10 Best Female Antiheroes On TV
2. The Americans - Elizabeth Jennings
The quaint homeowner life of Elizabeth and her husband Philip, with their two kids, living the American dream is all a façade. Elizabeth is a radical Soviet spy living in America looking to further the goals of the Soviet Union.
Although skilled in espionage, Elizabeth is also a trained killer which is something she can do with ease. While her husband Philip constantly struggles with his loyalties to the cause and the life he now has in the States, Elizabeth is a determined patriot who rarely strays from her orders as a Russian spy.
That being said, she cares for her family deeply and wants to protect them wherever she can. She is not a monster and takes no joy in killing others, she just happens to be very good at it. In Elizabeth's mind, her love for her country does not come into conflict with the love she has for her family, they merely exist alongside each other.
Philip definitely became the more emotionally relatable of the two as time went on, but Elizabeth remained a phenomenal antihero throughout.