Seven stars. Polemics are lousy story telling. So let's start with a long
one. Now let's try to get the story going again. That the writers managed to
recover from such a lousy intro is a pretty good feat. The Bilquis stuff is
the center of his one, and turns on the non-canonical team-up between Shadow
and Technical Boy. As a big fan of the novel, I'll say this is one change I
really like. Those Mutt-n-Jeff combos are a great source for both comedy and
high concept. As for Wednesday, having Marilyn Manson as an Odin worshipper is
hysterically on the nose. So is Wednesday's ruse to get back to Demeter. I
just loved it when he stumbled out of the burning wreakage, reciting "Pressed
Rat and Warthog". Had to explain that one to my son. And Laura, now back with us, has to decide why. I got the impression that the people in charge finally
realize that they have to get on with the story. Was it too little, too late?
7 March 2024.