So much to unpack, and only an episode left - my nails are down to the quick, y'all.
Oleg - Of all times for him to get caught! And his patriotism is awe-inspiring, frankly. The scene with him and Stan in the cell was really affecting. An American, even with Stan's experience, can't quite wrap his mind around an internal enemy, and even if he could, he can't be concerned with the politics. The funny thing is, if the roles were reversed, I think Oleg would help Stan - because their motivations are so very different.
More on Stan - Hard to know where to begin, but I felt a bit bad for him that Aderholt didn't really take his suspicions seriously. And also that he was clearly struggling mightily with the idea that Philip has lied to him - the scene at the travel agency was painfully awkward, but also, Stan has his own fellow-feeling for Philip reinforced in some ways, at least to my eyes. Everything else I'm thinking is speculation for what comes next, so I'll save it.
Paige/Elizabeth - It took this long for Paige to really absorb the fact that her mother never stopped lying to her? Really? I'm glad she finally called Elizabeth out on it, and not at all surprised that Elizabeth, in spite of all her moral crises in these last two episodes, tried to keep up the facade a little longer.
Claudia - I don't think she's going to leave. A huge part of me wonders whether she won't tip off the Center, putting E/P/P between them and the FBI. I just can't imagine her last act on the show is going to be calmly and defiantly eating a Russian meal. Or maybe it is, and we don't get to find out if she makes it out (where she will also, presumably, find that the suspicions against her faction in the party are not given credence, because Elizabeth's message doesn't reach them).
Andre - Wow, dude, wow. I find it hard to believe he's so naive that he didn't realize what was happening, and I wonder if he was trying to ensure that he wouldn't be the only one who went down, by having that meeting in so public a place (or really at all, when he knew the "American authorities" were circling).
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A few things: Oleg/Stan, Paige/Elizabeth, Claudia, Andre
Date: 2018-05-24 06:15 am (UTC)Oleg - Of all times for him to get caught! And his patriotism is awe-inspiring, frankly. The scene with him and Stan in the cell was really affecting. An American, even with Stan's experience, can't quite wrap his mind around an internal enemy, and even if he could, he can't be concerned with the politics. The funny thing is, if the roles were reversed, I think Oleg would help Stan - because their motivations are so very different.
More on Stan - Hard to know where to begin, but I felt a bit bad for him that Aderholt didn't really take his suspicions seriously. And also that he was clearly struggling mightily with the idea that Philip has lied to him - the scene at the travel agency was painfully awkward, but also, Stan has his own fellow-feeling for Philip reinforced in some ways, at least to my eyes. Everything else I'm thinking is speculation for what comes next, so I'll save it.
Paige/Elizabeth - It took this long for Paige to really absorb the fact that her mother never stopped lying to her? Really? I'm glad she finally called Elizabeth out on it, and not at all surprised that Elizabeth, in spite of all her moral crises in these last two episodes, tried to keep up the facade a little longer.
Claudia - I don't think she's going to leave. A huge part of me wonders whether she won't tip off the Center, putting E/P/P between them and the FBI. I just can't imagine her last act on the show is going to be calmly and defiantly eating a Russian meal. Or maybe it is, and we don't get to find out if she makes it out (where she will also, presumably, find that the suspicions against her faction in the party are not given credence, because Elizabeth's message doesn't reach them).
Andre - Wow, dude, wow. I find it hard to believe he's so naive that he didn't realize what was happening, and I wonder if he was trying to ensure that he wouldn't be the only one who went down, by having that meeting in so public a place (or really at all, when he knew the "American authorities" were circling).