At each commercial break, they warned about Language and Violence. Not sure if there was any bad language, but there definitely wasn't any violence.
Yeah, they were jerking our chains.
But I found the ending satisfying. Would've loved a 'few years later' scene, showing a reunion after the wall came down.
> Not sure if there was any bad language
In the garage scene, Stan let loose with a few expletives. I specifically recall him calling Philip a "piece of shit," but there were others.
> Would've loved a 'few years later' scene, showing a reunion after the wall came down.
I can't imagine that P&E would ever be able to safely leave the USSR. But even back then, it was possible for US citizens to visit the Soviet Union on ordinary tourist visas. You had to jump through a few hoops to get a visa, and once there you were restricted to certain areas and your activities were limited to guided tours run by Intourist ... but since it was the world's worst kept secret that the Intourist guides were KGB informants, Paige and/or Henry would have no trouble finding that out, visiting Moscow, then arranging a meeting.
That's assuming Paige would be able to. How much trouble she's in with the law at the series's close is anyone's guess.
Henry, of course, would not have those problems. Heck, he's got an FBI agent who will swear on a stack of Bibles that he wasn't involved at all in the Jennings family's activities. So he could probably go see Ma and Pa any time he liked. But would he want to?
I did expect some sort of epilogue, maybe text on screen telling what happened to each character. Something like:
"Elizabeth divorced Philip in 1991. The following year she moved in with Martha and the two became lesbian lovers. She died in 2013."
"Agent Gaad, formerly one of the ordinary dead, joined the ranks of the undead. To this day he haunts the FBI building, sabotaging mail robots."
Others anyone would like to fill in?
I'm not certain since I don't always watch in real time or pay attention to these things...But isn't this a standard message that they've always shown at the beginning and at breaks?..
Umm..and also the same warning given for several other shows on basic cable that do sometimes get pretty violent?
Umm, no, the warning changes depending on the content of a specific episode. For example, sometimes they give the Nudity warning on The Americans, but not always.
shareI guess I fail to see what difference it makes. I'm kind of mildly aware of these warnings but never pay them much mind.
It's not like someone will base their decision to watch a 6 season series finale on this warning.
"I'm kind of mildly aware of these warnings but never pay them much mind. "
Then it sounds like this topic isn't for you.
Well, violence is in the eye of the beholder. In the garage scene, Stan pulled a gun on them. In many jurisdictions, just pointing a gun at someone is considered assault. Not saying that's the case here, Stan's FBI and doing his job, but just saying that's arguably "violence" ... especially in today's world where there are legions of people, including TV viewers, ready to whine about being made to feel even mildly uncomfortable about anything. So maybe FX figures, better safe than sorry.
I also note that the "TV-PG" marker gets applied to nearly everything, making it utterly useless. So why shouldn't these other warnings work the same way?
"So why shouldn't these other warnings work the same way? "
My point is they change based on the content. It's worked that way all season.