The show makes Soviet spies more glamorous than American agents

Evidence

In a reversal of stereotype, the Soviets in The Americans seem so much more glamorous than their American counterparts. The Jenningses’ chief antagonist, FBI agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) — who in a soap opera twist turns out to be a near neighbour — comes off as dour by comparison with the dynamic and glamorous Elizabeth and Philip, just as the FBI offices seem drab and mean when set against the intrigue of the rezidentura. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 722

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Americans humanizes Soviet spies where Le Carré demonized them — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 721

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