Just shout if you can hear me. Is there any god at all? Shhhhh, don't cry. It's just a little pinprick. There'll be no more, ah, but you may feel a little sick.
As has been mentioned on this page numerous times, and in other reviews and news stories across the net, audiences should go into American GODS knowing that it isn't fare for the easily appeased and those wanting to be fed every little tidbit ala Transformers. One reviewer asks: "Why is Shadow Moon surrounded by all this as soon a he gets out of jail? Why is he so special?" That made me snicker a little, but not in a wholly good way. It's scary to see how some have become so complacent that their minds seem not to function at full capacity. Not sure if this is a spoiler or not, but here goes: THAT precisely is one of the things we are waiting to see. What makes him so special. Was that so difficult to grasp? Shhhhh. Remember, don't cry. It's just a little pinprick. Can you show me where it hurts?
American Gods is a clever, no-holds-barred series that is a little slow in establishing its characters and then in character development. It believes that making the JOURNEY fun is what counts more than getting to the destination. It is heavy-handed with political allegories and with sex, sex, sex. Some of each of the episodes is spent on setting up what comes next, and some explaining the background of each character so that you may get to k̶n̶o̶w̶, no, so that you may get to feel them. Sometimes this is done so smoothly, that the exposition isn't always slap-you-in-the-face obvious, and so people may miss it. Unlike some reviewers, I never find this boring. In fact, I look forward to each new episode with bated breath. So, please do not be like the bloke who gave this series a 1 and wrote: "Read the book ... close your eyes and let him carry you on a journey through a world where humans do not walk." Can one really read a book with your eyes closed? I'd venture to say some here actually believe so.
God, it's good.
-Signed, A Lemon-Scented me
As has been mentioned on this page numerous times, and in other reviews and news stories across the net, audiences should go into American GODS knowing that it isn't fare for the easily appeased and those wanting to be fed every little tidbit ala Transformers. One reviewer asks: "Why is Shadow Moon surrounded by all this as soon a he gets out of jail? Why is he so special?" That made me snicker a little, but not in a wholly good way. It's scary to see how some have become so complacent that their minds seem not to function at full capacity. Not sure if this is a spoiler or not, but here goes: THAT precisely is one of the things we are waiting to see. What makes him so special. Was that so difficult to grasp? Shhhhh. Remember, don't cry. It's just a little pinprick. Can you show me where it hurts?
American Gods is a clever, no-holds-barred series that is a little slow in establishing its characters and then in character development. It believes that making the JOURNEY fun is what counts more than getting to the destination. It is heavy-handed with political allegories and with sex, sex, sex. Some of each of the episodes is spent on setting up what comes next, and some explaining the background of each character so that you may get to k̶n̶o̶w̶, no, so that you may get to feel them. Sometimes this is done so smoothly, that the exposition isn't always slap-you-in-the-face obvious, and so people may miss it. Unlike some reviewers, I never find this boring. In fact, I look forward to each new episode with bated breath. So, please do not be like the bloke who gave this series a 1 and wrote: "Read the book ... close your eyes and let him carry you on a journey through a world where humans do not walk." Can one really read a book with your eyes closed? I'd venture to say some here actually believe so.
God, it's good.
-Signed, A Lemon-Scented me