Amph The Americans on FX, anyone watching?

Found the thread, my Fav show on TV right now dying for tomorrow night

 

Clearly my total devotion to a show I worship turns all into haters.
For a 60 minute show they covered a lot of territory. Interesting that
the writer creator producer of the show sees it as a show about marriage.
I got that feeling as soon as S1 aired last year, I see the 20 years together
a image of my 22 years together/married which failed (And no I wanted to stay
married and yes I was faithful). MY gut tells me they at the very least die together
for each other and country. But I do hope they make it. What went down to a fellow
"Married Russian Couple" also in the States 20 years plus tonight was grusome
and reminds you no matter who you follow/are a fan of its all in on every hand
in this business. Loved her hand grabbing his in the car when he said what a
horrible night it had been-it spoke volumes.

Just in general this show is really well cast its a smaller ensemble with 3 actors
who are all super getting front billing.
This show takes place in 1981-on and I really feel it at I was 13-14 then and my
Father designed standard missile for the US Navy working at General Dynamics
in Pomona CA.

9/10-WIshed it was a 2 Hour now night season premiere. I have not followed its
ratings but my gut says the suits LOVE this show. And its clearly on a low budget
which in no way hurts the quality IMO.

BTW-I have never ever seen Felicity or anything at all Keri Russell has been in
girls got some major acting chops, and is a stunning woman.

Thanx All (Like even one person reads this lol)
thebadge

 

not getting that snowball effect i was hoping for

 

That scene in the hotel sequence was brutal.

 

Shameless bump its on tonight (WED) ep 2 of S2.

As long as it stays written thus way please TV Gods spare this series.

 

Loved that last scene.

 

Season 3 starts January 28th! Promo ad in the link below.

https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-the-americans--season-3-promo-181250108.html

 

Hey, my wife and I watched the first two seasons.

This must be the first time since Lost that we've been hooked on a show together.

I wouldn't rank it as high as some critics seem to but it's damn well worth watching. Last season's ending was awesome.
Overall I love the spy stuff, the acting, tension and intrigue.

Some of the soap opera relationship threads seem forced (x sleeping with y, y attracted to z, blah blah blah).

Still I am fully on board.

 

Holy crap.

 

Best show on television, which is something I never would've guessed based on its premise.

 

It's up there. Better Call Saul edges it for me, not that they're anything alike. Apart from being period pieces...kind of.

 

It's been a great season so far.

 

And this week's episode was good, but that ending - yeesh!

 

Brutal. But it was done so well.

 

Yes, very well executed.

 

I've been watching The Americans ever since it's debut in Spring 2013, and can honestly say there's never been a bad episode. I grew up in the Washington D.C. area in the '80's, so can really relate to this show's time period & setting. The early '80's "look" - i.e., the technology, hairstyles, cars, etc. are painstakingly recreated. Amazing.

The death of a major character in last week's episode was somewhat unexpected, but not shocking - I could kind of see this coming, based on everything that happened beforehand. The "dream sequence" when N. was fantasizing about being rescued was quite poignant, especially when it abruptly stopped after she woke up & realized she was still in her cell...

Shifting gears: When Page called up Pastor Tim & told him that her parents were spies at the end of S3 last year, I was certain that 1 of 2 things would happen in S4:

1) Elizabeth & Philip would be forced to take out the Pastor & his wife, because their cover was blown. In this season, they obviously considered this (and it may still happen), but with each episode I can see that this is less likely; they are obviously having second thoughts about the life they're in, anyway.

2) The other possibility I considered was that the Pastor & his wife were also spies (unknown to E. & P.) & were placed in their "positions" to keep an eye on Page's development. And, if this was the case they wouldn't blow the Jennings' cover since they were spies themselves. As S4 progresses, however, this seems to be very unlikely.

That being said, I've been very surprised by this series in the past. The plot twist at the end of Season 2 was not something I EVER saw coming throughout that whole season; excellent finale & reveal, and one of the best I've ever seen in TV or film....

 

Averts eyes- My wife and I finally started watching this season. We're just a couple in so far.

 

How the show is made from start to finish.

 

Great link Darth Guy thank you.

 

Pastor Tim is like the bug that a cat will play with before the cat decides to kill it.

I am also fond of how breadcrumbs of a storyline are thrown out over time. The Korean family that Elizabeth is working, nothing definitive yet, but you just know that something is coming up.

 

Are you Officially Recommending this?

 

FX have announced two more seasons. 13 episodes in 2017, 10 episodes in 2018, and that's the end of it.

Can;t believe how this isn't more popular on here. Philistines!

 

I'm glad that they know they have two seasons to wrap things up. I've been really enjoying this season, and it feels like it's wrapped up quite a few plot lines already.

 

Huh, I expected only one more season. I remember hearing back during season 2 or 3 that they had a 5-year plan (GET IT?).

 

Then this is like a festivusmiravle for you!

And I bet your memory serves you correctly. But things change, and they had a little more story to tell. I'm. Confident there will still be no waste, with the last season being short, rather than a two part final season with seven episodes each or whatever.