'American Gods': Emily Browning, Ian McShane And More Discuss "Come To Jesus" | Entertainment Weekly

Marc Snetiker and Orlando Jones talk with Emily Browning, Pablo Scheriber, Ian McShane, Yetide Badaki, Ricky Whittle, Bryan Fuller, Michael Green and Neil Gaiman about episode 8 of "American Gods", named "Come to Jesus."
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'American Gods': Emily Browning, Ian McShane And More Discuss "Come To Jesus" | Entertainment Weekly
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[@Mindofownz]

waiting for this all day. amazing cast. More of Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney. amazing actor

[@JnEricsonx]

So going to try getting his autograph at NYCC.

[@elcidabiera9751]

hes amazing as the leprechaun, loving his backstory and how hes somewhat connected with laura and mr wednesday

[@the1tigglet]

Not to mention absolutely gorgeous look at that giant of a man!

[@Sweet_Karma]

We need more Mr Nancy and Mr Wednesday interactions... In my opinion they made the season finale

[@ZakJordan98]

Mr Nancy is my favourite character

[@Sweet_Karma]

Zak Rosenfeld Mr Nancy and Mr Wednesday are mine... They steal every scene for me and I want to see them together a lot more. Both of them are so slick and cunning

[@darksid33]

Need more Mr World please. I hope there's more of him in season 2.

[@quybeo1505]

darksid33 mr.world is loki

[@davidsalman8362]

there will be no Mister Wednesday from now on. now it's... Oooooodinnn!! >:O

[@Sweet_Karma]

Ricky in love 😂 with the Goddess of Love

[@pjy205]

Orlando Jones is a goddam gift.

[@Natsumi666]

I loved his scenes, it was a surprise for me.

[@pjy205]

And he's just so enthusiastic about the show and the book, and everything he works on. I love the guy.

[@janrepugejanrepuge2102]

evolution!

[@MilkmanConspiracy]

He is enthusiasm made flesh. He's been so great as Anansi.

[@Natsumi666]

He as Anansi in the ship... I don't like the character himself but it's a great performance. I would have liked to the the story of the book in the series.

[@minolssss]

My favourite thing about the show is how they're taking lots of the elements from the novel and extending them and developing them can't wait for the next season!

[@albacygnus6057]

Bilquis has really cute face, i guess light that used in her scenes make her look older, nice cast and show by the way

[@albacygnus6057]

lady c that is really upset. I ll make it easier for u: She is beautiful woman (not Afro-American, Asian just a woman) but she doesn’t look that cute in her scenes at the show.

[@shanell9543]

@@albacygnus6057 that's the point love

[@sphinxeclipse3896]

Ricky is such a character; he makes these interviews worth watching.

[@Vampwars]

I really have fallen head-over-heels in love with this show! The cast, the writers, the story, the cinematography, all the little things that you miss if you blink, EVERYTHING! My hope is that season 2 has 10-12 episodes (if not more because there's so many elements to discover, so many other stories to tell) & that we get more interactions between Mad Sweeney, Bilquis (who is my new Goddess), Shadow, Dead Wife (I just really like that name for her!) Mr. Wednesday, Mr. Nancy & Media. I loved each character but these are the ones that kept me on the edge of my seat. And Mr. World is now the King of my Nightmares. Every Actor/Actress involved gave astonishing performances but the person who really stood out & impressed me the most is Gillian Anderson who played not one or two but multiple roles each time she appeared. She was Lucille Ball, Ziggy Stardust, Marilyn Monroe & Judy Garland. She's just a force to be reckoned with & I LOVE her. Can't wait to see what else they have in store for us!

[@Bonitaymorena]

They really wanted season 1 to be 10 episodes but I heard the showrunners went over the budget, so I'm sure we'll see those scenes at the beginning of next season. Gillian was amazing... she looks so pretty still *___* All the women on this show are beautiful but also intriguing and complex characters. I loved bilquis opening coming to American scenes in the finale episode. But I can't wait to see more and I'm pretty sure Tech Boy wants to use her to tempt/kill Shadow!! Poor Dead Wife is looks just tragic at this point rotting away... but I love how she's giving me Sally rag doll/zombie from A Nightmare before Christmas vibes... soo spooky yet cute :3!!! hehe I love Mad Sweeney's character arc he's really gonna redeem himself by helping Laura.... and I"m sad he couldn't join his first true love Essie in the afterlife. I can't wait for the other Gods/folklore characters to be introduced next season it's been years since I listened to the audiobook. Now that I'm reading the book again I'm likw remembering all this characters and it's gonna be soo epic. I wonder if we'll see more new God or old god's who had to be reinvented using technology/media/globalisation. This show was the perfect thing to keep me excited before Game of Thrones starts :D!!

