The Americans (FX)

[thirty-two]

Just finished the series a few minutes ago. Overall, I was satisfied with the finale. Was rewarding to see them where they ended up.

Fave character was definitely Oleg. Loved all Elizabeth/Philip interactions between them throughout the series. Elizabeth was a savage this season, holy crap.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yeah... I was out on the Martha storyline. The Feds know where she is before either Russell or her husband does. They get to the park she’s in... and somehow... they don’t have the place combing with agents and both of the Russian spies get to her first?

again, they wrote themselves into a really interesting corner to get out of and then... just decided the path of least resistance was the easy way out and took it.

slow burn or not, count me as one who just thought this was incredibly overrated.

 

[Cheesebeef]

okay... I've reached the point where I now just believe this show sucks. In the Season 4 finale, the leads literally... do nothing. The last scene of the season is Philip walking his daughter across the street and telling her not to see the FBI's guy's son anymore. That's the cliffhanger to end the season? Oh and they might leave because now the heat is "really on"?

and then season 5 picks up... and surprise, they decided to stay! And... the daughter is still hanging out with the FBI's guy's son.

nothing ever really changes in this show. characters don't grow, change, the spies seemingly never get anything much accomplished and every time they look dead to rights, they're not responsible for getting themselves out of the jam or they are incredibly lucky.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

okay... I've reached the point where I now just believe this show sucks. In the Season 4 finale, the leads literally... do nothing. The last scene of the season is Philip walking his daughter across the street and telling her not to see the FBI's guy's son anymore. That's the cliffhanger to end the season? Oh and they might leave because now the heat is "really on"?

and then season 5 picks up... and surprise, they decided to stay! And... the daughter is still hanging out with the FBI's guy's son.

nothing ever really changes in this show. characters don't grow, change, the spies seemingly never get anything much accomplished and every time they look dead to rights, they're not responsible for getting themselves out of the jam or they are incredibly lucky.

It does pick up towards the end, but S4 was the low of the series IMO.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Halfway through season 6 and this is by far the most interesting season so far.

 

[thirty-two]

Halfway through season 6 and this is by far the most interesting season so far.

Season 6 was definitely one of the better seasons, imo.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I’m sorry... whatever y’all are free-basing pass it this way. The finale was ludicrously bad. Every time this show got to a tough moment, they took the path of least resistance to write their way out of it.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I’m sorry... whatever y’all are free-basing pass it this way. The finale was ludicrously bad. Every time this show got to a tough moment, they took the path of least resistance to write their way out of it.

Points for consistency, it was like that when I gave up on the show after season 3.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Points for consistency, it was like that when I gave up on the show after season 3.

It became completely unforgivable at the end... like insultingly so.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Man...... I really was hoping you would like it. Glad you stuck it out though.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Man...... I really was hoping you would like it. Glad you stuck it out though.

I was really stunned by how much I didn’t like it by the end. The first season had me until it’s ludicrous getaway wayyyyy too easy season finale. And then that just became the norm.

great Kerri Russell performance, but otherwise, big meh.

 

[DeAnna]

the spies seemingly never get anything much accomplished and every time they look dead to rights, they're not responsible for getting themselves out of the jam or they are incredibly lucky.

I'm only on season 2 and I've noticed this also. Plus, I keep thinking "how dumb is Martha to fall for all that Clark bs"

The dynamic between Eliz and (ever conflicted) Phil is more interesting.