jae: (theamericansgecko)
Jae ([personal profile] jae) wrote in [community profile] theamericans2015-01-28 07:45 pm
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Episode discussion post: "EST Men"

Aired:
28 January 2015 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 301 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 three, episode one.)

Original promo trailer





Episode recaps (including some early-season generalities)

From Grantland
From Vox 1 and 2
From Vulture
From Hitfix
From the Washington Post
From TIME
From the New York Times
From Slate
From Hollywood Reporter
From Slant
From Salon
From the Washington Post
From the New Republic
From Yahoo 1 and 2
From the AV Club
From the Atlantic
From the Boston Globe
From Entertainment Weekly
From TV Guide
From Spoiler TV
From theworkprint.com
From IndieWire 1 and 2
From Slant
From Variety
From thedailynews.com
From Geeks of Doom
From Starpulse
From TV Equals
From Screenrant
From We Got This Covered
theplatonicnonyeah: (Default)

[personal profile] theplatonicnonyeah 2015-01-29 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I am quite positive we haven't seen the last of Nina.

Interestingly, wasn't Oleg once employed/sent to the US because he had the right connections?

About the tape that Elizabeth listened to, I could clearly discern the word 'doctor' and quickly worked out what her mother was telling her once the tears started flowing also. But knowing this show I am so sceptical of the authenticity of that tape. What's to say her mother wasn't forced to read up the statement in order to push some emotional buttons for Elizabeth?
quantumreality: (arkady)

[personal profile] quantumreality 2015-01-29 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep, Oleg worked his dear old dad's connections something fierce to get into the KGB even though he was a punk-ass little snot when he first got sent to D.C. :P
quantumreality: (nina)

Re: Nina

[personal profile] quantumreality 2015-01-29 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep, Annet's name is in the opening credits, incidentally. And yes, I plan to look at symmetries again in light of the slight changes :P
Edited 2015-01-29 22:33 (UTC)