Promo discussion: Episode 2x06

[treonb]

 This post is intended to allow discussion of the upcoming episode, as reflected in the promos.  It will be updated as more promos appear.

Please keep the comments spoiler free from anything not mentioned in these promos.

"Next On: Behind the Red Door" (Watch on YouTube)

 

"The Americans: Exclusive Scene from Episode 6" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

Re: Philip as "Clark"

[katiac]

I KNOW. So excited for this Wednesday. A reviewer who's already seen it said it has a lot of P/E scenes. Doubly excited!

And like you said, poking around in some potentially uncomfortable places. But if anybody can turn those uncomfortable things into something exciting and ultimately enjoyable, it's the two of them.

Yes, and I think ultimately their biggest emotional/intimate gains have come as a result of them being forced into acknowledging/voicing/facing an uncomfortable truth or uncomfortable emotional situation. It reveals the passion they have for each other, and that sharing of true feelings builds intimacy, particularly after what they do. It's after Timoshev that they first come together as a couple. It's after the revelation about Gregory that they take a step to really try a relationship. It's after "COMINT" and Philip goes overboard trying to protect her and apologizes that Elizabeth confides her fears. It's after Elizabeth is crying and having an emotional breakdown trying to tell him she wants it to be "real" that they get to that happy place (temporarily) we've never seen them. It's after the pain of the separation that they figure out what they mean to each other.

It very much fits in their pattern that if they can deal with the temporary discomfort of getting into this new place, it ultimately could be something that they not only find enjoyable, but that's very much intimacy building. To share things that are uncomfortable and have them not only accepted but nurtured is a HUGE thing, particularly for them.