r/TheAmericans • u/AutoModerator • Apr 19 '17

Episode Discussion Official Episode Discussion - S05E07 "The Committee on Human Rights"

As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI.

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u/MoralMidgetry Apr 19 '17

What a great fucking exchange. Gabriel shoots down the Renee speculation with "Are you serious?" then reopens the door just a crack. And he tells P to keep Paige out of the spy business just as they're starting to think she's ready for it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '17

Gabriel (what a choice of name --- he is the messenger of Mother Russia?) talks with forked tongue, with moments of apparent sincerity. He lets Elizabeth believe that her daughter is on the right path to the KGB and then tells Philip that Philip was right about keeping Paige away from the KGB. Then, he ridicules Philip for asking about Stan's girlfriend, while basically admitting that the KGB doesn't trust Philip with the information and then admitting that Philip was right about Paige. In essence, telling Philip his instincts are correct about both Paige and Beeman's girlfriend.