Courtesy of FX.
Do you watch The Americans? You should watch The Americans! Why don’t you watch The Americans? Do you not watch it because it’s about Soviet spies who love each other and also work together to bring down America by wearing wigs and having sexxxxxxx? Well, guess what? That’s only sort of what it’s about. It’s really about a marriage. Are you married? If you’re married, you’ll relate to this show a lot.
“FX’s ‘The Americans’ Proves That True Love Is Real” by Ben Dreyfuss
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) March 26, 2015
You’ll watch it and be like “God, my wife and I just had a very similar fight about how to raise our daughter.” Just replace spying for the Soviets with whatever you do for a living. They’re so cute together, The Americans! They love each other so much, but they’re torn in different directions by competing loyalties, and they don’t know what to do! Bonus: I recently found out that The Americans are dating in real life, which is so cute OMG.
OMG did you know that the Americans are dating IRL? That’s so cute. I hope they get married http://t.co/VJkzZ72aky
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) March 26, 2015
I love The Americans. I’m not nuts about the dumb kids, and some of the storylines are dumb, but the show is really great. The one thing I don’t like about the show is that The Americans are not actually Americans, they’re Soviets and I don’t like rooting for people who are trying to bring down America. I keep hoping they’re going to defect.
The Americans are so cute when they’re in #love. I wish they would join America and stop helping the Soviets 🙁
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) February 7, 2015
But I think they probably won’t. They seem to like communism a lot. But at the same time they also like living in America and enjoying the fruits of capitalism. Their minds are all messed up! You can see what a complicated situation they’re in. A lot of D-R-A-M-A.
I love The Americans, but I wish they weren’t Russian spies 🙁
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) April 17, 2014
Anyway, it’s one of the second best show on television.
I would pay $30 for a ticket to a movie spinoff of The Americans where they just go on a vacation and are happy together.
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) February 19, 2015
The problem is, not that many people watch it. :(((.
The low ratings for The Americans make me sad & angry. I don’t even care about ratings, but COME ON SHEEPLE. It’s the best thing out there!
— emilynussbaum (@emilynussbaum) February 27, 2015
The ratings for season 3 are in the hole. A cloud of pessimism and fear has overshadowed the last few episodes; I figured it was unlikely to get renewed by FX for a fourth season. But, guess what? Good news! It’s coming back!
So start watching it please oh dear god I beg you please watch it, please! We can be best friends if you watch it.
Update, Wednesday, March 16, 2016: Tonight is the night! The Americans season 4 premiers on FX at 10pm ET. Get excited. Here’s the trailer:
