America Decides

Episode aired May 14, 2023
TV-MA
1h 2m

IMDb RATING

9.4/10

13K

YOUR RATING

Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun in America Decides (2023)

Comedy Drama

On election night, Tom tries to manage an increasingly chaotic newsroom, while Kendall, Shiv, and Roman spar over the consequences of the result for themselves, the company, and the country.On election night, Tom tries to manage an increasingly chaotic newsroom, while Kendall, Shiv, and Roman spar over the consequences of the result for themselves, the company, and the country.On election night, Tom tries to manage an increasingly chaotic newsroom, while Kendall, Shiv, and Roman spar over the consequences of the result for themselves, the company, and the country.

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IMDb RATING

9.4/10

13K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Series creator and writer of this episode, Jesse Armstrong, named the 1960, 2000, and 2016 U.S. presidential elections - all historically close races - as points of inspiration for crafting the episode, aiming to illustrate the characters' "different political instincts [and] corporate interests colliding in this very direct way."

Quotes
[last lines]
Kendall Roy: Some People just can't cut a deal, Fikret.

Connections
Featured in The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024)

User reviews30

Featured review

10/10

Unfortunately predicted the future...

Just as written above. A great episode that feels a little too relevant at the moment...

The episode is hilariously and ironically called "America Decides" even though the election result is pretty much decided by like 5 people.

I remember feeling depressed by the episode's outcome the first time I watched it, and watching it again even more so, now that Mencken's real world counterpart has come to power. Hopefully the outcome won't be as detrimental as the one seen in the show... hopefully

I don't really have that much more to say but I apparently need to fill out the required number of characters ermm, sooo... the performances were amazing.