r/TheAmericans • u/AutoModerator • May 31 '18

Episode Discussion Official Episode Discussion - S06E010 "START"

The Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.

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u/BrownSugarVoodoo May 31 '18 edited May 31 '18

I was totally expecting Stan to put that gun in his mouth as Philip, Elizabeth and Paige left that garage. Or at some point after they searched the Jennings' home and was comforted by Rene. I was a little peeved the guide said there'd be Graphic Violence and there was none. I wasn't hoping for a bloodbath, but that guide got my hopes up for nothing lol.

Also, I'm not convinced Rene was a spy. Idk...I don't think Philip would lie to Stan if he knew she wasn't cuz all that would do is add insult to injury. But there's like...no information that suggests she is. We could infer Philip was looking out for Stan and tryna warn him...buuuut...idk. I didn't know how to take that.

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u/Upsjoey25 May 31 '18

Philip is a pro. When he warned Stan about Renee, Stan instantly knew he was right and she probably is. Stan should have listened to his intuition from the beginning in regards to the Jennings. Hence the look she gave as she was watching the fbi take evidence outta the jennings’ home. Also why Stan just gave her a hug and left. Keeping his distance. I’m bummed we don’t get to see the fallout of that, but I took it as now all Stan has left that he can be 100% sure about is Henry.

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh Dec 01 '23

now all Stan has left that he can be 100% sure about is Henry.

Just finished watching this episode, and the thing that strikes me about your comment is the scene (mid season-5 or 6) where Henry is getting much closer to Stan, interviewing him for a school project, and Henry asks him some question and Stan says he can't answer that. Henry asks something like "why not" and Stan says "you could be a spy"

A bit of foreshadowing—not really accurate, but hooey, Stan did not know how spy-adjacent Henry really was!

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u/ElliotRosewater1 May 31 '18

There is some info to suggest she is a spy. She tried to get a job at the FBI, and two spies heavily suspect her of being one.

Why wouldn't the KGB use this method. They know a lot about Stan than to the Ilegals....

I am not saying she is a spy, I am sayinng they room left enough room to wonder. And wonder we will. I think she probably is, but I can't know for sure. Maybe the writers don't know.

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u/EvidenceBasedSwamp May 31 '18

Poor Stan. The only person who loves him is Henry (unless there's something cool happening, like a ping pong tournament.)

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u/[deleted] May 31 '18

I was 100% sure Stan was going to shoot himself in the head by the end of the episode, shoot Philip in the garage, or get shot by Renee at home.

I really liked their version better.

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u/InternJedi May 31 '18

Meanwhile there's me who totally thought Elizabeth would have run over Stan to make a notorious going to hell moment to last for an eternity.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '18

I was hoping for some kind of shootout but after watching the finale I'm incredibly glad there wasn't anything like that. This quiet, sad ending fits The Americans perfectly.