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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first scene of the series, Philip beats up a guy who had previously beaten up the entire Japanese Olympic judo team, revealing that he is badass. He also recalls the specific rank that team held when the guy beat them up, revealing that he is a GeniusBruiser.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** In his first scene of the series, Philip beats up a guy who had previously beaten up the entire Japanese Olympic judo team, revealing that he is badass. He also recalls the specific rank that team held when the guy beat them up, revealing that he is aGeniusBruiser.GeniusBruiser.
** In the first episode, Philip alters their plans so he can drop a wounded colleague near the hospital, giving him a chance to survive, while Elizabeth is insisting that the mission comes first. This sums up their contrasting personalities: for Philip, people are more important than their undercover spying; for Elizabeth, people are ultimately expendable.
** In his first scene of the series, Philip beats up a guy who had previously beaten up the entire Japanese Olympic judo team, revealing that he is badass. He also recalls the specific rank that team held when the guy beat them up, revealing that he is a
** In the first episode, Philip alters their plans so he can drop a wounded colleague near the hospital, giving him a chance to survive, while Elizabeth is insisting that the mission comes first. This sums up their contrasting personalities: for Philip, people are more important than their undercover spying; for Elizabeth, people are ultimately expendable.
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** In season 2, they have the Jennings steal classified technology for submarines, which ends up backfiring on them - 160 Soviet soldiers die because of it and they blame it on the US planting fake plans... except Oleg reveals to Arkady that the plans were fine, the Soviets used the designs on the wrong class of submarine and rushed testing.
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** In season 2, they have the Jennings steal classified technology for submarines, which ends up backfiring on them - 160 Soviet soldiers sailors die because of it and they blame it on the US planting fake plans... except Oleg reveals to Arkady that the plans were fine, the Soviets used the designs on the wrong class of submarine and rushed testing.
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* TheHelpHelpingThemselves: Invoked in the final season. Elizabeth takes a job as a nurse for the ailing wife of an American diplomat so that she can plant surveillance bugs on the husband's clothing, allowing the Centre to get some insight into what the Americans are planning in their peace talks with Russia. Since she's "the help", the couple just assume that she's "borrowing" their clothing whenever a coat or a vest goes missing for a day or two, and never guess that something more devious is at work.
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* HisOwnWorstEnemy: On a country-wide scale. The Soviet Union often sabotages itself - and its agents - in its attempts to mess with the US. Two standout examples from the first two seasons:
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* HisOwnWorstEnemy: On a country-wide scale. The Soviet Union often sabotages itself - -- and its agents - -- in its attempts to mess with the US. Two standout examples from the first two seasons:
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[[caption-width-right:300:The UsefulNotes/ColdWar [[JustForPun Just Got Hotter]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:The UsefulNotes/ColdWar [[JustForPun Just Got Hotter]]]]
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* FakeAmerican: Philip and Elizabeth are an in-universe example of this trope.
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* FakeAmerican: Philip and Elizabeth are an in-universe example of this trope.trope, as are the other agents in the illegals program.
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* FakeAmerican: Philip and Elizabeth are an in-universe example of this trope.
** Matthew Rhys (a Welshman) is one in-universe and in RealLife.
** Matthew Rhys (a Welshman) is one in-universe and in RealLife.
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* CasanovaWannabe: Amador's frequent boasts about his sex life combined with his complete failure to charm Martha makes him come across as this. The number of women who leave messages on his answering machine seems to indicate that he is rather successful offscreen.
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* CasanovaWannabe: Chris Amador's frequent boasts about his sex life combined with his complete failure to charm Martha makes him come across as this. The number of women who leave messages on his answering machine seems to indicate that he is rather successful offscreen.
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* CasanovaWannabe: Amador's frequent boasts about his sex life combined with his complete failure to charm Martha makes him come across as this. The number of women who leave messages on his answering machine seems to indicate that he is rather successful offscreen.
