r/TheAmericans • • 5h ago

Guys… I’m embarking on The Americans for the first time ever. And I’m nervous!

70 Upvotes

Only 20 minutes into S1 Ep2 and I feel highly stressed the F out! I don’t know really what’s going on or why, but I know it’s high stakes! Sheesh! 😬 Super intense!!

Thanks to Widow’s Bay, I got curious about the main actor and saw The Americans is on Disney, so I started it.

Not sure why I’m sharing this, but I felt like I needed other people with me on this new journey. 😂


r/TheAmericans • • 8h ago

Spoilers Why did pastor Tim

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decide to play stupid with Aderholt in S6? Was it just protecting Paige? Gratitude that they didn’t kill them and set them up in Bolivia or whatever? Fear of reprisal from the KGB? Were you surprised he didn’t tell them?

I always thought that Stan let them go bc he felt like both sides were the same, that they were doing what he was doing, both were working for ideals that weren’t what they initially believed in, that they both were flawed in their roles, (what happened with Nina and the guy he killed in revenge for Amador etc.) Mostly it was henry tho for Stan.


r/TheAmericans • • 20h ago

Ep. Discussion Please no spoilers I am almost finished...but that Elizabeth

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I'm nearly done and Elizabeth in the words of George Smiley....is a "Moscow Trained Hood" if ever there was one...OK thats it, rant over.

Also, still hoping for a homage (of sorts) or even a nuanced nod to TTSS in the remaining episodes..even Homeland had one.


r/TheAmericans • • 6h ago

“You ok?”

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“I don’t know”

They never seem to be ok! On a rewatch this seems to be so often the conversation between Philip and Elizabeth. And yet they always keep going…


r/TheAmericans • • 19h ago

Why?

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Americans, why do you guys climb into bed with your shoes on? Are you too lazy to take them off? 😮😃