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- Starz
- Jan 10, 2021
- Starz
- Jan 10, 2021
Summary After the death of his wife, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) becomes a bodyguard for Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), who is actually a mythological god working on building an army to battle the new gods of this world in the Bryan Fuller adaptation of Neil Gaiman's award-winning fantasy novel of the same name.
- Starz
- Jan 10, 2021
- Starz
- Jan 10, 2021
Summary After the death of his wife, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) becomes a bodyguard for Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), who is actually a mythological god working on building an army to battle the new gods of this world in the Bryan Fuller adaptation of Neil Gaiman's award-winning fantasy novel of the same name.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
69
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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There’s a real sense, after the first four hours, that everything is coming together to reveal just what Shadow’s destiny is and a feeling that the story strands are all heading in the same direction. While season two felt like a chore, early indications are that season three will be well worth the ride.
The show initially had simply too much of everything: too much sex, too much violence, to many weird flashbacks to the gods’s glory years across human history. Series three is where the fever belatedly breaks and everyone involved takes deep breath. Oh miracle of miracles, American Gods may finally be watchable.
Laura (Emily Browning) is still one of the best parts of the series, but she’s missing too much from the screen. There’s little focus and disparate storylines, and American Gods doesn’t seem interested in the deeper questions it once asked.
“American Gods” this season feels more confident overall and more entertaining on a scene-by-scene basis, but it still slips through one’s fingers if they try to see the complete picture of what this show is trying to be. It seems too content to meander from episode to episode, allowing for the aforementioned philosophical mumbo jumbo when it needs to be building momentum.
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