/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.

Comment Spoilers

To make a spoiler comment only use:

>!Spoiler Text!<

Add the scope of the spoiler in the brackets. For example:

Spoiler Text

To view the spoiler, simply hover your cursor over the text.

Rules on spoilers

  • Please, no spoilers in post titles, and mark them in your comments.
  • If you're going to mark certain parts of a comment as spoilers, please also say what it spoils (ex. the books, a specific episode etc.)
  • If your thread concerns spoilers from the book, make that fact clear in the title or your thread will be removed.
  • Book spoilers in comments require proper spoiler tagging unless the thread clearly concerns book spoilers.

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

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2024/11/02
05:13 UTC

0

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 😔✌️)

24 Comments
2024/10/31
04:06 UTC

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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

41 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

0 Comments
2024/10/27
10:35 UTC

6

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

6

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

33

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

45

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

8

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

4

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

8

I found Zombie Laura Moon zombie 💀

1 Comment
2024/09/06
02:17 UTC

7

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

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It's like if Mr. Wednesday said it

0 Comments
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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Book question - when did we discover who mr Wednesday was?

I read the book years ago and I can’t remember when it became obvious who he is? I think I worked it out early on but I might be misremembering and it was told to us plainly?

Can anyone enlighten me? Much appreciated

4 Comments
2024/08/14
21:42 UTC

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What happened in season 2?

Hey guys just started the show. Season one was great, full of mystery, but most importantly, Gravitas. Now, Mad sweeney feels like comic relief, media feels poorly written/acted and the general pacing feels much different/mainstream.

The best way I could phrase it is season 1 feels like HBO and season 2 feels more like Netflix. Can I ask what happened? Did they change writers? Directors?

7 Comments
2024/08/14
17:52 UTC

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Hunin and Munin.

1 Comment
2024/08/12
14:14 UTC

0 Comments
2024/08/12
10:10 UTC

21

I still hate Laura

You know why, she’s just a garbage person. I didn’t like her in the book and hated her more in the show. Honestly how could shadow ever feel anything for her again after she basically spit in his face with a mouth full of another man’s jizz.

She really is trash for the sake of being trash

7 Comments
2024/08/07
15:40 UTC

19

If humans created Gods, then who created humans?

If in American Gods it is humans who, when they believe in something collectively, give rise to Divine entities, then did a Deity previously exist that created humans? If humans evolved on their own, according to the theory of species evolution, then in the American Gods universe what makes them capable of generating Gods through collective faith?

3 Comments
2024/08/07
07:44 UTC

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Book vs Tv Show Thoughts?

Anyone currently reading the book? If so, what are your thoughts? I’ve watched the show like 3 times a couple of years ago, and wishing it was available again to watch as I read.

15 Comments
2024/08/01
01:47 UTC

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Looking for visually captivating TV shows to watch

I’m a huge fan of sci-fi genre and I struggle to find anything good these days. I’m looking for shows like American Gods, Legion, Mr Robot, Black Mirror, Peripheral, Westworld etc. Anything that has creative cinematics and interesting plot that keeps me captivated, it feels like everything these days is very dry and dull. I’ve looked everywhere but no luck 🍀

44 Comments
2024/07/26
03:55 UTC

7

Strong start and then...

Really?? What in the world is this story/characters progression? It starts off strong with many suspenseful subjects foreshadowed then just blatantly finishes season 1 in a non-sensical discussion - which is considered a "showdown"… Right. Then its off to Never Never Land in season 2 with random stories, a lot of inert dialogue and barely any progress or development in the main arc... Not to mention Moon Shadow (his real name as a supposed main character and yes, in the wrong order) portrays a deteriorating adult whose naivete slowly and surely brings him to a 5 year old's level until he finally becomes a placeholder (I hope he doesn't get the big bucks) along with "Dead Wife".

Wow, the directors must have been completely high, out of their element and/or just indifferent. Another potential show trashed by ineptitude.

6 Comments
2024/07/17
00:57 UTC

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Amazon Prime only has season 1 episode 1

I live in the US. STARZ no longer has it and Prime on shows episode 1 from the first season. WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO FIND ALL 3 SEASONS!??!??!? I didn't even get to watch season 3! Does anyone know where I can watch all 3 seasons. Appreciate the help or advice!

12 Comments
2024/07/09
23:20 UTC

3

Just finished S1, should I continue?

I heard it falls off after s1 so not sure if I should treat it as an incomplete short story and stop at s1 or keep going. Is there anything I should keep in mind going into s2?

7 Comments
2024/07/08
03:50 UTC

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