/r/americangods

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This subreddit is dedicated to the television series American Gods on Starz and the book series it is based on by Neil Gaiman. The TV series is developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green.

About

Starz's American Gods is based on the Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel of the same name written by Neil Gaiman.

Gods and myths are given form as people believe in them, but what happens when the new gods of technology and modern society replace them? A secret war is coming.

Episode Discussions

Season 2

01 - House on the Rock

  1. TV

  2. Book

02 - The Beguiling Man

  1. TV

  2. Book

03 - Muninn

  1. TV

  2. Book

04 - The Greatest Story Ever Told

  1. TV

  2. Book

05 - The Ways of the Dead

  1. TV

  2. Book

06 - Donar the Great

  1. TV

  2. Book

07 - Treasure of the Sun

  1. TV

  2. Book

08 - Moon Shadow

  1. TV

  2. Book

Season 1

01 - The Bone Orchard

  1. TV

  2. Book

02 - The Secret of Spoons

  1. TV

  2. Book

03 - Head Full of Snow

  1. TV

  2. Book

04 - Git Gone

  1. TV

  2. Book

05 - Lemon Scented You

  1. TV

  2. Book

06 - A Murder of Gods

  1. TV

  2. Book

07 - A Prayer for Mad Sweeney

  1. TV

  2. Book

08 - Come to Jesus

  1. TV

  2. Book

Rules and Guidelines

No Spoilers

  1. A spoiler is anything that has not been said or shown in the second-latest released episode or content from the books. You can read more about it in the "Spoilers" section below the rules.

Harassment and Etiquette

  1. Excessive use of vulgar language will not be permitted. Sexist, racist, or discriminatory remarks will not be tolerated. Continuing such comments after three strikes will result in permanent bans. No judgment allowed here. All viewpoints and opinions are permitted here, within reason. Opinions and viewpoints that are different from your own will be present, so please be civil to your fellow Redditor. Criticisms for these shows are allowed and will cause amazing conversations.

Spam

  1. Only posts pertaining to American Gods will be allowed here. These posts can be; episode discussion, theories, casting announcements, series announcements, criticisms of series, questions, reactions etc. This is not the place to talk about American politics or ancient mythology. They can be talked about if it pertains to the discussions of American Gods. Low effort posts are subject to removal at the mods' discretion.

Reposts and unrelated content.

  1. No reposting of news, or superfluous discussion threads. Please use the "search" bar to see if your topic is already being discussed. Theory discussions are allowed as long as you bring something new to the table!

  2. Certain youtube videos might be posted twice. That's done because a lot of trailers and promo's are region locked. We try to pin links that work everywhere but sometimes certain videos are only available in the US, requiring someone else to post a version that works outside of the US.

Piracy

  1. Ultimately, how you source your media is your business. The direct discussion of illicit means of viewing and acquisition, as well as the sharing of such sourced materials, is forbidden.

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Rules on spoilers

  • Please, no spoilers in post titles, and mark them in your comments.
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3

The novel

I just watched the third season but I don't know where to start in the novel. Can someone help? Thanks

16 Comments
2024/12/23
17:44 UTC

0

Mr. World is practically physical embodiment of antichrist/satan

When i watched years ago for the first time it was suspicious but when i actually gained some deeper biblical knowledge this conclusion is kinda obvious. You may be believer or not but biblical antichrist works through power of our "world"- where world represents something like opposition to Heavenly Kingdom... Similar thing in the show- when we compare how old gods have religious-faith based background while mr. World represents everything from Big brother to high technology but its actually embodiment/ physical manifestation of entire world nowadays- very bad one.

That is the same reason why Christ spoke about world as of a living thing/creature more than simply planet Earth/place. Meaning is much much deeper, google and see for yourself (how is "world" mentioned in the Bible), you may be surprised.

There is even sentence that says that Satan is "god" of this "World": 2 Corinthians 4:4

Sorry if i unintentionally repeated conclusion ,it is just too relatable to be coincidence.

14 Comments
2024/12/14
22:11 UTC

14

Why there are only few new gods in the show?

I feel like they wasted so many potential... no fast food/porn god or something? what other new gods could exist?

15 Comments
2024/12/13
12:14 UTC

66

Anansi's Grand Entrance

9 Comments
2024/12/12
16:02 UTC

2

Who did shadow have a relationship with in season 3?

1 Comment
2024/11/28
02:22 UTC

15

Shows with the same brand of Americana as this one?

I rlly love American gods (the book and show) as well as Percy Jackson bc of the way they show a wide variety of sides of America / American mythology (like from all cultures within it), and I love the road trip aspect and learning about random parts of the US. Wondering if there are shows with similar motifs / themes that yall would recommend? preferably less so for kids and more so for an adult audience?

Edit: the mythology isn’t a necessity - more so the emphasis on all the different cultures that make up “Americana”

8 Comments
2024/11/25
00:32 UTC

16

If you liked reading American Gods...

Try Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. I love American Gods and just read Kafka on the Shore it it reminds me of American Gods. An average person on a journey across the country with lots of strange companions and mysteries unfolding all open to interpretation.

6 Comments
2024/11/21
02:42 UTC

6

Choose

3 Comments
2024/11/21
01:16 UTC

103

If they said tomorrow they were rebooting at S2 with Fuller and Green, I’d 100% watch.

