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The Soviet elite willing sent there sons to afgananistan. Because they could be trusted to do the right thing there. To show there communist allies how much they believed in there cause. There was no draft dodging by the upper crust during that war. Just like in the early days of Vietnam.

A quote by Italian strategist that describes her perfectly: I laugh, and my laughter is not within me; I burn, and the burning is not seen outside.

It's an interesting thought about Henry. It actually makes Misha's demeanor even more striking, I think. Misha is the one who grew up without a parent in freaking Russia, where distrusting anyone you don't know is the default behavior. He is the one who served in the Soviet army with all its hazing issues, plus fought in an actual war where he would have to make at least some of his own quick decisions when someone was shooting at him. And Misha is the one has been incarcerated and had to experience Soviet prison culture. If all that doesn't make a person street-smart, I don't know what does. And yet he looks and acts a thousand times more innocently than Henry, whose school of life has been actual middle school and not much more. We have Henry knocking down the duck-feeding guy because he feels something vs Misha who seems shocked that someone might take advantage of him by rummaging through his knapsack and taking his money. Interesting. Btw, was that jail or a mental institution Misha was in? I seem to remember it was a mental institution, and if so, maybe they "treated" Misha there and that explains his almost infantile meekness. Maybe it's a deliberate detail, just like the dirt and the pants in Misha Sr's old apartment, that is intended to suggest something dark like that about the character's background. It can't be just the actor, can it? I, too, would love to see if the actor can pull off a role of a decisive and tough person. **** Misha life journey has tempetered him in way that will benfit him! Phillip pretty calm until the team kettle blows! I think Misha going to do just fine on his journey! I want to see Henry and Misha hanging out 1980's style. I feel those two will get along great! **** That reminds me of a line from the old movie "The Rocketeer", when the crook who's been helping the bad guy finds out the man he's been works for the Nazis (or something like that, it's been awhile): "It matters to me. I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American. I don't work for no two-bit Nazi. Let the girl go!" That was a great movie and a great line! Played by great character actor: Paul Sorvino

Didn't Phillip tell E she looked great after she put the cowboy hat on her head? There are a lot of guys in "specials forces" who look like 98 pounds weaklings. But are just as tough as the big guys. Mental toughness is the most important thing in any special forces unit.

Good idea. But family ties tv show takes place in Ohio.

Misch is going to be OK. First off he was a member of elite until. Soviet airbrones forces was more or less equal to our "rangers". He a combat veteran. Anyone who thinks he will be a pushover. Will be in for a big surprise. Plus, he get Phillip blood in his veins that a big help also. What kind of money does he have with him? I take it. That its "western Money" how much does he have? I take it as a good sign they guy did not take all his money! I think the guy was checking out his backpack to see if it jived with his story. Since no one know him there. I can't wait tell he get to the promise land!! USA, USA!!

Very well put. I agree with all your points.

A special shop was for "elite" of the soviet union. They were only open to people who was running the show over there or in rare cases did something real great for the motherland. You had very special cards to even get into the general area they were located in. And you needed special cards to get inside and shop there! They were well hidden from the average soviet citizen and was totally off limits to the average soviet citizens. There was different types of them. The higher your rank in the party the better class of store you got to shop at. In the soviet union the "nomenklatura" class of professional government bureaucrat (something like 62 different ranks and corresponding privileges for them) for a lack of a better term. At this time. There was about 2 million of them run the soviet union. They run the soviet union for there fellow nomenklatura and ran the soviet union to make there fellow nomenklatura lives better. Everyone else got what ever was left over! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomenklatura

I think all the spy and killing get E engine all hot and revered up. And she needs to blow off steam. And she not using sex to manupliate Phillip

What was the name of the song on the radio in the motel room?

Did anyone else laugh when they saw E & P in the cowboys and country music outfit laugh out loud?? You think they let Martha shop at the Soviet Union elite special shops? You know the one for the party elite. Hope she got a nice place. It can't be any worst that her awful single woman place in DC. Tuan founds out mischa here. He goes all commie super patriot to turn him in. Phillip gives him promation to field fertilize unit.

Current State Of Thing In Russia: http://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-mind-melting-world-of-putins-russia/

As for Henry, I wonder what would be more galling to his parents: He becomes an FBI agent (or something along those lines), or he invents a useless thing (à la the pet rock) that makes him insanely wealthy and he's now a capitalist pig? What if henry become a Televangelists!! How would mom and dad feel than ?? Maybe it will be Henry who turn mom and dad into the FBI? Why does everyone center on Paige? Why did she get the limelight the last 2 seasons? Maybe it's a mis direction arc from the show producers? The person least expected is the one mostly likely to do the most unexpected!

