Since I know nothing about Maori mythology, I looked up Papatunuku and learned that

1. Her mate is Ranginui, not Maui;
2. Maui is a trickster god.

So was it deliberate manipulation on Jerome's part to bag Papatunuku, or did the scriptwriters just fail? I mean, at one point, Jerome invokes the blessings of Ranginui so clearly they're aware of him.

Also, Mike is Ullr, god of skill, hunt, and duel. Why was he afraid of Natalie? Do his powers desert him when the hunter becomes the hunted? That feels like a definite oversight on the part of the writers.

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