Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* BatmanGambit: Elizabeth and Philip both believe this is what Paige was pulling on them when she invited Pastor Tim and Alice to dinner so she could tell her parents she wanted to be baptized.
* FilleFatale: Elizabeth believes Kimberly has elements of this, pointing out to Philip she likes to drink and use drugs, and is attracted to older men.
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* ShipperOnDeck: Philip encourages Stan to go out on a date with Tori.
to:
* PlayingDrunk: Elizabeth pretends to be drunk, or at least in danger of going OffTheWagon, to talk with Lisa.
* RuleOfSymbolism: At one point, there's an ad for [[https://youtu.be/l7IP5SV6GqQ Love Soft Baby Perfume]] that plays on TV, which was criticized at the time for sexualizing children. This mirrors how uncomfortable Philip feels about having to try and seduce Kimberly.
* ShipperOnDeck: Philip encourages Stan to go out on a date withTori.Tori.
* ShoutOut: In addition to the Music/{{Yazoo}} songs, there's also Paige having a poster of Music/RickSpringfield in her bedroom.
* SuddenlyShouting: At the EST meeting, when Lawrence tries to get Stan to share his feelings about his divorce by pretending to be Sandra, Stan tries to be calm, but when Lawrence calls Stan an [[PrecisionFStrike asshole]], Stan yells out, "Don't call me an asshole, ASSHOLE! This is BULLSHIT!"
* RuleOfSymbolism: At one point, there's an ad for [[https://youtu.be/l7IP5SV6GqQ Love Soft Baby Perfume]] that plays on TV, which was criticized at the time for sexualizing children. This mirrors how uncomfortable Philip feels about having to try and seduce Kimberly.
* ShipperOnDeck: Philip encourages Stan to go out on a date with
* ShoutOut: In addition to the Music/{{Yazoo}} songs, there's also Paige having a poster of Music/RickSpringfield in her bedroom.
* SuddenlyShouting: At the EST meeting, when Lawrence tries to get Stan to share his feelings about his divorce by pretending to be Sandra, Stan tries to be calm, but when Lawrence calls Stan an [[PrecisionFStrike asshole]], Stan yells out, "Don't call me an asshole, ASSHOLE! This is BULLSHIT!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* MinorWithFakeID: What Kimberly and her friends are, which is how Philip gets close to them - he pretends to be someone who can make better ID's than the ones they have.
to:
* MinorWithFakeID: What Kimberly and her friends are, which is how Philip gets close to them - he pretends to be someone who can make better ID's than the ones they have.have.
* ShipperOnDeck: Philip encourages Stan to go out on a date with Tori.
* ShipperOnDeck: Philip encourages Stan to go out on a date with Tori.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* FakeDefector: Stan starts to believe Zinaida might be this. Gaad tells him to be careful in trying to prove that.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* TheAlcoholic: It's implied Maurice is one, along with Lisa, and that he's OffTheWagon.
to:
* TheAlcoholic: It's implied Maurice is one, along with Lisa, and that he's OffTheWagon. It's also implied there's DomesticAbuse between him and Lisa.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* HenpeckedHusband: When Philip tells Elizabeth Martha wants a family, Elizabeth basically implies "Clark" has become this.
to:
* HenpeckedHusband: When Philip tells Elizabeth Martha wants a family, Elizabeth basically implies "Clark" has become this.this.
* MinorWithFakeID: What Kimberly and her friends are, which is how Philip gets close to them - he pretends to be someone who can make better ID's than the ones they have.
* MinorWithFakeID: What Kimberly and her friends are, which is how Philip gets close to them - he pretends to be someone who can make better ID's than the ones they have.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
Elsewhere, Elizabeth meets up again with [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E9MartialEagle Lisa]], whose husband Maurice (Thaddeus Daniels) is suspicious of her.
to:
Elsewhere, Elizabeth meets up again with [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E9MartialEagle Lisa]], whose husband Maurice (Thaddeus Daniels) is suspicious of her.her.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: It's implied Maurice is one, along with Lisa, and that he's OffTheWagon.
