The Americans [FX - Spoilers]

The Black Oil

You don't need to use spoiler tags once the episode has aired.^^

Slydice

Multiple times I was just like.. Philip is gonna die but that ending... damn.. it felt like.. BTW IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, PHILIP GONNA DIE

Apart from that, they ordered things well to get a few woahs, like:
- woah, Paige kickin ass
- woah, DAMN Elizabeth
- woah, Philip teachin Paige like that.. ugh.. Philip gonna die
- Yikes, Phone Call, Philip gonna die!

The Black Oil

Quite a striking episode, matters of conscience continue and relocation complaints abound. The 27 million Russians killed in WWII tells its own story in terms of obscured history. On that front, someone give Elizabeth a job as a textbook editor. You could the response to Claudia's losses too. Stan got to play delivery man. As soon as Elizabeth got into that apartment you knew the it was the bloody scene from trailer for this season. Is that the cue for Stan to return in his old post? They have to tell us about Renee soon, right? Kim's situation pointed to the stakes at play. Paige vs drunk ****head cue Soviet ninja instincts. "Were you drinking? It's a bar" and then later the line about sleeping with people, sheesh! Nice to see Tatiana again, though it's tricky for Oleg. And of course the scene with Paige and Philip and 'no pads'. Damn. And that ending, burning the op. Still, they lightened things up with Claudia being hammered. :pac:

Milkman..

I wonder will Philip give them up to Stan in the end.

In thinking he might now that there looks to be a rift

thegreengoblin

That was my favourite episode in a long time. Best of this season and better than anything from last season.

There's something about Elizabeth's cigarette habit which makes me think that could end up leading Stan to her...a smoking gun as it were! The scene where she asked Gennadi did he have a light just brought it up again for me. Probably nothing but just a little feeling I have about it.

The Philip v Paige fight scene was incredible. And the tension levels when queen bitch was hiding in Gennadi and Sofia's house was off the charts. Can't wait to see the next one.

Milkman..

Elizabeth is taking chances big-time now

California Dreamer

I havent listened yet but it would be nice to hear how they dealt with the Jim/Kimmy sex scene in the slate podcast.

Sugar Free

California Dreamer wrote: »

I havent listened yet but it would be nice to hear how they dealt with the Jim/Kimmy sex scene in the slate podcast.

I don't recall them mentioning it to be honest.

Pelvis

She's 24. What's to talk about?

The Black Oil

Pelvis wrote: »

She's 24. What's to talk about?

Kim was under age, maybe younger than Paige when Jim first met her, iirc.

Fred Swanson

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The Black Oil

There has to be some sort of catalyst at this stage, right? The arc of the characters, the show's history, final swing of the season brewing, but then it's slow burn and who knows.

Btw, the promos are very deceptive and lines of dialogue are swapped around to fit certain look/atmosphere in scenes, only when the thing airs do you realise they were messing us about.

Milkman..

Is there only a few episodes of the show left?

I'm wondering will Stan stumble on something and then Elizabeth decides he has to go but Philip steps in and tips him off.

I can see Elizabeth and the crew going down but Philip and Paige going free.

Slydice

Milkman.. wrote: »

Is there only a few episodes of the show left?

Yep. We're into the home stretch now.

Only 5 Episodes Left. No word of a spin-off (Paige or otherwise) yet.

Pelvis

I highly doubt there would be a spin off, at least not with paige as the lead, she's just not that interesting.

Milkman..

There should be a poll to guess the ending

Is there any way Philip gets trapped in a sting by the FBI after tipping off the young girl or is he too smart for that?

DMcL1971

California Dreamer wrote: »

I havent listened yet but it would be nice to hear how they dealt with the Jim/Kimmy sex scene in the slate podcast.

When we first met Kimmy it was 1982 and she was around the same age as Paige. The show is now in 1987 so five years have passed. She is well over the age of consent now although I am sure that Philip still feels pretty concerned about it as he sees her as being like Paige.

iguana

The Black Oil wrote: »

Kim was under age, maybe younger than Paige when Jim first met her, iirc.

She was 15 when he met her in late 82. It's now late 87, just a few weeks off 5 years since her introduction, so Kimmy is 20. She is slightly older than Paige as Paige turned 15 around the time Kimmy was introduced and Kimmy was already talking about how soon she would be 16. Paige is 19 now but would be about a month or so off 20.

expectationlost

so philip had sex with her and then changed his mind

California Dreamer

With 5 episodes to go I am still waiting to see where Oleg fits into all of this. He hasn't really been up to too much this season.

charkee

watched ep 5 on Itv 4 last night.

losing all sympathy for Elizabeth,Surely,she cant live happily ever after at the end?
Its time for stan to start to join the dots?

California Dreamer

charkee wrote: »

watched ep 5 on Itv 4 last night.

losing all sympathy for Elizabeth,Surely,she cant live happily ever after at the end?
Its time for stan to start to join the dots?

I agree, there was a time when Elizabeth enjoyed the killing as it was for the greater country. But now it seems like its just a spiral downwards. One can speculate that she suspects that she will eventually go the same way.

Kilkenny14

Whatever else happened in that episode, mail robot was the highlight!

Milkman..

All a bit rushed in that episode

Looks like the car is going.to be significant

The Black Oil

6.06 - A lot of pieces on the board right now...

Yet again with the kitchen scenes and barbs. We got a whole bunch of Henry (mortifying how parents behave in public, eh?), with everyone bar Stan lying to him. Elizabeth in recruitment mode and another dynamite phone call at the end. We have some idea of what's festering in Philip's head, but not entirely. Props to Aderholt - he's thorough. Stan made that speech a mere arm's length from two spies. FBI food porn also kicked in later!

The pure feckin' cheek of Mail Robot. :pac::pac:

Fred Swanson

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Slydice

Could see Elizabeth being in risk there until Philip got called in.

Seeing a possibility that Stan will be the one to get them but Renee being the wildcard there.

Again with the sense of feeling that Philip is gonna die.

Not sure what the deal with Henry is. Maybe just to have him around for the showdown. Possibly to throw in front of Stan because they kinda have an attachment.

Thinking now that Oleg and his Dad ain't gonna come out of the Cold War in good shape.

charkee

watched ep 6 Itv4 last night.

philip going to help liz in chicago,

must be getting closer to stans' "hank" moment

The Black Oil

Even by this show's standards, and that's quite a bar, the butchery of scene with the axe. Christ.

Fred Swanson

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