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Episode discussion post: "Baggage"
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4 February 2015 in the U.S. and Canada
This is a discussion post for episode 302 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 two.)
Original promo trailer
Episode recaps
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From The AV Club
From The Atlantic
From the LA Times
From Slant Magazine
From IGN
From TV.com
From Sound on Sight
From Geeks of Doom
From TVEquals
From examiner.com
From TV Ate My Wardrobe
From the International Business Times
From Uproxx
From MovieNewsGuide
From MStarz
From Starpulse
From Romance at Random
From SpoilerTV
4 February 2015 in the U.S. and Canada
This is a discussion post for episode 302 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 two.)
Original promo trailer
Episode recaps
From Hitfix
From The AV Club
From The Atlantic
From the LA Times
From Slant Magazine
From IGN
From TV.com
From Sound on Sight
From Geeks of Doom
From TVEquals
From examiner.com
From TV Ate My Wardrobe
From the International Business Times
From Uproxx
From MovieNewsGuide
From MStarz
From Starpulse
From Romance at Random
From SpoilerTV
Treon's thoughts
1. Was there a point in not telling us the defector's name until the end? I was sure it was going to become a running gag with 'what's her name'.
2. A little nitpick. KGB interrogation rooms were set up to awe the person being interrogated and to make him feel he was back in civilization - very large and airy room, imposing desk etc. A dingy room is the American method.
3. My favorite part, I think, was Elizabeth and Philip strolling into a bar covered by the CIA. "We should do this more often". Ha.
4. That last scene... was Elizabeth twisting the knife on purpose? She's an expert in handling people, telling Philip that he's a bad Russian is not really going to help.
Not telling us the defector's name
-J
Re: Not telling us the defector's name
She was introduced as follows: "She put a note through the window of an embassy officer's car a week ago in Moscow. She's a mid-ranking official at the US-Canada Institute."
Re: Not telling us the defector's name
-J
Prison
What struck me was the size of the cell - in a British jail, she'd have been in something that had to use a bunk bed because there was no space for two singles.
Re: Prison
Re: Treon's thoughts
I think she's getting personally angry at Philip and does want to hurt him a little--maybe she's thinking of her father a bit. But also, while Elizabeth is good at handling many people, one of the great things about her and Philip's relationship is how unable they are to "handle" each other. Here I think she was doing what she usually does in these kinds of situations, explaining herself and hoping for understanding/agreement.