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Agreed. I would love to see how Henry finds out and what his reaction is. I want Stan to find out a second too late. He finds out, but it's too late for him to do anything. Doing the exact same thing would be boring, and it wouldn't feel right because Paige and Henry are two different people.

I would love to see another Paige and Henry adventure, like the trip to the mall. Of all the characters, I think I'm rooting hardest for Oleg to come through this okay. I honestly think that Oleg might get out of this alive and reasonably well, because like it or not he has a powerful father and I'm sure he must know things that powerful people would not want revealed. Henry and Paige may end up staying depending on how their parents are killed. For them to get sent back to the Soviet Union, the people investigating how Philip and Elizabeth died would have to figure out that they were spies. I really want to see Henry find out. I don't think Henry will turn his parents in, but I could see him saying something to Stan that Henry thought was perfectly innocent/innocuous, but starts Stan thinking or maybe is a crucial piece of the puzzle. Also, I'm not really sure where this should go, so I'm putting it here. I've always thought it would be fun for this series to do a classic bottle episode (an episode that uses only existing cast, no guest stars, and existing sets, no new sets). There is a blackout. Stan and Philip would be at the travel agency. They were coming from the gym or something, Stan mentioned travel plans, so Philip suggests stopping by the agency, even though the agency is technically closed. Paige and Henry will be at home. Elizabeth will be with Claudia.

After Michael Jackson bought the rights (which he co-owned with Sony), the Beatles had no say over how most of their music was used. Using the Beatles version of the song is crazy expensive. Having another artist sing a Beatles song is slightly less expensive. To put it another way: You have a Beatles song, and if another group wants to record a Beatles song, their record company has to pay Michael Jackson/Sony for the rights to record the song commercially. If an ad or TV show wants to use a Beatles song, they might decide that they can't afford the original Beatles version, but they may be able to afford the other group's version of the same song. That is correct. The funny thing about Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, is that McCartney at the time, had started buying the rights to songs as investments. McCartney bought the rights to Buddy Holly's songs. The version of the story that I heard was that McCartney advised Jackson that music rights were a good investment. Jackson said he was going to buy The Beatles' songs, and I guess McCartney thought he was kidding or didn't think Jackson would actually be able to afford them. That's a really interesting point. It points out a big difference between Paige and Henry. Paige sensed there was something wrong and tried to look into. She wanted to know the truth. Henry senses there's something off, but isn't interested in finding out what it is. He wants to get far away from it and not even think about it. I thought the family history would be fuzzy pre-1965. After 1965, wouldn't there be scores of people who could talk about Philip and Elizabeth, and later their children as real people (because they actually knew them and met them). I would think that before 1965, anyone who claims to remember Philip and Elizabeth in the U.S would have been planted as part of a cover story.

I think 1938-1948 would be a fantastic miniseries. Start it with Joe's time as ambassador to London, and end it with the aftermath of Kathleen's death. Third generation means John Jr. and his cousins correct? This could work as a highly ambitious mini-series.

I totally missed this. When was it on? What channel? Maybe I can find a rerun or watch it OnDemand.

In this day and age when they negotiate music rights, DVD/streaming rights are included. WKRP (and most shows before roughly 2010) had issues because when the music rights were negotiated they only included first broadcast and reruns, because home video and streaming didn't exist. When they wanted to release WKRP on DVD, they had to go back and renegotiate. By that point the songs were far more expensive to license than they had been in the 1970s-1980s when the series was in first run. This theory makes sense to me. This is so true. I don't understand what they were thinking not having at least a single scene with him. This is accurate. 24 hours after Michael Jackson died I remember thinking, I wonder what's going to happen to his ownership of Beatles music.

If they were in a large group, or at least 3-4 people walking back to the parking lot, they would be significantly safer. There was something about this episode that bothered me. If it's already August, that's way too late to be getting the acceptance letter. I think private school admission works more like college admission, they would know if they got in during the spring. If they wanted to make the big reveal happen in August, then have him get wait-listed, then have him get off the wait-list in August. Kimmie observation: She may have liked that her relationship was Jim wasn't sexual. After being used to relying on her body and looks to get what she wants or to attract people, it might have been a refreshing change to have someone who was genuinely interested in her as a person.

I didn't get that at all. I thought she was already having problems with her father. I wouldn't say Kimmee is isolated. Jim doesn't mind that Kimmee has friends and a social life. Jim was never a controlling borderline abusive type. Isn't Jim supposed to be someone in the entertainment industry (or at least the edges of it) who's in DC for work a few times a month? This sums up the relationship perfectly. My guess (and this is more fan theory than anything else) is that it's a super high-tech bug that the Soviets have but cannot yet be detected by the CIA's technology. Only one parent could go in the ambulance. My guess is that Alexi wasn't ready to go and face his family, so packing a bag was a delaying tactic. It was something he could do that would appear useful and helpful, but also buy him time.

