WiC Watches: American Gods season 2

American Gods is finally back with a second season, and boy has it been a long wait. From the showrunner changes to the cast dropouts, this show has been through the wringer. Now that it’s come out the other side, what does it look like?

The first season is mainly concerned with the impending battle between the old and new Gods. Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is courted by some of the new Gods but ultimately joins up with the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane). At the end of season 1, the old Gods are on their way to the House of the Rock to lay their battle plans.

Oh, and Mr. Wednesday is actually Odin, father to Thor and Loki and king of Asgard. And let’s not forget about Shadow Moon’s undead wife, Laura (Emily Brown), who’s also lurking about. It’s a weird cast.

So which characters are returning? And what new characters will we see this year? Check out the list below:

• Ricky Whittle (Shadow Moon)
• Emily Browning (Laura Moon)
• Ian McShane (Mr. Wednesday)
• Yetide Badaki (Bilquis the sex goddess)
• Bruce Langley (Technical Boy)
• Orlando Jones (Mr. Nancy)
• Pablo Schreiber (Mad Sweeney)
• Crispin Glover (Mr. World)
• Sakina Jaffrey (Mama-Ji)
• Mousa Kraish (The Jinn)
• Omid Abtahi (Salim)
• Demore Barnes (Mr. Ibis)
• Chris Obi (Mr. Jacquel)
• Peter Stormare (Czernobog)
• Cloris Leachman (Zorya Vechernyaya)
• Martha Kelly (Zorya Utrennyaya)
• Erika Kaar (Zorya Polunochnaya)
• Kahyun Kim (New Media)
• Dean Winters (Mr. Town)
• Devery Jacobs (Sam Black Crow)

Season two will have a total of eight episodes. Who will win in the battle of old vs new? Which side will Shadow choose? We’ll be reviewing the episodes as they come out. Let’s find out together, shall we?