re: How many people here hate sex scenes in TV shows?

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well it's kind of a central conflict in the Americans so it's somewhat necessary

the whole layer surrounding their relationship requires that kind of conflict, b/c the whole larger issue of "do we like each other, let alone love each other" running central to the show is in direct conflict with how little they value sex (which is often an emotional expression of love in a relationship)

*vague spoiler alert*

that's why when they have "make up sex" at one point (can't even remember the marital conflict) they 69 each other (it's a sign of true intimacy b/c sex has been so degraded due to their jobs that intercourse is emotionally grey).

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This, sex is a huge constant throughout Americans. They both use it to seduce others, and it's also used as a means to show the constant tension and doubt about what their relationship actually is.