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

[merryghoul]

I wouldn't worry too much about the ratings for The Americans right now. Pretty sure The Bridge did worse ratings-wise and, to my surprise, still got renewed, so there's that.

[katiac]

I really enjoyed some of the stuff in the Matthew Rhys interview especially. Finding out more about their training/recruitment, or at least why they were motivated to fall into the roles they did relationship-wise is exactly the sort of stuff I find interesting about the show. Particularly if it focuses on Philip's end, which I feel like it would almost have to.

[lovingboth]

It would be interesting to see the s1 figures by episode, to see how the decline in numbers happened.

[georgley]

There is a new "Inside the Secrets" video with Joel Fields up on the FXNetworks YouTube page.

It is focused on the flashbacks and how they film them and whether we will see more for Philip in season 2. Plus it shows flashbacks with Philip and Elizabeth in Washington in 1967 and Elizabeth and Leanne in 1966!