American Gods Recap: Lemon Scented You

Season 1/ Episode 5/ Starz We’re officially over the hump with American Gods. The first half of the season is filed away and can never be changed and we’re headed into the back-9. We’re surely in for a major treat with these last four and I’m sure “Lemon Scented You” showed you that. After finding out that Laura’s a zombie and that she’s been following Shadow across the country, they finally get their reunion. Not a crazy dream sequence. I’m talking face to [rotting] face. But before we get to that, the episode starts with another story of an old god, one which may be the most important that we’ll see. The opening of the episode is different from the rest in that it’s entirely animated. This decision makes sense given that the setting is a time period long gone. I’d have to guess immediately post-Ice Age? (If we have any anthro majors out there, help us out.) We follow a tribe of travelers as they make a voyage into new lands with their gods of old. As they begin to starve, they have no choice but to take on the traditions of another tribe’s faith, thus leaving their god behind. Over time, we find out that gods are capable of death, but only when no one believes in them.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled debauchery. Shadow walks into his hotel room to find Laura and the week’s worth of horseflies that follow her everywhere. He’s understandably in shock and stops as soon as he sees her, only to throw a pillow at her head to see if she’s real. Shadow’s no sucka though. He d…