If there were no The Americans on FX, then Allegiance on NBC would be a welcome new drama. But there is, so it isn't, since there are so many quality dramas vying for attention these days.
Though recent events may have made Allegiance timely, the family drama's still more compelling than the spy story. With "Parenthood" now gone, a family of spies may be better than no family at all.
Allegiance does a decent job of propping up its crazy premise with some juicy intrigue and solid performances, though [Gavin] Stenhouse comes off as rather bland.
There's a bit of funny buddy comedy with the CIA station chief in New York (Kenneth Choi) schooling Alex in spycraft, but the hyper-complicated family dynamics is what is keeping me tuned in.
One might be tempted to categorize Allegiance as The Americans-lite, because that's pretty much what is. The NBC newcomer doesn't have its cable cousin's depth in cast or storytelling.
