"More penises than Game of Thrones" - American Gods' gay genie sex scene is getting a lot of love

News
By
Published

It’s not even been 24 hours and already people are applauding the gay sex scene in the latest episode of American Gods. By now you’ll be familiar with the massive freak-out about Bilquis’ sex scene in the first episode, but the show runners are definitely not done with the bedroom shenanigans. 

The TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy tale of the war between the old and new gods is getting a ton of praise on Twitter. That’s not just because of the distinct amount of skin on display, though - its depiction of tender, loving sex between a businessman from Oman and a Djinn (a supernatural entity famous for granting wishes) has hauled in a ton of rainbow flags and clap emojis. That means people like it. A lot. But it wasn’t always as yass-worthy - upon reading the first draft of the scene, the showrunner Brian Fuller bluntly said that unless the scene’s top (who’s a flame-eyed Djinn, by the way) “has a 12-inch, candy-cane cock and can fuck around corners, his dick’s not getting in him. So you guys need to go back and figure out where holes are”. Dang. 

Fuller’s blunt requirements obviously hit the mark, as the good people of Twitter have demonstrated...

Latest Videos FromGamesRadar+
Zoe Delahunty-Light
Zoe Delahunty-Light
Former GamesRadar+ Staff

While here at GamesRadar, Zoe was a features writer and video presenter for us. She's since flown the coop and gone on to work at Eurogamer where she's a video producer, and also runs her own Twitch and YouTube channels. She specialises in huge open-world games, true crime, and lore deep-dives.

LATEST ARTICLES
  1. "Treat early access like a real launch, because players do"
    1
    "AAA publishers are abusing Early Access," RPG dev says, and Steam games like Subnautica 2 and Path of Exile have warped "the landscape and players' expectations"
  2. 2
    A working PS4 dashboard was ported to Roblox alongside games like Undertale – it was quickly taken down, but a new version is already out
  3. 3
    Valve says devs can fight AI clones on Steam by not "relying on a single mechanic that someone can easily copy," and report extortion to law enforcement while you're at it
  4. 4
    Nearly 1 in 3 gamers plan to buy GTA 6 in the US, analyst confirms: "A rare cultural and commercial moment"
  5. 5
    With No Man's Sky's fifth major update this year, Hello Games finally makes good on a pre-launch teaser: "Fly directly to neighboring stars for the first time"