* DeadDrop: The prison official Nina meets with tells Nina Evi was caught using one of these.
* DiegeticSwitch: Done twice with Music/{{Yazoo}}'s music. The first is when Paige is listening to "Don't Go" in her room (from the album Philip bought her) to the song playing over the scene where Stan searches the diner bathroom to see if Zinaida left a message there. The second is when, at the end, Kimberly plays "Only You" on her radio, and then we hear it as score while Philip and Kimberly sit together.
* HenpeckedHusband: When Philip tells Elizabeth Martha wants a family, Elizabeth basically implies "Clark" has become this.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: It's implied Maurice is one, along with Lisa, and that he's OffTheWagon.
* DeadDrop: The prison official Nina meets with tells Nina Evi was caught using one of these.
* DiegeticSwitch: Done twice with Music/{{Yazoo}}'s music. The first is when Paige is listening to "Don't Go" in her room (from the album Philip bought her) to the song playing over the scene where Stan searches the diner bathroom to see if Zinaida left a message there. The second is when, at the end, Kimberly plays "Only You" on her radio, and then we hear it as score while Philip and Kimberly sit together.
* HenpeckedHusband: When Philip tells Elizabeth Martha wants a family, Elizabeth basically implies "Clark" has become this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Elizabeth spies on Kimberly (Creator/JuliaGarner), [[Recap/TheAmericansS3E3OpenHouse the babysitter from the previous episode]], who is more interested in partying and music than she is in school. As a way in, Philip poses as a lawyer who can also make fake ID's for her and also get her drugs, but when Kimberly becomes attracted to him, Philip feels it's a line he doesn't want to cross.
Elizabeth and Philip continue to argue about Paige, especially when he asks her what she wants for her birthday dinner, and buys her the latest album by Music/{{Yazoo}} as a present. Paige invites Pastor Tim and his wife to the dinner, at the dinner, she tells her parents she wants to be baptized, which Elizabeth and Philip believe Paige set up from the very beginning.
Nina is told by the prison authorities her sentence will be reduced if she's able to get Evi to confess. Nina starts to open up to Evi and tell her about her past in order to get Evi to talk.
Stan tells Gaad about [[Recap/TheAmericansS3E3OpenHouse about his suspicions about Zinaida]], and Gaad just tells him to be careful. When Stan takes Zinaida to dinner, and Zinaida uses the bathroom, Stan goes back later to see if she left a message there. Stan and Philip also go to another EST meeting, and Stan's outburst about how he thinks EST is a lot of bull leads to Tori (Creator/CallieThorne), a woman at the meeting, to asking him out, and also leads Stan to confess to Sandra about his affair with Nina.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth meets up again with [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E9MartialEagle Lisa]], whose husband Maurice (Thaddeus Daniels) is suspicious of her.
Elizabeth and Philip continue to argue about Paige, especially when he asks her what she wants for her birthday dinner, and buys her the latest album by Music/{{Yazoo}} as a present. Paige invites Pastor Tim and his wife to the dinner, at the dinner, she tells her parents she wants to be baptized, which Elizabeth and Philip believe Paige set up from the very beginning.
Nina is told by the prison authorities her sentence will be reduced if she's able to get Evi to confess. Nina starts to open up to Evi and tell her about her past in order to get Evi to talk.
Stan tells Gaad about [[Recap/TheAmericansS3E3OpenHouse about his suspicions about Zinaida]], and Gaad just tells him to be careful. When Stan takes Zinaida to dinner, and Zinaida uses the bathroom, Stan goes back later to see if she left a message there. Stan and Philip also go to another EST meeting, and Stan's outburst about how he thinks EST is a lot of bull leads to Tori (Creator/CallieThorne), a woman at the meeting, to asking him out, and also leads Stan to confess to Sandra about his affair with Nina.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth meets up again with [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E9MartialEagle Lisa]], whose husband Maurice (Thaddeus Daniels) is suspicious of her.
