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American Gods S1E2 — The Secret of Spoons
7.9
American Gods•Season 1•Episode 2

The Secret of Spoons

7.9/10 · 4,111 votesMay 7, 201756 min

Ranked #4 of 8 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Discussion

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.

Directed byDavid Slade

Seasons3

Season 1 Episodes8

Cast7

Ricky Whittle

Ricky Whittle

Shadow Moon

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Mr. Wednesday / God Odin

Emily Browning

Emily Browning

Laura Moon

Pablo Schreiber

Pablo Schreiber

Mad Sweeney

Yetide Badaki

Yetide Badaki

Bilquis

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Mr. World

Bruce Langley

Bruce Langley

Technical Boy

Crew3

David Slade

David Slade

Director

Michael Green

Michael Green

Teleplay

Bryan Fuller

Bryan Fuller

Teleplay

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Episode Summary

"The Secret of Spoons" is episode 2 of American Gods season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 4,111 votes, ranking #4 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by David Slade, it aired on May 7, 2017.