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Jun 9, 2016 04:10
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if yer a Dish TV customer go check your poo poo, it might have hosed up and recorded a blender commercial last night and skipped tonights "THE AMERICANS"  
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Jun 9, 2016 04:11
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Honestly that kinda fizzled out for me? I was thinking a really significant development would happen. No resolution on Stan extracting anything from Crandall or the Jennings deciding whether to go
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Jun 9, 2016 04:17
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stuart scott posted:Honestly that kinda fizzled out for me? I was thinking a really significant development would happen. No resolution on Stan extracting anything from Crandall or the Jennings deciding whether to go They're pretty clearly not going. I was surprised however that that was the final scene. Still, just the revelation from William alone that there's a married couple out there with kids who are actually spies is pretty exciting. I'm sure it will lead to good and fun things over the next couple of seasons. I of course eagerly await them being completely exposed, but who knows if that's where it's ultimately going.
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Jun 9, 2016 04:25
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This finale felt more like set up for the next set of problems next season. The previous finale felt like that too
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Jun 9, 2016 04:47
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Seemed like an odd final scene, I was convinced they were going to come back with one last scene after the commercial.
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stuart scott posted:Honestly that kinda fizzled out for me? I was thinking a really significant development would happen. No resolution on Stan extracting anything from Crandall or the Jennings deciding whether to go  Dangerous Person posted:This finale felt more like set up for the next set of problems next season. The previous finale felt like that too Yea. But at least this was a good season, unlike S3. Poor Arkady and Oleg  Bastard son plot seems like a dumb thing to add , but we will see how it goes I guess. The William deathbed revelation + stay/leave decision would have been more than enough for next season. DarklyDreaming posted:Phillip! Our children are banging! Glorious day It just made me feel that much worse for him when he learns the truth. He is going to be devastated 
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Keyser S0ze posted:if yer a Dish TV customer go check your poo poo, it might have hosed up and recorded a blender commercial last night and skipped tonights "THE AMERICANS" Happened on my Tivo too, pretty annoying but luckily it replayed the next hour. I kept waiting for poo poo to happen and then it just fizzled out.
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Jun 9, 2016 05:59
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So, Martha and Phil's bastard are going to cross paths and hook up next season, right?
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Jun 9, 2016 06:00
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Regy Rusty posted:They're pretty clearly not going. I was surprised however that that was the final scene. I think the FBI already knew there was a couple from back in season 1.
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Jun 9, 2016 06:18
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Grinning Goblin posted:So, Martha and Phil's bastard are going to cross paths and hook up next season, right? Shoot yourself into me Clark Jr!
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Jun 9, 2016 06:19
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TheAngryDrunk posted:I think the FBI already knew there was a couple from back in season 1. They knew there was a man and a woman working together, but the idea that they were a married couple, and particularly one with kids, wasn't really considered. It's kind of like the "Martha being married" thing - it's a step beyond what the FBI agents would have seen as the boundaries of espionage.
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Jun 9, 2016 06:22
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Did they forget to write a finale?
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Jun 9, 2016 07:09
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Lots of development but nothing huge. Henry is really disillusioned now.
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Jun 9, 2016 07:37
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Keyser S0ze posted:if yer a Dish TV customer go check your poo poo, it might have hosed up and recorded a blender commercial last night and skipped tonights "THE AMERICANS" Mine did that too. Grrrr.
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Jun 9, 2016 07:56
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:It just made me feel that much worse for him when he learns the truth. He is going to be devastated I really hope Stan just stumbles into it and he can't bring himself to turn them in and starts to sabotage their missions secretly hoping the KGB will just fire them. "Philip, what happened ?" "I tried to meet my contact and some guy in a on a motorbike shouted 'KGB !' and the contact ran away" "Was it the FBI ?" "No idea, he wore a scarf and sunglasses"
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Did William know Phillip's first name? Can't remember if they ever shared that particular secret. And did Arkady know about the Gadd hit? I recall a scene where he said something didn't go as planned. Narcissus1916 fucked around with this message at 14:34 on Jun 9, 2016 |
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Jun 9, 2016 14:11
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Oh no! The FBI knows they have two kids. They probably live in a house with a white picket fence, enjoy long walks on the beach, and prefer Pepsi to Coke. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 14:41 on Jun 9, 2016 |
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Jun 9, 2016 14:29
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http://www.avclub.com/article/how-americans-showrunners-brought-their-fourth-sea-237747 Pretty short but fairly interesting interview with the showrunners. I definitely felt like the finale was a little deflating after a very tense season, but when all is said and done I will bet that this season and next season will feel like one big 2 part season. It will flow way better when binge watching.
