Episode discussion post: "Tchaikovsky"

[jae]

Aired:
4 April 2018 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 602 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 six, episode two.)

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The deal between Elizabeth and Philip

[lovingboth]

This is a scene I would have liked to have seen - what has been agreed in terms of (not) talking about the work?

In s6e1's musical intro to the series, one of the early shots is Elizabeth arriving late and them just exchanging glances and the barest of smiles before she goes off, alone, upstairs.

So is it 'don't ask, don't tell', up to the point where there's something about Paige?

Re: The deal between Elizabeth and Philip

[selenak]

I wonder, too. I mean, surely they must have agreed on something in this regard when Philip went through with the quitting?