Why? It's 1984. A home computer in 1984 would have been expensive and a luxury, but not unheard of or out of the question. WarGames came out the year before. The KGB figured out how to give her the one thing she wanted most. Maybe they'll get her a job at an orphanage or doing something with kids. I know. You had close to 90 minutes and you couldn't have one scene with him? Agreed. As soon as she wanted Stan to stay in his job, I realized for absolute certain she is a spy. I wouldn't mind checking in with Martha once or twice a season, but I would also be happy if this was the last we see of her. Yes! Oleg is one of the best parts of the series. How could they forget about him like that? I hadn't thought of that, but it's the perfect job for her. One of the kids would have to be caught with the pot, and it doesn't seem like he's selling. He brings it, they smoke it, he leaves with the drugs. Why wouldn't they keep the secret? Why on earth would they risk access to high quality pot? Don't buy into the idea that you need a husband and family to be happy and satisfied. Kimmee's dad doesn't know about him. He's over there when her father is away. Except then the kid would be labeled a narc and school would become awful. I like the idea of Martha raising spies or training spies as a spin-off. Watching her try to explain the American way of life and American culture to Soviets would be fantastic. Oleg cannot be in this spin-off, because I need him for my spin-off where he and Stan team up to fight crime, with Henry helping out with the computer/technological side.

My mother has told me multiple times about how she went to school and wasn't sure if she'd be alive and going home at the end of the end. This is totally correct. Years later my father met someone from Russia. They compared notes about duck and cover. I was surprised the Russians were doing duck and cover too. I thought they would have had something else.

Maybe, but I'm not sure. Oleg is is like Philip, in that he's motivated by family and the desire to help his people. He isn't into the ideology like Elizabeth. If Oleg defected, that would ruin his family, and I'm not sure he's willing to do that. On the other hand, I like the idea of Oleg defecting because it's set up my spin-off were Stan leaves the FBI. Stan and Oleg to fight crime together because after all the dark, gritty, doom and gloom, what we really need is a 1980s style action-adventure series. I love Sports Night (and all of Sorkin's show, even Studio 60) What Sports Night reference did I miss?

What I heard is that they plan on airing it during the summer, along with Soundtracks: The Songs that Shaped History, as well as The Nineties. We'll see what happens. Congressional Recess has to make things a little easier.

I feel like this isn't generational, but more about cohorts (I'm really bad at math, so bear with me, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). You had a generation that grew up after the Cuban Missile Crisis or with no memory of it, during detente, when relations with the Soviet Union were slightly better. That sounds about right to me. I'm reading a book about the Soviet Space Program, so I'm going to use it as an example. After cosmonauts were no longer flying missions, they were often involved in training, or public relations, like giving tours to important politicians, or appearing at events. They didn't get a notice that the first Philip Jennings died. Prior to the 1980s, social security numbers were not issued until someone applied for one, usually when they started working. What I'm guessing happened is that Philip Jennings is using the name of an infant or very small child who died. The Centre used that information to generate a social security number for our Philip Jennings. The social security administration probably does not know about the first Philip Jennings.

I don't see how. The movie is about a specific time and place (and there's nothing wrong with that). Dirty Dancing is like American Graffiti in that the story is very much tied to a specific geographic location, a subculture, and a point in a person's life. This is a brilliant idea, and would be perfect for a series. It would be an ensemble cast. The main characters would be guests and staff. It would be a little like Upstairs, Downstairs/Downton Abbey meets that mini season of Saved By the Bell where the Bayside teens work at a summer resort/beach club. Each season of this hypothetical series based on Dirty Dancing would cover one summer.

Electroshock treatments can cause memory lapses, so it's possible there are periods of time he doesn't remember, thus isn't sure how old he is. This is brilliant. It would mean that Chris's father is like one of the Cambridge spies. Agreed. The goal of recruiting the second generation was that they could get jobs in government that Russians would not. I'm far more interested in Oleg's reaction, based on what he said about the Soviet's ability or lack thereof to handle biohazards. I totally agree with this. I've wanted a scene of Oleg having fun in a Russian jazz club since the season started. Oleg and his friends would be dealing with the corruption from the other side. They would be the ones in a position to offer things, or would be approached by people who want things. I imagine it would be a lot of trading favors amongst the group.

I love this fan theory! I could totally see Fred getting the other guys to agree to this after a few drinks.

