American Gods viewers took to social media to salute episode 3 as it unfurled. “Head Full of Snow” hopped from character to character, building toward the war Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) is orchestrating with the help of Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle).
The high points of the episode included an introduction to old god Anubis (Chris Obi) and his sassy cat friend; the touching connection — and explicit sex scene — between a cab-driving Jinn and a down-on-his-luck salesman; as well as Mr. Wednesday’s sublime manipulations of gods and men.
The introduction of Anubis, Egyptian god of the dead, hit home for a lot of viewers, who contemplated getting a visit themselves and expressed big love for the cat’s contribution.
But in the end, it was Mrs Fadio who moved to a deluxe apartment in the sky. #AmericanGods
— Tippi | ♥️😷 ♥️ | 🐶 (@TrashFireT) May 15, 2017
Day 1, Scene 1 of #AmericanGods shoot April 18 2016 introduced Anubis & his fancy feet. @BryanFuller @neilhimself @DAVID_A_SLADE & @obidon1! pic.twitter.com/TT900PwTaA
— Michael Green (@andmichaelgreen) May 15, 2017
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"i tried my best…"
"your best is good."
/sobs. can i have Anubis tell me this too? #AmericanGods— stephanie🍓 (@caelumnoctis) May 15, 2017
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thats why I love cats 😻 bye gurl! lol 😂 #MrsFadil #Anubis #AmericanGods #gawds
— QuirkyGirlNarratives (@QGNcreativity) May 15, 2017
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Shadow meets the third sister, Zorya Polunochnaya (Erika Kaar), who steals a kiss to see what it’s like and drops truths like: “You’d rather die than live in a world with bears in the sky.”
"Kissing is disgusting. But in a nice way, like a blue cheese or brandy." -Zorya Polunochnaya #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/jSDA8GfKe8
— 𝚂𝚔𝚢𝚕𝚎𝚛 (@ishiee29) May 15, 2017
Shadow also challenges Czernobog (Peter Stormare) to a rematch — and wins his head back.
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i'm still traumatized by czernobog's feet #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/YyYaNYihAw
— AUD⁷ (@4PotNoodle) May 15, 2017
Meanwhile Mr. Wednesday makes the moves on Zorya Vechernyaya (Cloris Leachman).
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Ian brushing Cloris's hair is my everything. #AmericanGods
— Thora Whitmore (@thora_ww) May 15, 2017
.@Cloris_Leachman is my hero. Sexy, funny, a twinkle in her eye. Easy to worship. #AmericanGods https://t.co/qgHTwb8PSJ
— Beth Grant (@BethGrantActor) May 15, 2017
Fannibals — fans of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal — got a sweet treat when Scott Thompson showed up just in time to give Mad Sweeney (Pablo Schreiber) a ride.
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In one of the most talked about vignettes, salesman Salim (Omid Abtahi) meets and makes a connection with a magical Jinn (Mousa Kraish) from the old country on a cab ride from his latest sales bust.
“If I could grant a wish, do you think I’d be driving a cab?” – The Jinn
(Read more about this scene in a Rotten Tomatoes interview: “American Gods Producers Reveal How Series Creates Those Graphic Sex Scenes.”)
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Mr. Wednesday drops some wit and wisdom on Shadow while planning a bank robbery. Shadow learns to use his own powers to create snow, but persists in questioning whether any of it is real.
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Mad Sweeney drops in on Shadow and Wednesday at lunch, demanding Shadow return his lucky coin.
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Fans loved Mr. Wednesday’s cold-weather gear.
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On the road again following their successful bank heist, Mr. Wednesday works on Shadow’s doubt.
“You are pretending you cannot believe in impossible things,” he says.
And later: “The only thing that scares me is being forgotten. I can survive most things, but not that.”
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Laura Moon appears at the end of the episode to further blow Shadow’s mind.
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American Gods airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on Starz. Watch our video interviews with the cast here and read our full interview with Fuller and Green.
