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* ReverseMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she's done.
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* ReverseMole: TheMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she's done.
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* DiegeticSwitch: At the bar Elizabeth meets Patterson at, he puts on "Rough Boys" by [[Music/TheWho Pete Townshend]] (she jokes she didn't expect that from him). When they go to the bathroom (see DoYouWantToCopulate below), and she starts to fight him, the song switches to being the score.[[note]]Townshend ended up writing the song "It Must be Done" for the second season episode "Yousaf"[[/note]]
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Your Cheating Heart is no longer a trope
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* VillainousBSOD: Elizabeth has this when she's unable to bring herself to kill Patterson, and she ends up crying in the other room.
* YourCheatingHeart: Sandra calls out Stan for this in an angry speech, telling him she calls his office and he's never there.
* YourCheatingHeart: Sandra calls out Stan for this in an angry speech, telling him she calls his office and he's never there.
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* VillainousBSOD: Elizabeth has this when she's unable to bring herself to kill Patterson, and she ends up crying in the other room.
* YourCheatingHeart: Sandra calls out Stan for this in an angry speech, telling him she calls his office and he's never there.room.
* YourCheatingHeart: Sandra calls out Stan for this in an angry speech, telling him she calls his office and he's never there.
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* MistakenForGay: When Stan sees Matthew wearing make-up (see ShoutOut below), Matthew assures his father, "I'm not gay."
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* ShoutOut: Philip, with Paige and Henry, watch ''Series/MutualOfOmahasWildKingdom'' in his hotel room.
** Matthew goes to see ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
** Matthew goes to see ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
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[[Recap/TheAmericansS1E2TheClock Viola, the maid Elizabeth and Philip pressured into planting a bug inside Casper Weinberger's home]], confesses this to the FBI, and based on descriptions she gives Stan and Gaad, along with a description Patterson gives Stan, the FBI knows they're looking for a couple.
Elsewhere, Nina confesses to Arkady she's been turned by the FBI.
Elsewhere, Nina confesses to Arkady she's been turned by the FBI.
* AllMenArePerverts: Elizabeth thinks she can get to Patterson because he's an example of this trope.
* BackStory: Claudia had been involved with Zhukov when they were younger.
* BackStory: Claudia had been involved with Zhukov when they were younger.
* BatmanGambit: Elizabeth believes Claudia pulled this on her to get her to go after Patterson in revenge for killing Zhukov.
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* ReverseMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she's done.
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* DoYouWantToCopulate: Elizabeth gets Patterson to follow her into the bathroom to have sex by pretending to give him a crossword clue about the four-letter word that ends the sentence, "Do you want to...?"
* {{Flashback}}: Elizabeth has a few of these with Zhukov, remembering all the times he acted like a father figure to her.
* ReverseMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she'sdone.done.
* VillainousBSOD: Elizabeth has this when she's unable to bring herself to kill Patterson, and she ends up crying in the other room.
* YourCheatingHeart: Sandra calls out Stan for this in an angry speech, telling him she calls his office and he's never there.
* {{Flashback}}: Elizabeth has a few of these with Zhukov, remembering all the times he acted like a father figure to her.
* ReverseMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she's
* VillainousBSOD: Elizabeth has this when she's unable to bring herself to kill Patterson, and she ends up crying in the other room.
* YourCheatingHeart: Sandra calls out Stan for this in an angry speech, telling him she calls his office and he's never there.
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The Americans continue to extract revenge against the Soviets [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E9SafeHouse for Chris' murder]], killing three Russian officers, including [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E1Pilot Zhukov]]. As Elizabeth considered Zhukov a mentor, she wants to kill Patterson (Paul Fitzgerald), the man responsible, but Claudia seemingly warns her not to. Elizabeth goes ahead and kidnaps Patterson anyway, but can't bring herself to kill him.
[[Recap/TheAmericansS1E2TheClock Viola, the maid Elizabeth and Philip pressured into planting a bug inside Casper Weinberger's home]], confesses this to the FBI, and based on descriptions she gives Stan and Gaad, along with a description Patterson gives Stan, the FBI knows they're looking for a couple.
Elsewhere, Nina confesses to Arkady she's been turned by the FBI.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* BaitAndSwitchComment: At the end, Philip tells Elizabeth he can't stay in his hotel room anymore, as it's no good for him or the kids. Elizabeth thinks he's getting ready to come back, and she's perfectly willing for that to happen, but instead Philip reveals he's gotten an apartment.
* CallBack: Sanford tells Elizabeth he's recruited a general who has important information for them.
* ReverseMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she's done.
[[Recap/TheAmericansS1E2TheClock Viola, the maid Elizabeth and Philip pressured into planting a bug inside Casper Weinberger's home]], confesses this to the FBI, and based on descriptions she gives Stan and Gaad, along with a description Patterson gives Stan, the FBI knows they're looking for a couple.
Elsewhere, Nina confesses to Arkady she's been turned by the FBI.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* BaitAndSwitchComment: At the end, Philip tells Elizabeth he can't stay in his hotel room anymore, as it's no good for him or the kids. Elizabeth thinks he's getting ready to come back, and she's perfectly willing for that to happen, but instead Philip reveals he's gotten an apartment.
* CallBack: Sanford tells Elizabeth he's recruited a general who has important information for them.
* ReverseMole: Nina decides to become this, telling Arkady everything she's done.
