beyoncegiselleknowles:

“Russell doesn’t so much play Elizabeth’s toughness as radiate it quietly from the center of her being; it’s always in the room, making her the unquestioned center of gravity in the Jennings household. “The Americans” has never hedged Elizabeth’s strengths or tried to make her seem “likable,” whatever that means. The show simply makes her worries understandable, and her actions always reflect her flinty pragmatism and intelligence. From there, it’s up to the audience to decide whether or not to like her. And as Philip has found, it’s nearly impossible to do anything but love her.”

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