- Holy shit, I thought Elizabeth was gonna get nailed right then and there.
- The sexism of the 1970s and 1980s nearly bit the CIA in the ass, considering it led to Lady whatshername nearly selling out for good.
- What the hell was Gaad doing on a thing like this? :O The only thing that saved him was probably that Elizabeth recognized him in the first place. Also, great gambit on her part to put them in the way of the motorcyclist to distract the agent!
- The EST thing seemed quite absurd to me, but eh.
- Stan's brainbox is starting to click! I think he's gonna start figuring out Phil and Elizabeth this season XD
- Gaad with his nose taped up and the other dude even more banged up were both kinda funny :P
- We finally meet old Gabriel! Wonder if he's like, the equivalent of a retiree from the KGB they let stay in the USA for his years of service. (Also: Frank Langella XD ) He seems very tactile and hands-on which probably lent a personal style to his job as handler that Claudia lacked.
- Paige being sweet on the young guy from church was kind of amusing. And she has big poofy 1982 hair! XD
- Elizabeth and that tape! She is first happy, then sad. What happened???? :O
- Stan and Sandra just can't get along :(
- Elizabeth seems to be trying to have it both ways with the whole "fob off the Center and Philip simultaneously" thingo.
- In that light Philip holding his knife after being denied his brownie looked oddly menacing.
- In light of the mess the US got into with Afghanistan and Iraq it's rather eerily strange to see the Soviet side of things involving much the same sort of being-stuck-in-the-bog sensation without necessarily any clear plan for a way out.
- Speaking of, I like Arkady's continued circumspectness contrasted with Oleg's relative outspokenness. Also, an interesting point they addressed re: Nina! They bugged the safehouse, and Stan was a complete idiot for not considering the possibility.
- Martha doing her gun practice is interesting. I wonder if Phil's been messing with her gunsights or her glasses.
- PHILIP AND MARTHA KAMA SUTRA SEX OMFG DED OF LOL NOW
- Elizabeth's peace offering to Philip in the travel agency. Aww :)
- Unfortunately it segues into a sad revelation of the contents of the tape :( Poor Elizabeth's Mom. Chances are she'll never be able to go see her mom one last time :(
- USA and Canada institute person. In real life a person named Georgy Arbatov was one of their high officials and he was actually quite sympathetic to the notion of closer international cooperation.
- And now Elizabeth meets random cute young guy. She's training him! :O Wonder how he got into the spy game.
- Henry! Wonder how he's been holding up. And Elizabeth comes in, and we hear of Brezhnev's death! Of course, for her it doesn't really mean anything, but for Philip and Elizabeth it will mean something more and they'll be wondering what comes next.
- Annelise! :O Looks like Mr. ISI guy made a big mistake, since Philip has something he can hold over him now.
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Date: 2015-01-29 08:12 am (UTC)- The sexism of the 1970s and 1980s nearly bit the CIA in the ass, considering it led to Lady whatshername nearly selling out for good.
- What the hell was Gaad doing on a thing like this? :O The only thing that saved him was probably that Elizabeth recognized him in the first place. Also, great gambit on her part to put them in the way of the motorcyclist to distract the agent!
- The EST thing seemed quite absurd to me, but eh.
- Stan's brainbox is starting to click! I think he's gonna start figuring out Phil and Elizabeth this season XD
- Gaad with his nose taped up and the other dude even more banged up were both kinda funny :P
- We finally meet old Gabriel! Wonder if he's like, the equivalent of a retiree from the KGB they let stay in the USA for his years of service. (Also: Frank Langella XD ) He seems very tactile and hands-on which probably lent a personal style to his job as handler that Claudia lacked.
- Paige being sweet on the young guy from church was kind of amusing. And she has big poofy 1982 hair! XD
- Elizabeth and that tape! She is first happy, then sad. What happened???? :O
- Stan and Sandra just can't get along :(
- Elizabeth seems to be trying to have it both ways with the whole "fob off the Center and Philip simultaneously" thingo.
- In that light Philip holding his knife after being denied his brownie looked oddly menacing.
- In light of the mess the US got into with Afghanistan and Iraq it's rather eerily strange to see the Soviet side of things involving much the same sort of being-stuck-in-the-bog sensation without necessarily any clear plan for a way out.
- Speaking of, I like Arkady's continued circumspectness contrasted with Oleg's relative outspokenness. Also, an interesting point they addressed re: Nina! They bugged the safehouse, and Stan was a complete idiot for not considering the possibility.
- Martha doing her gun practice is interesting. I wonder if Phil's been messing with her gunsights or her glasses.
- PHILIP AND MARTHA KAMA SUTRA SEX OMFG DED OF LOL NOW
- Elizabeth's peace offering to Philip in the travel agency. Aww :)
- Unfortunately it segues into a sad revelation of the contents of the tape :( Poor Elizabeth's Mom. Chances are she'll never be able to go see her mom one last time :(
- USA and Canada institute person. In real life a person named Georgy Arbatov was one of their high officials and he was actually quite sympathetic to the notion of closer international cooperation.
- And now Elizabeth meets random cute young guy. She's training him! :O Wonder how he got into the spy game.
- Henry! Wonder how he's been holding up. And Elizabeth comes in, and we hear of Brezhnev's death! Of course, for her it doesn't really mean anything, but for Philip and Elizabeth it will mean something more and they'll be wondering what comes next.
- Annelise! :O Looks like Mr. ISI guy made a big mistake, since Philip has something he can hold over him now.