Today we bring you our discussion of The Americans. We are joined by Marianne Garneau, who completed her PhD in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research. We discuss such things as how rare it is to see a show about marriage, our difficulty following espionage plots, the trope of the Refrigerator Woman, rape as a lazy plot device, 80's aesthetic, pantomiming desire, sexpositions, and so much more!

CONTENT NOTE: We talk about sexual assault and rape in this episode.

SPOILER ALERT: We speak mostly about the early episodes of the series, but there are references to select things down the line.

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