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45 minutes ago, Bannon said:
George's mom learns the Jennings' true identities, and the next time she sees her son, it's all. "GEOOOOORGE, the neighbors are KGB Agents! That's MUCH more prestigous than working for the Yankees!". George sighs and rolls her eyes.
Liz, of course, could take some tips from George, so next time Paige gets mad about mom's inappropriate shtupping, it's all "Was it wrong that I did that? Because, I gotta tell ya, if somebody had told me I shouldn't have sex with the 20 year old intern, I would have seen it in an entirely different light!"
That's ratings gold, CRGIRL, GOLD!
If they don't get the pictures back from the priest stake out, in the first 5 minutes of the episode, with Stan positively id'ing Phil, well, start looking for Fonzie on the water skis.
Yes!! The parents were always paranoid so that wouldn't have been a stretch for the show! That would've been gold, Bannon, gold!!
HA!! Neither Liz nor George think inappropriate shtupping is wrong! He slept with his cousin and she slept with anyone. We know she didn't use the Today Sponge!
I think Lloyd Braun is in the KGB too!! He's way too smooth for only working in Dinkin's campaign!
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There are many loose ends so I hope there is a 3rd season.
I don't like:
Shaun & Terrance. He's evil and looks like he has cachexia for no reason.
Kyle & Megan becoming bitter enemies. WTF?
Megan and Leslie trusting DeAnn so much. She's shady too.
I have to say, though, that I really like that the whole premise is based on Scientology and it being twisted AF.
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3 minutes ago, Inquisitionist said:
Who else is in the Emmy running for Best Actress/Drama this year? I can't imagine Keri Russell not winning it, especially after last night.
I agree that she should win but I don't think she will. She's like the Susan Lucci of cable shows.
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I like the show SO much last season but not so much this season! I even forget that it's on now- a very bad sign!!
May I ask do any of you watch The Arrangement? It's very, very different but similar themes. Good vs Evil, some really messed up "romantic" relationships (I'm thinking of Maddie truly liking Ezra here), a sick AF "Wizard of Oz" type character, and a bunch of good-looking young actors. Last season was better for The Arrangement too but not such a huge leap as The Imposters made.
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3 minutes ago, Bannon said:
Truly a shame that we don't get a spinoff where the Jennings move to Queens, next door to the Costanzas. I'd pay a subscription fee to see Liz banter with George's parents
HAHAHAHA!!!! They would have her head spinning!!!
She would be scared of them on some level due to their big personalities but develop a deep respect for Frank after learning about Festivus from him.
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5 minutes ago, misstwpherecool said:
It would've been much harder to get away with some of the stuff P & E did because the USSR was a police state, If Soviet defense factory workers, engineers, security guards all of the sudden were murder victims alarm bells and manhunt procedures would've been put into to play much quicker. Also in the US had/has higher murder rate with more unsolved murders so many of P & Es murders literally could've gotten lost in the shuffle.. The Soviet motivation mostly about never let another World War II happen again along with spreading communism. The Soviets exploited WWII veterans and patriotism to the max.
Therefore, the American Illegals in the USSR would've had to have been smarter, craftier, and braver- basically better spies. ;)
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1 minute ago, Bannon said:
Probably retconned
Thanks! I had to look up retconned!
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59 minutes ago, Bannon said:
Well, women's lipstick is usually the tell on whether a woman or man or was stubbing the butts out. Stan has been socializing with Liz for years, including while consuming alcohol. It is extremely unusual for a smoker to conceal the habit that well, and kind of a mistake by Liz to try to conceal it.
You reminded me of something I had forgotten to post.
I don't remember Elizabeth smoking like a chimney when she was with Gregory- at all!!! Didn't he light up a joint but she declined when she ended their friends with benefits? She didn't smoke in that apartment when he confronted Philip about loving her.
When was it???
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17 hours ago, hellmouse said:
It is funny to imagine the Jenningses at Christmas. I'm sure they had a tree and presents once they had children, so they would seem "normal". But Elizabeth would have definitely grumbled. It's religious and materialistic all in one. Everything she's against! Paige and Henry probably knew that their mother didn't really like Christmas.