I didn't watch this remake, but I did want to comment. The thing with Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing is that the camera loves him. You are seeing him through a woman's eyes, which is rare for a film. You are seeing him from Baby's perspective, and the way she views him. In the original movie, there's a shot of Swayze lying down stretched out during "Love is Strange." Someone should have turned that shot into a poster. It would have sold well (who am I kidding, it will still sell pretty well).

I could see time a time jump in the series finale. We jump ahead 2 or 3 years to graduation, and then there's title cards telling us what ultimately happened to everyone. Death is supposed to be a last resort. Philip and Elizabeth thought they could get where they needed to be with Pasha and his family some other way. I'm guessing that's going to happen next week. If there's police or EMTs, and anyone asks why The Eckharts are there, they'll say our soon told us his friend was suicidal, and we had to go check on him. If Tuan can stick to the story, it will look like they got there just in time.

Holding hands was them being united. Whatever happens, we'll get through this together. I don't think it was for the agent who was watching. The kid in season 2 and Paige are just the ones we know about. There may be a few other kids like Paige out there who haven't heard about. Either they've decided the second generation program is a bad idea, or they have no idea how good a spy Henry would be.

He doesn't have this skill set now, but assuming he survives, I think Tuan could learn. We see Philip and Elizabeth as almost super spies, but I'm sure they made mistakes (although probably not that big) and had close calls early on, because no one is perfect and everybody makes mistakes.

I had the same thought. I didn't think the agent's car would be that big a deal. It seemed like their cover story would hold. Thank you for explaining Mischa's story. Speaking of parallels, we have Paige asking about where the name Jennings came from, and Oleg asking his mother more about her past.

I think Philip is torn between wanting out of the spy game, and at the same time wanting to stay in America. Tuan is still young. Even if he's in his early 20s, he still doesn't understand how horribly wrong things can go, and can't imagine the impact the loss of a child will have on the parents. In addition, he can't predict how they will grieve. There were so many scenes of Oleg tonight where he reminded me of a little boy. Oleg wants to do the right thing, but he isn't sure what that is anymore. He knows he's going down, but he doesn't know when, where or how, but he knows he doesn't want his father involved when it all goes to hell. Mischa was so cute with his cousin. There is something I don't understand, so I'm hoping someone can explain it to me. If Mischa was in prison or a mental institution, how did he get out? Was he issued some sort of day pass? Was he released into the custody of his uncle?

I loved that little bit, but I'm also a big fan of physical comedy. I may have squealed a little. Who knew Tom was that hot in an undershirt? I hope now that Tom and Barbara are married, maybe we'll get a scene of two of them in a domestic setting and can get another glimpse of Tom in an undershirt or even shirtless. The first version of the pill had hormone levels that were much higher than later versions. Maybe that's what you're thinking of. The pill was approved by the FDA in 1960. I'm guessing what you're thinking of is Eisenstadt v. Baird, a 1972 Supreme Court ruling which established that unmarried couples had a right to possess contraception. This is somewhat accurate. Embolisms were a common side effect of the pill during it's first few years. Even women who were taking it correctly could still develop embolisms, and I think smokers were at a higher risk than nonsmokers. As soon as I saw her having trouble making the dress, I knew that was going to be their gift to her. I don't think cost was an issue, because I don't think he paid full/market price for it. For all we know, the owner had a connection to Nonnatus House, maybe the carousel owner was delivered by one of the Nonnatus Midwives, or maybe one of them helped his sister, another relative, or a good friend through a difficult birth. Getting the permit wouldn't be too hard. I'm guessing Noakes would have helped. As for impractical wedding ideas, go for it. I'm not a girly girl, and I have no interest in dresses or big name designers. If I ever get married, I would be totally okay with a $200 dress from David's Bridal. However, I want a zoetrope cake. http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/10/andre-duboscs-newest-animated-zoetrope-cake-melting-pop/ I agree. Tom may know the Carny from a church or street carnival, and the Carny may have been happy to donate the carousel to a worthy cause for a night, especially since it was probably in storage and not in operation making money for him. I've heard about couples who are told it will be very difficult for the mother to give birth, so the couple adopts, and within a year or two the wife is pregnant. Me too. I'm a big fan of backstory.

My understanding, in terms of who gets punished through the (internationals/war crimes) court system was that concentration camp prisoners could not be charged. However anyone who wore a government or military uniform of the Nazis could be tried. I had a variation on your question. Would Oleg get in trouble for bringing someone into the shop who didn't normally have access?

I've thought about this, but Henry doesn't know anything. I'm not sure how aware he is of where his parents are at any given moment. What could he say? I think the "patriotic flattery" in the essay was more for his teachers than for Stan. It is sort of a generation xerox situation. Paige swallows ideology hook line and sinker and easily becomes a true believer like Elizabeth. Henry is more cautious, thoughtful and less likely to dive right in.