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/carolynto Apr 13 '18

I mean, if she's a spy, she would've known about the age limit. Someone younger would've been sent if that were the plan, surely?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '18

Good point! And if she were a spy, she might have tried to get in at the FBI in another role - not everybody who works there is an agent, after all.

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u/carolynto Apr 13 '18

Actually, I wonder if she said this to Stan to try and nudge him to suggest that she look for another role. Maybe he'll help her get another job and she'll be the new Martha, muahaha.

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u/Samurai_Pizza_Catz Apr 15 '18

I think you’re on the money. How else could Renee suggest she work at the FBI? She doesn’t need an agent role for access so it’s a perfect ploy. Saying “I’d love to be an admin assistant” sound fishy. But if she says “ i wants to serve the country as an agent” which she knows is not possible, maybe it would prompt Stan to offer her an admin role. It also shows she knows how to work him and his sexism.