Episode discussion post: "The Walk In"

[jae]

Aired:
12 March 2014 in the U.S. and Canada
16 March 2014 in Israel
29 March 2014 in the UK

This is a discussion post for episode 203 of The Americans, 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 feel free to start a new thread if it seems too daunting to read through what's already been posted first. If you're reading this at a point where you've already seen subsequent episodes, though, please take care to keep comments spoiler-free of anything that comes after season two, episode three.)

Original promo trailers

"Next On: The Walk In" (Watch on YouTube)

"The Americans: Exclusive Scene from Episode 3" (Watch on YouTube)

Episode recaps

From the Washington Post
From Vulture
From Hitfix
From the AV Club
From the Huffington Post
From IGN
From Collider
From Television Without Pity
From Sound on Sight
From tv.com
From TV Ate My Wardrobe
From the Houston Chronicle
From spoilertv.com
From showratings.tv
From The Cloture Club

More to come once they're available!

Comments

Missing last 10 minutes of The Walk-In

[wendelah1]

When I recorded the episode last night, it didn't start at the beginning of the new episode. I was recording the 1:00 am rerun (we have other things that we record at 10, 11, and 12 pm) and it cut off about ten minutes from the ending, I guess because the showings before it ran over, too. Did this happen to anyone else?

I'm not reading the other comments yet because I don't want to be spoiled for the ending. So don't tell me what happened, please.

I will say this: given the critics' ravs about season two, what I've watched so far was rather a letdown. Maybe something more exciting happens by the end but I won't know until I see it.

I just started my season one Bluray rewatch. I am up to episode four now and I have to say, so far this second season isn't nearly as compelling to me as last season was. Part of the problem I know is that my emotional response was blunted because I was spoiled for the first two episodes because of promo commercials on Fx itself, which I will be careful to avoid from now on--but also because of some comments in last week's discussion which mentioned some of the events of this week's episode. I assume that won't happen again.

Re: Missing last 10 minutes of The Walk-In

[jae]

It didn't happen to me. If you need a copy of the episode, though, I can get one to you. Drop me a line if you do end up needing that.

-J

Re: Missing last 10 minutes of The Walk-In

[wendelah1]

You have Time Warner cable? Did you record the first broadcast or a later one? It might have been because of all the commercials they always tack onto the end. By the time it gets around to one a.m., the overall timing is way, way off and the viewer guide on my set didn't reflect that. Or maybe my Time Warner provider screwed it up and won't admit it...

No, that's okay. There's no reason to put yourself to any trouble, J. I am pretty sure they'll rebroadcast it next week at midnight (or thereabouts) like they did last week's episode. By then, I'll need to figure out how to get it to tape at the right time. Maybe if I set it to record a half hour over the time, like it was a game that could go into overtime.

Re: Missing last 10 minutes of The Walk-In

[jae]

No, we don't have Time Warner cable in Canada. :) I was just trying to say that I could easily get my hands on a copy that I could then transfer to you. Let me know if you do decide you want that; it's really no trouble (I've done it for at least a couple of others here before).

-J

Re: Missing last 10 minutes of The Walk-In

[wendelah1]

I didn't think you had Time Warner.

Thanks. You're very kind to offer. If I change my mind, I'll let you know.