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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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Re: Sistermagpie first watch

[personal profile] selenak 2015-01-29 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Re: the vibe from Stan in P & E's kitchen, agreed though additionally I don't think he likes being in his empty lonely house right now. Nina isn't an alternative anymore. So he glomps on P & E as the friends who made it thorugh a crisis (proving there's hope even after separation) and have a warm, happy home. (As far as he knows...)

Yes, Annalise was addicted to (dangerous) romance rather than to sex. Scott by turning her on Yousaf disqualified himself as a romantic hero truly deeply in love with her.

Great points that neither Elizabeth nor Philip can be right for 13 episodes. They both will have to go through some changes of their current emotional state re: Paige.
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Re: Sistermagpie first watch

[personal profile] sistermagpie 2015-01-29 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I thought that was a big part of it. And not surprising. Even if Stan wasn't so reeling from the loss of Nina, an FBI guy like him would have no interest in this big suburban house. He's more suited to a small apartment near the office, but now he has to go home to this big place he only has because this is where he was going to be a family man again. The Jennings have got to be really appealing to him right now.