re: American gods

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In the book though, Salim becomes essentially trapped as the cab driver as I recall. In the show he is released to be a new person. Different takes on the same scene. Given? that Fuller is gay, it makes sense that he would want this scene to be freeing for Salim.

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I just finished the book and although it is a bit subtle, it is definitely implied that Salim feels pretty good about the change - he uses the "I do not grant wishes" line, he feels "strangely light headed", he asks himself "how hard can it be", and he tosses the keys in the air and catches them and puts the sunglasses on and goes to look for "his" cab.

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As to why it lasted so long, hard to say other than they wanted to show just how different and otherworldly sex with a god or angel is.

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This is also similar in the book.