American Gods (2017)
TV-MA
Starring Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Crispin Glover, Pablo Schreiber, Bruce Langley, Orlando Jones,
Created by Bryan Fuller & Michael Green
The Story:
Shadow Moon (Whittle) is released from prison early after his wife, Laura (Browning) dies in an accident. Traveling to the funeral, he encounters a mysterious drifter, Mr. Wednesday (McShane) who employs Shadow as his right hand man. However, there is much that Shadow doesn't know about Wednesday, but all will slowly be revealed as the two travel across America together.
Man oh man, that was something else.
With Season One being only 8 episodes long, I decided to wait until the season was over to review it.
That is some crazy stuff right there!
From the opening of the first episode that literally made me jump with fright when the Vikings came ashore, I'd have to say I was hooked from the start.
Based on a novel by Neil Gaiman, it's the story of the gods of old that were brought to America by immigrants confronting the gods of 21st century America.
There's a war brewing and Wednesday needs recruits if the old gods stand a chance of surviving.
The cast is superb, and though Ricky Whittle is the lead, I tuned in for McShane, and he doesn't disappoint, as per the usual with him in any role. The supporting players are great, and by the end of the season, the duo of Mad Sweeney (Schreiber) and Dead Wife (Browning) would steal the show. Another great addition was Mr. Nancy (Jones) who electrifies the 2nd episode with his coming to America tale, and comes back strong narrating the season finale story about the purpose of needing a queen in the war.
You'll need Starz to see this one, or you'll have to wait until the discs become available for rent/purchase later.
Not sure where it goes from here, but as one who has always enjoyed mythology, I can't wait to see where these gods take us.
Final Grade: B+
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