Best of The Americans: The Rewatch Podcast

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2.03: The Walk-In May 11, 2021

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We're back to talk 2.03 The Walk-In with Jonathan, another fellow comrade. Paige goes to find her fake aunt Helen, Elizabeth is at her most threatening with a crowbar in hand, and Ronald Reagan doesn't care!

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2.02: Cardinal Apr 13, 2021

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Today we're discussing 2.02 Cardinal with another returning guest, Larissa! Oleg invents feminism, Philip gets electrocuted, and Elizabeth won't stop staring at people from her front lawn. Stay for random side rants about completely unrelated tv shows and the answer to whether or not Tori will finally watch The Leftovers.

And sorry for the long break in between episodes! Life gets in the way and Tori had to put her dog down (depression mode). This one goes out to sweet Lola.

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2.01: Comrades Mar 02, 2021

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SEASON 2 IS HERE! We're getting into 2.01 Comrades with our first returning guest, Kierstynn, and what an episode it is! Threesomes, 69ing, Kendall Roy's ex-wife, Mail Robot, Oleg, and doe, a deer, a female deer. There's truly something for everyone. Tune in to hear us try to make sense of the timeline, and as always, to hear us make fun of Philip.

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1.13: The Colonel Feb 09, 2021

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We made it to the finale! Twitter co-mod and Tori's first Americans friend Yomira is finally here to talk all things 1.13 The Colonel with us! We meet the titular colonel, Elizabeth gets shot, Paige gets curious, Philip takes his final form as Wife Guy. Plus, get our thoughts on the season overall!

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1.12: The Oath Feb 02, 2021

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This week we're discussing 1.12 The Oath with the lovely Sarah (@rewritteninpink)! Come for the titular oaths (Martha/Clark, Nina) talk and stay for the deep conversation about peak TV, Jeff Bezos, Bob Iger, and media conglomerates.

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1.11: Covert War Jan 26, 2021

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Carrie Wittmer (@carriesnotscary) joins us this week to talk all about 1.11 Covert War! Zhukov is killed, Elizabeth loses it, and Sandra speaks for all of us when she calls Stan the bad guy. Plus: Philip feeds his children dinner from a vending machine after offering them peanut butter and warm orange juice. Tune in!

Carrie's articles about the series finale (spoilers!):

https://bit.ly/3iJG0zP

https://bit.ly/39mfTvP

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1.10: Only You Jan 12, 2021

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WE’RE BACK! And diving into 1.10 Only You with our friend Izzy! We get into why this is one of the show’s best episodes, the lasting impact of Gregory and his relationship with Elizabeth, and the missed Philip/Stan fanfic opportunities.

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Sidenote: Garageband stopped recording Tori’s mic audio so we had to use the mic feed from the Zoom session. Not the quality we would like, but it’ll have to do for this week.

1.09: Safe House Dec 08, 2020

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Emma Fraser (@frazbelina) joins us this week as we dive into Safe House! Philip and Elizabeth claim to be hitting the pause button but not separating, Amador's Martha stalking goes terribly wrong, and the FBI is plotting Arkady's murder in the middle of a party while he burns his hand on a potato that exploded in the microwave. Tune in!

An Emma article about the show's costumes (season 5): bit.ly/36PngdM

Her piece about Paige and Kimmy (season 3): bit.ly/3oBEOQJ

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1.08: Mutually Assured Destruction + Mailbag Dec 01, 2020

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We're flying solo this week for "Mutually Assured Destruction" where Toby from This Is Us is making a mess and Max from Stranger Things has a gun. Oh, and Elizabeth finds out about Irina and everything falls apart! Then we answer all of your burning questions in our first mailbag segment! Tune in to find out if we'd rather go to an EST meeting with Phil or hang out at the FBI with Stan. Spoiler alert: both equally terrible!

Angelica Jade Bastién's piece on Keri: bit.ly/3qhJmxi

1.07: Duty and Honor Nov 17, 2020

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This week we're talking all about Duty and Honor with fellow comrade Larissa! Spoiler alert: we don't love it! Listen to find out why as we wonder what Irina's deal is and whether or not Philip's actions seem in line with what we know about him so far. Plus! Elizabeth deals with a gambler in her best Elvira chic look!