Oh weee... that was a helluva episode. I'm shocked Pastor Tim kept the secret. Elizabeth stopping the assassination was crazy. I'm kinda surprised she didn't slap the teeth out of Claudia or Paige. Philip suddenly jetting down the block was insane.
The parts I didn't like were Oleg picking up a drop in broad daylight and that Father Andrei is so naive that he would lead Philip into a meeting on the day another Father might be ratting in broad daylight. Paige also seemed kinda naive to be getting so upset about the honeypot thing. She saw her mom covered in another man's brains earlier this season, but this is too much for her to handle?
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My bet is Elizabeth takes her poison pill.
Interesting....I didn’t catch that.
I’m impressed Greg. Yes, I do remember she left something at Claudia’s. I didn’t give it much thought, but the Lockett makes sense.....or her key to Claudias apartment. She won’t be needing that any longer.
IOW, she's not turning on the ideal of Communism. She's turning on the integrity and honesty of the people she works for, and by extension the Soviet system itself. Now, you and I know the true horrors of the USSR, but she does not. Remember, she left for the US at a very young age, around 20 years old. Her knowledge of life at home is pretty limited. As Philip said to her, while they do what they do because they're following orders, they are the ones who actually kill people and destroy lives. They bear the ultimate responsbility. Elizabeth was fine with that when she believed those orders were righteous. Now she knows they weren't, and the enormity of what she's done over the course of 20+ years is weighing heavily on her. She understands now how Philip feels and why he removed himself from operations.
Another very good analysis here Greg. It seems to me also when she had to kill those two Russians and left the child without parents, this was the big moment for her to come to grips with who she is and what is she really doing this for?
But yes, the killing of Nesterenko made no sense to her and that clearly put her over the top and hardened her heart away from the Commrads.
The actress alone, tells me that she will have a part in the finale. She’s fairly well known to just serve a roll of a woman with 6-7 total lines in the series.
So I think it's a near-guarantee that Elizabeth still has the pill, and it's going to have a part to play in the finale.
When she is packing the go bag she collects the wedding rings from when they officially got married and you can see a necklace around her neck...presumably the pill.
They have about 75 minutes of screen time to close out the story if it is a 90 minute episode. That is plenty of time to bring things to a close and tie up loose ends. Not sure how they can hope to get Henry in NH as the FBI should have things figured out quickly. Collecting Paige who is in this deep already would seem necessary at this point. Their options are pretty limited now that they betrayed the Center and can no longer going back to Russia.
Can they turn themselves in somehow? Do they go down in a hail of bullets? Will we see Martha, Misha? Will Oleg get a pass as he was trying to protect Gorbachev which is clearly better than the alternative. And is Renee anything other than a red herring? Should be a fun show.
I'm blanking on this. I think he does, but I forget if they were disguised when they met. Even if they were disguised he may be able to still tell what they look like undisguised.
Just wondering if Oleg recognized them from Stan's picture and if there's any chance he flips on them.
It only matters to validate Stan's hunch, sure the priest may identify them but Elizabeth or Philip could also eliminate the priest first.
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They are basically blown anyway at this point. The priest does know what they look like and I imagine he would quickly flip. Oleg certainly knows what Phillip looks like...do not recall if he knosw what Elizabeth looks like.
It only matters to validate Stan's hunch, sure the priest may identify them but Elizabeth or Philip could also eliminate the priest first.
You have to assume the priest is already in custody. They are completely on their own with Elizabeth having betrayed The Center. The FBI is closing in on them and they are running.
START is the title of the last episode. So I am going to guess that the Episode will revolve in some way around the START Treaty. You could weave an ending that involves a coming together of the FBI, Jennings and Oleg to protect Gorbachev and the continuation of negotiations of a treaty.. The conversation between Oleg and Stan in the cell is probably important in this regard.
I didn't get the sense he was in custody. could be wrong.
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They are basically blown anyway at this point. The priest does know what they look like and I imagine he would quickly flip. Oleg certainly knows what Phillip looks like...do not recall if he knosw what Elizabeth looks like.
It only matters to validate Stan's hunch, sure the priest may identify them but Elizabeth or Philip could also eliminate the priest first.
Would Oleg flipping ruin things for him back in the USSR?
I didn't get the sense he was in custody. could be wrong.
They were chasing Phillip...I am sure they nabbed the priest at the same time.