US: The Americans

[Too Tall]

On season two of this now, highly recommended!

 

[robgmun]

lol, Homeland went downhill fast! First season was good, the rest was trash. Just like Heroes!

Close, but nowhere near as bad as that

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Just watched the first season of this. Have to say brilliant show.
Takes a bit to get going but the plot arch and characters are great - Love the Clark role!

Its very different to homeland in that its not as in your face, but more than makes up for it by just being all round more diverse.

 

[ElliorR]

The third season starts tomorrow in **** yeah country.

 

[Mark A]

Good stuff. I got a little bored by the end of season 2, but it seems like the third season could be interesting.

 

[_Jimlad_]

Yeah season 2 dragged a little something different needs to change.

 

[ElliorR]

Seen the first episode of season 3 and

Spoiler

looks like Stan is starting to get suspicious

One thing I do like about this is the Russians speak Russian and not English in their embassy .

 

[_Jimlad_]

As long as you get a download that has sub's

 

[ElliorR]

If I were to download episodes, that's IF, then I'm sure they'd have hard coded subs for the Russian.

 

[whiskycycle]

First two seasons were hard coded subs on broadcast, so I would expect the same for the third.... Really looking forward to this starting again.

 

[ikillbears]

enjoyed it as a season opener. Really do like this show!

 

[NexusK]

Thought i saw Odo from Star Trek DS9 name in the credits at the start of last night's episode so was watching out for him all through it. Turns out it was Remy Auberjonois and not Rene Auberjonois d'oh.

 

[robmol]

Brutal sound effects on the limb breaking in latest episode

Was the belgian girl in prison relevant or just a random prisoner?

 

[CaptainCrash]

Brutal sound effects on the limb breaking in latest episode

Was the belgian girl in prison relevant or just a random prisoner?

My guess (based on nothing whatsoever) is that she's a KGB plant of some kind, put there to win Nina's trust.

I assume Nina's story remains ongoing for a while at least, or she'd already have been executed for treason and espionage.

 

[rotters]

yup agree with that, hence the giving away of her food, you wouldnt do that in prison unless you want something in return.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Good start to Season 3 but theres two things I really dislike already:

The first is Nina still being in the show. Just why - As far as I was concerned she was out at the end of season 2 but for some reason they have brought her back. It just feels odd and disconnected.

The second is the Paige angle. Its very minor at the moment, but it annoys me because you can see it developing and I just think its a pretty stupid idea all round.

 

[Mark A]

I can see the Paige situation developing into a situation where they ask Elizabeth to take Phillip out. I cant see him ever allowing them to use his daughter and Elizabeth seems far more brainwashed than him. Her viewpoint is also backed up by the fact her own mother told her to go and serve her country without hesitation.

It'll certainly be interesting to see what happens.

 

[ElliorR]

The most recent episode had a pretty gruesome killing. Great show this.

 

[AndyCr15]

This is like 'Justified' for me in that not that many people know about it, but I think it's one of the best shows on TV. Loved the episode with them having seen the house viewing, they realise they are being followed.

Love, as I think someone mentioned earlier in the thread, who are the good guys here? The Russians that are the stars of the show? The FBI?

Spoiler

From Kent's last interaction with Martha, has she twigged he might be/is a Russian spy at this point?

 

[ElliorR]

Spoiler

Given the times they are in she'd have to be pretty dim not to at least suspect. Either he'll turn her completely or he'll have to kill her