• The scenes in this episode are so short! There's also a lot of cutting back and forth between two things going on simultaneously--not just once, but back and forth. It really added to the tension, I think. I wonder how much of that is credit to the editing, and how much is the writing.
• The bit with Elizabeth and Paige at the beginning with the lip gloss was well done. Elizabeth was being strict, but not stern, and Paige disagreed, but didn't fight her on it. The way Elizabeth reached for her as she was walking away was also nicely symbolic of the entire episode's theme (look, this is me channelling my inner sistermagpie! ;)
• Loved the Sandra-and-Stan bit: "What single guy does four loads of laundry?" "What married guy does four loads of laundry?" "Good point." Hee! Also, nice to see him sharing a bit (an innocuous bit, of course, but still a bit) of his work with her.
• Apparently one of the ways that American KGB agents maintain their secret life being detected is by putting American flags outside their homes. The woman we saw Elizabeth staying with while convalescing at the beginning of "Comrades" also had one, and so did "Aunt Helen."
• I'm pleased that Stan got to show competence in something, to remind us that he really is a good agent. He's still totally being taken in by Nina ("I'm proud of you, Stan"--when she's probably still internally gritting her teeth about her friend who he killed), but he got to take down his KGB walk-in. He's even going to get a medal!
• Somebody on Twitter was trying to claim that 9-1-1 didn't exist until 2001, so they wouldn't have been using it in 1982. Um, no--it was definitely around when I was in the U.S. as a kid in the 70s. And I just checked--it started in 1968.
• Katia and I were talking about the title of this episode back when it was first announced, whether it was meant to be "The Walk-In" (i.e. someone who walks in) or "The Walk In" (i.e. the journey by foot inside). I actually think it's meant to be both. The obvious reference is to the actual guy who walked into the Rezidentura last week, but this episode wasn't really about him. And "the walk in" could refer to this being the flashback episode that showed us a bit of how it all began.
• Why did Elizabeth go to the Connors home out of disguise? She even had to put one on for the visit to Jared's new family later, so why not just show up there with the disguise to begin with?
• I loved Philip being instantly suspicious as soon as Henry told him she was gone--and Henry covering up for his sister was great, too.
Second watch: Jae
Date: 2014-03-13 02:47 pm (UTC)• The scenes in this episode are so short! There's also a lot of cutting back and forth between two things going on simultaneously--not just once, but back and forth. It really added to the tension, I think. I wonder how much of that is credit to the editing, and how much is the writing.
• The bit with Elizabeth and Paige at the beginning with the lip gloss was well done. Elizabeth was being strict, but not stern, and Paige disagreed, but didn't fight her on it. The way Elizabeth reached for her as she was walking away was also nicely symbolic of the entire episode's theme (look, this is me channelling my inner
• Loved the Sandra-and-Stan bit: "What single guy does four loads of laundry?" "What married guy does four loads of laundry?" "Good point." Hee! Also, nice to see him sharing a bit (an innocuous bit, of course, but still a bit) of his work with her.
• Apparently one of the ways that American KGB agents maintain their secret life being detected is by putting American flags outside their homes. The woman we saw Elizabeth staying with while convalescing at the beginning of "Comrades" also had one, and so did "Aunt Helen."
• I'm pleased that Stan got to show competence in something, to remind us that he really is a good agent. He's still totally being taken in by Nina ("I'm proud of you, Stan"--when she's probably still internally gritting her teeth about her friend who he killed), but he got to take down his KGB walk-in. He's even going to get a medal!
• Somebody on Twitter was trying to claim that 9-1-1 didn't exist until 2001, so they wouldn't have been using it in 1982. Um, no--it was definitely around when I was in the U.S. as a kid in the 70s. And I just checked--it started in 1968.
• Katia and I were talking about the title of this episode back when it was first announced, whether it was meant to be "The Walk-In" (i.e. someone who walks in) or "The Walk In" (i.e. the journey by foot inside). I actually think it's meant to be both. The obvious reference is to the actual guy who walked into the Rezidentura last week, but this episode wasn't really about him. And "the walk in" could refer to this being the flashback episode that showed us a bit of how it all began.
• Why did Elizabeth go to the Connors home out of disguise? She even had to put one on for the visit to Jared's new family later, so why not just show up there with the disguise to begin with?
• I loved Philip being instantly suspicious as soon as Henry told him she was gone--and Henry covering up for his sister was great, too.