You know I love you, but hear me...

( Persona non grata )

Here is a short review but still important because Arkady Ivanovich was actually in this episode!
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Spring break has begun, and I'm enjoying a lazy Sunday before resuming my thesis work and before entering Marking Hell. So here are my reviews of both "Chloramphenicol" and "Clark's Place", two terrific episodes of The Americans, which is still my favourite tv show, even though Better Call Saul is definitley becoming a serious challenger.

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No Marking Hell this week, but several term class meetings after teaching so I didn't get back to home before 8 pm at best. I still managed to go to the movies on Wednesday and Saturday evenings, and saw Triple 9 and Room. I also managed to binge watch the second season of Bosch, watch the first two episodes of Peaky Blinders ' second season on ( Read more... )

I can't wait! Methinks pastor Tim is in dire straits...

And this extended promo even has Arkady Ivanovich speaking Russian!

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In the mean time, Jimmy is back as Better Call Saul premieres tonight.

Alan Sepinwall summed it up by saying:

"That's how high a level "The Americans" is operating on right now: watching each episode can be agony, yet the wait for the next one feels even worse."

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Truth can be dangerous, but it still has values.

A lesser show would have turned into a big screen thing what is a big thing, but The Americans does trust itself, and the show trusts its audience and its amazing cast.

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I'm caught up with my tv shows and it's an abundance of riches. So many thoughts in my head!I have to write down reviews.

First off, I'm loving this first season of Better Call Saul.

( BCS )

This season of Justified continues to be superb (much better than the previous one!), with great new additions, and the leitmotiv of betrayal/double or triple-crossing being well played. So many great lines as usual, in "Alive Day" even one from Raylan that was a discreet tribute to Elmore Leonard.( Read more... )

And The Americans again managed to provide a daring scene I can't remember I've EVER seen on television before. Hard to watch but fantastic.

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