It has been a long time coming but American Gods season 2 aired last night available to watch on Amazon Prime Video, which I don’t subscribe to but there are always ways to get around that with the right iffy stream site. Naughty Peter.
For those who may have not seen this or need a reminder here is a quick synopsis,
After learning his wife was killed in a car-crash, she dies while giving head to her husband’s best friend, ex-convict Shadow Moon finds himself in the employ of the elusive man known as 'Mr. Wednesday'. Unknown to Shadow, a war is brewing in America, between the Old Gods and the New Gods, and he's about to end up right in the middle of that chaos. 'Wednesday' is holding many secrets from Shadow even as the world around the ex-convict starts making less and less sense.
The first episode starts with Technical Boy and Mr. World driving at rapid speed to Eagle Rock in order to regroup. Mr. World goes into what looks like an old style bunker/war room, which is adorned with what resembles cold war technology. But before entering the complex, he orders Technical Boy to find Media because she is an essential part of their battle plans.
Elsewhere, Shadow Moon, Mr. Wednesday, Mad Sweeney, and Laura Moon are driving to Wisconsin for a meeting with the old gods. Wednesday has a sales pitch to make and he needs the help of Shadow Moon to make it. What none of them is counting on is the arrival of Bilquis who was not invited to the meeting.
This was a very strong opening episode with some fun moments, stunning visuals, and an awesome soundtrack.
I really loved the sequence involving the Merry Go Round and how that transitions into a journey into the mind of Mr. Wednesday where we see all the gods in their iconic forms.
We also get a fantastic closing few minutes where Mr. World manages to execute a sneak attack on the old Gods.
The war has very much begun.
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