Monthly Archives: March 2014

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WTA 05-Season 2 Episode 4 A Little Night Music

In episode 5 of Watching the Americans we share our thoughts on The Americans season 2 episode 4 entitled, “A Little Night Music.” “A Little Night Music” aired on March 19, 2014, was written by Stephen Schiff, and was directed by Lodge Karrigan.

We share our thoughts on there possibly being a third party involved besides the FBI and KGB, the focus on religion in this episode, Oleg’s new clearance level, what might be the cleanest laundry in existence, and other plot developments. We also talk about stealth technology, Intellivision, record stores, Yuri Andropov, and the serenade, “Eine Kieine Nacht Musik.”

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WTA 04-Season 2 Episode 3 The Walk In

In episode 4 of Watching the Americans we share our thoughts on The Americans season 2 episode 3 entitled, “The Walk In.” “The Walk In” aired on March 12, 2014, was written by Stuart Zicherman, and was directed by Constantine Makris.

We give a brief recap of “The Walk In,” talk about Paige’s visit to Aunt Helen, Dameran’s troubles, Sandra’s encounter with Stan, and Nina typing in Cyrillic. We also talk about the technology of the skywheel, dark rooms, and the history of Erhard Seminars Training, and the battle of Khe Sanh.

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WTA 03-Season 2 Episode 2 Cardinal

In episode 3 of Watching the Americans we share our thoughts on The Americans season 2 episode 2 entitled, “Cardinal.” “Cardinal” aired on March 5, 2014, was written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, and was directed by Daniel Sackheim.

We give a brief recap of “Cardinal”, talk about Oleg being a jerk, the KGB finding out that the FBI killed Vlad, and the events involving Emmet, Martha, Paige, and Fred. We also discuss the history of Nicaragua, Super Bowl XVI, the Contra war of the 1980’s, Bo Derek, and Ariel Sharon.

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WTA 02-Season 2 Episode 1 Comrades

In episode 2 of Watching the Americans we share our thoughts on The Americans season 2 premiere entitled, “Comrades.” “Comrades” aired on February 26, 2014, was written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, and was directed by Thomas Schlamme.

We give a brief recap of “Comrades” talk about what happened with Paige, Amelia, Sanford, Nina, Stan, and Martha. We also discuss the technology of the mail robot, video games, give a history of Russians in Afghanistan, and more.

Send in your thoughts about The Americans by emailing us watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or calling us at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans

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WTA 01-Season 1 Review

Welcome to Watching the Americans!  In our first episode we take a look back at the first season of The Americans and give a brief recap of each episode.  We also discuss our favorite moments of the season, what we want to see in season 2, and why we love The Americans and started this podcast.

You can send us in your thoughts about each episode of The Americans by calling our voice mail line at 919-907-0542 or sending us an email at watchingtheamericans@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Twitter at @WatchAmericans.