Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Americans 4x06 The Rat

WTA 48- Feedback for The Rat

Who is the rat in this episode? You are going to have to listen to us break it down, along with your help! We are breaking this into two episodes once again, and we will continue doing two eps for the rest of the season! This is Episode 48 and contains our history, tech of yesteryear, and feedback segments. Please check out Episode 47 to get the news and our episode breakdown and analysis. Of course, this week we are all about The Americans Season 4 Episode 6 “The Rat”, which aired April 20, 2016. It was written by Joshua Brand and directed by Kari Skogland.

In the world of history, we go down under to examine the potential of Australia as a Republic, and then we tune into the Today Show and watch Jane Pauley do some scintillating interviews. She should be especially interested in the world of biowarfare tech, including the nasty bacteria Tularemia! Thank goodness we have so much incredible feedback to share with everyone!

And we do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please keep sending them to us! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

The Americans S4E06 The Rat

WTA 47- Season 4 Episode 6 The Rat

Who is the rat in this episode? You are going to have to listen to us break it down, along with your help! We are breaking this into two episodes once again, and we will continue doing two eps for the rest of the season! This is Episode 47 and contains the news and our episode breakdown and analysis. To hear our history, tech of yesteryear, and feedback segments stay tuned for Episode 48. Of course, this week we are all about The Americans Season 4 Episode 6 “The Rat”, which aired April 20, 2016. It was written by Joshua Brand and directed by Kari Skogland.

There are some really cool news items this week, heavy on the Martha! We start with TV Guide revealing Alison Wright’s most memorable fan encounter, and it was with our friend Elena Georgieva! Next up is Uproxx with 20 questions for Alison Wright, and we wind up with a terrific piece in the LA Review of Books comparing the marriages of Showtime’s “Billions” and “The Americans”!

Then it’s time to pull out the Valium and relax (hah!) with Martha as the tension almost blows up our widescreen! We watch in disbelief as Philip takes Martha’s future into his own hands, all the while angering Gabriel and enraging and hurting Elizabeth! The rezidentura moves into action to assist. Stan and Dennis inform Gaad about their suspicions about Martha and do some sleuthing that doesn’t make them happy. At least Paige and Henry get a moment with Elizabeth! And that last scene between Gabriel and Martha has us screaming NOOOO!

Remember that we do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please keep sending them in! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

Brandon J Dirden

WTA 46- Brandon J. Dirden Interview

Almost halfway through the fourth season of The Americans, Agent Dennis Aderholt, aka actor/director Brandon J. Dirden, has taken a more prominent role. Through nefarious means, we were able to spirit Brandon to an undisclosed location and interrogate him to find out exactly what he knows about what is going on! We talk with him about his career, how he got the role of Agent Aderholt, his approach to the part, interactions with other cast members, and spoiler-free comments about what is coming up!

Plus, we chat about his role as Martin Luther King, Jr. in the hit play All The Way in which he co-starred with “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston, and we preview his upcoming role in Baz Lurhman’s upcoming Netflix original series “The get Down” airing in August.

We love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please send them to us! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

Clark's Place The Americans

WTA 45- Feedback for Clark’s Place

We finally get an episode where the title matches the content! It was so riveting that we got an amazing amount of feedback, and so we are splitting our show into two parts again! This is Episode 45 and contains our history, tech of yesteryear, and feedback segments. Please check out Episode 44 to get the news and our episode breakdown and analysis.

We are talking this week about The Americans Season 4 Episode 5 “Clark’s Place”, which aired April 13, 2016. It was written by Peter Ackerman and directed by Noah Emmerich.

In our history segment, we learn that the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union wasn’t really all it was cracked up to be, which could have been an answer in Trivial Pursuit. Then we go to see a matinee of Max Dugan Returns, afterward sing along with Queen + Bowie and Under Pressure which has totally relevant lyrics, and then we stay up for a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. We got from space to the open road in technology of yesteryear, protecting the US with Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative so we can drive around in our super cool Ford LTD. After that we have a ton of great feedback!

And we do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please keep sending them to us! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

 

The Americans S4E05 Clark's Place

WTA 44- Season 4 Episode 5 Clark’s Place

We finally get an episode where the title matches the content! This episode was so riveting that we got an amazing amount of feedback, and so we are splitting our show into two parts again! This is Episode 44 and contains the news and our episode breakdown and analysis. To hear our history, tech of yesteryear, and feedback segments stay tuned for Episode 45.

We are talking this week about The Americans Season 4 Episode 5 “Clark’s Place”, which aired April 13, 2016. It was written by Peter Ackerman and directed by Noah Emmerich.

