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I loved this season. Love the personal depth to the characters and how funny it got some times. It’s one of the greatest things I have watched this year

I dug the theme and the production value but the narrative doesn’t make sense. These guys had no idea how to get to where they wanted to go. What a waste **** story

One of the best finales of all time! What a surprising yet satisfying end to a great series. Do not want to spoil anything for anyone though.

One of the best shows ever made. If you like character development over spectacle, this is for you. Will change the way you think about “the enemy”. Perfectly casted, and the closest to the Sopranos that the 21st century has given us. On par with the greatest. Won’t be a waste of time

This will be remembered as one of the Great(est) Dramas of all time. What a season... The acting is superb (their faces can tell many words), the writing is poetic and stays true to the series, the directing is excellent in this season as well, and needless to say the sound design and score is on point. The show stays logical (maybe too logical for some), and its careful approach to developing the characters can feel slow at times, but when you recognize what they are doing and pay attention, it is very well worth the time. I think many of the quibbles some fans have is that we have become used to expect shows to go a certain way, and when we can change the direction of the show we get annoyed. No, not all shows need to go into fan-service mode. The Americans started and ended as a story about marriage, relationships and loyalty first, and spy-craft and action second. The show doesn't need explosions to reach dramatic superlatives. And, we honestly shouldn't expect this show to just go do what other shows did (would be boring and they would probably fail at topping them) - mainly talking about Breaking Bad since people love to compare subjective art. If you re-watch the show with this in mind, it becomes a much richer and better experience (I did just before S6 started). And, it is truly a show that gets better each time (there are so many things I missed the first time around). The Americans, I will miss you a whole bunch... There are few other shows attempting long arc story dramas anymore, and the ones that are left are focusing on world building and huge CGI productions.

Having only watched half of the season, I am bored. Maybe if this were the second season, it would get higher reviews. The problem is... the writing has deteriorated and the show seems to have no direction. We have seen the Underwoods move all the way up the ladder. Now, we are supposed to be afraid of them losing their power... But, that just doesn't feel very real after what we have seen them pull off before (e.g. killing multiple people and getting away with it). Other characters are just not very well developed (except a few like Doug and Leanne). Since this isn't season 2, but season 5, I just can't stand watching more of the same (especially, when there are so many better, fresher shows out there). *Will edit when and if I finish watching this season...