'The Americans' Show Is Back

MATTHEW RHYS AND KERI RUSSELL came back strong in the first episode of a clever new season in 'The Americans' on FX last night.  This gem of a show makes for oustanding TV in my opinion.  Arresting clever-styling shines in the writing of this one for it is a shrewd ghoulash of espionage, thriller and some wily, sensual appeals as the chic denizens might say.  Rhys and Russell are Soviet spies in the D.C. area of the U.S. way back when.  American society was furious and tense in the rugged cold war environs that were a part of the American atmosphere in that era.  Russell remains a sleek, stunning woman who manages to bring "high concept" material smolderingly to life.  I figure Russell is the new Streep.  She radiates lovely, mesmerizing feminine attributes that compel one to plunge right along with these merry souls into the intricate TV multi-faceted story.  The people of the grand FX unit have a terrific winner in this TV saga called 'The Americans.'