Mycroft must have blackmail material on those doing the hiring.

I don't know when episode was filmed, except I imagine it was pre-Trump, so perhaps they didn't want to put that in before the election was settled.

I think that's kind of alluded to when Wednesday notes that Media, et al, give nothing in return, where he and the other old gods gave people meaning.

It could just be well-planned and executed. I'm not comparing Jenkins to Hitchcock, but I have read that he would do much the same. He planned everything so thoroughly that he almost never had extra footage, which drove the studios a little batty. However, you're right, it could mean that *too much* is in the film,…

I keep thinking I should re-read the book; I've read it twice but there's a lot in there. I have read that this season will only cover about a third of the book, and also that they are changing many things, as has been done for Game of Thrones and Walking Dead. If you finish the book, I get the feeling (but I could be…

Looks like we see him in the next episode, going by the preview. I'm quite looking forward to it.

That's a point, but it's a false equivalency, I think? Okay, an iPhone costs $500 (let's say). That's a one-time expense for an item that you will probably use daily for at least two years, maybe more. Will that $500 really make a difference if you or your partner or kid breaks an arm? Or has an accident and needs…

I received "The Wolves between the Walls" as a gift, with artwork by McKean, and it's pretty cool. It's a kids book but I love it anyway.

It does come together. The scenes with Bilquis aren't padding, at least not exactly. They fill out the world even if they don't pertain directly to Shadow's story.

I hope you enjoyed it, even if you didn't start with the first episode. :)

I think this is right up there with the comment about not buying iPhones so you can have health insurance. It's not near the same thing. Buying avocado toast or not will likely not really affect whether anyone can buy a house or a car or whatever, just like not having an iPhone will not affect your ability to buy…

It is. It is pretty surreal. Reading it is an experience, just in the actual act of reading.

Remember too that this show is adapted from a *novel*, not a comic book. There is a comic adaptation out now, I believe, and Gaiman made his first big splash with the "Sandman" comics, but "American Gods" is a novel. It's full of fantastic ideas, and gods and some magics, but it is not silly or dull.

For a minute I thought this had implications for The Walking Dead, then realized I had my Joshes confused.

Found footage-type movies, in general.

My only problem with this series is that I can't sit down and binge watch every minute of every episode while my kids are in school.

You know, my mom used to tell me my grandmother would get worked up about the people on her soaps. If Mom mentioned that Lady A was in another show, Grandmom would respond with, "Oh, I don't like her! She did bad things on the show." However, my grandmother was in her 80s, and probably on her way to dementia at the…

True.

I can understand that. I think the problem is that to provide more context, you either need to stick it out, or have read the book. Bilquis wasn't just fulfilling that guy's fantasy, for instance — she was begging for adulation because she is aging, dying. Audrey didn't want to blow Shadow because she had a thing for…

Definitely. And he's terrific.