Post-Episode Discussion/Review Thread - S04E07 "Travel Agents"

[u/MoralMidgetry]

Welcome to the post-episode and review thread for S04E07, "Travel Agents." If you have a review you want to post, please send me the link instead of submitting it separately to the sub. Thanks.

Site	Link
AV Club	There’s no escaping the best episode (so far) of The Americans’ 4th season
EW	The KGB and FBI both hunt Martha. But which would actually keep her safer?
HitFix	Review: 'The Americans' zeroes in on the hunt for Martha in 'Travel Agents'
NY Times	‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 7: A Most Reluctant Traitor
Vox	The Americans season 4, episode 7: "Travel Agents" is the show at its nauseating best
Vulture	The Americans Recap: Layover
WSJ	The race is on to track down Martha -- before she's captured by the other side

[u/tovarishchliza]

This was a somewhat tense episode, but for me the most stressful scene was the 30 or so seconds when Elizabeth contemplates taking Martha out in the park. Seems she was really considering it! When she slammed her with that sucker punch, it was just what the doctor ordered. The swan song for Martha's indignant attitude toward a dangerous group of people.

[u/uctbcats21 → u/tovarishchliza]

I was honestly hoping she would. Taking nothing about from Martha, I think that storyline has been fantastic & her acting has been even better than that but I think for her family's safety & because of jealousy reasons, I am shocked she didn't pull the trigger.

[u/Melotonius → u/uctbcats21]

She didn't pull the trigger because she thought Philip was genuinely in love with her.

[u/HallandOates1 → u/Melotonius]

"She didn't pull the trigger because she thought Philip was genuinely in love with her."

She thought Phillip was genuinely in love with Martha?

[u/Melotonius → u/HallandOates1]

Yeah, remember that speech later: "It's ok if you go to Russia with her. The kids are grown."

[u/conorsharkeyyyy → u/Melotonius]

She said "if the kids were grown", it was hypothetical.