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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
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[personal profile] sistermagpie 2015-01-29 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Now be a good American wife and do the dishes." LOLOL. Oh the irony. Seeing as how Russia's sexism problems were in no way cured by socialism. Oh yes, women worked...and did ALL the housework too (unless it required heavy lifting or a hammer or something).

Which, of course, Stan also said when Elizabeth told him about lifting the groceries: she was supposed to let her man do that! Really the Jennings marriage is far more equal than any US or USSR model, probably!

It's interesting that they don't sub the part where Elizabeth is listening to the tape from her mother. I guess it's to later have the reveal with Phillip, although she doesn't tell him what is wrong with her mother. (Do we have that info from somewhere else in canon? I can't remember.)

No, but apparently they had a reason for just parceling out the info more slowly. Elizabeth may later refer to the specific disease or whatever.