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On another point, I thought it was incredible how Stan was all too willing to blame everything on Philip. Like he totally disregarded Elizabeth as being a killer or a spy. Most likely because in the 80's women were still standing up for themselves. IOW, I guess he thought E only "helped" P but that P was the real spy. E used that against him and went with the "he's out the spy business" now. lol. I mean Stan didn't consider that E would still be in it even if P wasn't. That's why I thought E might kill Stan in his tracks.

Yeah, but that's some heavy major hand waving. I was yelling at the tv. If I recognized Philip, Dennis should too since they were personal friends. it's not like he only knew him from the sketches. I'll give them a pass because the whole episode was great, but that scene drove me nuts because it was ridiculously unbelievable. They should have still had the drawings, or something. lol.

Finally got a chance to watch this. I loved how this ended and how they got away with it. Yes, they killed lots of people but I saw them as KGB Soldiers in a War. To me, that’s different than randomly killing people for no reason. So I was fine with Philip and Elizabeth “retiring” back in the Motherland. I cried my eyes out when they had to leave their American children back in America. How crazy is that? Lol. I was as shocked as P/E when Paige got off the train. I totally didn’t see that coming! I’m guessing she’s at Claudia’s place waiting for her to give her a new identity and a new assignment. Whether that’s absurd, we’ll never know because we don’t know what Claudia did after Elizabeth’s admission (other than finishing her dinner, lol). She’s a lifer, so I don’t think she’d quit until she’s forced to, either dead or in prison. Why didn’t Aderholt recognize Philip in the photo he was showing Father Andrei? He should have instantly identified Philip, especially since Stan told him earlier he suspected Philip and Elizabeth. That made ZERO sense. And then the Father says he only knew their Russian names, not their American names. I get it about him, but freaking Dennis knew Philip’s American name!! That part of the scene was totally ridiculous. That garage scene was incredible. I think I held my breath throughout. Would it be wrong to say I was hoping Elizabeth had killed Stan? lol. But I was fine with no one getting killed too! I felt the only thing holding E back (by a bare thread) was Philip. IOW, if Philip had given E the “go ahead” she would have killed Stan in an instant, Paige being there or not. Philip was a Master Manipulator in that scene. I’m sure he did consider Stan his best friend, and he loved him like a brother but he had to get out of there with his family, so he played the friend he loved like a fiddle. Especially the part where he brings up EST, as if he was saying, “Stan, if you had stayed in EST the way I did, you would have a heart and let us go.” Guilt trip, much? Lol. I do think Philip was telling the truth about Renee. Philip recognized one of his own and has suspected Renee since Day 1. The horror on his face when Stan told him she had an interview with the FBI proved it. Then she confirmed it for me when I saw the “disgusted” look on her face when she turned away from the Jennings house and was like “damn, you idiots got caught?” I agree with P & E, the kids will be fine, and probably will eventually visit them in Russia. I think Oleg will become an exchange prisoner, but at least he’d be home and hopefully, his family can visit. All in all, a fantastic series that hooked me from the beginning and I’m glad I stuck with it. In the end, so many loose ends and it almost felt like seeds were being planted for a spin off series. I would totally watch that!