Well, other shows would have had a dramatic action-driven showdown episode of epic proportions, but for The Americans this would have been a gross misrepresentation of everything that the show is all about. So they went with a small finale, where the world changes for the Jennings but the rest of the world doesn't notice. They got out, they won, and they lost everything.
The point of the whole series dies in this episode.
Kanbaru is so hilarious! No doubt she's my favorite character :)
It felt completely different than where it left off on before the previous flashback episode. I'm not sure how to feel about it. But I think it was different in a good and better way. This was a good finale. Nothing too exciting and nothing too dull. And it didn't really end on a cliffhanger, either. Which I think is a good thing. Makes this suitable as a series finale. The final scene I didn't understand fully, though. Was there a deeper cliffhanger-y meaning than Bronwyn simply assisting Linda? Also, what was the point of Monica Reed? She didn't even contribute that much to the overall story let alone the show. It's like the character was only apart of the show because Olivia Munn played her.
Honestly, this was the most enjoyable episode so far. We finally know what happened to Myfanwy. But one thing is confusing me. What went wrong with the memory wipe? At first, I thought the distraction of Peter and the other members of The Lugat driving to the parking garage caused Nazim to lose focus which messed up the memory wipe but it seemed like Myfanwy's powers activated once he started it because the lights began to flicker and that could be what messed it up. So what exactly was the reason behind her entire memory being erased? Are her powers the reason her entire memory was wiped by accident or was it simply because he wasn't properly trained in using his powers?
If we get much further in the series without The Grafters showing up, I'll consider it a failed adaption.
Intriguing series premiere, that it was. Makes you interested enough to start wondering and having questions while staying invested enough in it for you to keep watching. Plus, the cinematography was fantastic. It reminded me of American Gods, the first season. Probably because both shows are on STARZ.
That dance montage... So good!
Also, "He was a marshmallow" at Baron's funeral (played by Francis Capra, who was also in Rob Thomas's Veronica Mars) . I see what you did there.
Finally, a grand tour episode I enjoyed from start to finish. Dubai part was reall fun and spectaculary shot, May finally delivers decent review after that atrocious Kia Stinger review, and Farmkhana finally adds something original and not by the numbers as they usually do nowadays