Shadow finds a way to manage his lost bet with Czernoborg and joins up with Mr Wednesday to plan their first big hustle in the third part of Bryan Fuller’s increasingly-impressive adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel.

Dispensing with the ‘Coming to America’ device employed in the first two episodes, part three begins with the first of two ‘Somewhere in America’ interludes that introduce the current antics of some of the other gods in the show. While the backbone of the narrative continues to be Ricky Whittle’s ‘Everyman’ – Shadow Moon – continually trying to come to terms with both his apparent powers and the wonders he’s witnessing (“I made it snow?”) it’s the asides and the vignettes that really give the show its scope and majesty. There are some beautiful and mind-stretching sequences this week, and again we are reminded that this is a very adult show in all respects.

The rapport between Shadow and Wednesday is great, with Ian McShane showing many facets to his conman. Unlucky leprechaun Mad Sweeney also returns from the bar brawl in the first episode, looking for his lucky charms… I mean coin… only to find out what has been unleashed. Chris Obi (soon to be seen in Star Trek: Discovery) also makes his debut as Anubis, though as fans of the book will already know, we’ll be seeing more of him later.

Verdict: A tightly wrapped confection that reveals more and more as each layer is unfurled. It’s as true to the source material as any Neil Gaiman fan could want, proving that the unfilmable really is filmable, you just need the right people for the job. And ye gods, this is definitely the right crew. 9/10

Nick Joy