[@Vampwars]

+MsLoupe aka Bonitaymorena, YES!!! I thought I was the only one getting the Sad Sally Doll vibe from Emily Browning's performance. If they ever did do a live version of that (even though it was perfect as it was), she should definitely play Sally. I've been intrigued with Emily Browning since she played the sweet little girl in "Ghost Ship" & fell madly in love with her when she played Babydoll in "Sucker Punch" (which I feel should've gotten a lot more attention & accolades than it did). After that, I've watched her evolve into this brilliant young woman, holding her own as an undead woman with super strength fighting a Leprechaun! Never saw that coming! LOL I figured something was up because it feels like it needed a couple more episodes but as an opening first season, they smashed all my expectations & created something that I'm just as excited to watch as "Game of Thrones". Too excited for that show to return. And then "The Walking Dead" & then 13th season of "Supernatural". And "The Defenders" on Netflix. Wow, just realized I watch a lot of television.

[@Bonitaymorena]

I watch way more TV than that don't feel bad ...*tv addict life* YOLO Yeaaaas gyal I loved her from watching her in a series of unfortunate events and this movie called Sleeping Beauty... where's she's a university students who gets side job as a prostitute but is drugged unconscious so she cannot remember any of her Johns or what they do and they cannot have full intercourse with her or any of the "sleeping beauties". It was an independent Australian film that was a TIFF (Toronto Film Festival). I was like wow this girl can act her pants off and not many young women would take a role like that. I really need to watch sucker punch because people tried to make it seem like it was soo bad and degrading towards women even though I wanted to watch it when it came out. The criticts turned me off when they calling it misogynistic.:/ But I doubt Emily Browning would ever want a role like that without any depth. And I've heard other yotubers like MelinaPenedulum she does great reviews from nuanced black girl who loves fantasy perspective. I hoenstly don't listen to critics or popular opinion as much now and looks that the directors track record instead. Doesn't Emily remind you of any elf/faerie *__* I think that's what attracted me to her as an actress. I like interesting faces that stand out and hers it cute and doll like. Bilquis also has that type of round/face and deep eyes it's so pretty *__*

[@Vampwars]

Oh my goodness, yes! I do think that Emily Browning loos like a magical creature. There's something... hauntingly beautiful about her. And that shocks me because I'm not usually into Actresses with small frames but hers is so delicate looking that it's enchanting, as is her voice (she sings a couple of songs on the "Sucker Punch" album). I like Brian Froud's work, though, & most of the elves/faeries in his artwork are small, too. Like the Gelflings in "The Dark Crystal". Another hauntingly beautiful girl was the Childlike Empress from "The Never-Ending Story". The Actress playing Bilquis is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. Her beautiful dark skin & that flowing jet black hair makes her look like a true Goddess. And her eyes & that smile &... she's just perfect! I hope that when they finally get around to doing a movie about the Egyptians (especially Nefertari who was described as being very dark), they cast someone that's as perfect as Biliquis. As for whether or not "Sucker Punch" was misogynistic, I think it was about the unfairness of being in a man's world back in the time that the movie took place but it was very much about women coming together & figuring out how to get themselves out of their situation. Most people weren't ready for that & more than a few people found the ending troublesome (myself included) but overall, I found it to be a ride worth admission. I went & saw it in the movie theaters (not as a critic but because when I saw the trailer, it had elements that reminded me of Sailor Moon) so I went with a couple of friends. We all enjoyed it. And I LOVED "Sleeping Beauty". Didn't know that was an actual thing until that movie shed light on that type of high-priced underworld. I applaud Miss Browning for that because it was insanely out there, especially for someone so young, so new to Hollywood but since that film came out, I've seen a lot of other young Actresses & film directors taking those kind of risks.

[@Bonitaymorena]

Guuurl Yes Gelfling is right I love the Dark Crystal. And Yes The Childlike Empress was so cute her eyes were so big like an anime character. I love that type of face!! :D You know who also has that type of face Fka Twigs

[@enzgon9994]

Most of the actors here used a different accent compared to their accent in the show..... Just shows how good of actors these guys really are..

[@DaRealKINGKLIPS]

"This is all too big. . . Too much goin on at once . . . We should start with a story!" " Aww Jesus Nancy" "Im gonna tell you a story" "We havent got time for stories just do the fuckin work" "Let me tell a god damned storey!" 😂😂😂 then proceeds to tell the story of Bilquist.. This show is fucking brilliant! Love it!

[@behemothokun]

I love that the show takes it's time to tell it's story/stories; but without dragging.

