This is one episode, however, where the parts are much stronger than the whole, and those parts are stunningly rendered and ground-breaking.

This one feels more emotional and the visuals are breathtaking, but I think the choice makes sense once you’ve seen next week’s episode.) Fadil’s heart against a feather was meant to open to the whole series, but they ended up switching it for the viking warriors. (An intriguing fact I learned at the American Gods junket: originally, this episode’s opening scene with Anubis weighing Mrs. Wednesday’s “bank robbery” is amusing, by the time you’ve seen it for the second time you’re twiddling your thumbs and waiting for them to get on with it. It’s more about the strength of individual scenes and set pieces than a compelling overarching narrative, and though Shadow and Mr.