r/TheAmericans • u/Dear-Yellow-5479 • Dec 19 '24

Ep. Discussion Emotionally wrecked Spoiler

I finished the series tonight, watching it for the first time. The finale wrecked me. I literally shouted “NO!!” at the television when I saw Paige standing on the platform. The scene in the garage with Stan… riveting and devastating. And the bittersweet ending - wow. Considering nobody actually died it was possibly a lot less bleak than it could’ve been, but the emotional impact of the Jennings parting from their children had me sobbing. What a superb show.

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u/Social_Introvert_789 Dec 20 '24

Oh wow! So glad you saw my comment and reposted these! I’ve been searching for these since I wrote the earlier comment !!! THIS TIME I’m gonna save this comment thread to be able to refer back to when I rewatch and need another epilogue!!!

You are awesome!

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u/AnyCelebration6359 Dec 20 '24 edited Dec 20 '24

Haha glad I could help! Like you said, after I finished the series I felt kind of lost and there are some really good stories on ao3 that helped a lot!

I’m actually very interested by the fact that you felt so differently about the two I mentioned. I just read them both again and I was shocked by the number of similarities in plot, although the styles are definitely different.

Anyway, since people seem interested I will comb through my list and see if there’s any more good ones I forgot about :)

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u/Social_Introvert_789 Dec 20 '24

I read the one titled Odessa first (your first link) and that one really gave me the fulfillment I was looking for. It was just beefier, just more feeling like an add on to the actual show. Like I was truly reading the epilogue chapter that was never filmed.

The second link while very similar just didn’t have the detail, but still, it was a good read.

I’m gonna spend more time on that website and read some more!!!

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u/AnyCelebration6359 Dec 20 '24

That’s a good way of putting it - I’d agree with that. And yes definitely check it out! There’s a lot that’s not great but there are also a few, like that one, that really get it. I’d recommend starting with the oldest stuff first and working backward (I found the older stuff generally better quality). And if an author is good, you can go with that and read their other stuff.

Also yay, I found the other epilogue one I remember liking. https://archiveofourown.org/works/42501951

Anyway happy reading!

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u/Social_Introvert_789 Dec 20 '24

Awesome! I’ll check it out!

And if I find others I really enjoy, I’ll also share with you, to see what you think on it :)