The Almighty Johnsons is a show about a band of brothers who in the pilot are revealed to be Norse God's living on earth when on the youngest brothers (Axyl) 21st birthday it is revealed that he is the incarnation of the god Odin. The show is 3 seasons long following the quest of the family to fulfill his quest necessary for him to become Odin. They believe that if they fulfill this quest they will all become full fledged gods on earth with super powers allowing them to rule. So the premise of the show and the story is based on this belief. Gods and Goddesses don't get along well but never the less, they start out battling each other and by the end of the show the little band has all slept with each other etc., basically becoming this little band seeking to find the goddess that is Odin's life love so they can get together and all inherit their powers. The show is silly but entertaining as they pursue finding this goddess. Even with the family oracle they really aren't well informed about the history, traditions, anything of importance regarding being gods. So they are bumbling goofs most of the time making for just funny stories. At the end they learn when they finally find this goddess that when joined in marriage it doesn't result in them getting their God powers but the gods in them to ascend leaving them here on earth as mere mortals. Still a good thing as it saves the earth, but a bummer after expecting to be Gods and Goddesses their whole lives. It ends up with everyone being has happy as can be expected given the big letdown, but it is a very unique show that if you don't question to hard is just plain fun to watch. So my suggestion is to watch the 3 seasons and enjoy the story as it is good old basic story telling that entertains if you don't scrutinize to hard.
Review of The Almighty Johnsons