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Jun 9, 2016 16:15
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That was really underwhelming as a finale after such a killer season. It doesn't ruin anything, but I had to go check that it wasn't the penultimate ep. Also, I feel like the potential tension of the opening scene was squandered, because the way it was filmed, Phillip never felt near enough to William's last stand to make the stakes as high as they should've been. It could have been ratcheted up without tipping the hand in revealing to them he was caught.
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Jun 9, 2016 16:53
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Great season but this episode really felt more like an opening episode than a finale. Lots of build up and very little payoff overall this season too.
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Jun 9, 2016 19:59
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Narcissus1916 posted:Did William know Phillip's first name? Can't remember if they ever shared that particular secret. I swear William called him "Phillip" at least once, in the conversation where he asks "why didn't you bring the Centre in", that's the most likely spot.
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Jun 9, 2016 21:55
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"I'd never cheat on your mom" This was definitely very low-key for a finale. And while I can generally appreciate that, this felt a bit frustrating as, after a rather slow-paced season, it just set up more poo poo for the next one rather than blowing something up now. Maybe William was supposed to be that, but it was pretty clear what's going to happen to him since day one. Oh well, this was a brilliant season of TV nevertheless.
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Jun 9, 2016 23:05
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This season definitely hit its climax with the resolution of the Nina and Martha storylines. In a perfect world I think maybe they could have lined up the "okay, you guys can take a vacation" time jump to be the season finale and end with a note of hope for once (by extending the mid-season misery through the end of the bio lab plot instead of just resetting Philip and Elizabeth to be sadbrains again a couple episodes later anyway). It's still a great show, but the pacing is all over the place, and the seasons kind of just blend together instead of having distinct beginnings or ends. Maybe it'll feel more coherent when people binge watch the whole thing someday, but I can't imagine wanting to endure that much concentrated depression all at once.
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Maybe the Jennings should turn up their heater, Elizabeth sure seems to be wearing her coat a lot indoors. zVxTeflon posted:Shoot yourself into me Clark Jr! Laughed way too hard at this
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Jun 10, 2016 01:41
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Sinteres posted:the seasons kind of just blend together instead of having distinct beginnings or ends. You say this like it’s a bad thing. Not that the other points on pacing aren’t valid.
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Jun 10, 2016 01:51
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CGI blood coming out Dylan Baker's mouth there at the end looked a bit odd. Bit disappointing for a finale but show is still excellent!
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Jun 10, 2016 02:00
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Platystemon posted:You say this like it’s a bad thing. I definitely see the appeal of not hitting a reset button every season, and the deepening of the serialization that's made the best of peak tv possible. As an actual viewing experience though, seasons are pretty distinct unless you're binge watching years later, so ending a season on what genuinely felt like a commercial break rather than even the end of an episode to me was pretty disappointing. That said, while the show's probably too bleak to really say it's the one I enjoy the most, I do think it's the best show I watched this season.
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Jun 10, 2016 02:44
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Hed posted:Maybe the Jennings should turn up their heater, Elizabeth sure seems to be wearing her coat a lot indoors. She's just trying to make her way through the Cold War. 
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Jun 10, 2016 02:48
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The opening shot of Tim and Alice's baby had a nice fakeout where the close up shot and noise made me think they were going to pan to William dumping out his guts.
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Jun 10, 2016 03:09
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wait, that was the finale? fuckin hell
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so loving future posted:wait, that was the finale? fuckin hell Pretty much everyone's thoughts. I know I thought 'wow, a longer episode,' then waited the entire time for the 'next episode' teaser before bringing up FiOS' guide and seeing 'Finale' on the program info.
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Finally caught up! I thought the finale was pretty good actually, the only thing that seemed a little unconvincing was William's deathbed mumbling "confession" Also earlier in the episode when they started showing Russia I thought they were going to pick up on Martha's story and follow her life there, which imo would be kind of cool. Instead they are adding in a whole new plot which.. I dunno. Could be good I guess.
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Jun 10, 2016 12:00
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No. No more Martha. Ever.
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cheerfullydrab posted:No. No more Martha. Ever.
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Jun 10, 2016 15:57
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Fine. But we need to see some spoiled americans slumming it in a komunalka in Smolensk or some other shithole before the show ends.
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mobby_6kl posted:Fine. But we need to see some spoiled americans slumming it in a komunalka in Smolensk or some other shithole before the show ends. S6E1: Henry, frustrated by a lack of western videogames, becomes a leading figure in the early 90's Russian warez scene and then, years later as the world enters the age of social media, catfishes a lonely, retired Stan Beeman - with unforeseen consequences for both.
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I wonder if a "The Russians" spinoff could be pulled off in a way that didn't suck. Cardinal of the Kremlin basically.
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