[@DabIMON]

Did Shadow and Mad Sweeney switch hairstyles?

[@jangonauta]

DabIMON seems like it

[@hannahyoung2137]

DabIMON well Mad Sweeney needs his coin and he's trying to suck up since Laura is being a stupid bitch.

[@hannahyoung2137]

Everyone complaining about the audio and where I am complaining about hardly any Sweeney

[@shadowseer07]

Omg Anne Rice fangirling and ordering Neil's book. My two fave authors, my life is made.💕

[@Vampwars]

shadowseer07, same here. Been an Anne Rice addict my whole life & Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" is my #2 Favorite Book of All Time (#1 is "The Queen of the Damned". Guess I'm just a sucker for gatherings). It's so great to hear that she loved the show & that Gaiman got the accolades from a woman he seems to greatly respect. I feel like watching all the different videos, interviews, breakdowns & explanations about the series has helped me to appreciate both the book & the writer all the more. What a phenomenal show!

[@Bonitaymorena]

You need to watch the miniseries that was made based off one of her books for HBO. It's so good and aired in 2000, about the metisse/creole/mixed people of New Orleans, called Feasts of All Saints. There are some fantasy elements in it but I'm sure the book was way better than the movie. But I still loved the movie :D. It mixes cultures, beliefs, race, class, relationships, sexuality. Just I was impressed with the miniseries but I really need to get a copy of the book. I'm glad their are authors like Anne and one of my favs Neil Gaiman who can write about different cultures and give the characters depth and nuance and also tell great stories.

[@Vampwars]

See, I saw a little bit of it years ago but I didn't get into it because it was already episodes in when I started watching. Thank you for mentioning it because I almost forgot about it but I bet it's available on HBO Go, which I have. Going to check & find out. Thanks again!

[@Bonitaymorena]

You can probably find it on youtube that's where I saw it like back in 2011 lol. Or if you google it I'm sure one of those tv/movie website will have it on their site since it's so old. Cheers :D!!

[@Loki.Lyesmyth]

Well this could be a start of a beautiful relationship as I too find Neil and Anne as my favorite writers, right above Martin and King.

[@TheAngry1]

is it just me, or is the audio turned down?

[@levischorpioen]

Not just you, had to go all out to be able to hear anything.

[@mjinba07]

It diminished throughout play. Remember to turn the volume down again before clicking on anything else!

[@droolingfangirl]

Thanks for reminding me. I might have dented the ceiling otherwise. ;)

[@jakesigalmix]

Yeah the audio guy needs to work on his levels. Or they could of raised it in post.

[@jaanyagardner9288]

The Legendary Battousai185 me too

[@cadr003]

Such an amazing and talented cast.

[@LStarFish65]

What a great group of American Gods. Looking forward to season 2

[@SolRS18]

A wonderful show! Can't wait to see the next season!

[@hikarucarinab]

OMG! I love this cast so much

[@FlashakaViolet]

Let Yetide talk D:

[@mattsmith5704]

the audio is terrible :( still fun to see them all together

[@starlinguk]

That blue dress is amazing. I'm shallow, so sue me.

[@SR77736]

No you're right. It's beautiful and she looks great.

[@jet5299]

I laughed so hard at the end when the guy whose playing odin said when you work with people there is usually one asshole luckly we cant find him or her.

[@metalheadblues]

fantastic cast

[@bornmexicanraisedinamerica4912]

Love the show. I want more Curnabuag.

[@Forsentv2]

finally , awesome finale

[@LiloRolland]

shoutouts to the parents lol

[@NikolaosSkordilis]

Great discussion, but _very_ low volume. I boosted the volume right before the point of distortion and I can still barely hear some of them (particularly Ricky Whittle).

[@meganlange8050]

I did not know Ricky and Emily were British! Their American accents are wonderful!

[@barrismaxis6852]

I am really happy with the series and i cant wait for season 2 (maybe 3 too?). But i also hope mister Nancy gets his spinn off, with his boys. praying to you spider

[@priye_Love]

Why is shadow so goddamn attractive 😥

[@DrBiBeatz]

I really enjoy the first series I hope to have more series

[@TELEVISIBLE]

mad Sweeney and shadow are so hot!

[@darkmid9t671]

TELEVISIBLE I love them soo much😍😍😍😍

[@fictionmyth]

I did not notice that Orlando Jones played Mr. Nancy until *this* moment. He is a fucking masterclass actor. The difference between Mr. Nancy and Samurai Jack is insane and yet, he plays them both!

[@jangonauta]

i think you should cross check that... Lamarr is samurai jack

[@tracyk432]

Soooooo good!!!!!

