The Americans: The Day After (2016)
Season 4, Episode 9
10/10
Well depicted conflicts of conscience, bad music blasting ruins mood
15 May 2016
The series has almost always depicted people being torn between what they believe is right and what they're SUPPOSED to believe is right. This episode puts less weight on the sneaky-spy-business and characters otherwise depicted as cold blooded patriots also become torn by thinking of the possible consequences if someone uses the weapon they're trying to obtain. When Paige starts asking questions about a possible apocalyptic war the protagonists also have to ask themselves what their children will think of them. There isn't much else to say about this episode, the internal and interpersonal conflicts are gripping and realistic. However many scenes are ruined by bad music blasting in the background, often just as loud as the conversations. This breaks the tension in otherwise gripping scenes. The music doesn't enhance the mood of the scenes, it just seems like random 70:s and 80:s music from someone's old CD collection.
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