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[Kadayi]

That's exactly what the show didn't need. More suspense. One of my main problems with the first season was that everything was always so tense and suspenseful that I quickly became desensitized - when everything is suspenseful, then nothing is.

I think the show would be better served by having more, well, non suspenseful episodes so that when the show really needs to be suspenseful, it can be more effectively.

Yeah I hear what you're saying. It's pretty much a given that neither of the leads are going anywhere anytime soon (or Stan for that matter) so peril becomes less about worrying about their well being and more about 'how will they get out of this?' and too much of that can become formulaic.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Yeah I hear what you're saying. It's pretty much a given that neither of the leads are going anywhere anytime soon (or Stan for that matter) so peril becomes less about worrying about their well being and more about 'how will they get out of this?' and too much of that can become formulaic.

Precisely!

 

[dead souls]

Hell, I'd just be happy if the show finally starts living up to the amount of praise it gets.

 

[Blader]

Hell, I'd just be happy if the show finally starts living up to the amount of praise it gets.

man, you seem to watch a lot of stuff you hate.

 

[Steelyuhas]

Yeah I hear what you're saying. It's pretty much a given that neither of the leads are going anywhere anytime soon (or Stan for that matter) so peril becomes less about worrying about their well being and more about 'how will they get out of this?' and too much of that can become formulaic.

Yep, this pretty much in line with my thoughts.

 

[Incandenza]

This show's real strength is its excellent depiction of marriage and family. As long as that keeps up, I'm in.

 

[Cornballer]

Brief article with a couple minor spoilers for S2.

- Going Deep Undercover With The Americans

 

[dead souls]

man, you seem to watch a lot of stuff you hate.

Eh, there were things I liked about season one of The Americans but the breathless praise it received by a lot of critics wasn't remotely justified.

 

[Cornballer]

Season 2 thread is up. Please continue posting there.

 

[Heshinsi]

Just caught up with this show, and by the end of the pilot I was in love. I actually enjoyed it a lot more than House of Cards, partly due to the more heightened tension in the Americans.