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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Comments

Re: Camera angles

[saraqael]

I was very impressed when I went back and watched it again. It's almost like a dance with the camera work mirroring what the characters are saying and experiencing. When I watched the scene as it aired, I was far too engrossed in the story to notice this level of detail. I'm glad you mentioned the camera angles changing in the last scene with Philip because that's what spurred me to pay attention to the camera setups when I watched it again.

Re: Camera angles

[jae]

It's worth saying that the director for this ep was Tommy Schlamme, who is the same director sistermagpie and I saw in action when we went for our set visit. He's amaaaaazing.

-J

Re: Camera angles

[saraqael]

Oh wow! What a great coincidence.

Re: Camera angles

[(Anonymous)]

Still so jelly you got to see it during filming :D

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