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The Best Episodes of American Gods Season 1

Every episode of American Gods Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Gods Season 1!

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An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    American Gods Season 1 Episode 1 - The Bone Orchard
    8.0/10(5343 votes)

    #1 - The Bone Orchard

    S1:E1

    When Shadow Moon is released from prison early after the death of his wife, he meets Mr. Wednesday and is recruited as his bodyguard. Shadow discovers that this may be more than he bargained for.

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  2. American Gods Season 1 Episode 2 - The Secret of Spoons
    7.9/10(4037 votes)

    #2 - The Secret of Spoons

    S1:E2

    As Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle, Shadow Moon travels with him to Chicago and agrees to a very high stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic god, Czernobog.

    Director:David Slade
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. American Gods Season 1 Episode 3 - Head Full of Snow
    7.7/10(3784 votes)

    #3 - Head Full of Snow

    S1:E3

    Shadow questions the terms of his employment when Mr. Wednesday informs him of his plan to rob a bank (because, naturally, every army needs a source of funding). And just when Shadow thought his life couldn’t get any more complicated, he returns to his motel room to a surprising discovery.

    Director:David Slade
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. American Gods Season 1 Episode 4 - Git Gone
    7.9/10(3612 votes)

    #4 - Git Gone

    S1:E4

    Alternating between the past and the present, Laura’s life and death are explored—how she met Shadow, how she died, and how exactly she came to be sitting on the edge of his motel room bed.

    Director:Craig Zobel
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. American Gods Season 1 Episode 5 - Lemon Scented You
    8.2/10(3362 votes)

    #5 - Lemon Scented You

    S1:E5

    Trying to work things out with his dead and unfaithful wife, Shadow's emotional reunion is interrupted when he and Mr. Wednesday are kidnapped by the New Gods.

    Writer:Unknown

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  6. American Gods Season 1 Episode 6 - A Murder of Gods
    7.5/10(2935 votes)

    #6 - A Murder of Gods

    S1:E6

    On the run after the New Gods' show of force, Shadow and Mr. Wednesday seek safe haven with one of Mr. Wednesday's oldest friends, Vulcan, God of the Fire and the Forge.

    Director:Adam Kane
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Gods Season 1 Episode 7 - A Prayer for Mad Sweeney
    7.9/10(3265 votes)

    #7 - A Prayer for Mad Sweeney

    S1:E7

    Her brief reunion with Shadow over far too quickly, Laura turns to an unlikely travel companion to find her way back to life, and back to Shadow. Mad Sweeney's long, winding, and often tragic past is explored.

    Director:Adam Kane
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. American Gods Season 1 Episode 8 - Come to Jesus
    8.4/10(3344 votes)

    #8 - Come to Jesus

    S1:E8

    On the eve of war, Mr. Wednesday must recruit one more Old God: Ostara, ne Easter, Goddess of the Dawn, but winning her over will require making a good impression, and that is where Mr. Nancy comes in.

    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Bone Orchard" is the best rated episode of "American Gods" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 5343 votes. Directed by David Slade and written by Michael Green, Bryan Fuller, it aired on 4/30/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Secret of Spoons".