The old world segment of A Prayer for Mad Sweeney comprised the majority of the episode. Because of that fact, I found the majority of A Prayer for Mad Sweeney to be lackluster. The value of the old ...

This isn't a "formal review"…but it does cover some themes and "takeaways" involving major plotlines and developments from the episode. If you're not familiar with the book or the show, you definitely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney and Emily Browning as Laura Moon in Starz’s ‘American Gods’ (Photo: Starz) Warning: This recap of ...

In its first season, Starz’s adaptation of American Gods has mostly stuck to Neil Gaiman’s novel (when it’s not adding or added to it, as was the case with Vulcan and Laura’s past). But, the seventh ...

Flashback episodes are an effective way to expand a character’s history, but in this eight-episode season of American Gods, devoting two chapters to extended flashbacks bogs down the pacing of the ...

Spoilers for episode 7 of American Gods follow! You have been warned. Mad Sweeney might not be a “god,” exactly, but he came to America just the same as everyone else–and now, American Gods is showing ...

One might have thought that an episode called “A Prayer For Mad Sweeney” would see Mad Sweeney as its protagonist. However, as we learned in the Nunyunnini “Coming to America” vignette from a few ...

On the one hand, American Gods Season 1 Episode 7 was an impeccably crafted hour, filled with strong performances and some great development for Mad Sweeney. On the other hand, American Gods Season 1 ...