tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3544085267147738568..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Americans: Only YouBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7456751416880029902013-04-19T15:07:07.888-04:002013-04-19T15:07:07.888-04:00This episode was profoundly moving. Gregory's...This episode was profoundly moving. Gregory's death was very sad, but didn't surprise me. I don't see him in Moscow.<br /><br />The part that jumped out at me was when Elizabeth was trying to convince Gregory to go. She was talking about how metropolitan Moscow is, filled with art and culture. I found that a fascinating character beat as it is difficult to imagine a city with more art and culture than DC. For her, it somehow doesn't count.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89588379422091658942013-04-15T14:17:25.963-04:002013-04-15T14:17:25.963-04:00This is probably my favorite show on TV right now....This is probably my favorite show on TV right now. I always look forward to it each week and luckily it never disappoints. I agree with all of your points, Billie, about how well they make us see things from different characters' viewpoints. One minute I was feeling guilty for being worried that Stan would become suspicious of Phillip in his hotel room and then the next, I am seeing Stan lie to Nina so easily and feeling that he is the bad guy. <br /><br />Another angle to this episode that I loved was the exchange between Elisabeth and her daughter when she mentioned that her own mother would never have allowed her to talk as the daughter does. It hit me that Paige has no clue how serious Elisabeth's statement is and how far removed her own life is from the one Elisabeth lived. I found it interesting that Elisabeth is really assuming a pretend parenting role in many ways, raising her children as "Americans" in away that is very unnatural feeling to her. Yet, I felt so badly for both kids in that scene, too, since I felt like them: Elisabeth, just let Phillip move back in already! ;)<br /><br />That being sad, I loved Gregory, too, and hated to see him killed. I found Elisabeth's relationship with him to be very romantic. It seems that Kerri Russell's characters always become involved in love triangles where it is hard to decide which guy is best for her!<br /><br />What a complex show.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84777430137366384842013-04-13T13:06:52.148-04:002013-04-13T13:06:52.148-04:00Another fascinating episode! Week in, week out thi...Another fascinating episode! Week in, week out this series definitely does not disappoint!!!<br /><br />I'm definitely leaning much more strongly on the Elizabeth-Philip side of the war, but also find myself cheering on Stan on a regular basis! And I find myself really curious as to the possible endgame for this series (hopefully years away)! "Our" guys <i>can't</i> win, history isn't on their side. Plus after having killed Amador I don't see Philip turning himself in to Stan and hoping for a deal for crossing over...<br />I just know the next episode can never come soon enough for me! ;o)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-72504842936252912692013-04-12T19:58:47.355-04:002013-04-12T19:58:47.355-04:00I had nearly the same reaction to this one that yo...I had nearly the same reaction to this one that you did. I'm ever fascinated by how I can both root for and against <i>all</i> the characters, almost simultaneously. I want Stan to succeed, but I also don't. (Yes, he lost his partner, but he killed Nina's friend!) I want Phillip and Elizabeth to succeed, but I also don't. (Yes, they've done awful things and are "the enemy," but I care about them and their kids!) <br /><br />I found myself profoundly affected by Gregory's death. I actually sobbed during that final sequence. And then I felt bad about that, because even though he was such a good man to Elizabeth --- loved him telling her to find someone who will love her for her strength and dedication --- he was also a traitor and a killer. But ... I still mourn him, and I'm deeply sad for Elizabeth. It's funny how we as an audience are just as caught up in putting the personal ahead of our presumed "ideals" as the characters on the show often are.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com