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The Americans - Season 2
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The Americans: “Operation Chronicle”
Genevieve: This season of The Americans has repeatedly tested Philip and Elizabeth’s commitment to protecting their…
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The Americans: “Stealth”
Todd: “Stealth” is the “get everything set up for the last two episodes” episode, the “holy shit, has this show gotten…
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The Americans: “Yousaf”
Genevieve: From the very first scenes of the very first episode, The Americans has been a show about sex. Oh sure, it’s…
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The Americans: “Martial Eagle”
Todd: One of the raps those who don’t like The Americans have against The Americans is that it’s a cold, emotionless…
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The Americans: “New Car”
Genevieve: That’s a commercial for the Camero Z28 from 1982, which means that that is the jingle and the imagery that’s…
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The Americans: “Arpanet”
Todd: One of the things that both fans and detractors of The Americans can often come to terms on is the idea that the…
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The Americans: “Behind The Red Door”
Genevieve: Have you ever had anything you would die for? That’s the question Sandinista agent Lucia asks Congressional…
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The Americans: “The Deal”
Todd: Obviously, there’s no way for me to know how you felt, Genevieve, but “The Deal” was, to me, some crazy great…
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The Americans: “A Little Night Music”
Genevieve: Of all of Elizabeth and Philip's many super-spy abilities—hand-to-hand combat, code-breaking, wiring up…
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The Americans: “The Walk In”
Todd: “The Walk In” does that thing where the episode throws dozens of balls into the air at its beginning, then…
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The Americans: “Cardinal”
Genevieve: “Things can go wrong. They usually do. It’s part of the job.”
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