For every fan who’s enjoyed the thrills of Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields’ FX drama for the past three seasons, get ready to reap the rewards.
Much has been made over the past three years regarding the stubbornly stagnant ratings for “The Americans,” a critically-adored, award-winning, indisputably excellent period thriller that somehow hasn’t been able to crack into the mainstream. And while it’s still a crime punishable by TV exile to not be watching this bar-setting drama, the time has come, with Season 4, to move past berating others and accept what’s in front of us. We are the audience. We are the fans. We are the loyal few. And we’re about to get our reward.
Or is it comeuppance? No matter what you call it, the consequences levied against the Jennings family after years of sliding by largely unscathed are coming. The Season 3 cliffhanger — where Paige (Holly Taylor) shared a secret that’s never before been out in the open before — set up showrunners Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields to let the dominos fall, and while it’s never quite clear through the first four episodes provided for review exactly where they’ll fall, a more imminent threat than ever hangs over the new season. Continue reading Review: ‘The Americans’ Season 4 Brings Grave Consequences, Long Coming
