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

[katiac]

He's a little smarmy to me. I'm not sold on him yet, but he has potential. They didn't hook me on Claudia until episode 13 either, so I trust the show usually has something interesting up its sleeve.

[thesquawk]

ahh it's all good, I fully expect this to be an unpopular opinion lol. he's probably the type you could have fun dating, but bad for anything serious :p

Oleg and Nina (sitting in a tree)

[katiac]

No no, I think I worded my response poorly. I do like him. I'm just not sold on him 100% yet like I am on some of the other characters. He definitely seems smart, he brings a new angle to things, and there's definitely some chemistry there with Nina. Plus, I like her, but kind of just hate the thing with her and Stan. Not sure if I would like her and Oleg in the long run but I'm definitely more open to it than Stan/Nina scenes and after sex talk, which are quickly turning me off as much as Clark/Martha scenes did at the end of last season. Or maybe it's mostly that they're just not doing anything with Stan right now that's getting me particularly interested.

Re: Oleg and Nina (sitting in a tree)

[thesquawk]

Ahhhh gotcha. Lol. Actually, I feel a little better now since apparently there are others too - this is Ryan Sandoval from TV.com (link):

“Speaking of shifting cultural attitudes, Oleg remains my favorite. I love how relaxed and confident he is and I totally vote for him entering a love triangle with Beeman and Nina. Is it too soon to hope for that? He seems to be getting through to her. I also like how gung-ho he is about engaging in American culture (Dennis Maruk plays for the Capitals—get it?), and that he’s sort of tempting Nina with this stuff too. Currently, her only exposure to American life is through Beeman, and I think she’ll realize on some level that experiencing the enemy’s entertainment has an appeal—and furthermore, that Oleg can provide her with that, plus some much-needed fun, while reminding her of the Motherland (see there’s that word again).”

edit: sorry for the extra filler. we will not be trying that 'reply email' thing again...

Oleg

[jae]

I think he's smarmy and I wouldn't want to, like, try to be his friend in real life? :) But I think he's a marvelous character.

-J

Re: Oleg

[thesquawk]

ahaha, I don't think I would either. I wouldn't mind him taking me to a Caps game though :p (on that topic, I wonder what they'd all think of Alexander Ovechkin?)

Re: Oleg

[apolla_savre]

As a capitalist traitor who sold himself out for fame and fortune

/I have no idea