"The Americans" Stingers (TV Episode 2015) Poster

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(2015)

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10/10
Very strong episode with a great performance from Holly Taylor
snoozejonc17 February 2021
The tension level within The Jennings family significantly increases.

Stingers is an important and memorable episode of The Americans with some key plot developments and brilliant performances.

The cinematography and editing are excellent, helping to maximise the impact of a number of scenes to the overarching series narrative.

As always the performances are superb, with Holly Taylor, Matthew Rhys and Kerri Russell being particularly memorable.

There is little I can say about the details of the plot without spoiling so I will say nothing, except that, for me, the other review of this episode (written prior) should be disregarded as it was written by someone who appears either to have not understood one character's development or seriously oversimplifies emotion in life.

I rate it as a 9.5/10 but round upwards.
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10/10
Powerful episode
Affirmative_Dave13 August 2021
This is where "The Americans" make a difference.

Such a powerful episode, wonderfully played by the Jennings family.

Saying more would spoil its highly emotional scenes, so I'll just rate this excellent episode 10/10.
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8/10
Paige the brat
mtrodeomom28 October 2018
I'm really over Paige. She is so whiny and selfish, even for a teenager. I know why the writers are making her so self-absorbed, but they went over board. I was her age in that year, and I would never have been allowed to act like she has been. I just can't find a redeemable anything in her. I know she's frustrated because she knows something is going on, but she's very disrespectful to her parents. And I do think they are trying to introduce her into their world in as gentle a way as possible. Every scene with her pulls me right out of the story. The other characters seem plausible and real, but there's something too forced with her character.
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