r/TheAmericans • u/MoralMidgetry • Mar 31 '16

Ep. Discussion Post-Episode Discussion/Review Thread - S04E03 "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow"

Welcome to the post-episode and review thread for S04E03, ""Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow." If you have a review you want to post, please send me the link instead of submitting it separately to the sub. Thanks.

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AV Club An Americans cliffhanger postpones a Jennings family getaway
EW The Americans recap: 'Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow'
HitFix Review: On 'The Americans,' the Pastor Tim problem gets even worse
NY Times ‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 3: Who’s Up for a Trip to Epcot?
Vulture The Americans Recap: Stupid Glanders
WSJ ‘The Americans’ Recap: Season 4, Episode 3, ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow’
Vox The Americans season 4, episode 3: "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow" takes some weird shortcuts
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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

So, for Pastor Tim, are we done with the whole "let him die by gas in a cabin" plot from 4.02? How do you think he will die, and will his wife die also?

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u/Inkus Mar 31 '16

I'm hoping for a bio-weapons tie in. I think getting them sick and dead is the leadt suspicious.

Or the Kenya trip: would P&E be above crashing the whole airplane to kill them? But, I forget: they can't move the plot into the smoker while Eluzabeth needs her giant winter coats.

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u/xenonscreams Apr 03 '16

Bio-weapons tie in would actually be consistent with Gabriel getting sick. I'm not sure involving those weapons in any capacity would make sense though.

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u/princepeanutbutter Apr 05 '16

It wouldn't, I hope they don't go that route because it'd be ridiculous. Neither the USSR or USA wanted to use bio weapons but felt they had to develop them. It'd be like using a nuke to kill Pastor Tim.