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American Gods |OT| You Had Me At Bryan Fuller - Sundays on Starz
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Corpsepyre
Banned
Some really good scenes in the new episode!
But Laura sticks out as the weakest link so far.
But Laura sticks out as the weakest link so far.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Watching Episode 5 now. No spoilers but how fucking expensive is this show? Some of these openings alone got me clutching my wallet and saying "Make it cheaper, Bryan." Lol
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Loved the 4th episode. Things seem to be coming together. Cant wait for the next one.
Been curious about this since the first episode, same shit for Hannibal lol
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Episode 5 should've been called
. Lol
It's a good one. Another episode that's pretty straightforward, which I'm sure will be appreciated.
Ep 5 Early Watch Spoilers
You're an Asshole, Dead Wife
It's a good one. Another episode that's pretty straightforward, which I'm sure will be appreciated.
Ep 5 Early Watch Spoilers
Gillian Anderson must be having the time of her life on this show. They gave her two great scenes in this episode. And Shadow finally had his long overdue meltdown. And whew, that Mr. World intro. This show is off the deep end in the best way.
Great show. With this episode in my mind it's a lot clearer who some of the gods mythologically are. There may be gods from Egyptian mythology as well? Still no clue who or what Shadow is supposed to be. I was thinking he was half god half mortal
Still no clue the origin of new gods. I would be fine if they don't reveal that anytime soon. Enjoying speculating about their nature and origin.
but then in this episodethe new god tech kid says Mr. Wednesday is collecting monsters, so unsure on that front.
Anubis and his buddy from the prior ep are pretty explicitly Egyptian!
Anubis and Thoth (Mr ibis) Are both Egyptian gods.
In this episode during the opening (coming to America) sequence they clarified how gods (which includes new gods) are born.
Show looks incredible. After Hannibal i was worried he would not keep that pretty style but its in full show here. Show is amazing btw, about to start eps 5 now. Last episode was wonderful.
OdysseusVA
Banned
That and the car scene got a hefty laugh out of me
Yes!
Im not familiar with the source material but this brought things to the surface.
Agreed!
curiouscharles
Member
oh hot damn, can't wait to start episode 5 today / tonight - episode 4 was my favorite so far.
and yeah, this show is GORGEOUS.
really have no clue how they can keep this up...
and yeah, this show is GORGEOUS.
really have no clue how they can keep this up...
EdibleExplosives
Member
Loved ep 4 and 5. Hell, I've really enjoyed every ep so far. It's fantastically insane.
She's not a good person, at all, but I really like her character.
She's not a good person, at all, but I really like her character.
Blackpanther25
Member
I'm confused about what type of god Mr. World is. What type of faith or obsession created him.
Really? You can't empathize at all?
Good episode.
Someone should do a supercut of every time Shadow squints around, looking confused.
Someone should do a supercut of every time Shadow squints around, looking confused.
Ironic, since Laura herself has ZERO empathy. She can't empathize with Shadow, is unable to understand his pain and his suffering. She just says every line in a completely flat tone and is unable to feel remorse for her actions. She's a true sociopath but what's funny is that death didn't change her - that's who she was in life.
Maybe having empathy for someone with zero empathy is a weird trait I have
It's intentional.
dead souls
Member
Great episode. Still Team Laura, haters be damned.
Chiaroscuro
Member
I can understand Laura, but not be completely on her side. She is flawed, however part of the problem was also Shadow, who cannot see/understand Laura's problem. Love can be blind, yeah, but not that much. That discussion about live goals at the last episode should have triggered something in Shadow. If not, he can be blamed for the mess he entered too.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Question is: how much has Shadow of empathy. He is also a flat character. Sure, full of love, but he only gave Laura what he wanted to give, not what she wanted/needed. Shadow only knows to give what he expects from Laura (inconditional love).
Part of a relationship is to care for the other. Sure, Laura was abusive. Shadow was negligent (not intentional, but...).
| Praxis |
Banned
Great episode.
Best episode of the season.
Which is why I REALLY like this episode, it feels like the meat of the show started with this one, where all the others have felt like setup.
Yeah, I can't really say I feel for a character because they're a terrible person. Season isn't over so maybe I will start liking her enough where I'd empathize with her or maybe I don't, who knows, you don't gotta empathize with all characters.
Which is why I REALLY like this episode, it feels like the meat of the show started with this one, where all the others have felt like setup.
