What is transpoil?
I just finished Preacher season 3 and right in the first episode (Angelville) Madame L'Angell request the Preacher something called "transpoil".
I tried googling but couldn't find any mention of this anywhere, except for some product pages for waste oil extraction pumps... It's also not even mentioned for the rest of the season.
So what is this transpoil she asks for? Is there any explanation in the comics, is it something real world psychics / mystics use, or is it a redneck name for something?
Best Answer
Transpoil is a potion (liquid with magical attributes) used as part of resurrection ritual.
Some sources to support this claim: (emphasis mine)
She agrees and sends Jesse and Cassidy out to procure various items required to perform the resurrection ritual
Jody takes Jesse to a motel owned by the Boyd's and the former fights his way into stealing a vile of transpoil
Gran'ma gives Tulip a drop of transpoil.
With the help of the transpoil, Boo Berry cereal, and Joni Mitchell, Gran’ma starts coaxing Tulip back to the land of the living
As for the question "is it something real world psychics" well it's not. There isn't (yet?) any way to resurrect dead people.
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Answer 2
I believe it is used as lube to pull the soul thru, back from purgatory.
Answer 3
I am not sure but I figure out it could be a portmanteau word of transportation and oil. Because it is supposed to be used to call spirit back.
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