American Gods (TV Series) The Secret of Spoons (2017) User Reviews

Eight episodes is not enough! (Minor spoilers)

[Mixx-2 · 9/10 · 7 May 2017]

I loved the book. A lot. But this is not the book, this is just an interpretation of it, and as such it is all good.

I was surprised by the first episode, although I had eagerly awaited it. I liked it, despite some choices to cut parts of the story out. I must say that Shadow and Mr. Wednesday are spot on, actor-wise.

This episode, we get to see where the creators of this series wants to put their focus, and it looks like Bilquis and her sexuality driven existence will get all the graphical display it needs to hammer home how she works - completed with very happy male genitalia and all. Well, we get it now :)

The star of the second episode was Peter Stormare's Czernobog. He is always watchable, and he channels here a combination of his Russian MIR astronaut and his run as the devil from Constantine. Not someone you would want to meet. He sweats danger. Love it.

The episode started off a bit slow but halfway through it, it started to shine. How will they do this in 8 episodes when they use so much time to focus on packing boxes, shopping, and cleaning bathroom floors? Time will tell, and I'll be watching.

A Game of Checkers

[ThomasDrufke · 8/10 · 7 May 2017]

After a week, I think I'm starting to understand where the plot is going, in some regard. I can't say that will always be the case, but this episode was a tad easier to follow than last week. But I still have no idea what's going on with the character, Bilquis. Then again, I'm not sure many people do. Tonight saw Shadow and Wednesday take a road trip down to Chicago to recruit another god for the war against the new gods. Don't think I ever thought I would say such a sentence, but here we are. The road trip itself was pretty entertaining, and really anything that has Ian McShane monologuing will gain my interest. The guy is just so dang good. But the same can be said for Ricky Whittle as Shadow. I had never heard of him prior to the show, but he's developing some strong charisma on the show. Considering he's kind of the character most like the audience, it's very hard not to like him. There's something about having your lead character basically going through the events of the episode with as little as information as the audience, makes for a great watch. Shadow is exactly that. We were introduced to another god, Czernoborg, who wasn't too keen on leaving for Wednesday's escapade, so he played a game of checkers with Shadow to decide if he had to accompany them or not. Yes, I said checkers. Again, I'm not always sure I know exactly what's going on. Anyway, that was pretty much your episode. A fun road trip for Wednesday and Shadow, some shenanigans with Bilquis, a checker board, and a phone text message, and you have your 60 minutes. For now, I'm intrigued with the obscure plot, fantastic visuals, and strange tie-ins to historical events. Count me in.

8.1/10