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.
@TheOrlandoJones But in the end, it was Mrs Fadio who moved to a deluxe apartment in the sky. #AmericanGods
— Tippi Blevins (@TippiB) 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
I hope when I die, @obidon1 talks me through it #AmericanGods
— Kelly Mintzer (@KellyMintzer) May 15, 2017
"i tried my best…"
"your best is good."
/sobs. can i have Anubis tell me this too? #AmericanGods— chow (@caelumnoctis) May 15, 2017
That cat was like "STFU and get in there, bitch!" #AmericanGods
— Rypley Rendar (@Rypley2) May 15, 2017
@Druiddan3 thats why I love cats ? bye gurl! lol ? #MrsFadil #Anubis #AmericanGods #gawds
— QuirkyGirlNarratives (@QGNpodcast) May 15, 2017
.@obidon1 & #JacquelineAntaramian ON LOCATION IN OKLAHOMA FILMING THE DOORWAYS TO THE DUAT @AmericanGodsSTZ #AMERICANGODS @andmichaelgreen pic.twitter.com/4txJuXif3N
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) May 15, 2017
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
— ishiee29 (@ishiee29) May 15, 2017
Shadow also challenges Czernobog (Peter Stormare) to a rematch — and wins his head back.
Peter Stormare is killing it as Czernobog, but really, was there any other choice #AmericanGods
— farah (@farahpersaud) May 15, 2017
i'm still traumatized by czernobog's feet #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/YyYaNYihAw
— NOT MY PRESIDENT (@4PotNoodle) May 15, 2017
Meanwhile Mr. Wednesday makes the moves on Zorya Vechernyaya (Cloris Leachman).
BTS: TWO VETERAN ACTORS SINGING IN THE RAIN @Cloris_Leachman #IANMcSHANE @AmericanGodsSTZ #AMERICANGODS @andmichaelgreen @neilhimself pic.twitter.com/2kHYOfEflx
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) May 15, 2017
.@AmericanGodsSTZ @Cloris_Leachman "Since when are you afraid of getting a little wet?" SNORT. That delivery, y'all. #IanMcShane is the best. #AmericanGods
— Ali Trotta (@alwayscoffee) May 15, 2017
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.
When a leprechaun loses his coins. This is bad. @schreiber_pablo @AmericanGodsSTZ @STARZ #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/yVj6sj240z
— Wynton Mohorn (@Wynton_Mohorn) May 15, 2017
Oh it's Scott Thompson/Jimmy Price from #Hannibal! Well, he was there for a minute… ? #AmericanGods
— Kelley (@Budini) May 15, 2017
"Sober"? I call bs, Jimmy Price. xD #AmericanGods #FannibalsLoveGods pic.twitter.com/GpU4AQkYWT
— Dannibal Lecter (@DXLecter) May 15, 2017
MAD SWEENEYS AND THE KIND MEN @schreiber_pablo @ScottThompson_ @AmericanGodsSTZ #americangods @andmichaelgreen @neilhimself pic.twitter.com/88dMmq9jzq
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) May 15, 2017
You guys, I can't take it. Mad Sweeney makes me mad swoony ??@schreiber_pablo @AmericanGodsSTZ #AmericanGods
— Alyssa (@WithTheBanned) May 15, 2017
#AmericanGods HUGE @ScottThompson_ FAN. Metal rod thru the head is a wickedly weird way to die. I got inspired #godsquad pic.twitter.com/U2OHs37uPW
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) May 15, 2017
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.”)
That's one hell of an astigmatism. #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/nyQi8Do0kq
— American Gods (@AmericanGodsSTZ) May 15, 2017
"I do not grant wishes." #AmericanGods
That was sweet and sad. 🙂 I hope we see more of the djinn soon.
(yeah I read the book)— this is not normal? (@auntiesiannan) May 15, 2017
Well hi there. #AmericanGods #Gawds pic.twitter.com/nlU9qynLSw
— theblerdgurl (@theblerdgurl) May 15, 2017
Um… is that safe? #AmericanGods
— Sarah (@Dream_Legos) May 15, 2017
Watching #AmericanGods with my parents.
Mom: "Is that prosthetic?"
Dad: "Yeah. Actors don't like showing their penises. There's a stigma."— Avishai ✡ Weinberger (@avishaiw) May 15, 2017
I appreciate that Starz did not shy away from showing full frontal male nudity. #AmericanGods
— Seek3r on the Sticks (@chasinglux) May 15, 2017
@MrCegielski @lorettaramos This is a family show, Craig! Oh, no it's not. #Penis #AmericanGods
— Danny Fredericks (@danny_iam) May 15, 2017
I wish I could see what you see too Salim. Cause gahdamn.#Gawds #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/HziTrdWMV6
— AnnTwerkins (@Bilaliswrong) May 15, 2017
"I do not grant wishes."
