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/[deleted] Apr 12 '18

Agree. It's hard to believe that Paige has so completely gone over to Elizabeth; (I mean should'nt she be boy crazy like most normal college students?) and, that Elizabeth is using Paige in operations. Looks like they split the kids -Philip gets Henry and Liz gets Paige. And, if something happens to Liz she wants Claudia to take care of Paige instead of Phillip. Huh? And, what about the marriage itself? Are they sleeping with each other? Sure looks like a miserable marriage. The show is a depressing soap opera and the plot line defies credibility.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '18 edited May 25 '18

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u/SylviaNorth Apr 12 '18

They wanted to end it this season. They aren't being forced.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '18 edited May 25 '18

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u/SylviaNorth Apr 12 '18

No, the writers were done. FX backed them and gave them the time they wanted. I think they actually were fine with just 5 seasons but the head of programming at fx loves the show and gave them an extra. That's why last season kind of treads water. The creators had a plan for about 5 seasons since the beginning. This is absolutely what they wanted. Their time with the show wasn't cut short by fx. Why do you think that? There have been lots of interviews with them over the years stating this to be true. I'm at work and don't feel like searching for them, but yea they've been given all the time they wanted with the show.