That makes them deluded but doesn't change anything in the end. They still murder people, use them,abuse them,manipulate them. They are some of the most heinous people ever on tv.
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The Americans - S6 - The Final Season of the Keri Russell / Matthew Rhys spy drama - FX Wednesdays
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That makes them deluded but doesn't change anything in the end. They still murder people, use them,abuse them,manipulate them. They are some of the most heinous people ever on tv.
As much as I like them, that's the truth, Elizabeth especially. Her casually dropping a car on a complete stranger to free up a position at a Northrop plant is one of the most fucked up things I've seen outside of shows about psychopaths/serial killers.
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That and forcing that kindly old lady to OD on heart pills were beyond the pale.
I could never truly enjoy the mail robot after that. They sullied it goddamnit.
Legendary moment in TV history, ladies and gentlemen.
Had to be an homage to Hank confronting Walter White in the garage, right?
We finally caught up with the finale...fantastic series from top to bottom. Got better each season it seemed.
The finale is about the happiest ending possible given the reasonable parameters...which is bizarre to say cause it's still one of the most haunting/depressing finales ever lol
Elizabeth must've truly felt like a terrible parent. You spend your entire life as a parent convincing your kids to believe in your ideals and her daughter just ups and leaves at the most crucial moment. Her service to her country was a waste. Her parenting was a waste. Its really devastating.
I don't think Paige's leaving necessarily means she doesn't want anything to do with the ideals anymore. She seemed pretty on board when it came to the anti-american stuff.
She probably just realized she has no connection whatsoever with the soviet union and the life that awaits her there.
Yeah but I feel like Elizabeth wanted to prepare her for this moment when shit hits the fan. And she wasn't all that successful.
As tragic as it is, there's a way to read it (and if you're Elizabeth, maybe years and years down the road if ever) that they actually instilled a sense of strength in Paige that gave her the will to make an enormous and scary life choice all by and for herself. That's something a parent could be proud of I think.
Huh? Naw...
That safe house is fully paid for...she is going to have a place to live rent free! Plus I bet it's stocked with alcohol and cool Russian movies on VHS
Plus, Henry was always lied to and was abandoned by everyone. Paige knew her parents and was able to choose to leave them.
Yea, I really don't think Paige was lying when she told Stan her stomach hurt
Sit alone at the table and take a shot of vodka and then stare ahead for 43-56 minutes.
Make the classic Philip "I feel dead inside" face
lol forgot about that
Rewatched the finale and it's even better the second time when you don't have to worry about what's gonna happen or what you want to happen, and you can just enjoy it for what it is.
I noticed something interesting. In Henry's fake passport that they throw in the hole, he looks way younger in the photo (like Henry from season 1 or 2). He's also not in disguise (obviously). I wonder if not using a more recent photo of Keidrich Sellati was intentional, as in Henry was so neglected that Philip and Elizabeth didn't even bother to update his passport in their bug-out bag.
I noticed something interesting. In Henry's fake passport that they throw in the hole, he looks way younger in the photo (like Henry from season 1 or 2). He's also not in disguise (obviously). I wonder if not using a more recent photo of Keidrich Sellati was intentional, as in Henry was so neglected that Philip and Elizabeth didn't even bother to update his passport in their bug-out bag.
LMAO
also just realized that Martia and Phillip are in the same place again lol
So best disguise or nah
I have a thing for Dee Eckert, the flight attendant.
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It's just a different hairdo, but it makes her look surprisingly different.
I also like that one from season 1:
She looks like Jennifer Jason Leigh. No surprise Stan didn't recognize her.
Make the classic Philip "I feel dead inside" face
I'm pretty sure they were all old photos, it's just that Keidrich Sellati aged more drastically than Holly Taylor.
Lmao, I remember this
Still prefer the one I posted, but I like these as well haha
I have a thing for Dee Eckert, the flight attendant.
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It's just a different hairdo, but it makes her look surprisingly different.
I also like that one from season 1:
She looks like Jennifer Jason Leigh. No surprise Stan didn't recognize her.
Still prefer the one I posted, but I like these as well haha
Paige was in disguise in hers, so it was most likely taken after she had become a spy, between season 5 and 6, as it was the pre-photoshop era. But Elizabeth explains to Paige that they have to change their appearance to match their passport photos. If Paige had that photo taken, she would know that already. Could be a small error by the scriptwriters.
