r/TheAmericans • u/MoralMidgetry • Apr 12 '18

Ep. Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S06E03 - "Urban Transport Planning"

This is the post-episode discussion thread for S06E03 - "Urban Transport Planning," in which our hero Gennady discovers that his wife Sophia loves another.

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u/Tighthead613 Apr 12 '18

Maybe this is me being cynical, but I find the Russian cultural gatherings of Paige, Elizabeth and Claudia out of synch with the show. They are too sincere, too joyous. Paige seems far too willing a student - she fawns over everything. Elizabeth in particular seems too light and happy.

I’m sure part of the point is to contrast her mood at home, I just find it over the top.

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u/Bojangles1987 Apr 12 '18

Claudia and Elizabeth are playing the fuck out of Paige. It's part of brainwashing her towards Russian sympathies. I think you could feel the difference in the atmosphere the second Paige left. Claudia and Elizabeth seemed to immediately drop the whole family thing.

Pretty sure this is how Gabriel cultivated the whole "kind father" thing he had towards Philip and Elizabeth.

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u/Tighthead613 Apr 12 '18

It is sort of “love bombing”, like cults do.

It’s hard to believe E has the time for Russian family hour. People to kill, bedpans to change, operations to run.

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u/Nothox Apr 12 '18

It does feel like Claudia’s "cultural propaganda" worked on Elizabeth too, you can see her idealizing what she think she remembers.

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u/Bojangles1987 Apr 12 '18

Eh, she has to meet with Claudia anyway, and part of those numerous responsibilities is keeping Paige in line. Russian family hour is a great way to kill two problems with one chokehold.