Yeah, I can't really say I feel for a character because they're a terrible person. Season isn't over so maybe I will start liking her enough where I'd empathize with her or maybe I don't, who knows, you don't gotta empathize with all characters.
curiouscharles
Member
"You're an asshole dead-wife!"
couldn't have said it better myself.
couldn't have said it better myself.
Baroquemantic
Member
This show's openings have been really something. I'd love to watch a movie or show that looked like that. Also, Gillian Anderson is amazing. Whew.
Great episode.
Holy shit, this police station stuff is crazy.
Great episode.
molnizzle
Member
Best episode yet. Show is finally starting to make sense.
For sure.
wtf is up with the tree shit though?
For sure.
I don't despise her character like others, but what are we suppose to empathize with about her? She had Shadow commit a crime, where he went to jail and she remained free. Then she preceded to fuck his close friend and lie to Shadows face about it. Then when Shadow was about to come home, she thought she should:
1.) Give the guy she was cheating on Shadow with a goodbye blowjob
2.) Act like nothing happened when Shadow came home (unless I missed the part she said she was planning on telling him)
Asshole dead wife 💯
the_firewithin
Member
A haha the mad Sweeney scene
Gillian <3
Gillian <3
Empathize with what exactly? She didn't love Shadow (and despite what she says now I still don't think she loves him). It was her urging that he commited a crime for which he went to jail (some of this is on Shadow, to be fair). She cheated on him with his best friend. With HER best friend's husband. And doesn't even show any remorse for what she's done. Even she knows she's a shitty person.
She not a likeable character. Good character but not a likeable one.
| Praxis |
Banned
Everyone in this show is an asshole in some way or another
I'm liking the show a lot better than the book now. All storylines in the show are riveting at this point, from Laura to Wednesday to the leprechaun to the new villains.
I think he's Wall Street, aka the god of the market, economy, power, greed etc. He wants world dominance.
I think he's Wall Street, aka the god of the market, economy, power, greed etc. He wants world dominance.
Ehhhhhhh
Errrrr
I continue to be baffled as to just this show doesn't hook me. It has plenty of quality elements that I enjoy just fine, but it's like it's much less than the sum of its parts. There's just zero verve.
Could be, but I think he came off as much more data-oriented with his Shadow stats and systems talk. Maybe he's some sort of library/Google information hybrid.
Errrrr
I continue to be baffled as to just this show doesn't hook me. It has plenty of quality elements that I enjoy just fine, but it's like it's much less than the sum of its parts. There's just zero verve.
Could be, but I think he came off as much more data-oriented with his Shadow stats and systems talk. Maybe he's some sort of library/Google information hybrid.
Decent episode. Pacing felt a bit odd to me.
Crispin Glover as Mr. World is SO good, though. Up there with McShane's Wednesday and Stormare's Czernobog as the best performances so far. Definitely didn't disappoint in that regard. The scene in general felt a bit too on the nose - like, "here's our big plan, get it, let's be super clear about what's happening!" - but considering some of the reactions here, maybe that was necessary. This episode (and the last one) feel like exposition dumps.
The focus on Laura was a drag, though. The logic that she doesn't really care about what happened in life because she's dead doesn't really work when we've seen her as a stone-cold bitch in life, too. I did get a laugh out of her playing dead in the tub with Mad Sweeney, though. Poor guy. From the next episode preview:
Oh, right, and the opening! That stop-motion style CGI? Crazy beautiful. Such a cool idea. Hopefully they continue to experiment like that with mediums and such.
My only real question at this point is... what the fuck was with that chair/tree monster??
Crispin Glover as Mr. World is SO good, though. Up there with McShane's Wednesday and Stormare's Czernobog as the best performances so far. Definitely didn't disappoint in that regard. The scene in general felt a bit too on the nose - like, "here's our big plan, get it, let's be super clear about what's happening!" - but considering some of the reactions here, maybe that was necessary. This episode (and the last one) feel like exposition dumps.
The focus on Laura was a drag, though. The logic that she doesn't really care about what happened in life because she's dead doesn't really work when we've seen her as a stone-cold bitch in life, too. I did get a laugh out of her playing dead in the tub with Mad Sweeney, though. Poor guy. From the next episode preview:
Looks like they'll be pairing up again? That should be fun.
Oh, right, and the opening! That stop-motion style CGI? Crazy beautiful. Such a cool idea. Hopefully they continue to experiment like that with mediums and such.
My only real question at this point is... what the fuck was with that chair/tree monster??