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American gods S3 Ep 4: The Unseen
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American Gods gets the plot rolling again in “The Unseen”

By
Ani Bundel
1/31/21 8:05PM

Ricky Whittle and Bruce Langley star in American GodsPhoto: Starz


“That’s for lynching me, peckerwood.”

This week’s American Gods opens with the arrival of the Orishas in America, the gods and goddesses of Yorubaland, the ancient deities worshipped by many of those who were brought over in slavery, and who they prayed to in their terrible new surroundings. We’ve seen them before, in Shadow’s visions mostly, but this is the first time this season we’ve been given a proper introduction to Oshun (Herizen Guardiola), Yamoja (Bridget Ogundipe), and Aye (Karen Glave). Also, your ears do not deceive you, that is Wale as Chango, leading the chants over “Wade In The Water.”

Bilquis’ apartment is covered with blood, but it turns out it’s not hers; nor did Technology Boy kill her. Like Shadow, he arrived too late. He’s also suffering a few crossed wires and digital scrambling from that mind-whooping she gave him back in the premiere. Rewinding security footage reveals Bilquis took down several of her attackers before being hauled away by Bill Sanders’ people. To be specific about it, his eldest daughter, Alexandra’s, people. After hinting around all season, viewers also finally learn that Bill Sanders wasn’t any wealthy tech guru but the billionaire philanthropist who founded Levitech computing systems.

Technology Boy won’t let Shadow head off to rescue Bilquis without him, since he needs de-scrambling. He’s useful, too, even if he absorbed Sanders’ phone by accident. The two of them capture one of Alexandra’s security detail, who sings like a canary once he sees the New God in all his digitized glory. Bilquis is locked away in Hoboken, where she’s praying she is not alone.