Played by Dean Winters with understated zeal his true allegiances remain unclear. Introduced as inquisitor and torturer before being dealt a blow Mr Town has yet to make his intentions clear. At this point only Mr World, Technical Boy and Bilquis lack adequate chemistry due to limited screen time, but then that ambiguity feeds into the mystique and maintains interest.īeyond the narrative threads which see odd couples splitting off on missions of seeming self-interest there are new kids on the block. Mad Sweeney and Laura Moon are a jet black double act drifting between violent slapstick, mutual distaste and moments of introspection while Nancy and Wednesday are by turns dapper and dirty. 'Serious Moonlight' is the second episode in a row where American Gods attempts to recapture the power of the opening scenes from season one. For those not going for depth there is still much to enjoy beyond the stylistic flourishes and consciously disjointed narrative. World plots revenge, Shadow throws in his lot with Wednesdays attempt to convince the Old Gods of the case for full-out war, with Laura and Mad Sweeney in tow. Trapped in vastly advanced restraints yet personifying one of the oldest religions he is an allegorical embodiment, encased in a train car pursued by outmoded ideas. In Season 2, the battle moves towards crisis point. S tarz’s American Gods comes into its own with The Secret of Spoon, achieving a free-associative emotional ferocity that wasn’t fully present in last week’s The Bone Orchard. The episode is deeply critical of America, yet offers a glance toward the possibility of salvation. A dramatic examination of nations in flux caught between the wisdom of age and an inherent need for progress.Ĭlamped in a Christ like position for the duration it is no leap of faith to think that Shadow literally serves as a bridge between old and new. Recap: Season 1, Episode 2, The Secret of Spoon. On top of this comes the distraction of theological debates concerning emerging technological gods and struggling belief systems. (The first 8-episode season reportedly covers only the first third of the fantasy epic.) But that doesnt mean you wont enjoy the ride.
Burning cars reflected in a retina, flies on early morning eggs and illuminated sweat do their best to divert. American Gods is a bit too packed with these intriguing jaunts, and the narrative sometimes feels like it will run out of gas long before reaching its destination.
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