“Half the art of war knows when to turn sides.”
American gods returning to the light of the moon, the very dim light of the moon. But no one offers to wear the red shoes and dance the blues. Instead, “Serious Moonlight” opens in Wisconsin in 1690. It’s a killing race, and the Viking settlers win out against the Native Americans, despite that the latter cry out to their gods for help.
This is the second program in a series where the series tries to recapture the openings from season one – in this case, Mr. Nancy famous sight of a slave ship. On the one hand, the killing race is a brutal scene, reminding viewers of the history of white people coming to these lands and Jack’s whiskey (like Wisakedjak the book contains information) understandable hatred of Odin. But it also clarifies how much of that has been cured, as a shadow of its predecessors. (Plus, for those of you who have been paying attention, it’s a very uncomfortable reminder Orlando Jones claims he was fired from the show because Mr. Anansi’s speeches are “horrific.” Does the series see the genocide of indigenous peoples in some way as easy on white sentiments as reminding us of what we have done to black people?)
Speaking of Shadow (s), poor “Mike” is in a poor place out here in Lakeside. Despite the pasties (I like good pasty), the city is awfully creepy. And not just because “Ms. Property Manager, ”Marguerite Olsen (Lela Loren), a white woman who is too comfortable puts a shotgun to the back of a Black man ‘s head and does not bother to apologize for it. (Please note that she will never apologize in this program, even when she admits that she was shy towards the end of the hour.) The apartment she “manages ”Poor thing, with the heat turned off, because she can’t bother turning on a breaker for her new tenant, while he hangs a sign on the fireplace that says“ Don’t use it. ”
Moreover, when the show deals with the racial elephant in the room, it is weak compared to its predecessor. Having a teenager who has never met Shadow try to punch him to “show he’s down” makes a very uncomfortable moment between him and the sheriff Chad Mulligan (Eric Johnson). But then the series just moves on, we prefer to focus on Chad and Ann Marie (Julia Sweeney) ignoring big round ads that this is a small town where they all worship of the Father of All.
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As for the All-Father, this is the week I would have an emergency dental meeting where Odin’s road trip will feature a God-turned Dentist (War Denis O’Hare). (There’s a lot of blood spilled in his dental chair.) Tyr is just a step on the road to meet Demeter anyway, which will replace Easter in the line of the Old God. But his vision is also useful in telling us that nonetheless all buses canceled last week, it’s time to be like the Blue Brothers and go to Chicago.
Tyr and Odin are not the only ones making the road trip. Both Salim (Omid Abtahi) and Mr. Ibis (Demore Barnes) head to the windy city, as all the ancient Gods gather for the funeral of Zorya Vechernyaya (Cloris Leachman), the Evening Star and the lover Odin had before. Salim still mourns the Jinn, and serves in the hope that he will turn up. . for fortune. Odin was not invited, but when did that ever stop him?
Odin is at least talking about his way to stay and party the night away, until Czernobog promises to get into his fight. Shadow just doesn’t get more puzzles to turn up to see Zorya Polunochnaya, though he admits seeing her put the moon back in the sky is worth everything it took to get there.
And it took a lot, including hiring a former purple Marguerite beater who was once with “Sandy.” Shadow also hit a deer on the way, though he got the windshield and frame fixed before returning. But the actual cost appears when he returns, as Lakeside has turned it on to leave. Teenager Alison (Andi Hubick), who was eyeing Shadow earlier in the show, has disappeared, and Marguerite is poised to get full Karen and celebrate the sheriff at reconciliation Shadow’s secret car as proof that he had murdered her.
But by the end of the episode, Lakeside (and possibly Odin) seems to be on the rise. Chad announces the study of the Shadow story, and the villagers once again accept it. Now to find out what’s going on with the moon.
Wrong comments:
- With real plot progress for the New Gods, both Ms World and Technology Boy are in attendance this week.
- The series reveals that Bilquis’ supporter is the head of an IT company, William Hunting Sanders (Gil Bellows), before swallowing it in the most obvious recap of the show yet.
- That said, the “pregnancy” story would at least give Bilquis something different to do. (If that’s where they’re going.)
- The White Buffalo is back in new scenes for Shadow, returning to his youth. I’m here for that, as long as it goes somewhere.
- It is unclear whether the figure at the end is trying to warn Peacock’s angel Shadow, the Melek Taus the Yazidi ‘s creative stories, but I hope so.
- My gods, Ian McShane is getting SO MUCH FUN with this season so far. Even if the plot goes on without going anywhere, it’s worth checking out to see his party.
- Can we get a full list of Mixture Temp S.Olsen, a la Guardians of the Galaxy? Try and thank you.