tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post216279351681203780..comments2024-03-28T14:32:43.876-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Americans: Behind the Red DoorBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77086855510885132922014-04-05T16:58:51.736-04:002014-04-05T16:58:51.736-04:00I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my Claud...I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my Claudia suspicions. I read some reviews that said, "Well, now we finally know why she's been acting weird," and I was like "Really? We're taking her 'confession' to Elizabeth at face value?" Her earlier desperation to have them conclude Larrick was guilty and take him out read more to me like "cover up" than "guilty conscience/desire for revenge." I guess we'll see.<br /><br />Paul, I like your take on the rough sex. I didn't like thinking that Phillip would <i>purposely</i> hurt Elizabeth just to get her to back off. And I agree that this is one more reason to feel bad for Martha. Poor, poor Martha.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74771407122374437532014-04-05T14:59:11.174-04:002014-04-05T14:59:11.174-04:00I meant 'wham bam thank you ma'am', al...I meant 'wham bam thank you ma'am', although 'wham bang' would do at a push. DAMN YOU AUTO-CORRECT!!!Paul Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927027468227544676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10856419879199319982014-04-05T14:19:33.469-04:002014-04-05T14:19:33.469-04:00I wish they'd rain Claudia's new personali...I wish they'd rain Claudia's new personality in a little. If they'd been more subtle with her new-found spy-peeps concern, maybe we all wouldn't be so damn suspicious. I'm with you on not buying it, Jess. Things are never what they seem on this show. <br /><br />I see Philip's rough sex with Elizabeth him giving her exactly what she asked for. I see his sexual style with Martha symptomatic of the male version of 'lie back and think of England' syndrome. He has no real love for Martha, so it makes sense that the sex between them would be detached, quick, and a bit 'wham bang thank you Ma'am'. He has to screw her in order to maintain the illusion that he cares for her, but he's certainly not enjoying himself. At least, no more than he absolutely has to. And, now his relationship with Elizabeth is growing, he doesn't want to have that kind of empty, perfunctory sex with his wife. Hence his dissatisfaction. <br /><br />You have to feel for Martha. That she interprets Clark's functional, dehumanizing knobbing as something to be amazed at speaks poorly of her own past sexual experiences. Or maybe she's just only ever been with boring men and finds Clarke's approach somehow new and exciting. Poor bastard, either way.Paul Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927027468227544676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17488788249692323212014-04-05T13:27:31.613-04:002014-04-05T13:27:31.613-04:00Your paragraph about Claudia sums up perfectly wha...Your paragraph about Claudia sums up perfectly what I was thinking while I watched this episode. Something is really going on, both with her and with the new Claudia. Kate struck me as almost pro-American and she set my spidey senses tingling.<br /><br />The scene between "Clark" and Elizabeth was really intense and really hard to watch. It reminded me of Elizabeth's rape. I'm wondering if one of the reasons both Philip and Elizabeth responded so emotionally was that it reminded them of it as well.<br /><br />The sound of that printer took me back as well, only for me it was my first job. It was a background noise that occurred throughout the day.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.com