technotrousers: “Television has never told a deeper — or more moving — story of an
technotrousers:“Television has never told a deeper — or more moving — story of an arranged marriage than on The Americans. Assigned to pose as an ordinary married couple in America (while also seducing countless targets), Soviet spies Philip and Elizabeth (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell, who’d become a real-life item) initially struggled to stay together, especially as his commitment to their mission faltered while hers hardened. But Elizabeth and Philip began to appreciate one another as partners anew when forced to work together to recruit their teenage daughter Paige (Holly Taylor) into the espionage world. The Americans never got its proper due — not least for its observations of how a couple’s love could evolve and mature over the course of many years.” (x) -- source link
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