“EST Men” frames the debate between Philip and Elizabeth in universal terms: How do you raise a child?
Throughout The Americans, there’s an ever-present sense of an unwieldy narrative arc being perpetually built up, which has become a noticeable trend in primetime television.
The second season of Joe Weisberg’s Reagan-era spy drama resets the pieces of its chess game to a precarious status quo.
Despite all the time spent focusing on the spycraft, subterfuge, and secret messages, The Americans is surprisingly straightforward.