The Americans, starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, Richard Thomas, & Annet Mahendru aired its first season finale, and much like the rest of the first season, rocked the story.
The Americans on FX, follows a few Russian deep-cover spies living in the United States in the 1980s, and the missions and exploits they deal with.
At first I wasn’t sure I’d take to the show, considering it’s about spies who are stealing, thwarting and killing Americans. But the story is done so well, that there’s a huge gray area about who is the good or bad guy.
Classically speaking, yes, the spies are the bad guys. It’s the KGB versus the Ronald Reagan era. But much like the telling of shows like Breaking Bad or Sons of Anarchy, we find ourselves immersed in the drama that is the daily routine of the bad guys. And we’re liking it.
For me, the last thing I saw Keri Russell in, she was this cutesy kid and I had no real motivation to be interested in anything she did. But in The Americans, her role as Elizabeth Jennings completely redefined her image for me, in a great way. It’s incredible to watch the dangerous or sexy Russell tackle this new role, as it will help define her for new fans in this new generation of anti-heroes.
And it’s an amazing story, where two Russian spies are assigned a deep-cover mission to live in the United States, be married, have kids and the whole nine yards, acting like your typical, all American family. All the while, living next door to an FBI counter-espionage specialist.
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