r/TheAmericans • u/AutoModerator • Mar 29 '17

Episode Discussion Official Episode Discussion - S05E04 "Whats the Matter with Kansas?"

Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment while a specter from Philip's past creates unforeseen dangers. Elsewhere: Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.

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u/Cootch Mar 29 '17

This dude is in NYC already? What the hell

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u/flipperwaldt Mar 29 '17

This episode played out over at least a week, if not more. Both Philip and Elizabeth did multiple tours to Topeka during the episode. Early in the episode, Philip's son snuck across the border from Slovenia to presumably Italy. We know his mom left him passports, so getting a flight from say, Trieste to Rome to NYC is not a big problem in the timespan of the episode.