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The Americans is pretty banal and follows the basic script you would expect. It's good background noise if you want 80s nostalgia though.
by yeahwhatever10 2y ago
The Americans is pretty banal and follows the basic script you would expect. It's good background noise if you want 80s nostalgia though.
- skipants 2y agoI'm with you. I don't really agree with all the praise it gets. I liked it at first but it really seemed to run into the "manufactured drama" trap that a lot of TV shows run into when they try and keep it going. It really ruined my suspense of disbelief.
- hyperliner 2y ago[dead]
- carabiner 2y agoIt really doesn't though. For example, I didn't expect to see so many totally innocent people get killed. I've also never seen a marriage portrayed with so much tension so realistically. I grew up in an abusive household and Americans is the first show to to give me ptsd flashbacks.
- sib 2y agoAgreed. As someone who's read and watched a lot of Soviet-era spy fiction, along with lots of actual history, I found it pretty underwhelming. I forced myself through 3 seasons and gave up.