We're kicking off our look back at the year in television by taking some time to salute some of its unsung (or at least less appreciated) heroes, the characters who've stolen the spotlight or emerged as far more compelling than anyone might have guessed from their starts. After all, reams have been written about the greatness of Bryan Cranston's Walter White, but no hero or anti-hero stands alone. Here are eight supporting turns worthy of extra praise. Annet Mahendru as Nina, "The Americans" She doesn't get to wear wigs or beat people to a pulp like Elizabeth (Keri Russell) or Phil (Matthew Rhys), but Nina's journey into double or triple agency was one of the most interesting and unpredictable storylines in the excellent first season of FX's 1980s espionage drama. Mahendru was able to deftly turn Nina from manipulated to manipulator, taking a character who started as a low-level...
- 12/6/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
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