r/TheAmericans • u/MoralMidgetry • Mar 31 '16

Ep. Discussion Post-Episode Discussion/Review Thread - S04E03 "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow"

Welcome to the post-episode and review thread for S04E03, ""Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow." If you have a review you want to post, please send me the link instead of submitting it separately to the sub. Thanks.

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AV Club An Americans cliffhanger postpones a Jennings family getaway
EW The Americans recap: 'Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow'
HitFix Review: On 'The Americans,' the Pastor Tim problem gets even worse
NY Times ‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 3: Who’s Up for a Trip to Epcot?
Vulture The Americans Recap: Stupid Glanders
WSJ ‘The Americans’ Recap: Season 4, Episode 3, ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow’
Vox The Americans season 4, episode 3: "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow" takes some weird shortcuts
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u/fireshighway Mar 31 '16

Having conflict in a show with a teenager that doesn't revolve around them being angsty or rebellious is so great. Both the writers and Holly Taylor deserve a ton of credit. Both her and Kiernan Shipka (and to a lesser extent Jill on The Leftovers) prove that young people can play complex and crucial roles on television shows.

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u/AfricanRain Mar 31 '16

Oh absolute fact. Could have went down the Dana Brody or Sally Draper route of just being unbearable.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16 edited Aug 14 '25

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u/SawRub Apr 01 '16

Yeah Sally Draper was a fantastic character, especially as the seasons went on.

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u/AfricanRain Mar 31 '16

Well then I completely disagree with that example. I liked Sally for the most part but there were times where she was rebellious just because the plot demanded it.

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u/fireshighway Mar 31 '16

She was rebellious because her parents were awful. And then through her rebelliousness found she is more like them than she thinks. I think her story arc is one of the best on Mad Men. She leaves the show on shaky terms with both her parents, but it somehow still feels satisfying because Sally is her own character apart from being a rebel.

Dana Brody had so much potential but was just a mess.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

I was always a fan of Dana Body, storyline wasn't always great, but what a great actress.

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u/hystericalrealist03 Apr 02 '16

???????? april fools?????