[@Martell364]

What I love about American Gods, is, that if you know Nordic Mythology a little and pay attention you can learn, that Wednesday is Odin, in episode two.

[@MrJonL83]

Martell I thought Wednesday was Odin, but what gave it away for me was the 2 Ravens.

[@ds0liddg0ldd12]

I can't with Ian ,he so suave !

[@ZeeshanJamal23143124324]

why is the sound so low? couldn't hear anything properly.

[@BarbraYaga]

What's with the audio?

[@lynthia]

Why is Orlando doing the interviewing? Shouldn't he be on the other side of things being interviewed?

[@tscarable]

The sound mixing of this is terrible. I can't hear anyone when they talk and it's way too loud when they all laugh. Did they not mic everyone? Why is the intro deafening while the interview is mute?

[@musicmann1967]

Good clip. Bad audio.

[@lucifchristo]

learn to equalize your sound im trying to watch but have to adjust the volume every 5 seconds because one moment i can barely hear them (even the subtitles dont register some words) and then the next moment my speakers are crackling and booming then quiet again. fix your video

[@vashnanerada8757]

Perfect casting brilliant scripts. An Great acting. Roll on season 3/4/5/6/7/8/9. If American horror story can do it SO CAN AMERICAN GOD'S. the book is a thick book so I can easily see it reaching that season AND YES IV PREYED TO ODIN. I'll name my first born boy after him.....

[@milhouse14]

The audio is bad.

[@MrDemonicunt]

Nobody is letting Yetide Badaki speak ugh

[@seanesmith239]

Exactly what I said like wtf

[@AmeyaBenare]

audio

[@luizhenriquedesouza7208]

melhor serie quem achha

[@ZakJordan98]

Wow, Emily Browning's Aussie accent really throws me off. I know it's her real accent but still

[@speciosae]

I'm so glad there was only eight episodes. Watching like six different shows now. Ain't nobody got time for 12+ episodes 😂

[@elcidabiera9751]

wheres ostara? btw shes so badass in the finale. ..what a great way to introduce her and ended the season with her. dayum

[@kerensky416]

+1 to Ricky with the waynes world

[@DOSsector]

They went over budget with Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane, because they are fucking gold.

[@HappySlayer81]

Make 7-Up yours

[@TheHairOfElendil]

*I'd have paid good money to get a few more episodes... Not joking.* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👈

[@amayajones68]

I sincerely hope that gif of Kristen exists.

[@usernamehyt]

is good?

[@gibberishname]

oh my gods, the audio mix is AWFUL. it's like the mics are pointed the wrong way!

[@gaodargon]

Hahaha Neil Gaiman saying someone is a Furry xD

[@zeezsmallperson]

gotdammit. sound.

[@SarahAndreaRoycesChannel]

So a lot of people who work on American Gods and an actual American god (with British roots)?

[@merrickshamblin1182]

Transcript please? The CC doesn't catch Ricky's voice, and the sound quality is total garbage.

[@necromanceroo]

Do you want to hear a story? once upon a time, you see ! it sounds good already :D you're hooked

[@x-crisis]

Who are they bleeping this for?

[@EvilGamerCrowley]

Angry gets shit done.

[@nayanua]

Loads of very loud laughing , less and very low volume talking. I didn't really get the said " discussion" advertised in the title.

[@WhiteOleander730]

Orlando..... What???

[@mancavetheater1240]

I hate that they didn't tie in Easter (man made holiday) which fits with the idea of the show,man bringing their own gods with them to uncharted territory, as far as the foreigners leaving their homes for a better yet first time visit. What's funny to me is,all these man made gods(theme of the show to intense the misleading)are at war with each other for worship and who has the best manipulation & or the deceive lol

[@jasosik]

imagine chris rock as mr nancy

[@andrecarter2358]

Krzysiek Stankiewicz nah, he wouldn't be a good one

[@mkelly534]

Ricky Whittle needs to dial it down a little. He is looking very "hollywood" in this interview. Normally he comes across great

[@fayeskelly1633]

I'm not sure why, but when adults act the way they did when they introduced Neil Gaimen, bowing and saying "we're not worthy", and essentially that itself just annoys the hell out of me.

[@Postc0ital_mal0ne]

This show is pretty much DONE for me. Only here to reminisce.

[@yobama8344]

Damn, Ricky seems creepy on the couch

[@kayade5305]

Takes one to know one.

[@Stavol2Dual]

Waiting for Bilquis to die

[@thegoddessamongyou4103]

Stavol2Dual Damn.... why?????

[@7bean3]

May not happen.

[@sim7409]

cannot stand Emily browning..never could..just me?