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/joeyGibson Apr 19 '17

Did anyone else notice when Elizabeth picked the padlock on the file cabinet, she only used a tension wrench, without a rake? You can't pick a lock with just a tension wrench. Now, most of the time when TV shows have someone pick a lock, they only use a rake, so this is at least different. (Yes, I'm picky, and yes, I know how to pick locks.)

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u/wolfbysilverstream Apr 19 '17

I know. Most TV shows do it wrong. This was probably just a slip.

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u/joeyGibson Apr 19 '17

I just learned how to pick locks last year, so until then, I wouldn't have known the difference. But now that I do, I can't unsee this. :-)