Episode discussion post: "Jennings, Elizabeth"

[jae]

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

This is a discussion post for episode 609 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 nine.)

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Re: Elizabeth's message

[saraqael]

I doubt they're going to stick around DC long enough to find out if Oleg left Philip a follow-up message. Their cover has been completely blown (or would be as soon as the Bureau nabbed Father Andrei). Any shelter and assistance they might have gotten from the Center is also blown, so they've got to get out of the area and vanish as quickly as they can and then figure out their next steps. Gorbachev's fate, the summit, the Center, Oleg... all irrelevant to them now.