Episode discussion post: "The Deal"

[jae]

Aired:
26 March 2014 in the U.S. and Canada
30 March 2014 in Israel
12 April 2014 in the UK

This is a discussion post for episode 205 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 you should also 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 five.)

Original promo trailers

"Next On: The Deal" (Watch on YouTube)

"The Americans: Exclusive Scene from Episode 5" (Watch on YouTube)

Episode recaps

From Grantland
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From Time
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From Collider
From Sound on Sight
From IGN
From Television Without Pity
From TV Ate My Wardrobe
From Geekbinge
From showratings.tv
From screenrant.com
From GAMbIT Magazine
From Crave Online
From spoilertv.com
From tv.com
From Unreality Primetime
From Newsmanone

Comments

Re: est, Werner Erhard, etc.

[wendelah1]

This seems a little OT but sure. The training I did took place over two consecutive weekends, not nine days. I was not "shouted at" or "emotionally battered." Anyone who needed a toilet could raise their hand, and they were quietly allowed to leave and return. It was like attending a series of lectures--really long ones--but there were regularly scheduled breaks and meals. It's true--we were not allowed to wear watches. (Oh noes!) Cell phones, of course, weren't a consideration, but pagers were out. That's where I learned I could wake myself up without an alarm clock, a technique which I still use on occasion.

Written by an est graduate, this article from Psychology Today on The 40th Anniversary of the est Training might provide some insight into what the training was about for the people who participated.

Read the article. If you need to know more, my email address is my user name at gmail dot com. What I can tell you briefly is that doing the training changed the course of my life.

Re: est, Werner Erhard, etc.

[apolla_savre]

Thank you! I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. It would appear the Wikipedia article needs some rewrites.

Re: est, Werner Erhard, etc.

[wendelah1]

Hey, no problem.

My experience of trying to correct misinformation in Wikipedia articles is that it's a waste of time. The person who thinks they own the article will simply change it back again.