The Americans or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Commies

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  1. Fidelio

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    wonder if they have “The Russians” in present day Soviet Russia
     
  2. laxjoe

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  4. Gunners

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    It's TV but really love Phillip, Elizabeth, and Stan and can't see a way it ends up well for all of them. Please find a way for me to be happy with the ending.
     
  5. * J Y *

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    Hope Stan roots out those commies and brings them to justice.
     
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  6. War Grundle

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    I see a situation where Stan has a chance to take them out but their kids are around them and he lets them flee to Russia.
     
    #356 War Grundle, Mar 14, 2018
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  7. Gunners

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    I hope you stub your pinky toe
     
  8. laxjoe

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    Seriously. Who the fuck is rooting for the Americans at this point?
     
  9. southlick

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    I hope one of the Russians die
     
  10. laxjoe

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    They're on Colbert tonight. Still can't get used to Rhys speaking in a Brittish accent
     
  11. Fran Tarkenton

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    He is a cohost on The Wine Show on channel 5 in the UK and really personable. Seems like a good dude. Does a good job transforming that welsh accent.
     
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  12. laxjoe

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    Seems like a cool dude other than he stole Kerri from me and I will kill him...
     
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  14. War Grundle

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    Or stole Kerri from her real husband and had an affair with her and got her pregnant.
     
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    Me. I hope they catch those Russian fucks and either kill them or turn them.
     
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  17. southlick

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    What a cunt
     
  18. clemsontyger04

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    Strong start to the season
     
  19. kezarmyaj

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    its always good, but music was especially great this episode.
     
  20. War Grundle

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    Liked the start and seeing Oleg with Philip.

    Amazing how after being out for a few years he sees the chalk on the Post Office box and immediately reacts.
     
  21. bic

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    It didn't hit me for a while after Oleg was told to go see Philip that they both know Stan. That will probably be interesting.
     
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  22. laxjoe

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    Finally watched.

    Oh my. Glad to have this back
     
  23. NP13

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    How much did they jump? I missed the very beginning.
     
  24. kezarmyaj

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    it was 87 in the episode I believe, cant remember what year it was when last season ended (84 or 85?)
     
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  25. bic

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    Supposed to be a 3 year jump. I only knew that from reading a couple preview articles though, not from just knowing the years on the show.
     
  26. laxjoe

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    3 years
     
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  27. Open Carry

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    I’m about halfway through the episode. I keep feeling like I’m missing an entire season or something. Everyone has kids, Paige is in college. Wtf is happening.
     
  28. laxjoe

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  29. Open Carry

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    I really enjoyed the episode. It just seems like a show this good could’ve tied the seasons in a little better.
     
  30. * J Y *

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    Man felicity is an evil ass bitch. Hope Philip murks her then gets caught by Stan.
     
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  32. bic

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    The time jump combined with Paige still being seemingly so fresh at this is not going well in my brain. It's been 3 years, she's in her 2nd or 3rd year of college and in a single episode she goes from asking her mom if Soviet spies use sex for information to helping on THAT assignment? Stealing military tech through a compromised general? And this after she fucked up in the previous episode resulting in her mom having to kill someone. And when things went sideways tonight she threw protocol out the window and sprinted to the gunfire yelling to see if her mom was OK like a little girl. I guess if all of her training has just been watching Soviet propaganda TV shows and listening to music it makes sense but it's been a pretty disappointing plot point to me.
     
  33. terrapinsfan

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    I'm looking forward to Paige becoming a honey pot.
     
  34. Truman

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    I think that is what might turn Phil or at least put an even bigger wedge between he and Elizabeth
     
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  35. Boyd Crowder

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    Paige isn’t supposed to be some Elizabeth-type spy. She is much more valuable to the Russians as a citizen/college student and as a future employee of somewhere like the State Department. I don’t think she was meant to spend the last 3 years going through the same training Phillip and Elizabeth did. The Russians want her as safe as possible so they can have someone “in” somewhere she can personally get whatever info they need.
     
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  37. clemsontyger04

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    Phillip and Oleg working together is an interesting element to the final season.
     
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  38. laxjoe

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    Finally able to watch last week's episode. Really enjoying this season
     
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  39. Gunners

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    Am I gonna be the first to mention Paige being a full blown hottie at this point, why not.

    Don't like the whole Phillip destroying his business or Elizabeth being broken, setting us up for disappointment.
     
  40. Boyd Crowder

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    I kinda like the fact that after everything Phillip has done in his life, it is his embracing of capitalism that is crushing his soul.
     
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    Feel like the writers are trying to make us hate Elizabeth with the contrasting in styles between her and Phillip. Also yeah Paige has blossomed.
     
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  42. Shiggityshwo

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    Elizabeth trying to steal the radiation detector reminded me of sneaking around on Facility with the silencer in GoldenEye

    Hey I heard something let's go check it ou... *pshew pshew*
     
  43. Boyd Crowder

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    I thought that scene was incredibly well done. It reminded me of the scene from last year’s premiere where they spent almost an entire segment in silence digging that grave for the dude that got poisoned. Great storytelling without dialogue.
     
  44. War Grundle

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    Elizabeth is ruthless. My wife hopes she dies a brutal death by the end of the show. Can’t say I blame her.

    Really good episode.
     
    #394 War Grundle, Apr 25, 2018
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  45. clemsontyger04

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    Feel like Paige is shown to be a smart girl, and how she is accepting what Granny and Elizabeth keep telling her doesnt click as "hold the fuck up what are you talking about?"

    Also, Philip banging Kimmy and then dropping her was old school Philip, but you could tell he no longer wanted to be that guy.
     
  46. bic

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    Really thought Elizabeth might kill that kid. Philip getting involved and letting Paige know she's not Jason Bourne just because she beat up on a couple drunk idiots was good.
     
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  47. War Grundle

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    ^^

    Good point on Paige. I think she felt her dad wasn't like her mom at all or as ruthless yet he showed her don't judge a book by its cover. She thought she was going to whoop his ass and he showed her she aint shit yet. Also, I think he wanted to see how good she was and he now knows she isn't remotely ready to be in certain situations she might be put in. He was a lot harder on her in that training than what Elizabeth puts her through.
     
  48. NP13

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    I liked how he just beat her ass, then left without saying anything.
     
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  49. Fidelio

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    he said “not bad” which is kinda funny
     
  50. Truman

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    I wonder if this ends win Phillip defecting and trying to bring the kids w him. Or going into witness protection or whatever would have to happen to stay in the US.