Episode discussion post: "START"

[jae]

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

This is a discussion post for episode 610 of The Americans (the season and series finale), 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.)

Original promo trailer

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Comments

[shapinglight]

Ah. I've only watched it once so far. I did think the border guard who they spoke to acted a little awed by them, but that's probably wrong too.

[maidenjedi]

Oh, I don't know. Watching it again, I think there's at least a look of "holy shit" on his face, inasmuch he can let that kind of thing show while he's working. It can't be that common, getting the "password" or whatever when agents pass through the checkpoints, and he looked pretty young.

[shapinglight]

Thanks for that. Yeah, I thought he looked spooked somehow. It was another of the many moments in the episode when I was waiting for someone to start shooting.