Early in Season 1, what intel did Elizabeth get from that guy who beat her with a belt and gave her all those bruises that Philip later saw on her?

This show ranks up there with Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. In those shows, very few characters got out unscathed … maybe Bogdan (BB) and Lyle (BCS). I’m having a hard time thinking of ANYONE in the Americans. Is there anyone?

Hey all, this show has been on my watchlist for a while now but just haven't got around to it yet. I was just curious what people who have watched or are watching would consider to be the shows biggest selling points?

The Americans consists of 75 episodes over six seasons. The Finale is considered amongst one of the best.
Out of the 74 other episodes what episode do you feel was the best? Possibly there is a scene in that episode that you felt was particularly impactful to the overall story arc.

Named after the English poet, obvs, but I still found it funny.

There is a scene in Season 1 where Philip tries to get Elizabeth to say that she enjoys the lifestyle they have in the US. In that particular scene she scoffs at the possibility ands says that it is necessary for her to do her job.

There are several times where she feels that the material goods that people in the US have has made them weak. She hates it.

But in Season 5 when it seems that they will be returning to Russia, Elizabeth is seen looking at her clothes and shoes in the closet. I wonder what is going through her mind in that scene? Will she miss the clothes and the comforts?

Do you guys think Renee was a spy?

Philip has held off sleeping with Kimmy for years. He finally does in S6E5 in order to get her to meet up with him in Greece. Philip is ambivalent about it, not wanting any harm to befall Kimmy. I've always wondered if Elizabeth slept with Philip the night before he goes to see Kimmy in order to get him to agree to the mission?

Took me awhile to realize...

Simple question: after the fall of the Soviet Union, is there a chance Martha is able to return to the United States?

Watching S1 and Philip just got his apartment. Is this separation real between them or is it for the sake of the mission? I feel like I missed something.

I just caught this in s3e4 when they are arguing over Paige's future and had to rewind to make sure I heard it right.

I was just watching a show on restaurants that aren't in business anymore and of course they talked about Bennington's. I couldnt help but think about Tuan and his parents dinner experience there. For those people out there who lived in the 80's does this show give you a real nostalgic trip?

avoid getting arrested for being a spy, end up meeting with a new KGB handler and managing to get a new identity to continue espionage work safely?

Stobert starts out as Elizabeth's target at Agri-Corp in S5, but as she spends more time with him she appears to be taken by his vision of eliminating famine and his worldliness. When she happens to see him with another woman is she jealous? Or is she just thinking that her technique that relies upon using sex to manipulate men is going to be a lot harder with someone that is not a desperate loner?

And I noticed from the first episode in there is a lot of foreshadowing that Paige will ditch her parents

Watch every scene with her and Elizabeth 1:1 and you can tell her questions, although they seem curious and polite, have an air of defiance in them - like I think I know what’s true, and I’m asking as a test, and if you’re lying it’s another nail in the coffin

Her last one on one chat with Elizabeth is where she really takes the gloves off, and the train scene is where she shows them her decision, but she has been thinking about a life without them for a while

(at least that’s what I picked up on in my rewatch)

my opinion on “START”one of the best finales of all time

Phillip 💔… He was my favorite character of the whole show. You watch a man slowly break down over time until Season 6, Episode 1, where he was happy off-screen for three years, only to be broken again. And we watch a broken Elizabeth almost destroy her country. I’m not blaming Elizabeth, but her and Phillip’s similarities throughout the show were striking. 10/10 ending.

Stan is another one of my favorites. He was a great FBI agent, but his arrogance was the reason he never found out about Phillip and Elizabeth. He never checked until the end because he never believed anyone would even attempt to “pull one” over on him in any form.

Oleg. For all the hate Season 5 gets, I loved it—mostly because Oleg steals the show in his solo parts. The grocery store stuff was interesting to me, and I like Oleg, so it was a win/win. His conclusion is another great thing: a man willing to “snitch” to the Americans to save human lives, not just his own people. He quite literally fought and sided for Russia as he only wanted to better his country and the world. He knew, from the moment he didn’t enter the country on a diplomatic visa, that he was never going back.

FYI, Paige and Henry most likely had lives that weren’t so pleasant in the social sense. No way the USA lets children of illegals live guilt-free in the country. Sure, they didn’t go to jail, but life will be very hard for them socially. I know they left it “ambiguous,” but it was a sellout, honestly.

Renee was a Russian illegal. They never even attempted to make her look like a real person. A woman with no family ties, no real friends, all of a sudden runs into Stan at the gym? We watched Phillip do the same thing in Season 5 in Topeka.

i would love to see a middle east version of the americans. set in the early 2000s and spans all the way to the assignation of osama. it would follow 2 american born turkish chahrcters with 2 boys and 3 daughters.who move to iraq and take the identity of a iraq family who were killed.

Several people operate in the role of handler through the seasons of the show. Who does the best job as a handler?

1. Claudia
2. Gabriel
3. Kate
4. Stan and Dennis

Wanted to share that NPR described the book as a combination of The Americans and Succession. I'm going to start reading it tonight.

The storyline with Nina and Anton Baklanov starts in S3 and continues into the first few episodes of S4.

Nina comes to an unfortunate end. Is this story just a backdrop for the activities of Stan and Oleg to attempt to save her?

... and it feels like it's just Philip in yet another disguise.

Do you think Paige and Henry ever saw their parents again (after the finale)? After the USSR collapsed maybe?

There is a fair bit of screen time in S5 devoted to the journey of Mischa from Russia to the US to meet with Philip that is ultimately denied by Gabriel in E5. I am puzzled by what purpose this served within the story?

We see Gabriel discussing with Claudia whether they should be allowed to meet. We also see that Gabriel never shares anything about Mischa being in country with Philip or Elizabeth.