tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post5955395232309673771..comments2024-03-16T18:38:04.996-04:00Comments on Critics At Large : Once Upon a Time: FX’s The AmericansCritics at Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073851963852030361noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post-9129564523645885272015-11-05T22:45:49.928-05:002015-11-05T22:45:49.928-05:00I like this series, because as you said it isn'...I like this series, because as you said it isn't promoting moral equivalence. You get an insiders view of their motivations and reasons to dislike the US society they live in, but you also get to see the elephant in the room as well, their own seeming complete lack of awareness of the huge double standard they live by - their own amoral actions being for the most part worse than anything the American Government (or other Western Governments they oppose) is doing to the Soviets. Although in series 3, you get to see Elizabeth (in trying to justify why she is putting to death (by pills) an old woman they disturbed late one night in an operation) seemingly get close to the emotional breaking point just after the old woman has expired. She had tried to tell the woman that ultimately, her death (to avoid the woman being a witness) was ultimately "to make the world a better place". But before dying the woman retorts back "that is what evil people say to attempt to justify what they are doing". I am interested to see where this series is going, especially the storyline to do with the idea to recruit Paige their daughter, into being a Soviet agent herself. Especially interesting given that Paige has just been baptised into a Christian (although fairly left of centre) Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com