E & P come from a third world nation (USSR) was than and still is a 3rd world nation. Back during the cold war. They were a 3rd world nation with a 1st world military. Anyone who every been to a 2nd or 3rd world nation away from the "nice / tourist" area. Knows they are bad places. Where violence is NOT use as a last resort. Its used right off the bat most of the time. Where a guy cuts off you finger to get your ring without even thinking about it! So the default setting for E & P is violence. They have been using it from day one of there lives. So it already to go. Paige is from the USA. Where casual violence in the civilized world is rare. And if needed, other will do it in your name. So teaching Paige to use violence as a tool will be a long process to make happen. In 3rd world nations. You have to grow up fast. I think that what E was meaning when she said she tired of treating her like a child A lot of 1st generations immigrants are shocked by how Americans let there kids grow slowing into an adult at such advantages ages as 16 or 24 or what ever!. Stan world never turn into a traitor. He does not have it in him. He can act like one. he learned that working undercover before the show started! I knew that 3 world thing would turn into a debate. I meant from ecomincal stand point ONLY. Not a ideological stand point.

I was wondering that also. I wonder if they are using spetsnaz special forces martial arts. I cant found out what year they invented that stuff. They come to USA in 1965. I wonder if they are using time period specific martial arts from the USSR.

Holly weird is a place that makes working at the KGB/CIA look like as complicated a Boy Scout meeting at the local catholic high school. So who knows why and how things get done KR has a great body and great hair She been showing off the goods for the last 20 year in holly weird . Plus one topless science many years ago. Maybe she just like show offing the goods for $100,000 plus each time Maybe she enjoys showing off her hot body after 3 kids Maybe it turns her on that so many want her and she enjoys putting on the show. Or maybe she just doing it for the money!! Lots of woman are getting naked over 50 and looking great. In the meat market that is HW. Being age over 35 is the same as 75. In Europe, woman are looked at as fine wines. Better with age . But a lot of woman are now going topless way over 40 in the last decade or so So maybe it's just times a changing If I had a 8 plus body I would show it off as much as I could. No matter if I got paid or not . Maybe it's just as simple as that Personally, I've had a thing for her since day one as an actress. Great hair, great voice, lithely body. Great actress. She is getting a bit thin now a days. I would like her to add some muscle to her frame. She getting too thin in my view.

I agree. Left wing churches back than and today are more about social,justice, world peace and more taxes on the rich. There belief is the Bible a social contact on how we treat each other and How much taxes go to the poor. But the KGB started in the 1960's of making a lot of far left churches even more far left and basically all of South American Catholic Church was changed into a far left socialism PR machine.

Maybe the KGB working on Henry with a honey pot trap like they did with Jared. Would explain his absences this season.

I was re-watching the lady KGB fight club training in the Jennings garage. How big is there garage? I mean it looks like an airport hanger from that scene!

Misha actually going to Belgrade for the Olympics and than trying to get out of the soviet block from that area. Is great trade craft. There will be a TON of people from all over the world. In that area! Many, many, foreign people. The commie will not want to look to heavy handled to the world press. So they will go easy on passport controls and entrances and things like that. It will be much easier for him to get out from that area.

Stan new squeeze was on the walking dead. When Stan worked at the CDC. She here for 6 episodes: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390229/

Holy moly. Stan new babe works for the KGB. Her job is to turn Paige into KGB assets. Since mom and dad will not. Just like that kid last season that killed his whole KGB illegal family because they would not became agent. They used a woman honey trap there also. What better way than to get close to the Jennings. Date Stan!! stan new girl: theme song!

Did anyone else get the feeling. That Stan new lady. Would be someone from Phillip other job that he run across? Just the way they showed the set up to her. Like it was going to bigger than it was.

Phillip got the blood lust going tonight. Out of the blue he says let's wack the guy. I think it's the food thing that set him off. I never heard of any USA program screwing with the grain they ship out to the USSR. This would be very bad idea for two reason. The "whatever" you did to the grain could spread to the USA and/or the rest of the world. And destroying a nation food supply under a variety of world wide treaty. Is an act of war. Allowing victim to go to war. as not be the aggressor nation. I am sure the commie bosses in the USSR said to themselves our system is perfect. crops must be falling because of yankee evil plot. E really liked Hans. Not as a asset, but as a friend and comrades in arms. Question: Hans hit on E before and she said it complicated things. I think it was more along the lines. I like you too much as a friend. E needs a friend more. The KGB was one of the most corrupted agencies in the USSR. Just no one had the guts to tell them. Does anyone else think E thinks sex is something that happen against your will? That why she dso worried about Paige doing it Phillip just hates the idea of his daughter having sex. Do E&P think Paige will scream of in the throws of passion my parents of KGB agents!! I think Soviet defector and Asian guy going to end up in the same hole by season end. Where pastor Groovey hair at? Where are (all) of Phillips sons at?? Where the mail robot at?

That called good writing and good acting and thinking out of the box.