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.
Absolutely agree with this. And interestingly, Philip is really kind of the only person she can share that with in a way because he's not only a fellow Russian, but also enough of a deviant that he's willing to go against the rules for her and discuss/share things they're not supposed to under the terms of their unbreakable American cover. Zhukov always spoke to her in English and instructed her not to say a word about her past. Telling Grannie she missed home or had never had caviar would be a sign of weakness to be watched or exploited. So Philip is kind of her once source where she can share that and know it has a safe place to nest.
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Absolutely agree with this. And interestingly, Philip is really kind of the only person she can share that with in a way because he's not only a fellow Russian, but also enough of a deviant that he's willing to go against the rules for her and discuss/share things they're not supposed to under the terms of their unbreakable American cover. Zhukov always spoke to her in English and instructed her not to say a word about her past. Telling Grannie she missed home or had never had caviar would be a sign of weakness to be watched or exploited. So Philip is kind of her once source where she can share that and know it has a safe place to nest.