We have some fascinating news items for you this week. We start with Inverse which is remembering the finest moments of Nina Krilova, followed by Observer comparing how ‘The Americans’ and ‘Orphan Black’ blur identity, and then The Wall Street Journal talks with our friend Alison Wright on ‘The Americans’ and ‘Confirmation’.

Then we break down the episode. It didn’t feature the death of a major character, but that didn’t stop the intense pressure! We have the noose tightening around poor Martha, Philip’s deepening worry, Stan and Oleg dealing with the death of Nina, Elizabeth working Young Hee, Henry and Matthew doing the Time Warp, a repair of the bromance between Philip and Stan, and Elizabeth’s actions to help Philip deal with all the pressure.

Remember that we do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please keep sending them in! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

 

4x04Chloramphenicol

WTA 43- Feedback for Chloramphenicol

Holy Toledo y’all – The Americans was absolutely riveting up until the last shot! There is so much in this week’s episode that we split our show into two parts! This is Episode 43 and contains our history, tech of yesteryear, and feedback segments. Please check out Episode 42 to get the news and our episode breakdown and analysis.

With such a monumental show we asked our friend Kathleen aka Alternakat to join us! This is all about The Americans Season 4 Episode 4 “Chloramphenicol”, which aired April 6, 2016. It was written by Tracey Scott Wilson and directed by Stefan Schwartz.

In our history segment, we fly on Aeroflot to the mighty city of Tula, all the while listening to our Walkman with a mix tape including Misty Blue by Dorothy Moore and Lucky Number by Lene Lovich. Then we do our research in tech of yesteryear on the side effects of that vaccine used against Glanders containing Choramphenicol. After that we have a ton of great feedback!

And we do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please keep sending them to us! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

The Americans 4x04 Chloramphenicol

WTA 42- Season 4 Episode 4 Chloramphenicol

Holy Toledo y’all – The Americans was absolutely riveting up until the last shot! There is so much in this week’s episode that we split our show into two parts! Episode 42 presents the news and our episode breakdown and analysis, and Episode 43 will contain our history, tech of yesteryear, and feedback segments.

With such a monumental show we asked our friend Kathleen aka Alternakat to join us! This is all about The Americans Season 4 Episode 4 “Chloramphenicol”, which aired April 6, 2016. It was written by Tracey Scott Wilson and directed by Stefan Schwartz.

With the death of a major character, there was an explosion of news. We start with Hitfix and Alan Sepinwall’s interview where the executive producers explain why they did THAT in this episode, followed by Vulture talking with Alison Wright on the tragedy of playing Martha, and then The New Yorker comparing Outlander and The Americans. Then we delve more into Nina’s fate with EW and another interview with the showrunners explaining what happened and we close with The NY Post and the scene that left Annet Mahendru in tears.

After all that it’s time to talk about the events that happened this week, including Gabriel and Elizabeth dealing with Glanders and its vaccine, Elizabeth’s surprising change of heart about Paige, Martha’s unusual dinner with Aderholt, Stan’s search for the truth about Martha, and the end of Nina’s story.

Don’t forget part two is coming soon!

We do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please send them to us! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!

 

The Americans 4x03 Epcot

WTA 41- Season 4 Episode 3 Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow

Are we going to Epcot this week? Not exactly! Though we might just be needing a vaccine after this week’s The Americans! It’s Season 4 Episode 3 “Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow”, which aired March 30, 2016, which was written by Stephen Schiff and directed by Kevin Dowling.

For your news pleasure, we have some choice items. First up a great overview of the show in Vulture on making ​The Americans great, again, followed by Den of Geek’s review of “Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow”, and then the cool blog Film School Rejects’ piece with the opinion that on The Americans everything is horrible and we’re all doomed!

Then we launch into our episode recap and discuss all of the amazing events, including the confrontation Philip and Elizabeth have with Pastor Tim, Nina facing a very uncertain fate, Stan wanting to enlist Aderholt’s help surveilling Martha, and Gabriel’s turn for the worse. Plus, Epcot!

For our history segment we visit (finally!) the Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow, buy some Cabbage Patch Kids, try out Mary Kay cosmetics, and summit Mount Rogers. In tech of yesteryear we get a shot of Chloramphenicol and make sure to keep all our vaccination records inside our Trapper Keeper. Then it’s time for super feedback!

We do love to hear your thoughts about The Americans so please send them to us! You can email text or audio feedback to watchingtheamericans@gmail.com or signal us (we have replaced the operator!) at 919-907-0542. Follow us on Twitter @WatchAmericans. Please like us on our Facebook page Watching The Americans. And if you do enjoy the show, kindly rate us or better yet rate and review us in iTunes!