heyzeus wrote:The Americans was a masterful show. Man, I miss it already.
Agreed!
It's crazy how quickly it all wrapped up. I kind of binge watched season 6 this past week without knowing it was the last season. It got to episode 7 and I was like...huh, they're tapping into the Stan/Jennings drama, finally. Then, it got intense. Then, it was insanely awesome for like 15 minutes. Then, it was over.
In the last scene, I was like...wait, no way this show can continue. And, that's incredibly sad on multiple fronts. Googled 'The Americans' and it autofilled to 'The Americans Series Finale' which was disappointing.
I guess you can make inferences, but I'd love to know
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- 1. What the hell was Paige doing and what was her future? Jail? She has very much not enough skills to live on the lamb. WTF. By far the plot point that made the least sense even though for emotional value, the train scene was beautiful.
2. What fate awaited Phillip and Elizabeth? I mean, the Jennings are persona non grata for sure with the inner circle of the KGB that wanted to over throw Gorbechov, right? I mean Phillip quit and Elizabeth thwarted their plan, going as far as to kill a KGB agent. Sure Arkady, probably one of the most pure characters in the show, picked them up in Russia and we're led to believe that I guess they warned Gorbachev about the plot to overthrow him. But, the KGB, a team full of Jenningsesque spies and masterful manipulators, surely won't go down without a fight. I kept expecting someone to kill them in the final scenes. And, if the KGB was that united in an attempt to overthrow Gorbachev, did he even have enough support/strength to withstand a more forceful coup? Seems unlikely. Also, wasn't Gorbachev in America at this point? So, them getting to Russia...serves what purpose other than getting away from the FBI? Did they get to Canada and call Arkady who then called Gorbachev and Gorbachev just takes him at his word and quashes this rebellion from a hotel room in the USA? Again, seems unlikely even with the weakened state of the KGB with the Jennings departure and that other spies death.
3. If the Jennings were successful in warning Gorbachev and spoiling the KGB's plans, what then happens to Oleg? Sure, the FBI won't release him easily. But, it seems odd that Gorbachev/Arkady would let one of the most ardent supporters of Team Gorbachev rot in an American jail. Further, it seems doubly odd that Stan - who had to at least somewhat buy into the theory that Gorbachev was better than the KGB - would allow him to rot away. It's the same guy for whom he risked his job to protect earlier. And, that's when they were on opposite sides. If he buys Phillip's explanation about saving Gorbachev in order to maintain peace, and it's more than obvious Oleg was there at great peril to himself for some greater good, how does he reconcile letting the Jennings go while holding Oleg?
4. Was Phillip right about Renee? Although, I'm fine with this one going unanswered.
What a great show.
