Antosca was, rightfully so, worried about boredom setting in during 10 fucking hours of Cape Fear so he overcorrected and flooded the zone. I cannot believe how much we are throwing at the wall here. Almost none of it sticks.
Javier Bardem is using all of his considerable talent to make Cape Fear worth watching, and mostly getting it there really. Unfortunately, his performance is doing no favors for Amy Adams who is, like, shockingly bad.
@EdwardAMcKinnon Agree with all the above. In the air tonight in the pilot was such a funny swing, that they mostly pull off. And agree that S5 is not the worst season. It also serves to make S6 endlessly rewarding.
I think S1 of The Americans is tremendous, and also probably the weakest season. A LOT of the dialogue is heavy-handed, every Nina scene is dead weight until like episode 10, and sorry but I think Kerri Russell plays Elizabeth as a ~little~ too inscrutable early on….