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Episode Discussions

Season One

1x01 - Pilot: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x02 - The Clock: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x03 - Gregory: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x04 - In Control: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x05 - COMINT: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x06 - Trust Me: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x07 - Duty and Honor: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x08 - Mutually Assured Destruction: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x09 - Safe House: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x10 - Only You: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x11 - Covert War: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x12 - The Oath: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch
1x13 - The Colonel: Episode Discussion | S1 Rewatch


Season Two

2x01 - Comrades: Episode Discussion
2x02 - Cardinal: Episode Discussion
2x03 - The Walk In: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x04 - A Little Night Music: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x05 - The Deal: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x06 - Behind the Red Door: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x07 - ARPANET: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x08 - New Car: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x09 - Martial Eagle: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x10 - Yousaf: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x11 - Stealth: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x12 - Operation Chronicle:  Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion
2x13 - Echo: Promo Discussion | Episode Discussion

Questions of the Week

 

Season One

1. What are three things that you're hoping to see happen in season two?  (Question Link)

2. What happened during season one that surprised you most? (Question Link)

3. Which character from The Americans is, more than any other, the one who intrigues you most? (Question Link)

4. What do you think it is about this very American show that makes it appeal to non-Americans? (Question Link)

5. Did you change your mind about any of the characters as the show progressed? (Question Link)

6. The two central elements of the show are the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth and their work. They are also parents, however. How do you feel about the way the show treats these elements of their lives? Which elements of it work for you, and which don't? (Question Link)

7. The marriage at the centre of the show is the one between Philip and Elizabeth, but there's another marriage that looms large as well: the one between Stan and Sandra. Both marriages have problems. To what extent are those problems similar, or are they entirely different? (Question Link)

8. Is there a song that strikes you as something they should use on the show--and if so, what sort of scene might it accompany? (Question Link)

9. How do you think the Russian characters' thoughts on defection change over time? (Question Link)

10. In COMINT (1x05), Amador compliments Martha on her appearance. Martha complains (with Gaad present) that this is sexual harassment. What were your impressions of this scene?   What other scenes did you feel helped flesh out the secondary characters? (Question Link)

11. Is there any specific character you wish you knew more about?  (Question Link)

12. The three main characters on our show are all living discontinuous lives.  How do you think that works for each of those three characters? (Question Link)

13. What's your favorite season 1 episode? (Question Link)

14. The writers of this show seem to have a love for full formal names when it comes to the KGB side of the Cold War.  What do you think the writers are up to with this? Any thoughts on an explanation for this that works within the world of the show?  (Question Link)

15. What's your least favorite season 1 episode? (Question Link)

16. The Americans has enough of a viewership to have been renewed for a second season, but the fandom for the show (people who make the effort to seek out other fans to talk about the show with, people who create their own fanworks about the show) remains quite small. Why do you think that might be?  (Question Link)

17. What's your personal policy on spoilers: love 'em? Hate 'em? Do you feel the same way about spoilers for the Americans as you feel about spoilers for other shows?  (Question Link)

18. Back in the pilot, Stan voiced to Sandra that he thought there was "something a little bit off" about Philip. To what extent do you think he still thinks that by the end of the season? (Question Link)

19.  What real-life sociopolitical events would you like to see our favourite Russians dealing with in episodes in season two and beyond? (Question Link)

20. Which two characters would you most like to see in a scene together in season two who haven't (or haven't often) had a scene together before? (Question Link)

21. It's December 23, 1981. What are our favourite characters doing for Christmas? (Question Link)

22. With 1982 drawing near, what do you think our chars' New Year's resolutions would be? (Question Link)

23. Last week ABC premiered a Cold-War-era spy miniseries called The Assets.  (1) What were the things that attracted you to our show?  (2) Do you intend to give this show a try? If you've watched it, would you recommend it to other fans?  (Question Link) 

24. Who would you like to see as Claudia's replacement in Season 2? (Question Link)

25. Based on what we know about him, what do you think is Philip's background story? (Question Link)

26. Where do you think Paige's storyline might go after the events of the finale? (Question Link)

27. What's your most memorable scene of S1? (Question Link)

28. At the end of Season 1, Nina decided to turn against Stan and the FBI and work as a double agent for the KGB.  Where do you see her going from here?  (Question Link)

29. What's your wish-list for storylines you'd like to see? (Question Link)

30. Four more days to go until more show!  How excited are you?  (Question Link)