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S05.E07: The Committee on Human Rights
Sarah 103 replied to ElectricBoogaloo's topic in The Americans [V]
I don't think it will make Stan suspicious unless it was a very specific move that almost no uses/is rarely used. Self-defense classes for women started in the 1970s and I imagine became more common in the 1980s. I think it would be a big leap for Stan to go from Paige knows basic self-defense to Paige's mother is a Russian spy and the woman who beat up Aderholt. -
This time I was thinking they might flip it. My prediction: Paige speeds off somewhere, and gets into an accident. Walter realizes he was responsible, feels terrible about it, and vows to be a better person in the future. The last part won't stick beyond the first few episodes of the next season.
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S05.E07: The Committee on Human Rights
Sarah 103 replied to ElectricBoogaloo's topic in The Americans [V]
Oleg, Philip and Paige are all trying to understand who they are and where they came from. I wouldn't be surprised if Paige's questions were what set Philip off. It was a very slow burn, but I think the flashbacks started after Paige started asking him questions about Russia and his family, forcing him to try to remember things he hadn't thought about or wanted to think about in years. My guess is that through reading the newspaper and watching TV, she has picked up enough to have some understanding of Watergate. Something that Mad Men did really well was showing that a range of styles could be era appropriate. Peggy, Joan, and Betty all had completely different looks/styles, but all were era appropriate at any point in the series. Not everyone in a given decade is wearing the latest fashion and keeping up to date with the latest styles. -
S05.E07: The Committee on Human Rights
Sarah 103 replied to ElectricBoogaloo's topic in The Americans [V]
I'm guessing part of his training for this mission was learning a great deal about American culture/customs, including the high school experience. It's possible that teenage girls are a total mystery to teenage boys in most cultures/countries. Also, your comment makes me want a prequel series titled "Soviet Spy School" about Philip learning to be a spy. -
I'm delighted you think my prediction is accuare. It's fun when you make a prediction, and it turns out to be right. The flip flop wouldn't be as hard you think. I don't think it's as hard to work around child actor laws as you do. They seem to be doing fine with it so far. Ralph doesn't appear in every single episode, so they could just continue having him appear when they need/want him to. Paige could drop him off and pick him up in mom capacity, as you so perfectly described it.
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S05.E07: The Committee on Human Rights
Sarah 103 replied to ElectricBoogaloo's topic in The Americans [V]
I'm sure Philip will help. I'm guessing along the lines of, "they're teenagers this stuff happens," "how many people marry thier first boyfriend," "maybe they'll get back together," "who really understands why teenagers do what they do." I think Philip will be able to help with any damage control needed and play it down as just girl/teen drama. Philip can help Stan remember how strange, mysterious, and baffling girls were to them at that age. -
S05.E07: The Committee on Human Rights
Sarah 103 replied to ElectricBoogaloo's topic in The Americans [V]
They hadn't met her. They didn't really know who she was. After meeting her, Gabriel instantly knew she was not cut out for this kind of work. I'm surprised they didn't tell her they were spies, but worked for another agency, and not to tell Stan because he couldn't know, because he didn't have the level of clearance needed to know about thier existence as spies. Oleg isn't even close to retirement. Oleg is still working, which means he is not in the same position as William, Gaad, and Gabriel. And that's exactly what happened. Imaginary points to you! My guess is that they are about to change safe houses. I'm sure they rotate through them every so often. I think Gabriel thought that Philip was just being paranoid, and Gabriel is glad to be getting out now. I'm sure he's also worried about Philip. I'm surprised she didn't use that as the excuse for the break-up: we're too different, we're interested in different things, I need to be with someone who shares my passion, we have nothing in common, and variations on that. Oleg is at somewhere between 5-10 years younger than Philip and Elizabeth. Once Stan found out everything was okay with Oleg, I cheered. Paige was clearly trying to process what Gabriel was telling her. It will be interesting to see what happens. -
Anyone willing to bet that Ralph is the one who can convince Walter to hire Paige back? Confession: I think Ralph is adorable and one of my favorite characters on this show
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I love this show. It's pure popcorn fun. It has the heart of the soul of ridiculous/cheesy 1980s action-adventure series. The problem is that time has marched on and while the writers have no problem acknowleding that modern technology exists, they don't realize or don't care that there are people out there who have a deep understanding of all of it, and the means to broadcast thier opinion (the internet/message boards/social media). I loved that Walter said that Ralph was the smartest person in the room. Based on how much Walter cares about being the smartest person in the room, him being willing to admit that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, which lasted until the end of the episode. I can't wait to see how the writers get out themselves of this mess. I'm guessing Paige gets into a horrible car accident, and Walter realizes he was wrong. That would have worked. They could have told him he was remembering a dream/hallucinations, not something that actually happened.
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That was my big problem with the series. All they needed to do was end two months later with the Million Dollar Quartet session. To me, that's what was so frustrating, we weren't years away from it, we were 2 months/8 weeks away. You could have started the series a little later, or done a few more time jumps within an episode or between the episodes.
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Would that work? She isn't a trained midwife so she couldn't do maternal check-ups or deliveries, but she is a nurse so she could handle district rounds. It might work. I thought she was going to become a nurse for the docks. Maybe there will be some sort of fancy event where everyone gets dressed up in wonderful clothes. It will be fun to see wedding plans/the actual wedding.
