I know I’m replying to an old post, but The Americans (coincidentally also starring Keri Russell) did often show the FBI agents going to a SCIF to discuss sensitive information. They called it something like “the vault” on the show, but it was really a SCIF. Maybe the writers were worried the audience wouldn’t know what a SCIF was.
I really enjoyed season 1, but season 2 just turned into a chore for me for some reason. I’m not sure why. I finished it, but went from thumbs up to thumbs down.
Finished S2 last night. Wow. As soon as I saw that Hal was talking to the President instead of Ganon, I knew the shit was gonna hit the fan one way or another.
I loved the VP’s lecture to Kate with the Big Board. “This is my game board.” Draws a little circle around Britain. “This is yours. Keep your eyes on your own paper!”
It will be interesting to see where they go from here. Obviously the VP slot is off the table now. Obviously Billie (the Chief of Staff) is out of a job. Obviously Billie knows something about Grace Penn, but is it the same thing the rest of us know? What happens if/when the PM finds out who was really really behind the carrier bombing? So many questions, so many possible directions!
Something that popped into my mind some time after I finished watching S2: When the VP was giving Kate advice on how she should present herself as VP if she gets the job, it’s all fashion tips and how she should change her hair. I’m wondering if a male candidate for VP would be told how he should dress and how long his hair should be.
That was addressed early in S1 with Kate’s sensible pant suits and black wardrobe. The answer was that it is not equitable for female politicians.
Maybe her posts in Kabul or wherever didn’t require her to look presentable, but you’d think she would have had the sense to clean up a bit for a high profile job. While she didn’t need to have a salon hairstyle, her hair always looked unwashed and like she couldn’t even bother to brush it. I also wondered if she smelled a bit. (And maybe that she was at least aware of, since she had Hal give her a sniff test once or twice in the first episode.)
Ah, it’s been a while since I had watched the first season, and being a typical male I never really paid any attention to how she dressed. Or, for that matter, what her hair looked like.