Links and media and etc.

[jae]

The (first?) trailer for "Cardinal" is out, as well as a full scene from the episode. A new trailer for the second season in general is also out.

The ratings for "Comrades" (season two, episode one) are out, and they are mixed, mostly bad, news. Critic Alyssa Rosenberg, who has been a huge champion of the show, was vocally disappointed on Twitter. But others compared it to what happened with Breaking Bad, implying there's reason to be hopeful.

A couple more season two reviews have trickled in: from the New Republic and from The Atlantic.

Crave Online has an interview with Matthew Rhys.

Indiewire on TV's antihero tradition and how The Americans deviates from it with a compelling romance.

Vulture on That Sex Scene from "Comrades."

E Online talks about the most intense moments from some of the premieres of this past week, including The Americans.

And Complex has one more "talking to the cast at the season two premiere" video.

Comments

[jae]

As I understand it, though, they're still training them.

-J

[treonb]

I cannot believe it's paying off. Not in the sense that it's more than regular spying.

[jae]

Well, you're definitely not alone in thinking that!

-J

[treonb]

Since it seems Russia disagrees with me.. what are the advantages of illegals?

[jae]

I don't think it's possible for us to know what the people who are keeping the programme going think the advantages are--I mean, that's not something they would advertise. :) But the one advantage I can think of on my own is the one I already mentioned a few comments back: it's a psychological advantage over your opponents to be using a spying technique that no one else is using and that it's impossible to know a lot about.

-J