But I think Philip himself is in a bit of denial about what he's thinking about until Stan's appearance gives him a practical reason for defecting (we're blown). He still seems to enjoy his work as a spy--it's not that making him want to defect. It's I think genuinely just wanting his family to be real.
This is totally my read on Philip too.
I love it when P&E drink vodka or basically do anything Russian.
Meeee tooooo. Because, really, Elizabeth would need that connection to her culture (if not to her past), and even for Philip it would be something that can be shared with her. It's there in the pilot, and it's there in episode two with the caviar, too. I'm a bit sad that they dropped that thread in later episodes, actually.
The only time Philip shows any physical affection to Elizabeth in the ep is where he's testing. [...]
This whole paragraph was some brilliant analysis, and I want to love it and marry it and have its babies. ;)
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Date: 2013-08-31 08:48 pm (UTC)This is totally my read on Philip too.
I love it when P&E drink vodka or basically do anything Russian.
Meeee tooooo. Because, really, Elizabeth would need that connection to her culture (if not to her past), and even for Philip it would be something that can be shared with her. It's there in the pilot, and it's there in episode two with the caviar, too. I'm a bit sad that they dropped that thread in later episodes, actually.
The only time Philip shows any physical affection to Elizabeth in the ep is where he's testing. [...]
This whole paragraph was some brilliant analysis, and I want to love it and marry it and have its babies. ;)
-J