Best of The Americans: The Rewatch Podcast

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Join Tori and Julia as they rewatch and recap every episode of The Americans along with other fellow comrades.

Tori B. and Julia H.


    • May 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 26m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    2.03: The Walk-In

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 61:23


    We're back to talk 2.03 The Walk-In with Jonathan, another fellow comrade. Paige goes to find her fake aunt Helen, Elizabeth is at her most threatening with a crowbar in hand, and Ronald Reagan doesn't care!  Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans Email us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com

    2.02: Cardinal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 75:51


    Today we're discussing 2.02 Cardinal with another returning guest, Larissa! Oleg invents feminism, Philip gets electrocuted, and Elizabeth won't stop staring at people from her front lawn. Stay for random side rants about completely unrelated tv shows and the answer to whether or not Tori will finally watch The Leftovers. And sorry for the long break in between episodes! Life gets in the way and Tori had to put her dog down (depression mode). This one goes out to sweet Lola. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans Email us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com

    2.01: Comrades

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 83:42


    SEASON 2 IS HERE! We're getting into 2.01 Comrades with our first returning guest, Kierstynn, and what an episode it is! Threesomes, 69ing, Kendall Roy's ex-wife, Mail Robot, Oleg, and doe, a deer, a female deer. There's truly something for everyone. Tune in to hear us try to make sense of the timeline, and as always, to hear us make fun of Philip. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans Email us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com  

    1.13: The Colonel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 96:56


    We made it to the finale! Twitter co-mod and Tori's first Americans friend Yomira is finally here to talk all things 1.13 The Colonel with us! We meet the titular colonel, Elizabeth gets shot, Paige gets curious, Philip takes his final form as Wife Guy. Plus, get our thoughts on the season overall!Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericansEmail us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com 

    1.12: The Oath

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 104:45


    This week we're discussing 1.12 The Oath with the lovely Sarah (@rewritteninpink)! Come for the titular oaths (Martha/Clark, Nina) talk and stay for the deep conversation about peak TV, Jeff Bezos, Bob Iger, and media conglomerates.Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericansEmail us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com

    1.11: Covert War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 88:28


    Carrie Wittmer (@carriesnotscary) joins us this week to talk all about 1.11 Covert War! Zhukov is killed, Elizabeth loses it, and Sandra speaks for all of us when she calls Stan the bad guy. Plus: Philip feeds his children dinner from a vending machine after offering them peanut butter and warm orange juice. Tune in!Carrie's articles about the series finale (spoilers!):https://bit.ly/3iJG0zPhttps://bit.ly/39mfTvPFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericansEmail us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com

    1.10: Only You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 82:59


    WE’RE BACK! And diving into 1.10 Only You with our friend Izzy! We get into why this is one of the show’s best episodes, the lasting impact of Gregory and his relationship with Elizabeth, and the missed Philip/Stan fanfic opportunities. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericansEmail us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.comSidenote: Garageband stopped recording Tori’s mic audio so we had to use the mic feed from the Zoom session. Not the quality we would like, but it’ll have to do for this week.

    1.09: Safe House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 77:06


    Emma Fraser (@frazbelina) joins us this week as we dive into Safe House! Philip and Elizabeth claim to be hitting the pause button but not separating, Amador's Martha stalking goes terribly wrong, and the FBI is plotting Arkady's murder in the middle of a party while he burns his hand on a potato that exploded in the microwave. Tune in!An Emma article about the show's costumes (season 5): bit.ly/36PngdMHer piece about Paige and Kimmy (season 3): bit.ly/3oBEOQJ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericansEmail us at bestoftheamericans@gmail.com

    1.08: Mutually Assured Destruction + Mailbag

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 114:59


    We're flying solo this week for "Mutually Assured Destruction" where Toby from This Is Us is making a mess and Max from Stranger Things has a gun. Oh, and Elizabeth finds out about Irina and everything falls apart! Then we answer all of your burning questions in our first mailbag segment! Tune in to find out if we'd rather go to an EST meeting with Phil or hang out at the FBI with Stan. Spoiler alert: both equally terrible!Angelica Jade Bastién's piece on Keri: bit.ly/3qhJmxiFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.07: Duty and Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 101:44


    This week we're talking all about Duty and Honor with fellow comrade Larissa! Spoiler alert: we don't love it! Listen to find out why as we wonder what Irina's deal is and whether or not Philip's actions seem in line with what we know about him so far. Plus! Elizabeth deals with a gambler in her best Elvira chic look! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.06: Trust Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 85:04


    This week we're joined by Hannah (@hatthewrhys) to discuss Trust Me where there are a lot of trust-related plots going on! Philip and Elizabeth get kidnapped, Paige and Henry hitchhike, and Stan and Nina set someone up! Would the Jennings enjoy being Punkd? And where is Mitch?! Listen to find out the answers to these hard-hitting questions. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.05: COMINT

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 65:03


    This week we're diving into 1x05 "COMINT" with Kierstynn (@pinupbuttercups)! Join us as we praise Philip for finally putting in some extra effort with his disguise and then deeply relate to Elizabeth worrying about everything. And then GO VOTE!Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.04: In Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 75:01


    Fellow comrade Shelby joins us this week to talk In Control and try to figure out what the hell Al Haig thought he was in control of! It's the episode where Reagan gets shot and people go crazy. Nooners! Jodie Foster! Men who can't talk to their wives! The ominous beginnings of the 24-hour news cycle! Tune in! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.03: Gregory

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 78:17


    Jessica Goldstein (@jessicagolds) joins us to talk all things Gregory! Elizabeth has a secret boyfriend, character actress Margo Martindale arrives, Philip dons another questionable disguise, and no one is going to Cuba. Find a racquetball partner and hit play! Timestamp to skip to episode discussion: 15:18 Jessica’s articles:https://rb.gy/frl2rchttps://rb.gy/z0lqllhttps://rb.gy/i1ctidhttps://rb.gy/trrqdo Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.02: The Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 70:49


    Grab some caviar and join us for 1.02 The Clock! We get deep about colored contacts, turtlenecks, and buying bras with your mom. Follow us on Twitter:twitter.com/bestofamericans

    1.01: Pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 123:52


    It's the pilot episode of the podcast, and we're watching the pilot episode of The Americans! Join us as we give you a little introduction and then share all our thoughts on what goes down. Follow us on Twitter:twitter.com/bestofamericans

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