Tagged: Confessional Read
Hey Gene and King B, I wanted to offer a follow up to a voicemail from a few weeks ago. I listen to your podcasts and watch other reactions on YouTube on my TV, so I wasn’t even aware you were doing American Gods season 2 until listening to the...
So, obviously this show has been up and down, and as king bee has said repeatedly, no matter how many times they do something cool or visually stunning, “I still don’t care”. Those words are the simple reason that despite some really nice acting performances, visual aesthetics, and some decent...
Hey there!, I got a little behind on the show, but I’m caught up now. I wanted to share a thematic thought with you – the Gods (old and new) come across as pesky interlopers. I was struck by this reading The Song of Achilles. If you take the Grecian...
Hey Guys, I don’t blame Ricky Whittle for his seemingly shallow showing of Shadow. He has nothing to work with if the portrayal of his character in the script is anything like it is in the novel. Shadow is a character who like the story has enormous potential based upon...
Hey Guys, I have an “umm actually” regarding the deep dive for Season 2, Episode 2 of American Gods. Here it goes…. Regarding the sequence when Young Shadow Moon is naively prancing through the park listening to his walkman, introducing himself to strangers, and jamming with the bongo man….I have...
Dear shat We just used up every bad comedy set up in one episode. Then, tech boy calling out all the flaws, the fried chicken gag with Nanci. Just a snowball of bad tropes. Anyways, i’m almost certain the shadow =jesus parallels are obvious to the non book readers at...
Hello, I am not sure what you all thought of that episode, but I found it not to be any worse than E1, but it wasn’t better. I could sit here and complain again about the heavy handed dialogue. I could talk about the absolute bullshit that was the torture...
Hey guys, After listening your latest episode, I had to subscribe. While I really enjoy your observations, I’m surprised at your experience with Season 1. I absolutely loved it and literally had to slow myself down because I wanted to savor each episode. I’m wondering, though, if that’s because I...