The Americans
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You were meant for better things.
Its an untenable position for Andrei, who eventually folds.
Hes seen Philip and Elizabeth as few have, without disguises, in every sense of the word.
That line is a bridge that it took the entire series to construct.
It wasnt worthy of them.
Not by a long shot.
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Still, it takes some doing.
All these years,mylife was the joke, not yours.
Chekhovs cyanide pill was never swallowed.
Renee was never activated.
And the tension never flags.
Letting them go doesnt even seem like an option until it happens, but it makes dramatic sense.
For Philip and Elizabeth, getting found out means losing their children.
And theyre trying to whisk the other one away from her own life without any discussion.
(Its over, says Elizabeth firmly.
This is how it works.)
Thats a role theyve turned into their life.
And now its over.
You know how proud we all are of you, dont you?
And how much we love you?
says Philip, absent of all chill.
Paige cant bring herself together long enough to chime in.
Shes not cut out for this work.
Stan tucks a sleeping Renee into bed, uncertain if shes the love of his life orone of them.
Those where the times she felt closest to her mother.
She probably wanted that feeling more than she wanted to make some small difference in global affairs.
And finally, theres Renee.
And when he returns back to the scene, Laurie Holden gives a look thats the picture of ambiguity.
Theres no other way.
Youve got to give them the key to everything thats yours.
Otherwise, whats the point?
InCasino, De Niros car blows up.
InThe Americans, well have to be content with never knowing.
Whats important is that Stan has chosen to trust Renee, even after all hes experienced.
Theres hope in that.
He is, however,kind of hot?
We dont kill people, Elizabeth tells Stan, ridiculously.
Even when all the cards are out on the table, Elizabeth still bluffs by rote.
That includes a passport for Henry, whos effectively given a living burial.
Its better when its direct.
Theyre not kids anymore.
They worked together to raise two good, conscientious young adults.
And they still have each other.
Thats the happiest endingThe Americanscould have managed.
