I did not actually jump up in the air and chortle at Philip's snarky "isn't that how you wanted it" in response to Elizabeth's "we don't have any real friends" line, but I did in my head. *g*
That was so great and fits perfectly with what you would expect from their characters. That Philip would want to (and be great at) make friends right away and Elizabeth who mistrusts just about everyone and would see it as work rather than something enjoyable for most people she tried to be "friends" with would balk.
This is from the same scene, but deserves its own bullet point because it sparked Twitter debate: "I lost my father when I was six." Obviously Philip wouldn't be spontaneously coming up with stuff like that on the fly that's not part of his official cover story, but it still had the ring of truth to it--Misha's truth, not Philip's "truth." So I had to wonder whether this was a case of the KGB embedding a lie within a truth to make it feel more real, and if Philip's official backstory is a version of Misha's own real-life experiences. I suspect this isn't the last we hear of this, either, and that just thrills me. The slow reveals on this show are so awesome when they're this well done.
Ditto all of this. Exactly! (And are they ever going to stop spelling his name "Mischa"? Because it's making me crazy...)
I was thrown by the fact that Philip didn't seem to know about the letter and that Elizabeth didn't tell him about what she was going to do before she did it. This concerns me a little--she really doesn't need to keep things like that to herself anymore. They're closer now, they can talk! I hope she told him later, at least.
I thought he *did* know because of the line earlier about "you don't have to do this" when they were in the car. Like I didn't catch it the first time, but I noted it the second time. But then he seemed to ask about it when they were changing out of disguises. I need to rewatch, but I thought they had a little bit about "the police could still be watching the house" that indicated he knew what she was planning.
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Re: First watch: Jae
Date: 2014-03-13 12:35 pm (UTC)That was so great and fits perfectly with what you would expect from their characters. That Philip would want to (and be great at) make friends right away and Elizabeth who mistrusts just about everyone and would see it as work rather than something enjoyable for most people she tried to be "friends" with would balk.
Ditto all of this. Exactly! (And are they ever going to stop spelling his name "Mischa"? Because it's making me crazy...)
I thought he *did* know because of the line earlier about "you don't have to do this" when they were in the car. Like I didn't catch it the first time, but I noted it the second time. But then he seemed to ask about it when they were changing out of disguises. I need to rewatch, but I thought they had a little bit about "the police could still be watching the house" that indicated he knew what she was planning.