American Gods

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Season 2
  • Network: Starz
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 30, 2017
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Feb 25, 2019
    58
    Some performances stand out, like Pablo Schreiber’s tough-talking, soft-hearted leprechaun and Laura Browning’s impatient, slowly dying zombie — while others don’t quite elevate above the ordinary.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Mar 1, 2019
    42
    [Season one] could be obtuse or even incoherent. Season 2 commits a greater sin: It punishingly expository, and boring.
  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Stuart Jeffries
    Dec 3, 2019
    40
    American Gods is like a Marvel or DC franchise with theological pretensions. Like Avengers: Age of Ultron or Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement, it has a plot so baffling only weird life forms (11-year-old boys, swivel-eyed lawyers) could explain or care about.
  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Mar 8, 2019
    40
    The overall effect is that of an imperfect series with a powerful, instantly recognizable aesthetic and personality being remade so as to remove the aesthetic and personality while leaving most of the problem spots.
  6. Collider
    Reviewed by: Vinnie Mancuso
    Mar 7, 2019
    40
    Without a concrete reason to care about Shadow, we’re essentially out of reasons to care about a show that once had so much wacked-out promise.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Mar 5, 2019
    40
    Gaiman’s a hell of a writer. Even with Anderson and Chenoweth gone, this is still a striking and deep ensemble. But the whole thing is hollow and dull. Fuller and Green’s vision of American Gods was far from perfect throughout, but it could be stunning in isolated moments or episodes, where the new season offers very little to believe in.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 64
  3. Negative: 23 out of 64
  1. addict-insane
    Apr 19, 2019
    2
    This is a TV show I can absolutely watch while cooking 'cus I know I won't miss anything. Nothing but exposition and themes that used to beThis is a TV show I can absolutely watch while cooking 'cus I know I won't miss anything. Nothing but exposition and themes that used to be subtle are now being spouted through the mouths of the characters. This season the vaping kid gets more screen time, 'cause who didn't want to see more of that annoying piece of **** Wednesday and Orlando Jones get even more Shakespearean in their expository/prophetic dialogue, and Shadow just makes the same face he has been making for the last two years. Don't you just love how show business destroys everything you love?… Full Review »
  2. laeknir45
    Apr 28, 2019
    0
    This show has gone downhill fast. From an interesting and compelling premise in the first season, it's now mired in slow, pointless, and oftenThis show has gone downhill fast. From an interesting and compelling premise in the first season, it's now mired in slow, pointless, and often confusing dialogue with no clear direction or even a hint of a direction. The second season didn't answer anything or go deeper in any way. In the first season, Mr. Wednesday appeared to have strong but mysterious goals, much like the comics version. Now, Wednesday just feels like he's chaotic and pointlessly vague. We still know little to nothing about Shadow. The villains aren't much better, and for so-called powerful new American Gods they still seem shallow caricatures. Mr. World is whispery and "dark", definitely moustache-twirling, but also appears to have no real plan other than chaos. New Media is pretty awful, especially when compared to Gillian Anderson's version. Technical Boy apparently leveled up from once being Telephone Boy, but doesn't really represent new technology; rather, he seems to represent basement-dwelling stereotypes. Mad Sweeney definitely became more interesting once we had the information-dump episode about his past and origins, but then they immediately waste all of that development by killing him off. It doesn't seem like the writers really know where they're going. Fuller had a pretty good starter vision for the series, but this rapidly became like all of his other projects. Fuller bails on shows in a huff, rather than staying and working things to make them better, and so they fall into other peoples' hands who scramble to try and re-map a series into their own vision. Bringing Neil Gaiman on board was certainly good, but mainly good for visuals and side-stories; it seems they don't want to get to the big reveal about Shadow anytime soon... or ever, given the snail's pace they were at this whole season. And talk about wasted opportunities... Bilquis could be fascinating, Mr. Ibis could be so much more interesting, and Mr. Nancy just lounges around being judgy and sarcastic. The suicide of Donar the great was a disservice to a strong and clearly moral character, quite unlike Thor in the Eddas and Sagas. And Columbia seemed rather random, disconnected from anything important (did people even realize she was meant to be the goddess of America and Liberty, considering that she's introduced as a burlesque performer?). This series still has good CGI eye-candy, but it's weighed down by randomness and deep problems with the narrative.… Full Review »
  3. Jexter
    Mar 26, 2019
    6
    I find the new season rather boring. The show would have been better off as a mini-series with clear beginning, middle and the end. I likedI find the new season rather boring. The show would have been better off as a mini-series with clear beginning, middle and the end. I liked the book, as the story was entertaining, but this show is just limping on. The worst thing is that I do not care any of the characters and some I find out right annoying. This was not the issue in the book. I give it 6/10 because it does have good production values, but otherwise it has become a borefest.… Full Review »
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