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Abandoning her kids at home without a babysitter. Leaving them to defend themselves from some creepy guy with a beer bottle. Failing to lock the door when she’s tangled up with their dad in a position that might scar those young’uns for life.

Some might say that choices like these make Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) a terrible mother. Well, tonight’s season finale of The Americans probably won’t help her reputation. [Spoiler alerts ahead!] Continue reading ‘The Americans’: Is Keri Russell’s Elizabeth a bad mother?

Kids – especially pouty teenagers – and TV thrillers generally don’t mix. There has been ample evidence of this, much of it involving the irritated response to the daughters on “Homeland” and before that “24.” Still, “The Americans” appears to have bucked that trend, adding a clever component to its second-season finale that should power the FX drama – a high-wire act, regardless – into its third campaign with a powerful hook.

After nosing around in her parents’ business, and threatening to become her own version of “Homeland’s” Dana Brody, throughout season two, the finale set up a diabolically fiendish scenario (and SPOILER ALERT, needless to say, if you haven’t watched).

The Russian spies living and operating in the U.S., played by Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell, are presented with a terrible choice: Turn their daughter (Holly Taylor) into a second-generation spy, and bring her in on the family secret, or risk facing the wrath of their Soviet handlers. Continue reading ‘The Americans’ Sets Up Juicy Plot in Second-Season Finale