"But you do." #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/4Mk0IgBeRB
— Holly ? (@gruntsandpoetry) May 15, 2017
#AmericanGods breaking all the boundaries. The jinn scene is absolutely remarkable in scenery and exposition @neilhimself @AmericanGodsSTZ
— Stephanie Lynn (@sllestelle) May 15, 2017
My gawdddd #AmericanGods????? #Gawds pic.twitter.com/191zQpG9Ve
— Shocks (@Noneypoo) May 15, 2017
Whoah. That was one hell of a scene. #AmericanGods #Gawds
— theblerdgurl (@theblerdgurl) May 15, 2017
That was the sexiest that ever happened to tv yall.
Everything else is cancelled thanks#Gawds#AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/y3zWS9Be6R
— Tora Shae (@BlackMajiik) May 15, 2017
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.
@SpaceyScorpion @CrispinGlover @AnnoyedOne #AMERICANGODS pic.twitter.com/fbQwDlIxk2
— Stevi Deter (@smd) May 15, 2017
BTS – CONJURING SNOW WITH HOT COCOA AND MARSHMALLOWS @MrRickyWhittle @andmichaelgreen @DAVID_A_SLADE #IANMcSHANE @neilhimself #AMERICANGODS pic.twitter.com/4hX4LQdh0U
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) May 15, 2017
#AmericanGods ☕️
"Why are you talking to me about marshmallows? Like I'm worried about…Yeah, I like marshmallows" pic.twitter.com/q4XsL6MSI9— Amy Meek (@amedawg18) May 15, 2017
Wednesday explaining the colors of Jesus makes me giggle #AmericanGods
— Nic (@solamentenic) May 15, 2017
Mad Sweeney drops in on Shadow and Wednesday at lunch, demanding Shadow return his lucky coin.
shadow was like 'oh, you need your coin? unfortunate' #AmericanGods #gawds pic.twitter.com/kPknqVRdru
— Moon Girl ?✨ (@IsARealGirl) May 15, 2017
Mad Sweeney…with the BURN!!!!#AmericanGods #Gawds pic.twitter.com/uaRgbbZsBO
— Nelly B (@psddluva4evah) May 15, 2017
I love just how done with Mad Sweeney's shit Shadow is. @MrRickyWhittle #AmericanGods @AmericanGodsSTZ @schreiber_pablo
— Michael Cook, Jr. (@mcj545) May 15, 2017
Shadow and Sweeney fight like brothers. #AmericanGods #Gawds
— Tiffany (@tiffjaxon) May 15, 2017
#AmericanGods Lawd are Shadow and Sweeney gonna mess up this restaurant too?! ?
— Nk3play2 (@Nk3play2) May 15, 2017
#OMG #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/wqQdnr4ID5
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) May 15, 2017
Fans loved Mr. Wednesday’s cold-weather gear.
Omg!!! ??? Mr. Wednesday with the earmuffs!!! #AmericanGods but I low key want a pair now…
— Foxy Chick (@Slick_Fox) May 15, 2017
“Asshole is what I feel like.” “Nice to meet you, Asshole.” I LOVE THIS BUDDY COMEDY #AmericanGods
— TheUnicornWhisperer (@mrthnsufferings) May 15, 2017
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.”
Mr. Wednesday's sarcasm and one liners make my day #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/dZZpPxMeMw
— Katrina J (@MsKayte95) May 15, 2017
BTS: I'M RANTING TO @MrRickyWhittle ABOUT LINCOLN’S DEATH ON @the100 @AmericanGodsSTZ @andmichaelgreen #AMERICANGODS pic.twitter.com/cN7tKn3wdH
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) May 15, 2017
#Gawds #AmericanGods
"I thought of snow… and it snowed"Why don't you think of raining money so you won't have to rob that bank… pic.twitter.com/ALuveNNcAb
— Marie I. Pelissier (@Is_Pelissier) May 15, 2017
Shadow. We are on episode 3. If you don't believe this crazy shit is real, you smoking rocks, boi. #AmericanGods
— Professor JS Lupin (@neia_the_libra) May 15, 2017
Anyway, another great episode. Still not over that sex scene, tho, best believe…good LORDT #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/IwZEcKMuav
— Stevie Mat (@stevie_mat) May 15, 2017
Laura Moon appears at the end of the episode to further blow Shadow’s mind.
Some prefer being called "Daddy" but sure this works too. #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/JiJJJ5nVtJ
— American Gods (@AmericanGodsSTZ) May 15, 2017
"Hi puppy." I still don't know if I'm scared or elated to see Laura Moon. NEXT WEEK WE'LL FIND OUT!! AAAAHHH SO EXCITED!!
— Claire Koonce (@clairekoonce) May 15, 2017
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.
