Americans season 1 episode 8

Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Phili Nina Krilova : What do you want with us?

The title for The Americans really said it all this week, didn't it? There is a secret war going on that no one wants to become full-fledged combat, regarding both the U. That being said, the Jennings' marriage one of the strangest yet most honestly portrayed ones on TV went to some dark, sad places this week whereas the rest of us got a history lesson. This week, the show did a good job of having the characters ask some pretty straight-forward questions about why the U. Hit the jump for why we just have to "act like nothing happened. This week's spy-centric story was one of the best so far, because it was one of the twistier and most comprehensive plots we've gotten that has real repercussions for our main characters. Elizabeth and Philip are told to find an assassin that the KGB can no longer get in contact with to stop him from killing the scientists that are working on the anti-ballistics shield, probably because the KGB realized that's not really subtle enough for a secret war.

Americans season 1 episode 8

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We got a shit mission with lousy information, and we still found him and stopped him. The americans Wiki Explore. Jennings Elizabeth Phillip Paige Henry. Stan Sandra Matthew Renee. Timeline of Historical Events. Explore Wikis Community Central.

Since the series began, The Americans has been seeking an answer to the question of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings' marriage, and just how, after nearly two decades, it stood up to the importance of the Cause and the commands issued to those recruited into Directorate S. Briefly, it seemed as though matters of the heart — whether they were related to family or the love of an adopted country — would eventually win out over their commitment to the Cause. Philip and Elizabeth's cozy union was threatening to become all too real and, with the emotional significance of nascent hitchhikers Paige and Henry thrown in for good measure, the total package that is the Jennings' domestic bliss just might be something worth defecting over. After a few days apart, it appeared that Elizabeth had finally come around after years of preferring the company of Gregory to that of her fake husband, and she was now ready to give Philip her all. Much of that likely had to do with Philip being away in New York doing all sorts of sordid things with Irina. But when pressed about it, Philip assured Elizabeth he only had eyes for her. His statement was convincing enough that by the time 'Mutually Assured Destruction' gets underway, the Jenningses are cuddling playfully in the kitchen when, months ago, such a movement by Philip would have been met with the flash of a knife blade and a hardened glance suggesting the term "wife" was little more than a four-letter word. But successful domestic partnerships mean little to those running Directorate S — not when the U.

Americans season 1 episode 8

Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Phili Nina Krilova : What do you want with us? One day, with Arkady and the others at the Rezidentura? Do you want to put them in jail? That's how policeman thinks, not how spies think. We want everyone to stay right where they are, and bleed everything they know out of them.

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Which are, as ever, frustratingly drawn out. Contents move to sidebar hide. I am extremely suspicious. Like the rest of us. Elizabeth Jennings. Gaad gives Beeman the keys to a state-sanctioned fuckpad to keep Nina sweet but, most likely, also to keep an impatient Beeman sweeter. The Americans recap: season one, episode six. Really Martha, why are you having sex with a man who wears a white poloneck? The Futon Critic. But their outwardly ordinary life is a result of meticulous training - by the KGB. TV Fanatic.

The KGB changed their minds on the mission, but give Philip and Elizabeth no information on what he looks like or who he will kill first. Philip and Elizabeth monitor the house of one of the scientists. They plant a bomb under his hood and kill the engine in the hope that he notices the bomb, which he does, and gets his wife to safety.

The plot has some excellent action thriller sequences and intriguing moments from the 'mission of the week' but, as always, it leaves room for plenty of focus on the lead characters and their relationship. Gaad gives Stan the keys to an apartment to meet Nina in regularly. Sign In Create Account. She declines and brings the files to Philip, citing suspicious foreign nationals that came to the US in the past week, with information on hotels in which they are staying. A disguised Philip and Elizabeth visit the weapons dealer, who ultimately gives them a picture of the man they're looking for. The assassin draws his gun and a gunfight ensues. Todd Faulkner Agent Loeb. Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Vicky Frost's episode seven blog. TV by the Numbers. I worry for Nina's future, and when Arkady questioned her about smuggling goods to sell back in Russia I thought she was done for.