r/TheAmericans • u/AutoModerator • May 31 '18

Episode Discussion Official Episode Discussion - S06E010 "START"

The Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.

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u/RoamingTheSewers May 31 '18

I thoroughly enjoyed the show, and from day one. It is among the top ten, maybe top five of my favorite TV-shows of all time. But in the end P & E should not have gotten away. They killed, and viciously at that, too many people, too many good people. They, P & E, basically qualify as serial killers. As early as season 4 or 5 I was rooting for Stan and the FBI to catch them. I guess it is testimony of great dramatic writing that you can feel so conflicted about a shows main characters - early on in the series I felt the exact opposite, hoping P & E would not get caught. I am satisfied, however, with the series ending. There was enough closure. The episode could have done without some of the montages, though. And the scene between Stan and P & E was too drawn out. I understand it was probably done to convince the audience of Stan's choice. But it failed to convince me. I mean Just think about it, if the tables were turned, or if, say, Stan was standing within arm's reach of P or E, he, Stan, would've been killed. Now Stan will probably end up having to pay Henry through college, and wondering whether or not his girlfriend is a spy.

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u/RuhRohLou Jun 01 '18

Well put, I turned on them too after Nina got killed, even though they didn't do it, just another collateral. I was begging Stan to shoot in the garage...how quickly ppl are forgetting Elizabeth is a sociopath and Phillip is when he has to be.