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With season's end looming, American Gods raises its spears and its game
“Sometimes I remember things one way, sometimes I remember them another.”
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Drumroll, please, as American Gods comes to the cabaret
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to the most fun American Gods has had all season long. “Donar The Great” isn’t quite as,…
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In "The Ways Of The Dead," American Gods turns a corner—the wrong corner
“Everything that you said about things getting better was a lie!”
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American Gods is too fractured to inspire faith, even in the faithful
“How much longer can we afford to wait?”
Like the believers who brought their gods to America, or like the down-at-heel…
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American Gods gets back to Cairo, but it's nothing to crow about
“How the fuck is that an upgrade?”
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Whoa, American Gods has a backstory, bam-ba-lam
“You can’t just give up because the fuckin’ road ends.”
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American Gods rides into its second season, praying it can evolve
“I know where I’m going!” That plaintive whine, uttered by Technical Boy (Bruce Langley) as he charges over a golf…
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American Gods’ season finale is a leap of faith
“This is all too big. Too much going on at once.” That’s how Mr. Nancy starts “Come To Jesus,” the season finale of Amer…
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Late in the season, American Gods reveals a heart of gold
I’ve hugely enjoyed the first season of American Gods: admired its range and its technical daring, thrilled with its…
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An incendiary American Gods turns the god of fire to the god of firepower
“What the fuck are you?” Laura asks Mad Sweeney in “A Murder Of Gods.” “I mean, what the fuck are any of you, but first…
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American Gods is full of honest answers and open deception
Compared to previous American Gods episodes, “Lemon-Scented You” is lighter on character establishment, heavier on…
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American Gods’ “Git Gone” is an existential wail wrapped in a heist tale
Previous episodes of American Gods have been riffing on road movies, but the flashbacks of “Git Gone” add up to a…
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American Gods’ love scenes are as electric, erotic, and earnest as dreams
In its third episode, American Gods already subverts expectations as nimbly as anything on television. That’s doubly…
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American Gods’ riddle: What’s black and white and off-kilter all over?
“Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time, a man got fucked. Now, how is that for a story? Because that’s the story of…
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American Gods’ premiere is an audacious new incarnation of Gaiman’s novel
In its premiere episode, American Gods is as sweeping as the Neil Gaiman novel from which the series is adapted and as…
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American Gods tells a timely story about immigration, war, and dangerous con men
In the kind of coincidence that would make Mr. Wednesday himself chuckle, there are two major 2017 releases rooted in…