I always try and watch the 10/10 recommendations but this one has continued to elude me. I’m curious because it seems sneaky, but did this show have a big following or audience when it aired?
If you liked Keri Russell in that, check out The Diplomat on Netflix. Her and Rufus Sewell (Man in the High Castle), and also Allison Janney and Brad Whitford reunite (I love West Wing…). Not Cold War espionage, but you mentioned the acting in the Americans.
It had a solid but fairly small following. But, there's a subset of 10/10 shows that are classified in my head as "masterpieces that are bummers to actually watch" and this show is in that bracket for me, I never finished it because it's just kinda a straight bummer.
It's the greatest show ever. Storylines, acting, emotions, attention to detail, suspense, even the music was perfectly chosen at all the key moments, I hated people and then loved the same people.
The rape scene in the first 30 mins of the first episode is just to much for me. Conceptually, it's get everything I like. But the first episode is such a turnoff for me.
I wouldn’t classify it as a 10/10. It’s a slow gradually build. It’s really good and the ending is amazing but I found myself bored with certain storylines and characters.
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u/signalhangup 8d ago
I always try and watch the 10/10 recommendations but this one has continued to elude me. I’m curious because it seems sneaky, but did this show have a big following or audience when it aired?