This week’s
American Gods opens with the arrival of the Orishas in America, the gods and goddesses of Yorubaland, the ancient deities worshipped by many of those who were brought over in slavery, and who they prayed to in their terrible new surroundings. We’ve seen them before, in Shadow’s visions mostly, but this is the first time this season we’ve been given a proper introduction to Oshun (Herizen Guardiola), Yamoja (Bridget Ogundipe), and Aye (Karen Glave). Also, your ears do not deceive you, that is Wale as Chango, leading the chants over “Wade In The Water.”