31 Comments
2024/11/16
15:49 UTC

17

God of fast food

How do you imagine in the world of American Gods a god dedicated to fast food addiction? Do you imagine him as an average consumer or a generic mascot?

11 Comments
2024/11/10
13:55 UTC

0

Think the TV is better than the book

I can't be the only one. Watched all the way through twice. Bought the book out of frustration of not knowing how it ended then watched again.

Basically I'm disappointed by the book. It's the first time I've watched and read and found the TV series to have more depth of character than the book.

TV Laura is more interesting than book Laura. TV Wednesday has more depth than book Wednesday. Shadow doesn't even compare.

I'm not surprised they pulled the plug the end of the book was underwhelming even TV couldn't save it.

I love watching a show or movie then going to the book to squeeze out the extra details but there's nothing extra there.

Tell I'm wrong

9 Comments
2024/11/08
23:13 UTC

0

HOW CAN I WATCH!!!

Does anyone know where i can watch this show? I started it a few years ago but never finished and now i cant find it anywhere! Please HELP

14 Comments
2024/11/06
19:54 UTC

23

A Lil silly doodle I made of Mr Jacquel and Mr Ibis

1 Comment
2024/11/02
05:13 UTC

1

THE URGE TO DRAW LIL SILLY DOODLES OF MR JACQUEL AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!1!!1!1!1!1!1!1?1??1 😭

1 Comment
2024/11/02
02:32 UTC

0

Where can I watch American gods?

I don't have any streaming platforms because I'm #broke but I am cosplaying as Mr. Jacquel for Halloween this year buttt I wanna start watching the series this year ‼️💥💥

(Edit: at this point I'mma ask my Mom for hulu I give up 😔✌️)

22 Comments
2024/10/31
04:06 UTC

35

What the actual fuck was this shit show someone please explain.

Just finished it and all I'm feeling is nauseous, frustrated and angry. Feels like I just got off a high. Nothing makes sense!!!!!!!!!! I want to scream!!!!!!!!!

FUCKKKKKKKKKKK

42 Comments
2024/10/29
19:34 UTC

0

Repeating lines

Why are there repeating lines or word in the same sentence? Specific examples is the line Laura says to Audrey in the bathroom about embarrassing circumstances, slave worship to Anansi, Bilquis first victims worship to her, etc

Is it in the book?

Why

1 Comment
2024/10/27
10:35 UTC

5

Season 4

Any update on season 4??

12 Comments
2024/10/13
15:18 UTC

2

A new interpration of Bilquis before third season mess

I was revisitating old post to see how people reacted in the prime Season and this new interpratation from this post in Season One of Bilquis for me is very interesting and I wanna know your opinions: "I took the negative connotation from people being taken away from the world and their families because some sex goddess decided that she could induce people into a religious experience so strong that they couldnt reject her once they started." P.S: Again, this was before the Season 3 plot Bilquis

1 Comment
2024/10/10
15:16 UTC

10

Why are Mr Wednesday and Shadow followed by a storm?

I’m rewatching the show from the start and it’s bugging me because I don’t recall this ever being explained.

7 Comments
2024/10/08
17:32 UTC

34

Chandler wears a t-shirt with “Think snow”

In season 7, episode 3, Chandler is wearing a long sleeved shirt with the text “Think snow” printed on it.

Season 7 was filmed sometime in 2000, and American Gods is written in 2001, but it still made me think - was ‘think snow’ a phrase even before Neil Gaiman threw it into my head to live rent-free?

8 Comments
2024/09/29
18:39 UTC

46

Is this an editing error or some mindfuck cinema technique

From S1E1, literally in the first few minutes. Spit out my coffee when some dude chucks a sword and it flies put of the picture frame (black bar for wide-screen). Is this just an error or some kind of mindfuckery?

8 Comments
2024/09/19
10:25 UTC

10

just tried watching season 3

its mad dookie shoutout to anyone who managed to get past new mr world ("go high key with our messaging" did me in i loved mr world i cant do this) youre the real gods with strength like that

5 Comments
2024/09/17
16:00 UTC

3

purgatory pamphlet

Does anyone have a good freeze frame of the pamphlet in the purgatory episode. I tried pausing on it but couldn't get it good enough and was wondering if anyone had already done this.

Thank you.

1 Comment
2024/09/08
18:20 UTC

10

I found Zombie Laura Moon zombie 💀

1 Comment
2024/09/06
02:17 UTC

9

Where to watch all 3 seasons

Did some digging after finding this show in yt shorts and it looks like all 3 seasons are still available to purchase in the apple TV app.

Edit: first episode was free, will need to buy seasons still 22$ each

4 Comments
2024/08/27
02:02 UTC

47

It's like if Mr. Wednesday said it

1 Comment
2024/08/25
19:40 UTC

22

Is the show worth watching?

I just finished the book (like 30 minutes ago) and I was really interested in the show, I saw it only had three seasons so I know it won’t cover all of the content but is it worth watching in the first place? I enjoyed the book so much I would rather avoid the show if it doesn’t do the book justice.

41 Comments
2024/08/18
17:11 UTC

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