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Elsewhere, Arkady tells Oleg that Oleg's father has sent orders for Oleg to be transferred home, but after thinking about it, Oleg decides to stay. Also, Elizabeth is training Hans (Peter Mark Kendall) to help her.

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Elsewhere, Arkady tells Oleg that Oleg's father has sent orders for Oleg to be transferred home, but after thinking about it, Oleg decides to stay. Also, Elizabeth is training Hans (Peter Mark Kendall) (Creator/PeterMarkKendall) to help her.

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: It's strongly implied this is the reason why Henry has a picture of Sandra ([[MsFanservice in her bikini]]) in his bedroom, though Henry tries to pretend otherwise.


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* PoorMansPorn: It's strongly implied this is the reason why Henry has a picture of Sandra ([[MsFanservice in her bikini]]) in his bedroom, though Henry tries to pretend otherwise.
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* DIYDentistry: Philip has to pull Elizabeth's teeth out, since they can't risk going to the dentist with the FBI watching them.


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* TheToothHurts: Since Elizabeth's teeth still hurt from [[Recap/TheAmericansS3E1ESTMen when she barely escaped from her fight with FBI agents]], Philip has to pull them out after getting her drunk (see DIYDentistry above).
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* RunningGag: The FBI's frustration with the Mail Robot. Aderholt admits to Martha he never uses it.
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* DiegeticSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]]

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* DiegeticSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, bar]], she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]]
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* TitleDrop: When Paswell finds Philip in his study, and Philip lies he was just looking at it, Paswell isn't bothered, as he knows he shouldn't be there because the realtor is having an open house.

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* TitleDrop: When Paswell finds Philip in his study, and Philip lies he was just looking at it, Paswell isn't bothered, as he knows he shouldn't be there because the realtor is having an open house.house.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Zinaida loves [[ProductPlacement Milky Way candy bars]].

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* DiegeticSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]]

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* ContinuityNod: Arkady, Oleg and Tatiana discuss the stealth bomber.
** Elizabeth and Philip continue to disagree over Paige, and Philip is angry Elizabeth has talked to Gabriel about Paige without his knowledge.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: It's strongly implied this is the reason why Henry has a picture of Sandra ([[MsFanservice in her bikini]]) in his bedroom, though Henry tries to pretend otherwise.
* DiegeticSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]][[/note]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Paswell's babysitter becomes important for the rest of the season.
** When Aderholt asks Stan about [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E1Pilot his time working undercover with a white supremacist group]], Stan mentions he was able to be a DeepCoverAgent by telling the people in the group exactly what he wanted to hear. When Stan watches Zinaida give an interview on TV, he becomes suspicious Zinaida is doing the same thing, which also becomes important later.
* MarriedToTheJob: Paswell admits his wife thinks he's like this.
* ShoutOut: Paige is watching ''Series/FantasyIsland'' on TV when Philip comes home from having escaped the tail.
* TitleDrop: When Paswell finds Philip in his study, and Philip lies he was just looking at it, Paswell isn't bothered, as he knows he shouldn't be there because the realtor is having an open house.
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* DiegeticMusicSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]]

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* DiegeticMusicSwitch: DiegeticSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]]
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Gabriel identifies [[Recap/TheAmericansS3E2Baggage one of the people Philip photographed meeting with Yousaf]] as Paswell, and tells him to concentrate on him, as he's selling his house because he needs money. Posing as a couple looking to buy the house, Elizabeth and Philip go into the house, and Philip manages to find some canceled checks. However, when Elizabeth and Philip are driving around the neighborhood, they pick up a CIA tail, and the FBI soon joins them. Philip is able to sneak out of the vehicle, and later sends a coded message to Joan (Polly Lee), [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E10Yousaf George's replacement]], to have other cars intercept the tail so Elizabeth is able to escape. When Elizabeth gets home, and [[Recap/TheAmericansS3E1ESTMen realizes Elizabeth's teeth are still bothering her]], he gets her drunk so he can pull them out himself. Against Gabriel's orders, Elizabeth and Philip later follow Paswell, and discover his boss' daughter is Paswell's babysitter.

Zinaida continues to go out on speaking engagements to proclaim how bad the Soviet Union is, but while she's enjoying herself, Stan starts to become uneasy and believe Zinaida might not be who she says she is.

Elsewhere, Arkady tells Oleg that Oleg's father has sent orders for Oleg to be transferred home, but after thinking about it, Oleg decides to stay. Also, Elizabeth is training Hans (Peter Mark Kendall) to help her.

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* DiegeticMusicSwitch: When Elizabeth and Philip plant a bug in Paswell's car, we hear Music/AirSupply's "All Out of Love" coming from the radio, and it later switches to the score when Elizabeth realizes they're being followed.[[note]]Also counts as a BrickJoke, as when [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E11CovertWar initially picked up Patterson in a bar, she joked she thought he was an Music/AirSupply kind of guy.[[/note]]

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