We've been robbed of a Jennings family Christmas!
Too bad we can't jump 10 years ahead when Seinfeld introduced the world to Festivus. That would be right up Elizabeth's alley. She would take all of them on in the Feats of Strength-and be the victor, of course. She would be the most long-winded during the Airing of Grievances but make it all about the wicked USA offending her not personal affronts.
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3 hours ago, Bannon said:
Yeah, and it didn't need to be that way. There were all sorts of ways to get to that place, of Paige becoming disgusted, that didn't require such a contrivance. Once again, it is kind of a shame.
2 hours ago, qtpye said:The writing may have been better than most other episodes. But the idea that Paige would somehow be at the same place and time as the kid E had slept with and that kid then got drunk and spilled the beans in front of Paige was - IMO - absolutely freaking PREPOSTEROUS! The probability of that happening was just ludicrous.
These are switched up in the way I quoted them. Oooops!
Anyway, I completely agree with both 10000% It is a damn shame that they decided to play it in this preposterous and ludicrous way!!! What is wrong with the writers/show runners?? I wonder if they seriously regret the waste that last season was as they now "have to" create dumb scenes so we can see Paige getting a clue.
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46 minutes ago, Pink-n-Green said:
Would it be at all possible for Alderholt (sp?) to be an illegal?
On one hand I would say no due to the very intense background that is done on the FBI employees but then on the other hand, anything can be done if it needs to be for the Cause (Aunt Helen).
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13 hours ago, icemiser69 said:
A lot of people smoked back then, that is hardly enough evidence to believe that Elizabeth is a Soviet spy.
I wonder what flipped Elizabeth's Cogswell Cog? It couldn't be that little discussion she had with Philip. She is pissed at Philip. All of a sudden she changes direction that fast? She lets the dufus kid with the weird laugh survive, then she doesn't kill who she is supposed to kill using her gun wrapped in the newspaper?
I was kind of hoping that Elizabeth would completely flip, and "off" Claudia.
Is Henry giving his dad the silent treatment? I get the feeling he is.
If I were Max (Philip) I would keep looking over my shoulder to make sure that Elizabeth (The Grinch) doesn't pull another 180.
The last thing I want to do is start rooting for Claudia. However, that may just do it.
That is so true, funny and sad that Philip can be compared to Max!
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17 hours ago, MrsWitter said:
While I agree that the actual manner of death was quite graphic, I simply don't see this as another of Elizabeth's "murders" or something that was "disgusting" or "low." If anything, I saw it as a small act of kindness (at least as far as Elizabeth can be kind)- she stroked her hair and seemed to be gentle and affectionate before killing her. The actual method of killing her was harsh in some ways, but it was fairly quick and I don't know what other options Elizabeth had to kill her then (outside of her cyanide pill, which she was clearly not giving up). Maybe suffocation by pillow would have been more palatable? This woman was suffering and there seemed to be no going back from the morphine overdose her husband gave her. Death at this point was the kindest option. Also, Erica's seeming struggle or fight to survive seemed largely involuntary- the body tries to protect life even when the mind and/or spirit is ready to let go.
For those who are interested, the showrunners gave an interview to Vulture discussing the Russian movie Phillip watched and the reasoning behind Phillip purchasing a suit. I won't spoil, but since the suit has been a hot topic of conversation, I thought I'd share the link- it's not a big spoiler or anything, but it does offer some clarification:
http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/heres-the-story-behind-that-russian-movie-on-the-americans.html
The way they had Ericka's death happen was gratuitous, IMHO. What the hell is wrong with the old pillow over the face??
You are correct that her fighting Elizabeth was involuntary- the body tries to protect itself at all cost by reflex in this case but even in others. I'm now an inpatient psych nurse and have had patients who the day before made a very lethal suicide attempt and yet still saying they still want to die and have a plan while on the unit so they are placed on Constant Observation. They still worried about their high blood pressure meds, infection setting in if they had used a skin-penetrating method, etc. It is interesting how much the body, mind and spirit fight for life.
