Natasha Trethewey, from Thrall: Poems; "The Americans"
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when will her flop husbands stop lying to her about matters of international importance 😔
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Across six seasons, The Americans strikes such a great balance between "the characters change and grow" and "the characters stay true to the character promises that were laid down in the very first episode"
I struggled to phrase that second one because 'character promise' is so vague. What I mean is that the pilot episode tells you: "this is what Elizabeth cares about, these are her limitations and blind spots", and for the rest of the show is the wellspring from which her pain and sorrow and joy are faithfully drawn.
The show squeezes a surprising amount of drama out of two relatively static core characters. And of course, when one of them finally acts out of pattern, it's incredibly powerful because the turn is backed up by seventy episodes of pattern-consistency.
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me when i'm having sex but i'm not really having sex i'm pulling my wife's teeth in the basement and she's letting me because i am the only one who can do this for her
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[the americans - 1x08 - mutually assured destruction]
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"I remain in perpetual awe when a person is able to remain articulate and express their exact feelings whilst in an emotionally heightened state. It's an extraordinary feat."
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these might be the sexiest images ever made. i’m so glad they fell in love
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