Episode discussion post: "Urban Transport Planning"

[jae]

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

This is a discussion post for episode 603 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 three.)

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Re: Needless murder?

[sistermagpie]

I don't think she panicked at all. The guy basically told her he was going to go straight to security and find out this was a lie, so she killed him.

Re: Needless murder?

[shapinglight]

Well, that's how I saw it at the time. It never occurred to me that she had other options, though as treonb says above, she actually did.

Or maybe not. She's on the clock. There's very limited time till the arms summit.

Re: Needless murder?

[sistermagpie]

I don't think she really did. That guy was going to go straight to his girlfriend. She wasn't supposedly interviewing her. The girlfriend was Walter Taffet to Elizabeth's Clark.

Re: Needless murder?

[andy73]

I don't think she really did. That guy was going to go straight to his girlfriend. She wasn't supposedly interviewing her. The girlfriend was Walter Taffet to Elizabeth's Clark.

I agree