American Gods Season Two Is Here, Are You Watching?

This week, American Gods, the Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s popular novel of the same name, returns — but the path from its exciting, bunny-filled finale of the first season to the first episode of its second season has been surprisingly rocky. Season One showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green departed on not-so-friendly terms, after butting heads with the producers over the show’s budget and with Gaiman himself over the show’s direction. And when Fuller and Green left, two gods went with them: Gillian Anderson, the new god Media, and Kristen Chenoweth, the old god Easter. Both departed saying that their involvement was very much contingent on Fuller’s. But the show must go on! And in this case, it did, with Gaiman taking over more creative control and the rest of the cast seeing things through with the story of Mr. Wednesday and Shadow Moon. Getting Started in Season Two The first season ended with a mini-rumble at Easter’s home, during a pastel-colored party she held with more than one Jesus in attendance. Wednesday and Shadow arrived to convince her to join their side in the coming war. She made a show of her powers in assent, intimidating the new gods and stirring Shadow’s faith in the old, while Wednesday revealed that he’s the head honcho in Norse mythology, Odin. Mad Sweeney and Laura, who had been on their own little adventure, also arrived at the party, Laura having tracked Shadow’s glow there. Easter lets her powers loose at the end of the Season One finale….