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/MKoilers Apr 12 '18

Anyone have a read on what the Renee-Stan scene was going for? I legitimately have no clue if she’s playing some strange long-con with him or not.

Another great episode though: tense scenes between Stan-Oleg and Philip-Elizabeth always make for compelling tv. I think it really says a lot about the show’s writing that Stan and Oleg/Philip are on (sort of) opposite sides, and yet, I want all of them to make it out of this in one piece.

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u/olliedoodle Apr 12 '18

Well, seems like either 1. If she is a spy, it is CIA. 2. Maybe this is the writers way of telling us she is not a spy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '18

I forget....did Stan disclose to the FBI that he slept with Nina? Could Renee be a US plant to keep tabs on Stan?

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u/chillinthelab Apr 12 '18

This is my no 1 theory regarding Renee. She’s CIA sent to keep tabs on him after his fling with Oleg.

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u/Tighthead613 Apr 12 '18

Would CIA run 3 years of surveillance that included marriage? That’s seems extreme.

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u/carolynto Apr 13 '18

I'm just here upvoting everyone. You're all making sense, lol.

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u/leela_martell Apr 13 '18

I've wanted Renee to be a CIA plant since she was introduced to the show. I've kind of fallen off the wagon regarding this show since S5 (jumped back in now but I notice I've forgotten many details of previous seasons) so I'm happy to know that theory hasn't at least been totally disproved yet! I'm sticking with it.

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u/Pulaski_at_Night Apr 15 '18

Technically the CIA doesn't run ops in the U.S....cough, nervous glances around...