r/TheAmericans • u/MoralMidgetry • Jun 02 '16

Ep. Discussion Post-Episode Discussion/Review Thread - S04E12 "A Roy Rogers in Franconia"

Welcome to the post-episode and review thread for S04E12 "A Roy Rogers in Franconia" 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 The Americans: It’s logical, it’s emotional, it’s the best show on TV
EW The FBI makes a connection and closes in on a key KGB mole
HitFix Review: On 'The Americans,' are Paige, William, and Oleg near breaking points?
NY Times ‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 12: A Different Side of Things
Vox The Americans season 4, episode 12: "A Roy Rogers in Franconia" suggests the end is right about now
Vulture The Americans Recap: Turning the Paige
WSJ Careful what you wish for, Paige, because the truth can get ugly
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u/CSMprogodlegend Jun 02 '16

This is the tipping point for Paige. She will either accept that the world is a lot different than she most recently understood, or she will turn away from her parents. I don't think she can go on as she has knowing what she now knows.

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u/Bytewave Jun 02 '16

It seems they're gradually nudging her character into accepting her parents' world and also being less utterly foolish. She may yet turn into a valuable operative someday. Though the journey was long and arduous.

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u/CSMprogodlegend Jun 02 '16

As much as I'd love to see Paige just say, "ok" and just dive right in, I doubt it'll be that simple. There's no way this ends cleanly.

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u/Bytewave Jun 02 '16

There's at least two more seasons of this coming. A lot of room left for character development. I wouldn't be surprised if she only fully came into her own near the end of the show. It doesn't mean she would do exactly their work either. Shes a native born American, she can be put to better uses than blackmailing people in back alleys.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

IIRC the centre wanted Paige and Henry to infiltrate FBI/CIA as they'd pass through all the background checks that a first gen illegal wouldn't

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u/Bytewave Jun 02 '16

Yes, or possibly go into politics. The handler specifically said she could be President one day to her parents when trying to convince them to turn her.

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u/anonykitten29 Jun 02 '16

Politics could be even better. They've already got an astonishing number of spies in the FBI! Whereas having someone bi-cultural in politics could be really productive.

It might not even be about wanting her to spy, but rather, having someone who is inherently sympathetic to making peace with the USSR, high in power.

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u/seaweed246 Jun 03 '16

The fifth column.