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Goddamn The Americans is so fricking good

Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:14 pm
Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:14 pm
Started a re-watch and man it is so tightly written and well paced.

The first 2 episodes foreshadowed the last episode.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:24 pm to
It really was a good show and how it kept evolving. Actually liked how it ended
Posted by BHTiger
Charleston
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:32 pm to
IMO the last episode was the best ever filmed.

The entire series was really well done. I grew up in this era so that probably helps.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
113737 posts
Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:35 pm to
quote:

IMO the last episode was the best ever filmed.

The entire series was really well done. I grew up in this era so that probably helps.


Same.

The fact they made me root for the KGB agents is proof of great writing.

Ending was pitch perfect and the garage scene was the most tense 11 minutes of TV you'll ever watch.
Posted by TT9
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:36 pm to
Sure is but did you have to take the lords name in vain?
Posted by Floridafan813
Member since Apr 2025
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:36 pm to
I’ve seen most of FX’s most acclaimed shows and love them. I’ll have to give this a watch soon along with Shogun.
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 5:37 pm
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 5:38 pm to
quote:

Shogun


That was great
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:01 pm to
I genuinely can’t hear U2’s With or Without You and not think about the train scene.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:07 pm to
Better than Breaking Bad
Posted by Grifola
Member since Aug 2017
235 posts
Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:11 pm to
quote:

IMO the last episode was the best ever filmed.

The entire series was really well done. I grew up in this era so that probably helps.


Same.

The fact they made me root for the KGB agents is proof of great writing.

Ending was pitch perfect and the garage scene was the most tense 11 minutes of TV you'll ever watch.


Agreed, the finale was the GOAT. Then after the garage scene, it holds the tension through 15 minutes of virtually no dialogue.
Posted by indytiger
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:45 pm to
Probably my favorite first episode of a series ever.
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:50 pm to
Never seen it. What streaming service
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:55 pm to
Hulu/Disneyplus
Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:56 pm to
quote:

Never seen it. What streaming service


Hulu/Disney+
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
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20570 posts
Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:56 pm to
I have that. I’ll give it a try.
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Regret nothing that made you smile
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:05 pm to
I was always hoping they would do a sequel mini series. Their son grows up and joins the FBI or CIA like he wanted to, all so he could track down his parents after the Iron Curtain fell. Really just any reason for more acting from Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell.
Posted by Lawyered
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Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:10 pm to
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genuinely can’t hear U2’s With or Without You and not think about the train scene.


I randomly watch that scene . Elite television.
Posted by ldts
Member since Aug 2015
2894 posts
Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:25 pm to
quote:

I was always hoping they would do a sequel mini series


I'd like to see something like that.

quote:

Keri Russell


Her character was a true believer, I'd like to see her have to deal with the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
113737 posts
Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:56 pm to
quote:

Her character was a true believer, I'd like to see her have to deal with the breakup of the Soviet Union


That's what makes the end so crushing. We all know what's coming.
This post was edited on 1/21/26 at 9:00 pm
Posted by homesicktiger
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Member since Oct 2004
1581 posts
Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:02 pm to
Kerri Russell's hind end agrees.
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