The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sit...art_p_2012.jpg

Episode 8 of 13 (Airs March 13, 10:00 pm e/p)

Synopsis:
Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Philip and Irina in New York. Written by Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg; directed by Bill Johnson.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

F*ck, I read the synopsis. :(

Don't read it before watching the show!

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

I could start putting it in a spoiler from now on if need be. I just noticed other episode threads have the synopsis out in the open.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Damn that was good nudity there.

Oh yeah, spy stuff.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Awesome episode.

Phillip should of came clean last week.

Freaky Martha, she likes to get down. :eyebrow:

Pussy Galore is swallowing up FBI guy like a mother.

Other FBI guy is probably going to have to be dealt with.

Granny is still a cold ruthless bitch who doesn't give a fuck.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Time for my weekly "God I love this show" comment. I really do. Very fun episode. Rockin nudity. Great acting from the leads. And a Cure song to boot. Sweet stuff. :up:

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Yea this episode really pushed the boundary on nudity for a basic cable show.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Which Cure song was it? Great choice. Loved the entire ending scene.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Is anyone else thinking that the Russian embassy mole could actually be a double agent?

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Yeah, another great episode.

Not sure if yet, but yeah, the Russian mole may become a double agent.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

:thumbsup: to Philip leaving his white turtleneck on while boning Martha

i liked phil and felicity bickering right after killing the assassin. almost get blown up, see a guy get decimated with blood all over the walls, but keep the priorities straight and talk about the relationship in the car.

i so hope the mole doesn't get killed, she is sex on fire.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Any other show would have made Nina a "red shirt" and killed her off in an episode or two. The fact that they've not only kept her around but also made her so complex and interesting (and easy on the eyes as well :eyebrow: ) is yet another example of why this show is so unexpectedly good.

It does make you wonder how many times he can have sex with a woman before she realizes he's wearing a wig. We've already seen that rug comes right off, so he'd have to be pretty careful that no one touches his hair. You'd have to think after her last boyfriend, Martha would be more than ready to run her fingers through his thick head of hair.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Siamese Twins I believe. Another good episode, this turned out to be a surprisingly good series.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

best show on tv at the moment!

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

started thinking that as well.,...

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

It's been pretty good. Not crazy about the yo-yo thing between Felicity and her "husband" - this episode they're in love again, next one not, repeat...

Other than though, I like it.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

There is a bit of a yo-yo, but I think the point is she has never been in love with him, made a small effort that didn't work and still doesn't love him.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Not so sure of that. I think she is fighting it. I think the episode is also showing that she does truly love her children.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

This was definitely the best episode yet, though the shootout at the end stretched the boundaries of credibility. KGB sleeper agents wouldn't ask a professional contract killer to cancel the hit, he would have been shot immediately with no questions asked.

They are really making Elizabeth an unlikeable character for the nominal female protagonist in the series. That would be fine in a limited series but I question that direction for a show supposed to run multiple seasons.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Damn, two straight weeks of some bomb ass nudity. Yay!

Awesome shootout in the hotel and seeing that guy blown to pieces was pretty cool.

I'm wondering if Phillip will somehow do something at the end of the season to change Elizabeth's mind about how she feels about him.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

I liked that Martha has a Pablo Cruise album.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

I'm not as enthused with this show as the rest of you. It seems like we get the same thing every episode: Richard Thomas gravely reports a new threat, the two leads have an angsty scene about the state of their marriage, there's a couple of infidelity sex scenes. The actor who plays the neighbor has the same dumbass look in every scene, the same one he had in The Truman Show.

The two leads and the intrigue have been good enough to keep me coming back, but this is becoming a show I only half-watch.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Going to agree with this. It's becoming fairly repetitive.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

Agree to disagree.

I don't think I can change your opinion, but I think there big differences between what you describe above, how you describe the show, and where we see, the ones who like it.

It's a little of a slow burn, although there's a lot of action (all kind) every episode. You can see story developing through the season. Don't want to quote you and try to cover every point you mentioned, because again, it's your opinion.

The main characters are so great, and same with the secondary characters. They are very well written, and acted. If you are a perfectionist, there are some issues here and there on how they are showing the 80's, but nothing really big.

For me, this is the kind of show where you have to be 100% there to get the most of it.

Re: The Americans -- Mutually Assured Destruction -- 3/20/13
 

:thumbsup: That chick was smokin'.

:lol:

rotfl