Episode discussion post: "The Great Patriotic War"

[jae]

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

This is a discussion post for episode 605 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 five.)

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Re: drinking tips

[jae]

Holly Taylor said in an interview that she actually had to drink a shot of olive oil for the scene, and that it made her "almost quit her job on the spot". ;)

-J

Re: drinking tips

[treonb]

I can understand her! Though my guess is she had to do a lot of other things I'd chicken out from...

Googling around, I found a Russian guide to staying sober:
http://konstantin2005.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-to-drink-vodka-and-stay-sober.html