The storyline is ridiculous where the son is a rookie CIA guy that is some sort of boy wonder/ Sherlock Holmes replica come bloodhound that can detect traces of a location via his bionic nose. His boss doesn't want him but acquiesces to the rookie's preposterous detective work that is then found to be 100% right somehow.Then we have his family is a Russian sleeper cell that bugs his clothes and this is never detected at the CIA or FBI Next we have secrets secured in a safe which the Russians have to get his family to steal as IT WILL TAKE A WEEK to get a team from Russia. Obviously they only have 6 Active Russians in the whole of the USA.Ohhh, also the Russians are more like evil gangsters that kill each other and haven't any discipline.So that's up to episode 3. I will do what everyone else is doing that's not 12. I will stop watching it now.

I will try my best to not reveal to much with this review and also not be to negative merely because im severely disappointed.My heart skipped a beat when i first saw Allegiance. a Cold war-ish thriller, America vs Russia. The series has a few major problems that prevent the viewer from believing anything they see.The main problem are the somewhat caricature way they created the lead actors.On one hand we have the "bad guys" who have the typical evil laugh and the worst one liners. On the other hand we have the over emotional, drama queen oooh the world is going to end good guys.The lies told in the series are cheap, the Russian accent is the worst.It's clear that they tried to save some money and just didn't bother with actors that actually speak Russian. The worst is Katya (Hope Davis) Her Russian accent is beyond fake, It's almost an insult. it's cringeworthy and becomes so annoying that throughout certain episodes i had to mute the sound when she was speaking. One might think these minor details are not as important as a good script. And you are probably right. Unfortunatenly the script is equally bad.If you have absolutely nothing left to watch and are clueless on how to spend your evening and you are overwhelmed by mere boredom you might be able to sit through 1 episode if you feel brave.

This is the best show ever! Great writers, great actors and actresses! 50,000 levels higher than Americans. Allegiance focuses more on Alex who is a very interesting character, unlike the Americans which focuses on the husband and wife. This is a great, great, great, great, great, great show ever! I hope they don't kill ANYBODY off like they always do in TV shows! Alex as a character is highly intelligent and yet is funny as a bumbling field operative. It is classy and smart and yet funny at times. Great character development! High brow writing and acting! High level writing and yet still very very entertaining!I will tell all my friends and family about this TV show!

...I love this show,( earnest acting & earnest scriptwriting), but the scripts, a la 'Breaking Bad' require a certain amount of investment in time, as they are very intricately written. Despite that it is a suitable replacement for suspense addicts(a la breaking bad)& a good introductory primer on the inner workings of "KGB-like' SOviet intelligence agency apparatchik. ALso, unlike 'Madame Secretary', w/ tea Leoni,you could even imagine this family living in your neighborhood. I also like to watch shows w/ unknown actors, a la Anna Gunn('Skyler WHite'of BB),instead of the usualHollywood A- listers,.....all in all, villainy always makes for a good show, the more villains the better. THE final act? hopefully, a second season for a great show.....