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SEASON 5 PREMIERE: MY OBSERVATIONS SO FAR...
posted by SWLinPHXSTAFFMOD on March 8, 2017 at 5:21 AM
• Why or how is a Vietnamese kid who speaks perfect English a Soviet spy? Was he born in the U.S. or Russia or Vietnam... or what? Don't give me he is really a Vietnamese Russian with perfect American English at his age.
• How is Phillip going to communicate with Mischa? They not only have no Russian accent but hardly ever spoke Russian. I don't think Rhys's Russian will be as good as his American accent. To be honest, their lack of even a word of Russian all this time (even in private) was always made it a bit less believable).
• How did Gabriel know where William's body was buried? Where'd they get a map to pinpoint the spot and why would it be so easy to get? William doesn't work there so they have no inside contact anymore.
• When's the last time you saw a scene with no dialogue (and repetitive, time-lapses action) take up so much damn screen time?!?
• Poor Hans! He was so loyal. : ( That killing reminded me of how they killed Nina -- and that Elizabeth truly is cold as ice.
Reply by PT 100
on April 13, 2017 at 2:26 AM
The action does drag sometimes, but there is a lot of interesting insight at those times into the more psychological aspects, such as the uncertainty/ambiguity of the spy's life, concerns about having one's mistakes evaluated by higher-ups, and moral conflicts about what one is doing. At these times we get a good look into a character's psyche and how it feels to be a spy.
Reply by Kathy
on April 13, 2017 at 9:49 AM
Philip remembering how the neighbors in Russia gave him dirty looks and finding out about his father's real job is a continuation of him questioning everything he's done and why.
Reply by clunybrown2017
on May 4, 2017 at 9:51 PM
Re how many seasons, I read a while back (can't remember where) that it is renewed for one more season after this.