American Gods - huh?

[CopperBolt]

Got through the 1 st episode, well produced and acted give it that.
2nd episode and Ive realised Ive no idea wtf is going on and dropping off halfway through it etc.
Is it just me being dense (probably) or is it just that there's no story?

2nd episode for instance, starts off on a slave ship with a colourful character shouting away and the slaves burn the ship down and then a spider comes ashore on some driftwood. Huh?

Ahm oot.

[biggbn]

Persevere, I loved it!!

[dudleybloke]

I think I got 4-5 episodes in before giving up.

[Esceptico]

I gave up on the book so never bothered with the TV series

[DMC2]

I usually don't mind a series which is a bit 'out there', but I just thought it was pants. Think I lasted 3 episodes.

[andburg]

i think the confusing start is done on purpose, we thought the same but the story comes together nicely as it goes on.

[DanL]

I’ve watched all of it, god help me.

If they’d done the same plot in half the number of episodes, they’d probably have ended up with quite a nicely told story.

[SWoll]

DanL said:

I’ve watched all of it, god help me.

If they’d done the same plot in half the number of episodes, they’d probably have ended up with quite a nicely told story.

A common issue with Amazon in particular I find. They do love to drag a story out, any number of series that I've gotten into and then eventually tired of.

[DodgyGeezer]

nope E1 was enough for me - there is soooooooo much to watch on the various streaming services that I can afford to bin things which don't grab me in the slightest

[JagLover]

dudleybloke said:

I think I got 4-5 episodes in before giving up.

About as long as I lasted as well. Maybe 5-6 episodes in.

Terry Pratchett did a similar premise much better in "Small Gods" (love that book).

[Oilchange]

Written by Neil Gaiman who also wrote
The Sandman, Neverwhere, American Gods, Stardust, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens, The Ocean at the End of the Lane