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19 hours ago, Dev F said:
So does anyone have a good read on what, specifically, Elizabeth saw in the painting of Erica's she "chose"? Honestly, I've been drawn to that particular painting for weeks, since it reminds me of someone and I can't figure out who; I think it's an actress, but I'm not sure whether it's someone on the show or someone completely unrelated.
For reference, you can see the image at the end of GIF in this tweet:
I think the image was probably created specifically for the show; the real-life artist, Alyssa Monks, mentioned in an interview that "there’s a painting that I re-created that I had done in the past, and I put a little edge on it." It makes sense that they would re-create the image that Liz ends up burning rather than fuck up an existing painting. And true to that possibility, I don't see this particular painting on Monks's website, but there is a similar image from 2014 that could be the original version she re-created. I don't know, though, whether it was specifically adjusted to look more like someone we know on the show.
I didn't read the other comments prior to writing this one so maybe it's been said. I think Elizabeth saw something of her mother in the painting. She has seen her as an elderly woman in West Germany .
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Who is going to put his funeral suit on him? Stan??? His wife will be dead, on the run, in jail or be the one who kills him!
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3 minutes ago, SeanC said:
Well, Elizabeth's heart very belatedly grew three sizes that day.
It was like watching the Grinch!! Elizabeth was having EST moments all of a sudden.
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That was the worst fucking thing I've ever seen. That was just gratuitous and not ok. The RN in me wanted to go through the screen.
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HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!
Payback is a bitch as I kept thinking about "I told them you liked it here too much" when P told E that he told what she was doing.
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21 minutes ago, BetyBee said:
We met a guy on vacation who realized 2 years into a 23 year marriage, that he was gay. His children (tragically) haven't spoken to him in 13 years. I think Henry will be even more angry at the deception his parents have visited upon him, than vacation guy's kids. Of course if one or both of his parents are dead, that will only serve to further destroy Henry. His sister has been in on the lie too. I think he'd be horrified to be sent to Russia...so that is probably what will happen! I'm going to predict that Paige dies, Elizabeth goes to a US prison for the rest of her life and Phillip takes Henry "home" to Russia for a miserable existence. I predict Stan will be considered a hero and will get a huge promotion, when by rights he should be drummed out of the FBI. As for Renee, she will be the agent of Paige's destruction, possibly in order to save Stan's life. I think she won't be an agent of any organization, just a protective wife.
That is such a sad story about the guy on vacation.
I like your prediction! Renee killing Paige will be oddly satisfying.
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Luann is not a drunk (alcoholic). It seems like celebrities like to medicalize their selfishness and poor behavior by escaping to rehab/checking into a hospital after they screw up. Dorinda is a drunk (alcoholic). She can't seem to ever be able handle her liquor, makes excuses and is always sorry.
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I want to see Elizabeth learn and take into every fiber of her being that the system she dedicated her life to simply doesn't work and all of the last 20 years were wasted. I would love to see her have the realization that America's form of government and lifestyle are sustainable and sought after but I know that won't happen
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I don't understand what Meghan thinks came between she and Kyle to essentially end their romance even though they got married. The moving of Aaron and Julie put her over the edge that way?
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I just got to watch this tonight due to my dumb work schedule!!
The more I watch this season and see now that they are going to cram everything into the last 3 episodes, I get more and more annoyed that last year was such a waste and that we are seeing so much of Paige. There are a 100 more things that they could've done but all of this mess is the worst!
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I don't like the second season. I think the 1st season really could've been done in movie format, the kind at theaters not on tv (not sure what the end would've been though.)
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Predictions for the FINAL Season
in The Americans [V]
That would be good!! I think they would write it so Philip couldn't lift the TV stand but of course Liz walked over and did it. Or maybe Phil, Liz and Paige couldn't do but Henry lifts it easily.
If they go back home as heroes they could afford to move to the USSR's Boca Raton, Sochi and their version of Del Boca Vista is an apartment with heat and hot water.