This week's links

[jae]

This week's TV Guide features a piece with a lot of juicy season two spoilers in it (including at least a few bits not mentioned previously).

A look at the press kit for season two that a bunch of very lucky television journalists have received over the last week (no spoilers).

We now have a full episode description for episode 204 (second season, fourth episode).

For those of you in North America: Keri Russell is going to be on Late Night with David Letterman on Thursday, February 20th. Set your PVRs!

And for those of you in New York or who can get there easily, there is a free and open-to-the-public panel interview tomorrow morning at Bryant Park with showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields and actor Noah Emmerich (Stan). I hope someone can make it and do a writeup for us!

This hour-long panel from the Academy of Television Arts And Sciences with Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, Noah Emmerich, Matthew Rhys (Philip), Annet Mahendru (Nina), and Margo Martindale (Claudia) is actually from last spring, but I didn't link it then, and it's been making the rounds again.

I've been trying to get people to come here and link to their own fanworks rather than linking to them myself in my linkspams, but this very clever picspam by belovedcreation that reimagines images from Austenland and Death Comes to Pemberley as a The Americans AU was too good to pass up. :)

There was a great review of the season one DVD/Blu-Ray set from Australia this week. And based on one of the little featurettes on the set, TV.com did a little piece on "Clark" and Martha's "marriage".

And finally, for the fanwriters and fanartists out there, there's a multifandom fanfiction and art fest going on, and also a multifandom fanfiction fest celebrating friendship. Go forth and request/create The Americans fanworks!

Comments

[katiac]

"There's a deep change in their marriage," explains show creator Joe Weisberg of the couple, who have posed as Virginia suburbanites since they landed stateside in their early twenties. "Elizabeth finally loves Philip as much as he does her."

I want to draw little hearts all around this statement. And then stare hopefully at my TV until next week finally comes!

But "real feelings have crept in between Elizabeth and Philip," Rhys admits, "so for the first time, they do have to negotiate jealousy."

This is completely great! I kind of liked the tiny glimpse of jealous, possessive Elizabeth from the first season because it forced her to examine how strongly she really does feel. This could be quite interesting!

Just when Philip and Elizabeth think they have a quiet road ahead, an old friend returns to complicate things. Not only do they have to intercept a target who could prove valuable to the Soviet Union, but they also have to take on an important rogue mission without the support of the Centre. Divisions inside the Rezidentura deepen between Oleg and Arkady and there’s an upheaval at the FBI as the chickens come home to roost for Agent Gaad. Meanwhile, Martha’s frustrations threaten to blow Philip’s cover.

Like, every sentence in this sounds awesome. I just kept reading and nodding more and more. Super stuff! Is it February 26th yet?

[sistermagpie]

Ooh, I really want to see the feature on Systema!

[alisonx]

It really makes me unbelievably proud that The Americans is universally praised by critics. If this show continues this social media trajectory, S2 could have a good chance of Golden Globes and Emmy nominations!!!!! Peer recognition and the cast/writers at award shows!! How great that would be. Can't believe it's only a week to go! All the spoiler snippets sound beyond amazing.

[georgley]

Love that Austenland/ Death Comes to Pemberley mash up. I haven't seen Austenland but quite enjoyed Death Comes to Pemberley. It was strange though given Matthew Rhys kept calling his wife Elizabeth... But with a British accent.

[georgley]

There's an interesting article (full of spoilers) from HuffPo today here. So much good stuff about Elizabeth!