Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
Elizabeth’s “Hey, this job could put our kids in danger” epiphany could sound foolish, but The Americans manages to sell it via the writing, tone and Keri Russell’s performance – and because what happened to Emmett and Leann and their daughter last week was so horrible. Elizabeth’s newfound paranoia about any and everything makes sense in its dark, almost macabrely funny way – if the Jennings themselves are hidden among us, then who else can be there, ready to hurt their children?
Philip meanwhile had a lot to deal with this week. Martha innocently mentioning a possible job opportunity was a fire he had to put out – he’s married to this woman to get access to her coworkers and if she moves somewhere else, it leaves him with nothing. Matthew Rhys and Alison Wright play really well off each other in the “Clark” and Martha scenes, showing a mundane life where one half of the couple is manipulating and using the other person in incredible ways - and yet still, amazingly, remaining sympathetic.
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