Board 8 > When is The Americans supposed to get *really* good?

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Nelson_Mandela
03/22/18 10:31:19 PM
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I've been hearing for awhile that it's "the most underrated show on television." I'm midway through season 1 and it's fine enough... But still very serialized and not super compelling. Does this pick up or what?
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Nelson_Mandela
03/23/18 8:44:24 AM
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Up?
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SeabassDebeste
03/23/18 9:00:40 AM
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the arc of it gets consistently better through S4, i think

that said, if you're not persuaded by the end of S1, you might never be

and for my money, the pilot is probably the best episode of the show's run
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Nelson_Mandela
03/23/18 9:10:08 AM
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SeabassDebeste posted...
and for my money, the pilot is probably the best episode of the show's run

The pilot was incredible
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SeabassDebeste
03/23/18 9:21:33 AM
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alright, i'm glad you agree with that at least! in that case we can be friends. S1 does feel a bit slow (hell, every season does) but the burn pays off and the acting from the primary constituents is always flawless

it's a show about the toll that this life takes on people, so the set pieces can feel agonizingly few and far between - but it always succeeds when it does htem
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KingButz
03/23/18 9:52:27 AM
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I think S2 might be the best. I really liked them all, though.
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