Episode discussion post: "Rififi"

[jae]

Aired:
2 May 2018 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 606 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 six.)

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Re: Why Philip is going to Chicago

[lovingboth]

Mmm, while the audience can happily go yes to that, she's behaving very badly, and he's communicating - after lots of thought - with someone who's told him to kill her if necessary to stop her.

Re: Why Philip is going to Chicago

[sistermagpie]

Yeah, but he has no reason to think that this mission is connected to the one he's trying to find out about. Plus, more importantly, he went to be with her because she implied she was going to die otherwise. Before that he just let her go.

Re: Why Philip is going to Chicago

[andy73]

I agree. I think Philip is going to Chigago because he love her more than all thing:
Elizabeth always comes first. He will give up everything for her, and he will choose her and her needs over himself and his needs every time.
Henry’s Line pushed Philip to call her, and when he realized how much Elizabeth was in danger, he had no other choise than give his help!