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American Gods – Season 1, Episode 2 The Secret of Spoons

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Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle; Shadow Moon travels to Chicago with Mr. Wednesday and agrees to a high-stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic deity Czernobog.
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American Gods — Season 1, Episode 2

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Expanding beyond the confines of the source material, "The Secret of Spoons" brilliantly introduces fascinating new characters and a sharp political sensibility.

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Ricky Whittle

Shadow Moon

Ian McShane

Mr. Wednesday

Emily Browning

Laura Moon

Pablo Schreiber

Mad Sweeney

Bruce Langley

Technical Boy

Yetide Badaki

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Sean T. Collins Decider 12/20/2017
Corny and cringeworthy, it otherwise leads you to suspect that American Gods is material tailor made to bring out the worst in Bryan Fuller. It reduces his visual spectacle to mere excess and flattens his writing from operatic to dime-store paperback Go to Full Review Drew Grant Observer 05/15/2017
Man, so much good stuff to get to in this episode that was so plot and exposition heavy that I somehow forgot on each subsequent viewing that the majority of this episode takes place in my Bubby's apartment. Go to Full Review Oliver Sava New York Magazine/Vulture 05/09/2017
4/5
Anansi's monologue is blunt, cynical, and wrathful, and Jones effectively distills the rage and pain of centuries of subjugation in his furious, frightening performance. Go to Full Review Akhil Arora Gadgets360 08/28/2018
In just two episodes, they have demonstrated they are willing to switch things up, with great effect for the most part. Go to Full Review Drew Koenig Tell-Tale TV 06/14/2018
3/5
American Gods continues to frustrate but it's not without potential. Go to Full Review Vanessa Bogart Slashfilm 03/15/2018
Even with a few less out-of-this-world visuals, yesterday's follow-up to the much talked-about premiere revealed a little more of where we are going, but with a lot more "what the hell is going on." Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle; Shadow Moon travels to Chicago with Mr. Wednesday and agrees to a high-stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic deity Czernobog.
Director
David Slade
Executive Producer
Bryan Fuller, Michael Green
Network
STARZ
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 7, 2017