That beatdown 
The Official Americans' Season 4: Lies and Spies. Can everyone be on the same Paige?
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Dillah810
Flat Girther
Filthy Phil unleashing the wrath with that rock
damn he fukked up ol boy with that rock
Man, my body is so ready for this season 
Keri Russell
Keri Russell
Oh shyt, phil is gonna be digging out beeman's wife 
nikkas hanging out at bars now and shyt
nikkas hanging out at bars now and shyt
I can tell its gonna be a rough season for Phil. The nightmares, Stan being pissed at him, seeing things that aren't there. It's all pointing to him having something bad happen this season.
Oh, and the Pastor is gonna get it, with him trying to get Paige to pry into her parents' affairs. That probably won't end well...
Oh, and the Pastor is gonna get it, with him trying to get Paige to pry into her parents' affairs. That probably won't end well...
I don't know if I have ever seen a show as dark and unsettling as 'The Americans', or if one exists, nearly every frame is drenched in the kind of dread and misery that is as hard to stomach, as it is hard to turn away...The desperation, agony, manipulation, emotional devastation covers the characters of 'The Americans', like the blood of the boy Phillip beat to death with a rock as a child, which now haunts and plagues his existence, as he grimly marches on, coming apart at the seams he has held onto all these years as a killer, a manipulator, a ruthless parasite that feeds of weakness and kindness, corrupts everything they touch. (and Elizabeth)
Including their own daughter, as we watch her, stomach churning, pale and sick....scared...spiraling out of control, as the the pledge of allegiance is recited, she turns her back, outside, unable to face her classmates, or herself, as a traitor. Her confidante Pastor Tim seems to naively underestimate the situation, which will only lead to more pain and tragedy, as 'The Americans' corruption seems into their lives too. Phillips twisted manipulation of Martha is wrenching to watch. Watching The Americans is like being up for 24 hours, skin is dirty and greasy, and not only does not feel right...but you feel as if nothing will EVER be right. There is no hope for anyone, all will suffer and even the strongest ones, will have to somehow live with themselves.
The final scene with Phillip and Stan is esp. ironic and painful it's small ways, because of the undercurrent of tension, resentment, and suspicion, as well as genuine friendship between the two star crossed neighbors. It will come to pistols and killing between the two, but you can't help feel empathy fro Phillip, as he loses someone he did like, respect, and trust. Alone in the garage, in the dark, with a virus, as twisted and poisonous as the kind of deception and lies that Phillip and Elizabeth traffic in....
Edit: lol and A line I loved for different, ironic reasons, based on my love for another art was 'You think everything's about talking....They AREN"T like that', as the hooks and lines of various rap songs played in my head, particularly from the Chicago drill scene.....'We ain't really with that talking......'
Including their own daughter, as we watch her, stomach churning, pale and sick....scared...spiraling out of control, as the the pledge of allegiance is recited, she turns her back, outside, unable to face her classmates, or herself, as a traitor. Her confidante Pastor Tim seems to naively underestimate the situation, which will only lead to more pain and tragedy, as 'The Americans' corruption seems into their lives too. Phillips twisted manipulation of Martha is wrenching to watch. Watching The Americans is like being up for 24 hours, skin is dirty and greasy, and not only does not feel right...but you feel as if nothing will EVER be right. There is no hope for anyone, all will suffer and even the strongest ones, will have to somehow live with themselves.
The final scene with Phillip and Stan is esp. ironic and painful it's small ways, because of the undercurrent of tension, resentment, and suspicion, as well as genuine friendship between the two star crossed neighbors. It will come to pistols and killing between the two, but you can't help feel empathy fro Phillip, as he loses someone he did like, respect, and trust. Alone in the garage, in the dark, with a virus, as twisted and poisonous as the kind of deception and lies that Phillip and Elizabeth traffic in....
Edit: lol and A line I loved for different, ironic reasons, based on my love for another art was 'You think everything's about talking....They AREN"T like that', as the hooks and lines of various rap songs played in my head, particularly from the Chicago drill scene.....'We ain't really with that talking......'
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TheNatureBoy
Veteran
Strong words
. I agree the show can be hard to watch at times, but not that much 
.Excellent start to the season with everything from the last year continuing to escalate.
Filthy Phil haunted by nightmares from his past and unable to confide in Elizabeth, instead turns to Martha and Stan's ex. Even then he can't be fully honest with anyone, like when he said the guy he clobbered to death "moved"
. At least he doesn't have to bother with the Clarke disguise anymore and it looked like the bio-weapon was still contained and didn't get on him 
.Prayer Book Paige can't even say the Pledge of Allegiance anymore
and Pastor Tim wants to talk with Phil and Liz 
. If he only knew.I can't remember from last season, but did they mention before that Nina was married
?Hit em up Henry going OD on the Drakkar Noir
. Actor got the 1st episode script and saw he had no screen time again like 
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My shyt cut off early with like 5 min left..... DVR shyt itself
Stan was eyeing the fukk outta Martha when her dumbass was copying those "documents" .. I think he might get it too, and philthy gonna take his ex bytch and the next bytch.
Something seems really off with Tim tho, like "I'll keep your secret, for a price
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