishment.