American Gods, ep3 gay sex scene
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I wasn't wild about the American Gods novel by Neil Gaiman but I did read the scene between the salesman and the taxi driver several times. It was kinda sweet, they held hands in the elevator.
I watch the first two eps of the new adaptation and, frankly, it's kinda slow. They included the man eating vagina (yikes) and I had hopes that they would adapt the most memorable part of the novel for me. Seeing the man with the burning eyes in the second ep made me think they would.
In the third ep, they did. Geez, that taxi driver had a long cock! Was that enhanced? They added a bit that's different from the novel but I hope they end up ok. The novel implied tragedy while the show went a different, more vague future.
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It was a prosthetic but apparently when Fuller showed the actor his response was "That's about right". They also have an equal opportunity rule with nudity in that if they show this much female nudity there will be just as much male and vicey verse.
Love this from the finale.
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In general, I enjoyed American Gods. I understand the people who expect action were disappointed since it was more about ideas.
My favorite character was Media played by Gillian Anderson.
I'm looking forward to a second season and the reunion of the Jinn and the taxi driver.
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It's over? How much did they change from the book?
It's amusing about the Jinn saying his stunt cock is just about right
I figured the taxi thing was over already or there's be a passing mention of him dying. They're getting back together? That would be great.
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I never understood the whole "no action" brigade.
I had read a lot of hate for "Git Gone" the Laura back story episode before I had watched which could be summed up as "she doesn't need any fleshing out" and prior to watching I probably agreed. Dead wife was probably my least favourite character in the beginning but it was likely that episode that started my gradual switch to maybe not "liking" dead wife but interested very much more in her storyline.
Then that whole "A Prayer for Mad Sweeney" episode, I still don't understand, is it her or is she a reincarnation of her or just a distant relative? Once I gave up worrying about that I LOVE THAT EPISODE. I've watched it 3 times. So many people yelling it's just treading water but that episode is like whole independent story, a world onto it's own almost.
I don't know the book(s) but I understand Orlando Jones when cast was made aware that if the show was successful and spin offs were needed Mr. Nancy is a candidate. Though I also know Fuller's track record.
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I'm in the brigade that skipped the "Git gone" episode. I'm not all that interested in Shadow Moon and Mr. Wednesday as far as that goes and an episode devoted to Shadow Moon's history with his wife leaves me cold.
I do love Laura Moon's interactions with Mad Sweeny, and with Salim and with Ostara. I find her compelling as a main character once she starts dealing with being alive in a rotting corpse. There are so many things that can be done with her as a character now: ie. one question, now that she knows gods are real, including Jesus, and that an afterlife exists then why doesn't she have any recollection between her death and her clawing her way out of her grave?
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I'm in the brigade that skipped the "Git gone" episode. I'm not all that interested in Shadow Moon and Mr. Wednesday as far as that goes and an episode devoted to Shadow Moon's history with his wife leaves me cold.
So I have not read the book(s?) but I did read an interview with Gaiman and he was very gung ho for Laura as a perspective, I don't remember exactly but it was something like the book was written from Shadow's POV and wouldn't that get pretty boring for TV?
Also because of a prior attempt at HBO of creating the series legally he was unable to be involved in the first season's production. Brought up the actual IRL steel town where it was cheaper to pay off the relatives than to shut down for X amount of days to install security, that he had mentioned this to Fuller & Green, how he wanted to work it into the series going forward (now that he can be involved) but then they came to him with the Vulcan episode already done. Made me think if I was HBO's legal department I'd be looking into that further.
I ramble but the jist was meant to be expect more Laura and others to if I recall the interview correctly.
As a fan of Hannibal I would say also expect disappointment when TPTB decide whatever it is they decide with quality television that apparently doesn't draw the mass viewing numbers. Especially when even fans aren't happy with the results. Wait a minute, is this a soapbox I am standing on? Am I stumping for Fuller? Aargh. I told myself I wasn't going to watch this series until it was done and done. Dammit.
