the first season received largely positive reviews from critics. review aggregation website rotten tomatoes gave the season an approval rating of 89%, based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 7.64/10. the site's critical consensus states, "a thrilling celebration of the bizarre, "preacher" boasts enough gore, glee, and guile to make this visually stunning adaptation a must-see for fans of the comic and newcomers alike." metacritic, which uses a weighted average, found that the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 76 out of 100, based on 37 critics. eric goldman of ign, gave the pilot episode an 8.8/10, praising the "great mixture of comic and horror elements" and the "excellent casting," particularly praising ruth negga's tulip.