The Reason Everyone Hates Laura Moon On American Gods
By Isabella Wilson
On the surface, Laura Moon is not the most likable character. It was Laura's scheme that landed Shadow in jail and, to add insult to injury, she ended up having an affair with his best friend. Laura seems to know she did wrong and even helps Shadow along his journey. So why is it that fans still despise her so much? Take a look at one of the many Reddit posts, and you'll see just what American Gods fans have to say about Shadow's "dead wife."
DnD-NewGuy opened a Reddit discussion with the question, "Are we supposed to care about Laura Moon? Like why are we supposed to want her to succeed? She's not a nice or good person. I find myself annoyed that she's getting anywhere."
Many Redditors seemed to agree. Ben70 responded, "YES, she's terrible. She treated Shadow badly when they were together. Her dumb robbery plan landed his ass in jail. Then she was [having sex with] his friend. She never cared for him as a human – always referred to him as 'puppy'. By all objective standards, she's not a good person, nor a nice one." Another Reddit thread comment from betrayedof52z reads, "I can't believe how much screen time this insufferable character gets. I can't find one enjoyable thing about her."
A different argument against Laura has little to do with her actions, and more with how the character was written by the screenwriters. "She is entirely unlikable," says Redditor AdrianBlack. "And it doesn't mean she is a good actress because I don't like her, it's because she's boring, flat and 2 dimensional. Her character is poorly fleshed out and only given annoyance, anger or impatience as emotions. I don't care about her because there is absolutely nothing there to invest in. I don't find it interesting or enjoyable to see a static character with a flat arc."