Speaking of errors, one small thing that kept bothering me in seasons 5 and 6 especially was the lack of continuity when it comes to time zones. For example, in the finale, the discussion between Arkady and Oleg's father takes place in the afternoon ("Good afternoon Igor Pavlovich"), but the way the episode is edited, it happens at the same time Philip and Elizabeth pick up Paige, so in early evening, DC time. That would correspond to the middle of the night in Moscow. They've had continuity issues like that ever since they sent Nina back to Russia. It's surprising for a show with such attention to details. Anyway, I'll shut up now as I'm turning in one of those annoying superfans who overthink everything.
Good finale... closest thing we could get to a happy ending? I was sure people were going to die, but I'm glad it didn't play out that way. I feel the worst for poor fucking Stan.
If you really think about it then there aren't any good guys in that series because the FBI and the US government as whole does the same shit all the time.
Honestly even if Season 3 was the last season I'd give it my highest recommendation to everyone.
I have a thing for Dee Eckert, the flight attendant.
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It's just a different hairdo, but it makes her look surprisingly different.
I also like that one from season 1:
She looks like Jennifer Jason Leigh. No surprise Stan didn't recognize her.
They saved the best for last imo
This was one aspect I felt they kind of backed away from. Season one Stan was beating up witnesses all the time. He shot an innocent man in the back (thinking about it, similar to the way the Russians did to Nina). His partner was a womanizing hot head who died because he assaulted a man he didn't know for sleeping with a woman that rejected him. It felt like they tried to establish that there were no purely good guys. I think it was once season two started that they basically stopped with any of this.
The one she had with gorp guy was my favourite, but yeah the blonde one posted off is seriously distracting too.
They all pale in comparison to Ramones Phillip though
They all pale in comparison to Ramones Phillip though
I think it's possible the KGB could achieve some fancy image manipulation pre-photoshop. The disguise was just glasses and darker, fluffier hair. With the right pencils and tools I believe you could add that to a photo convincingly.
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I listened to the first bit of this today, and it's quite good. He starts with an interview with Matthew Rhys, and they discuss the finale along with his process over the entire series. Worth a listen if you have the time/interest since the focus is a little broader than some of the other content.
All I kept thinking was, 'If Elizabeth goes back to the Soviet Union, she's dead.' I assume the political upheaval was right around that time, which might save her from being immediately executed. I mean, she screwed the KGB HARD.
Yeah, that garage scene....whoa.
Yeah, that garage scene....whoa.
But they were more a rogue offshoot of the KGB, right? Not the government. Considering they were trying to kill the leader.
yes to both of these. yes yes."I want to see Philip again!"
They saved the best for last imo
So best disguise or nah
One of my favorite ones as well. The flight attendant one was great, too.They saved the best for last imo
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Digging through some recent reddit posts:
- S6 should be up on Amazon Prime on July 30th, according to Amazon's "coming soon" listings.
- Spotify link with all of the music used on The Americans soundtrack
- Arkady back in the day on The Wire:
- S6 should be up on Amazon Prime on July 30th, according to Amazon's "coming soon" listings.
- Spotify link with all of the music used on The Americans soundtrack
- Arkady back in the day on The Wire:
I'm pretty sure they were all old photos, it's just that Keidrich Sellati aged more drastically than Holly Taylor.
Someone needs to do the Deus Ex Human Revolution persuasion thing for the garage scene.
Perfect finale, I'm so glad they stuck the landing. The confrontation in the parking garage has to be the best acting of the year in the medium.
The Americans is right up there alongside my all time favorites like Breaking Bad, Justified, and The Leftovers
The Americans is right up there alongside my all time favorites like Breaking Bad, Justified, and The Leftovers
You are a brilliant person
Almost to the end of the show.
Fucking finally Stan, but I'm nottttt feeling the
After all those seasons they would just do something that dumb? It's unbelievable and clearly rushed to end the show. Turn off.
Edit: IDK yeah it seems like the final three episodes are rushing to finish it up. Why didn't this at least start at the beginning of the season
Do I not remember this right or
Fucking finally Stan, but I'm nottttt feeling the
bug in the pile of papers.
Edit: IDK yeah it seems like the final three episodes are rushing to finish it up. Why didn't this at least start at the beginning of the season
Paige, honey </3 Why'd she have to get wrapped up in this? Gonna choose to take it as her being braver than her parents for staying tho.
Do I not remember this right or
did someone at one poitn make an offhand comment about Stan's new boo possibly becoming a spy? And then that last shot of her looking at their house
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