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: Hell hath no fury

[sistermagpie]

Well, really it's kind of more complicated because Philip is working for Arkady, the head of directorate S, who is protecting Gorbachev, the actual leader of the party. Elizabeth is working for people in the middle of that who are planning a potential coup.

If this were a Robin Hood story, wouldn't Philip and Oleg be the Merry Men here?