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: Elizabeth's limit

[saraqael]

They let her off for now. I can't believe that the showrunners will let her off the hook entirely before the show ends. More than ever before, the story hinges on Elizabeth's actions. Her actions brought Oleg out of retirement. Her actions forced Philip to finally turn against her. Her actions are keeping Paige tethered to a role utterly unsuitable. Elizabeth is destroying everyone and everything she comes in contact with. And yet...there must be something that she simply will not be able to bring herself to do. She's not superhuman.