It’s a keeper.
It is a tight scene nailing everything that makes good TV become water cooler fodder the next day.
Whatever Russell is drinking, we can all use some because she has not aged a day.
The recent inauguration of President Ronald Reagan has all the three letter agencies nervous, specifically the FBI.
Whether they are happy about it does not really matter, they are committed to the cause.
Although married in Russia in a faux American home it is really the equivalent of an arranged marriage.
At Phillips first sexual advance towards Elizabeth she is reticent, telling him she is not ready.
We do know that these kids have no idea what their parents do.
They couldnt find Russia on a map let alone think that their parents are Russian spies.
The whole thing reminds me of that River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier flickLittle Nikita.
If you pull that paper out too slow, the house collapses.
It is nice to see Russell playing against key in as a real hard-ass spy.
One nice, big, deadly Communist family.
And I was shocked and wowed at how cool the action scenes were; right out of aBournemovie.
Impressive to say the least for a pilot.
Set your DVRs Den of Geekers,The Americansis one to watch.
