Episode discussion post: "Crossbreed"

[jae]

Aired:
11 April 2017 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 506 of The Americans, intended for viewers who are watching the show on the U.S./Canadian schedule. (Feel free to dive in to the discussion even if you're coming in late--and you should also feel free to start a new thread if it seems too daunting to read through what's already been posted first. If you're reading this at a point where you've already seen subsequent episodes, though, please take care to keep comments spoiler-free of anything that comes after season five, episode six.)

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Re: handler

[saraqael]

I assume that Claudia will become their handler again simply because she's still there and she's familiar with them. Introducing a new handler this far into the series would be rather jarring, which could be good or bad. I think it would make the Jennings both feel less secure because they'd have to get used to trusting and dealing with a new contact.