I had a lot of backstory from the book I didn’t get to tell, and now we do. It was wonderful to get involved with that story. "It’s the last 6,000 years of his life," he said. "It’s not easy being the tallest leprechaun in Ireland. Gaiman said that they get to tell Mad Sweeney’s story this season, which will take place in Episode 7. He shares that Wednesday and Laura will have a story in Episode 3 of this new season, where he takes her to Cairo, IL, "because she's moldy." The show deviates, according to McShane, "with the invented, more dominant stories of Laura, Sweeney, and Bilquis." He adds that, "if you read the book, when one door closes, another opens. I think it’s about finding new things to fight for." He's grown a lot, and he’s not her puppy anymore. She realized he was her North Star, and she realized that she wasted her time when she was alive." She adds that Season 2 starts 30 minutes after Season 1, "so she has Shadow, and realizes now that maybe she’s not sure if that’s what she wants. "I think it was clear she didn’t have much of a plan beyond that," she said. "It was just blind rage. In terms of Laura, Browning said that much of her journey in Season 1 was being reunited with Shadow. We get to explore the ideas of agency and how she looks back into her-story to confront new elements, and see why Old Gods are old for a reason." "In a show like American Gods, that is so topical because it comes from the mind of a genius, we get to play with things that are unfortunately still prevalent," she said. "For Bilquis, who was trying to survive in Season 1, she’s now going to thrive. In terms of a storyline that does not appear in the book at all, Gaiman referred to Mad and Laura going to New Orleans in search of immortality, and added that Shadow and Laura's story will go in "interesting directions." He also said that we'll meet "a previous incarnation of Technical Boy, who was the Telephone Boy, who was the Telegraph Boy."īedaki said that Season 1 was primarily about belief for Bilquis, and that Season 2 is about remembering. It’s beautiful but already feels like something that is being overtaken." Media as Gillian was glorious, but it didn’t feel relevant to anyone under 25 who is interested in New Media.
There was no plan for Easter." He adds, "For Media, we were trying to look at New Media. "They were always guests," he said.Īll might not be lost in terms of Easter - Gaiman said, "Somewhere up the line, we meet Easter again. In terms of New Media taking over from Season 1's Media (Gillian Anderson), McShane pointed out that they didn't lose Anderson or Kristin Chenoweth (Easter). He’s no longer a fat kid in his basement proud of ordering a pizza on the internet.
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We had to update ‘99 Technical Boy to now. As he said, "While the Old Gods feel timeless and timely, the New Gods felt dated. Gaiman talked about a lot of new characters that will be popping up, including New Media. Partially due to amazing actors, and a lot of the people did not change, like second unit director Chris Burns. "Season 2 feels like the same show from Season 1.
"I was on the show before Bryan and Michael, I got to watch them leave and then Jesse Alexander come on for Season 2," he said. It’s not Harry Potter or Marvel." He mentions that he read the book again recently and was very moved by it, but also realized that it is Shadow's story.įor Gaiman, it still feels like the same show. Gaiman wrote a great blueprint that can go wherever it goes so long as you stay true to the spirit. "We needed to get back to Shadow and Laura," he said. McShane, who serves as an executive producer on Season 2, said that he thinks that the new season is a "great way back to the book," which he thought they got away from a little in Season 1.