What exactly is Andrew Larrick up to? Why did Kate tell Jared about his parents unbeknownst to the Jennings (and possibly the Center)? Hopefully these questions will be answered in the following episode, because this episode didn't really answer either question. Sure, Andrew is following Jared - which means he probably killed his parents - but it's not really clear what his ulterior motive is at this point.
At this point it seems clear that Jared will not make it to Australia or Switzerland or wherever he is intended to go. Larrick will find him. He could kill him, he could use him to help find the Jennings, or he could overturn them to the US government to destroy the Russians. But we don't really know Larrick's plan so it's hard to guess what he plans to do with Jared.
Jared is way more prominent than I ever expected. It's pretty sad that he is going to have to go to a foreign country on his own. Granted, I'm pretty sure he's not making it there, but that's not the point. It reflects a very possible future for Paige and/or Henry. Phillip is confident Paige could survive - and frankly so am I - and Henry's still too young to tell. But smart or not, upending your life like that is definitely not ideal.
Paige meanwhile is getting dangerously close to finding the truth. The show was able to bring about an impossible amount of tension from her listening in on her parents' conversation. Excellent directing during that scene with the camera slowly moving in a way that indicates Paige could possibly be sneaking downstairs. I fully expected her to be in the background at some point. And Elizabeth on the phone was also sort of filmed like she was being watched. She's too clever for her own good right now. She doesn't believe anything her parents tell her. (Speaking of which, the priest is straddling the line between really nice and kind of creepy for me)
And really who can blame Paige? Not only are her parents not giving her explanations for why they are doing certain things, but they are somewhat unpredictable and secretive. On top of that, Elizabeth can't help her pack and that type of thing can spur levels of disappointment and anger that leads to distrust. The beautiful thing about this - for me - is that her skepticism and doubt can really also be interpreted as normal teenage actions. I know I sometimes had times where I was always questioning any time my parents tried to keep something from me.
Speaking of children, it looks like Martha is having a maternal need. Thanks, The Americans for prefacing that with Phillip taking off the used condom! Could have gone without that... But wow when Phillip shut her down, I don't think I've ever felt worse for Martha - which is kind of saying something since every. single. episode she's in involves me thinking "poor Martha." I was just kind of begging that scene to end and it seemed to go on forever. Clark you are a bastard.
This came after Martha looked awesome for a few minutes too! Apparently, she just stole files that people have left laying around, which shocks Clark/Phillip. Better yet, she knows that Clark's hair is a toupee. I was mentally cheering for Martha, and then she asked for kids. And then the soul-crushing response from Phillip sucked all of that victory away from Martha.
Lastly, nobody's favorite couple Stan and Nina are going through some TOUGH issues. Like Stan buying Nina a car and trying to bolt. I don't think that salesman bought that Stan was buying it for his niece, but I also don't think he cared. Anyway, his plan quickly comes crashing down when he comes to the "safehouse" with Nina beat up by the Arkady and goons.
So it looks like Stan's going to betray his country. And I can't really tell if the Arkady cares about Nina or not. I mean every scene where he displays his cards is in front of Oleg and its in his best interests for Oleg to think of Nina as a co-worker and not a lover. So it would make sense that he's telling Oleg that he doesn't trust Nina, but I can't really tell if he actually is as harsh to Nina as his words would indicate because he's saying them to Oleg.
Other Notes
- Henry doesn't think Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan will be good. Haha that's funny because it's the best one.
- I also can't tell how "real" Oleg and Nina's relationship is. Everyone's playing everyone at least a little bit.
- Sandra is moving in with her boyfriend - I'm sorry I'm all out of shits to give for Stan right now
- "The Maverick's a piece of shit. If I sold it to you, I'd have to go to confession." - What a great line
- Tag for next week? Phillip and Elizabeth are done being secret agents. Probably not, but still interesting
Grade - B+
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