There is one important character that I have not spoken about very much this season. Without this character, a lot of important work could get lost in the shuffle, making it difficult for other characters we obviously depend on. I…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×8, “Divestment”
Martha, Martha, Martha! Despite committed work from Alison Wright over the past few seasons, I am aware that a part of the audience just wishes she would wise up to what is going on. Now, we have two episodes in…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×7, “Walter Taffet”
Oh how I wish I was rushed for my write-up of tonight’s wonderful episode of The Americans. “Walter Taffet” is the show at its best. This may have been an episode that relies heavily on all that we know about…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×6, “Born Again”
While I was not expecting a baptism sequence as epic as something like the virtuoso scene from The Godfather, I have to admit the opening of this week’s episode of The Americans, “Born Again”, was a bit more subdued than…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×5, “Salang Pass”
There is a scene in this week’s episode of The Americans, “Salang Pass”, which has FBI Agent Stan Beeman and KGB officer Oleg Igorevich meet on opposite sides of a bridge. One is dressed in white and the other in…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans (3×04) “Dimebag”
The Jennings are getting it from all sides when it comes to ambushes lately. Last week, Philip and Elizabeth were caught off guard by the CIA. This week, Philip and Elizabeth are caught off guard by their own daughter. Given…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×3, “Open House”
The centerpiece of this week’s episode finds Philip and Elizabeth stuck in a situation they did not anticipate, but have the ways and means of getting out of. It is a portion of the episode that puts everything aside, as…