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American Gods – Season 1, Episode 7 A Prayer for Mad Sweeney

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Following her brief reunion with Shadow, Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to find her way back to life; Mad Sweeney's long, winding, and often-tragic past is explored.
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American Gods — Season 1, Episode 7

American Gods — Season 1, Episode 7

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"A Prayer for Mad Sweeney" explores some of American Gods' core themes - and the relationship between core characters - in the final hour before the season finale.

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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
I'm still not crazy about it, it's a better episode than most. Go to Full Review Paul MacInnes Guardian 06/12/2017
All in all, a lot of meandering that fails to build much of an appetite for next week's episode which is, after all, the finale of this first season. Go to Full Review Devan Coggan Entertainment Weekly 06/12/2017
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"Prayer for Mad Sweeney" takes an in-depth look at the complicated, often contentious relationship between Mad Sweeney and Laura, and the result is one of the show's most gorgeous and lyrical episodes yet . Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo 06/19/2018
How they managed that in one hour of television featuring a zombie and a leprechaun, both of them total a-------, must be something like magic. Go to Full Review Drew Koenig Tell-Tale TV 06/14/2018
3/5
For an episode that is supposed to have so much heart and warmth, it leaves the viewer feeling how Laura must be now: cold. Go to Full Review Evan Narcisse io9.com 05/14/2018
Two of the most messed-up characters on American Gods-spend some quality time together in the show's seventh episode, and we see how the big ol' wee person has done both admirable and terrible things over the last 300 years. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Following her brief reunion with Shadow, Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to find her way back to life; Mad Sweeney's long, winding, and often-tragic past is explored.
Director
Adam Kane
Network
STARZ
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 11, 2017
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