"The Americans" The Walk-In (TV Episode 2014) Poster

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8/10
Strong episode with great performances from all
snoozejonc22 January 2021
The Jennings' investigate a factory making propellers for the navy, whilst Paige goes on an unofficial road trip.

I enjoyed this one for the intricacies of the plot, character development and performances.

The story goes four ways in this episode. Phillip and Elizabeth's present mission, their flashbacks, Paige's journey of discovery and Stan's hunt for the walk-in. There's a lot going on but it all unfolds in a pretty compelling way.

Series 2 so far has focused less on the relationship of Phillip and Elizabeth but more on the family as a whole. What becomes of Paige and Henry should anything happen to them underlies a lot of this episode. Particularly with some huge lies going on between parents and children. This presents yet more irony, particularly in one very uncomfortable and confrontational scene between Phillip and Paige.

Visually it's as great as ever with strong cinematography and sharp editing. The scene between Elizabeth and the factory worker is quite painful in how creepy it is and how threatening she behaves.

All performances are brilliant as ever. Nobody really stands out as they are all so convincing.
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9/10
Extremely fine episode, but...
Dunstan13 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
No real review here. I enjoyed this excellent episode.

Overall, I think this was one of the finest dramas on television.

In this particular episode, I'm just curious as to why in one of the flashbacks, Leaanne and Elizabeth are so casually washing blood off their hands and there is no explanation as to what happened.

They were obviously on some kind of operation and waiting for someone to appear. They were chatting and carrying on so casually, I was a bit surprised to see Elizabeth suddenly become so focused when the dude finally showed up. (Of course her being so focused was completely in line with her character) It just surprised me and, like I said, I wanted to know more about what they had done.
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