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POLL : What did you think of The Americans - Safe House?

4 Apr 2013

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5 comments:

  1. Halliebear4 April 2013 at 04:26

    I liked it but didn't love it. Well acted and well written, but I missed the Philip/Elizabeth aspect of things. That said, Stan was amazing and the symmetry of having Amador/Vlad captured by the opposing sides was a nice touch. A nice farewell for Amador. And yikes were they right about Martha being cringe-worthy tonight, oy...

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  2. Lou4 April 2013 at 19:39

    I am kind of sad that they killed of Chris we didn't really get enough time with him, I get why they did it to give Stan the chance to go dark side but still gonna mess him!

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  3. Pascal2195 April 2013 at 13:26

    Beeman, you are supposed to be the good guy. Bastard. :-/

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  4. AuroraDawn836 April 2013 at 00:46

    I thought what he did was awful, but also somewhat realistic, given the situation. Stan couldn't let Vlad go. After all, he had no legal right to kidnap him in the first place! Vlad could identify him, and if the Soviets had known that an FBI agent had kidnapped an employee from their embassy, it would have (at the very least) caused an international incident.


    I do think Stan's actions would have been somewhat more realistic if he was CIA, rather than FBI, but I appreciate that the writers are portraying these characters in shades of gray.


    There are (with few exceptions) no really clear cut "good guys" or "bad guys" on this programme, and, in that respect, The Americans is fairly accurate from an historic perspective. When it comes to the actions of the CIA, KGB and (to a lesser extent) the FBI during the Cold War, things weren't as black and white as they are often portrayed in this country. All sides committed really horrible crimes during that period. Just ask the good people of Nicaragua and El Salvador or google the term "Church Committee, Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities". It doesn't make for pleasant bedtime reading.

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  5. Pascal2196 April 2013 at 11:47

    Nor does it now, pleasant reading I mean. Damn and I thought I knew how bad things were. Apparently they are much, much worse.


    Though I wholeheartedly agree that is was realistic, considering the circumstances. I just wish, it could have ended differently. Also, I think a part of it might have been Beeman's desire for revenge. Which is why he kidnapped him in the first place.


    This show is ruthless and thought provoking, I love it. :)

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