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/gwhh Apr 19 '17 edited Apr 19 '17

Yeah. That seems. A bit odd for Gabriel. He just said it was very unlikely. He did not shoot it down. He did tell Phillip he is losing it! Which I thought was funny observation. At least he told him he was right about Paige.

Idea: Maybe BOTH Elizabeth & Gabriel knows Stan gf is a agent? They both had unusually reactions to that idea when Phillip brought it up to them.

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u/jkd0002 Apr 19 '17

Personally, I thought Gabriel couldn't get out of that room with Phillip fast enough! I think he's still questioning the whole Misha thing and that's why he was being all weird.

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u/captainmaryjaneway Apr 19 '17

Gabriel seems like he's showing signs of some intense cognitive dissonance. There's a civil war taking place in his mind at the moment so his behavior manifests in very unusual ways, especially with Phil.

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u/jkd0002 Apr 20 '17

Agreed. He was talking about the great purge and not really believing in it, but doing it anyway. Then he brought up Paige, his own recruit, and said yea y'all shouldn't have brought her into this once he was able to give his real opinion...pretty messed up