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** Oleg talks about how he wants to meet Music/{{Blondie}}, though he thinks that's the name of the lead singer.

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** Oleg talks about how he wants to meet Music/{{Blondie}}, Music/{{Blondie|Band}}, though he thinks that's the name of the lead singer.



* SpySpeak: Elizabeth has to go on an emergency mission to help Lucia, but she won't help her until she hears the correct password.

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* SpySpeak: Elizabeth has to go on an emergency mission to help Lucia, but she won't help her until she hears the correct password.password.
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[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E1Comrades Still freaked out about Emmett and Leanne getting murdered]] - and paranoid the FBI may be watching them - Philip goes to investigate Frank, the Lockheed employee who [[TheMole was Emmett and Leanne's contact]]. Frank ends up capturing him, but Philip, in disguise, ends up convincing him he's working with Emmett.

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[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E1Comrades Still freaked out about Emmett and Leanne getting murdered]] - and paranoid the FBI may be watching them - Philip goes to investigate Frank, the Lockheed employee who [[TheMole was Emmett and Leanne's contact]]. Frank ends up capturing him, but Philip, in disguise, ends up convincing him getting knocked out by a trap Frank had set up, but he's able to convince Frank he's working with Emmett.


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* HarmlessElectrocution: Played with; when Philip touches the metal box in Frank's room, he doesn't suffer permanent damage, but he is knocked out, and Frank is able to tie him up.

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* PrematureEncapsulation: Though Dameran, the walk-in to the Rezidentura, is important to the episode, it's the next episode that's called "[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E3TheWalkIn The Walk In]]".



* PrematureEncapsulation: Though Dameran, the walk-in to the Rezidentura, is important to the episode, it's the next episode that's called "[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E3TheWalkIn The Walk In]]".
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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[TabletopGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.[[note]]Possibly an InJoke, as Creator/StevenSpielberg's production company, Creator/AmblinEntertainment, is the production company behind the series[[/note]]

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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[TabletopGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.[[note]]Possibly an InJoke, as Creator/StevenSpielberg's production company, Creator/AmblinEntertainment, Creator/AmblinTelevision, is the production company behind the series[[/note]]
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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[TabletopGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.

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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[TabletopGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.[[note]]Possibly an InJoke, as Creator/StevenSpielberg's production company, Creator/AmblinEntertainment, is the production company behind the series[[/note]]
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* PrematureEncapsulation: Though Dameran, the walk-in to the Rezidentura, is important to the episode, it's the next episode that's called [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E3TheWalkIn The Walk In]].

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* PrematureEncapsulation: Though Dameran, the walk-in to the Rezidentura, is important to the episode, it's the next episode that's called [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E3TheWalkIn "[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E3TheWalkIn The Walk In]].In]]".
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* PrematureEncapsulation: Though Dameran, the walk-in to the Rezidentura, is important to the episode, it's the next episode that's called [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E3TheWalkIn The Walk In]].
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* SoreLoser: Apparently, Henry is like this; when he complains he's bored when he, Elizabeth and Paige are playing, Paige needles him that he's only bored when he's losing.

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* SoreLoser: Apparently, Henry is like this; when he complains he's bored when with the game he, Elizabeth and Paige are playing, Paige needles him that he's only bored when he's losing.

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Elizabeth gets a distress call from Lucia (Creator/AimeeCarrero), an operative from Central America, who is with a congressional aide who accidentally overdosed. Elizabeth manages to help her, and tells her how she believes in her struggle. However, going out arouses Paige's suspicions, and she decides to get a number for [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E13TheColonel the "Aunt Helen" Elizabeth and Philip were supposedly with]].



* CallBack: [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E13TheColonel The bug is still in Agent Gaad's office]], and when she and Oleg are listening to the latest tape from there, Nina gets confirmation [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E9SafeHouse that Stan killed Vlad]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Paige's call at the end of the episode will become important, as does Lucia.



* SpySpeak: Elizabeth has to go on an emergency mission to help a woman, but she won't help her until she hears the correct password.

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* SpySpeak: Elizabeth has to go on an emergency mission to help a woman, Lucia, but she won't help her until she hears the correct password.
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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[BoardGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.

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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[BoardGame/GameOfLife [[TabletopGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
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The Rezidentura gets a walk in, and Nina tells Stan about him. Both the Rezidentura and the FBI try to figure out who the walk-in really is.
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[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E1Comrades Still freaked out about Emmett and Leanne getting murdered]] - and paranoid the FBI may be watching them - Philip goes to investigate Frank, the Lockheed employee who [[TheMole was Emmett and Leanne's contact]]. Frank ends up capturing him, but Philip, in disguise, ends up convincing him he's working with Emmett.

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* ShoutOut: Elizabeth is playing [[BoardGame/GameOfLife Life]] with Paige and Henry at one point. Later, when Elizabeth has to go on an emergency meeting (see SpySpeak below), she takes Paige and Henry to see ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
** Oleg talks about how he wants to meet Music/{{Blondie}}, though he thinks that's the name of the lead singer.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Philip manages to convince Frank he's friends with Emmett by bringing up Emmett's children (he notices Frank has bought a ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''-related game).
* SoreLoser: Apparently, Henry is like this; when he complains he's bored when he, Elizabeth and Paige are playing, Paige needles him that he's only bored when he's losing.
* SpySpeak: Elizabeth has to go on an emergency mission to help a woman, but she won't help her until she hears the correct password.

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