Episode discussion post: "The Walk In"
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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.)
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More to come once they're available!
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
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!
Actual personality
Date: 2014-03-14 11:29 am (UTC)Ruby was shown being typically big, brash and American, giving her perspective on what she saw and not getting many laughs from her audiences, but the most interesting bit was on her relationship with her female minder / translator.
She barely smiled, and it was clear that Ruby blamed her for her material going down badly - the translations and how they were relayed were the problem!! So at one point, Ruby in effect asked her why she was so fucking cold all the time. The reply involved telling Ruby about growing up somewhere where if someone said the wrong thing, they disappeared, many millions of people had been sacrificed in the Great Patriotic War and whole populations had been transported etc.
There is stuff they are emotional about, but both Philip and Elizabeth are cold. How could they not be?
Re: Actual personality
Date: 2014-03-14 11:46 am (UTC)It's on YouTube, split into eight parts. The final part with the confrontation is this one - it's a pity about the editing (there's only one camera, so Ruby's reaction shots are done later and I think are used to trim the translator's reply) - but the whole thing is highly recommended for the culture clash.
East Meets Wax
Date: 2014-03-14 01:40 pm (UTC)Re: Actual personality
Date: 2014-03-14 02:41 pm (UTC)