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: Picking up Henry and Stan

[quantumreality]

Also, this is not the first time Stan's tunnel-vision thinking has messed up the larger picture. Stan bumping off Vladimir, a mid-level flunky at the embassy, did absolutely nothing to further any long-term projects and arguably pissed off Gaad and pushed Nina away from him.

I wouldn't be surprised if in the Americans-verse, Stan deciding to be butthurt about the Jenningses might put Gorbachev in danger, or even become a causal link to the 1991 coup if Gorbachev never gets the news that KGB hardliners are gunning for him as early as 1987.