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I enjoy Blue Bloods. I had heard that it was a conservative show, but for the longest time I didn't see it. To me, that didn't mean it wasn't there, just that I wasn't seeing it. One day I watched an episode of Hill Street Blues right before Blue Bloods and it became crystal clear that Blue Bloods was conservative, it just took me awhile to see it. I don't think of the driving force as an odd nostalgia for social inequality. I think of the overall message of the show as "the system works, but people are flawed and cause problems". In Hill Street Blues it was "good people trapped in an imperfect system." As for target audience, I have no idea.
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I used to love "Perfect Strangers." It's been easly over a decade since I watched the show. Which character did Larry/Mark Linn-Baker play? I saw on imdb that the character's name was Carleton, but I don't remember which character that was.
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That was what I thought too. @MissBluxom. The point of the story is to show what is actually happening in Russia and how messed up/broken the system is. @Emerald City offered a theory as to where Oleg's story is going, which I quoted below. One of my friends had a similiar theory, which involved Oleg evenutally becoming head of the Rezidentura.
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Henry is going is to be all about the tech and gadgets. He is going to be more upset that his parents have no version of Q than that they lied to him.
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S10.E21: The Separation Agitation
Sarah 103 replied to TheOtherOne's topic in The Big Bang Theory [V]
I understand it may be hard to have everyone in the same room, but it would be great if the different groups could interact more. Howard and Bernadette could do something with Leonard and Penny or Sheldon and Amy. Raj could help Amy buy new clothes, or other pairings/variations. -
S10.E21: The Separation Agitation
Sarah 103 replied to TheOtherOne's topic in The Big Bang Theory [V]
Yes! My problem is that Leonard, Penny, Sheldon, and Amy are part of this hang-out show about nerds in love. Howard, Bernadette, and Stuart are now in a domestic comedy. I really wish we could get more episodes with them hanging out together as a group again. -
That's because they ended it before they could get to his storyline. Elvis's version of "Blue Suede Shoes" overshadowed the original Perkins recording/release. Perkins never got the career and level of stardom he thought he should've had. Would it really have been that much more expensive to make it 10 episodes instead of 8?
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That was my reaction. I was so upset. If you weren't going to end with the Million Dollar Quartet, what was the point of including Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and the Carl Perkins cameo. If they had just had another episode or two, this could have ended with the Million Dollar Quartet session and it would have been awesome. Right now the only word I have to describe my feelings about this is cheated. This was my problem with the finale. They had 4 (Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis, and Sam Philips) storylines, and Elvis was the only one of them that was resolved. I could make an argument for Sam's storyine being resolved, but it would be hard since the question is what does he do with the money? There had better be a season 2.
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Yes! I was very happy with the way it turned out too. I love that they showed Elvis asking for permission to buy clothes, when we know in a few years he would be able to shop there and buy stuff like it was candy.
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Henry: The Prestige-Drama Useless Little Brother
Sarah 103 replied to Tara Ariano's topic in The Americans [V]
I agree. He knows something is off/wrong, but can't quite put his finger on it. He is not the type to ask questions. Henry is more likely to go digging on his own, if he wanted to know the truth. -
I think the more likely scenario would be that Paige identifies the person and then the person dies. I don't think they would have her plant a bug. The whole point is to have someone on the inside, so I doubt the Centre would risk having her do something that would put her job at risk. Martha was able to plant the bug because she already had access to the office. They never asked her to go anywhere in the office she wouldn't already be going, or do a task that would look strange. To me the moment had a dream-like quality to it. I couldn't believe it was actually happening on screen. Yes to all of this! I totally agree with everything you wrote. I would say Paige is Sonny, because she has a tendency to freak out. Her freak outs are different from his, but the reaction is still freak out. Like Michael, Henry starts thinking, planing, and taking action. The scene with the hitchiker is totally Michael at the hospital.
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Henry would be a far better spy and would be a less sexy version of Oleg. Me too! As long as they can keep alive and looking good, I'm okay with whatever plotline they have for him. Oleg looks great week after week. I like to imagine that while was still in the U.S, he watched reruns of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. He claimed it was for research, but really he just liked Ilya. I can see Philip going to Stan to turn himself in as part of a deal that's the series endgame. Paige would be useless as a field agent, but put in her an office and she'd be great. Henry would go crazy spending all day in an office, but he'd be great as a field agent. Oleg sex scenes would be fantastic, but I'd settle for any hint of happiness. Maybe he could go to a jazz club and have a night of fun. I love this idea. Why Philip and Elizabeth are worried and focused on Paige, The Centre's quietly working on plans for Henry in the future. They've noticed him, but they are waiting to make thier move. It's not the sixties. It's the eighties. Affirmative Action was starting to become a reality. I think the old boy network was still there, but not nearly as strong and prevasive as it was in earlier decades. @sistermagpie and @SlovakPrincess. I agree with you. The plan is for the second generation to get in and get access, which could take multiple forms. It could be someone in technological research/cyrpotgraphy, field operations, or admin staff in an office.
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S05.E07: The Committee on Human Rights
Sarah 103 replied to ElectricBoogaloo's topic in The Americans [V]
One reason to bring Paige to Gabriel is that they think he can do a better job of explaining what they do and why they do it. Another explanation is that Philip knows after Gabriel meets with Paige and talks to her he will realize that using her will be a bad idea, and having that information come to the Centre from Gabriel instead of them will be better for everyone involved.- 317 replies
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Walter already knows how to dance. I'm guessing it's something his sister forced him to do when they were kids.