The Americans on FX

There was a pretty interesting interview with the show runners last year. They said they really weren't that concerned with the audience understanding every detail of the missions as they watch it the first time. They feel like the show works as long as you get a sense of the stakes.

 

I didn't recognize William. I didn't recognize Hans.

God, I'd make a crappy spy.

 

I found this with The Sopranos and Game of Thrones as well, but The Americans seems like a good show to watch with the subtitles on. That way, you can keep names and governmental agencies straight.

 

I tend to do that almost by default these days. I'm either watching TV while wife is playing the piano or after she has gone to bed. So sound is usually very low.

 

Adding to the chorus here - I will binge watch the whole season in advance of the final or final two episodes of the season. Otherwise, I get way too antsy about things. That's been my method for things I'm pretty sure I'm going to love - True Detective, The Americans, The Good Place, etc.

 

Was looking at the beginning of this thread and came across ...

 

If we took shots every time someone on this board claimed a show was some variation of being unwatchable, some of us would be dead.

 

True. I've never found "Survivor" watchable. And it'll probably wind up being on longer than "Gunsmoke."

 

So the CIA is basically going to ruin Oleg after he did a wonderful thing.

And the Americans are trying to finish off what Hitler tried to do in Leningrad for 900 days.

Sounds about right.

 

Martha!

So who snaps first: Paige or Tuan?

 

Great cameo by Svetlana the one-legged nurse from The Sopranos as the Moscow grocery manager.

 

If/when Tuan snaps, there's gonna be a lot of collateral damage.