Shes never been more powerful, and that, Nancy tells us, makes her a target.
Kings didnt like that, Nancy recounts.
Kings came one after another to knock her off her throne.
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They didnt last long.
Shes regal and terrifying, all at once.
So, she decides to turn her attention elsewhere to America.
I hear they blew up your altar, he tells her, smirking.
I have a new one to offer you.
Its clear that Bilquis isnt eager to trust Technical Boy, but she doesnt have much of a choice.
And so they meet Easter, a.k.a.
Theres a beautiful woman, beatifically smiling down at a cherubic baby at her breast.
Theres a tall man with bloody holes in his hand.
Suddenly, he gets it: Theyre all gods.
And so, everything clicks into place.
Party aside, Wednesday is there to talk business, and hes eager to recruit Easter to his cause.
She, of course, brushes him off, arguing that shes not like him people havent forgotten her.
Youre as forgotten and unloved and as unremembered as any of us, he tells her.
Jesuses are nothing if not polite and thoughtful.)
It sinks to the bottom of the pool as he whispers, God damn it.
And you must walk that road to the end.
(Its a line paraphrased from Gaimans novel.)
If only we all had Jeremy Davies Jesus to offer us advice when we needed it most.
Kristin Chenoweth is glorious.)
Bryan Fuller sure loves to write Kristin Chenoweth characters who are annoyed by dead girls.
But for whatever reason, Easter owes Sweeney a favor, and she agrees to bring Laura back.
Which is when Laura turns to Sweeney and angrily asks, Which fing god?
I swear to Jesus, she hisses.
Which is when Sweeney tells her the truth: It was Wednesday.
The last episode hinted at Wednesdays involvement, but here, Sweeney spells it out a little clearer.
Turns out that Wednesday set everything up, going back years from Shadow going to jail to Lauras death.
You werent murdered, Sweeney tells Laura.
He needed your man, Sweeney continues.
To which Laura replies: What does Wednesday have to lose?
(And accompanied by a bunch of the New Gods faceless goons, dressed like Fred Astaire.)
After all, who is more responsible for the popularity of Easter than Media?
We popularized the pagan, Media-slash-Judy says cheerily.
We practically invented brunch!
But before Media can dig into the Easter ham, Wednesday walks outside to confront her.
Soon, Technical Boy and Mr. World show up, too, and so begins an epic showdown.
Media starts by telling Easter that without them, shed be as forgotten as Wednesday.
Saint Nick took the same deal you did, she tells Easter.
The only reason youre still relevant today is because Easter is a Christian holiday.
But Wednesday reminds Easter that it doesnt have to be that way.
People create gods when they wonder why things happen, he explains.
You know why things happen?
Because gods make them happen.
You wanna know how to make good things happen?
Be good to your god.
You give a little, you get a little.
The simplicity of that bargain has always been appealing.
The war is officially on.
Tell the believers and the nonbelievers, tell them weve taken the spring, Wednesday says, smiling.
They can have it back when they pray for it.
And so endsAmerican Godsfirst season.
The war is on.
Shadow is starting to understand this strange world of gods.
Wednesday has revealed his true nature.
And Laura (like the audience) knows that Wednesday is responsible for her death.
(So get excited.)
