'American Gods' season 2, episode 1 review: Wednesday invites the Old Gods to the 'Backstage', calls for war
The season premiere of 'American Gods' started with a bang, literally, when the New Gods attack the Old Gods. After a brief recap of what occurred in the first season of the show, we see the jump right into the present as Wednesday, Shadow Moon and his dead wife, Laura Moon, and Mad Sweeney - the leprechaun, drive from Kentucky to Wisconsin. They are headed to the 'House on the Rock' where Wednesday has invited a few Old Gods to convince them for war. He wants the New Gods to learn a lesson and reclaim their places as the powerful deities among other people. Of course, everyone in the car refuses to address the elephant in the room - dead Laura who has come back alive, but not completely.
She knows the truth about how Wednesday manipulated Shadow's situation to get him on his side. She, however, refuses to acknowledge it. Shadow is still reeling from Laura's return as the episode picks up right after the showdown between New Gods and the Old Gods at Easter's.
