Americans season 1 episode 8

Do not read on if you haven't watched episode eight — and please do not post spoilers if you've seen further in the series. Vicky Frost's episode seven blog. It feels rather like we're stuck in a mid-season rut here.

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. Philip blows up the car, forcing the U. Elizabeth meets Claudia Margo Martindale , where Claudia informs her that Philip did in fact sleep with Irina, despite Philip telling Elizabeth that nothing had happened between them. He gives Stan the keys to a safe house so that he and Nina Annet Mahendru can meet in private.

Americans season 1 episode 8

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. As Claudia who we're back to calling Granny points out, if you start killing government scientists, where does it end? The U. Per usual, the Jennings aren't given much read: any information on who they are supposed to be looking for other than the fact he's from West Germany, and it's up to Philip to work his contact Martha to get information from her. Unfortunately, Philip is feeling emotionally compromised because of his faltering relationship with Elizabeth back home, and seeing the necklace he gifted Martha from Elizabeth's collection presumably a gift from him was too much for him to take. Still, he plays his role well enough to get what he needs in the end as he always does , though I like the twist that Agent Amador, still holding a flame for Martha, may soon find out who her boyfriend is. Kinda sorta. If the disguise fools him at some point I'm assuming that Stan will introduce them. Though Elizabeth claims that her own work was compromised by problems at home, I failed to see how.

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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.

Americans season 1 episode 8

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.

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Series 1 Episode 6. Related news. The Jennings' problems are mirrored over at the Beemans', where the tensest neighbourhood dinner in history sees neither couple really talking to each other, and the kids sniping. What baffled me though was why Granny Claudia would wish to tear the two apart. Vitaly Benko Vlad. Gaad gives Stan the keys to an apartment to meet Nina in regularly. Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Television episode articles with short description for single episodes Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names Pages using infobox television episode with unnecessary list markup. Sign In Register. Movies With Underwear Scenes. This week's mission, seemingly plucked out of thin air, involves Elisabeth and Philip stopping a KGB-employed assassin doing any assassinating after the Centre decide that killing a bunch of important American scientists on home turf is perhaps not such a good idea after all. And it backfired in the worst possible way. The Americans. This password will be used to sign into all New York sites. Philip returns home from playing racquetball with Stan to be told by Elizabeth that they have a new mission, stopping a contract assassin who has been hired by the KGB to kill American scientists. Car bombs haven't been their M.

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I think she's been extremely hard on Philip not just through this confrontation but through their marriage, but then again I admit that I've always found Philip more likable than Elizabeth. TV Fanatic. Like with Vasilli, she could well be using him and playing into his needs to get what she wants -- as long as he has real feelings for her beyond the job, she knows he'll keep her safe. Did you note the look of helpless lust mixed with self-loathing that flashed across his face when he realized he could never really know if Nina was caressing him out of affection or obligation? 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. Philip takes the gun from the girl and they find out that the contact sold explosives to the assassin, whom he describes as a "chubby," "friendly guy". See all from Andy Greenwald. DreamWorks Television. Back home, she says Claudia told her he slept with Irina. Actually, everything last night was spinning around in similar circles. The Americans always has a dourness about it, like the dinner scene with the Jennings and the Beemans that felt suffocatingly awkward. Photos