how to win the lottery s19e02 – vestments by john reimringer
our minnesota module continues with vestments by john reimringer, which represents not only the high point of the season but one of the high points of the show’s run so far. after revealing that shreds already forgot all of our previous minnesota facts, joey shares even more. we talk about where else could vestments take place, specifically with regards to its working class catholicism. we discuss the looming dread of what could happen, how the suicide in the text doesn’t feel like a plot device, and ow the basic social realism in the text elevates its characters and plot. does vestments re-orient the way we think about priests? we praise the strong way reimringer closes the story, discuss his romantic descriptions of (and associations to) baseball, and share in our mutual love of and for betty. in talking about the young pope, we ask: is paolo sorrentino “the priest guy” or “the ornate shit guy”? come back next week for our interview with john reimringer.
reading list for season nineteen
ruby and roland by faith sullivan
vestments by john reimringer
american boy by larry watson
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