

He also never shows up uninvited without a gift in hand for his old friends. He misses the drama and virtue of telegrams. The man doesn’t believe in cell phones and takes the scenic route wherever possible. He learns that his boss is super old school. Shadow can’t get out of that town fast enough and is almost relieved to hit the road with Mr.
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There’s a welcome home sign, sagging balloons, and Laura’s cracked phone with a pic of Robbie’s junk. Still, he’s dutiful enough to finally go home the next day and pack up Laura’s house. It’s hard to think of Shadow as anyone’s “kicked puppy”. I’m sure those answers are forthcoming.Īlone in his room, Shadow’s dreams are anything but peaceful. Poor Shadow never did get an answer about what Technical Boy could’ve meant about ‘reprogramming reality’. He calls it an attack on Wednesday himself and the old man promises that he has a plan. Wednesday is hella pissed about Technical Boy’s attack on Shadow. Shadow gets a non-answer but is assured that Mr. Shadow wants to know how he ended up “Strange Fruit” hanging from a tree. After getting his wounds tended, bloody Shadow goes looking for his new boss and wants to know what exactly the man is up to and he’s not talking about the blue-eyed blonde that Mr. If Shadow appeared far too accepting of the things around him last week, that changed a lot in this episode. We never do get to see what or who intervened on his behalf. Welcome Home?Īfter that opening, the episode picks up again with Shadow’s lynching and his attackers’ exploding. They set fire to the ship destroying themselves and their captors before the can reach the shore of “milk, honey, and opportunity” not met for them. Nancy breaks the chains of the slave who called out for him, and that slave frees the others. His words transform despair into rage.Mr. He tells them about police shootings and where they previously were just people, they are now and forever “black”.
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He tells the slaves about the 300 plus years of subjugation and racist bullshit that will continue to rain down for generations to come. He appears to be of the all-knowing variety and honestly looks like he’s popped in from a future. Nancy/Anansi enters the hold and draws all eyes. His prayers are heard, but the answer is not the one he expects. The slave promises that if Anansi offers freedom, he will show his gratitude in worship. He was chained and far from land so he couldn’t do as he normally would by honing his God with dance or cut fruit. One slave delivered an impassioned plea to his god, Compe Anansi. Taken from the safety of their homes and native soil, black bodies chained in the rocking ship. In “Secret of Spoons” opening scene, we found ourselves in the despair filled hold of a slave ship in 1697. Things didn’t go so well for them as the natives were less than welcoming to the foreign plunderers. Last week, we saw the first landing of Vikings on American shores. This recap will contain spoilers for tonight’s new episode. Read on after the jump. We also meet a few more of the old and new gods. Wednesday’s world in this week’s all-new episode, “The Secret of Spoons”. Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) just can’t seem to catch a break as he’s pulled deeper into Mr. We heard in postgame press conferences how Colts special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone called Zaire Franklin's blocked punt against the Jaguars, but getting to go inside the meeting room for the moment he did was really neat – as was Reich telling him "great job," on the sideline after the block on Sunday.American Gods ep 1×02, “The Secret of Spoons” aired on May 7, 2017.1 goal is to be a champion, and he put it an interesting way: The NFL is his "last-ditch" chance at it, since he didn't win a championship in high school or college. Running back Jonathan Taylor says his No.

Reich explaining his instant connection to Wentz was instructive into how deep a bond coach and quarterback have.Stop referring to Leonard as a small or little player.Kelly – already dressing like a dad – and Mark Glowinski having gender reveals at Lucas Oil Stadium was a cool part of the episode. The Colts now have five players expecting children after the Sanchez and Wentz families welcomed their newborns in November.Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez had the quote of the episode, talking about his wife giving birth to their daughter last week: "I always had so much respect for my wife but oh my God.
