Gillian Anderson is also great as neo-goddess Media, channeling the hypnotic allure of modern entertainment’s glowing screens and disembodied voices with a wry Southern Belle affectation that seems to reference Mae West.
American Gods gets shot in a hyper-stylized mode that feels slightly distended at times: the colors flirt with being too intense and some camera angles will make you want to tilt your head to better understand the visual data. It exhibits much of the same whimsy seen in other shows where executive producer Bryan Fuller was involved.
The American Gods TV Series Isn’t Afraid to Go Full-On Weird, and That’s What Makes It Great
Just Holding Hands 