That's a very interesting article - thank you for linking it!
I loved the Americans; it was masterfully done in so many ways. And it was near the ending of the series that I realized that the show was evidently very finely tuned for an audience that was not me (namely, a US audience), and I had been watching a slightly different show than the intended audience all along. :-)
At least, so I assume! I read an article that talked about the interesting internal conflict the viewer experiences because they want the relatable protagonists to succeed, but also want the FBI to succeed and catch the spies. I never once wanted the FBI to catch the spies, and it never even occurred to me I was supposed to want this. But on reflection, I see now that (and why) the series assumed I would. ;-)
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I loved the Americans; it was masterfully done in so many ways. And it was near the ending of the series that I realized that the show was evidently very finely tuned for an audience that was not me (namely, a US audience), and I had been watching a slightly different show than the intended audience all along. :-)
At least, so I assume! I read an article that talked about the interesting internal conflict the viewer experiences because they want the relatable protagonists to succeed, but also want the FBI to succeed and catch the spies. I never once wanted the FBI to catch the spies, and it never even occurred to me I was supposed to want this. But on reflection, I see now that (and why) the series assumed I would. ;-)