Take a few months off.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, has kept her shit together.
Its easy to get an audience to empathize with a character when theyre vulnerable like Philip.
Its harder when theyre strong.
I didnt understand Elizabeths steely resolve.
I admired her for it; but I still didnt get it.
After Munchkins, I get it.
Munchkins is yet another phenomenal episode in a phenomenal season.
One of Elizabeths finest hours as a character comes at the end of Muchkins.
When she hesitates, he asks her what the problem is.
But Gabriel pushes on.
Elizabeth says its impossible just like she said to Philip.
Still, Gabriel pushes again.
He says Elizabeths feelings matter, regardless of how many times she tries to insist otherwise.
And Elizabeth waits, considers … considers hard before finally whispering yes.
Shes been a superlative spy/soldier/mother/wife/Scrabble player but shes also a person and deserves a god damn break.
In that same moment, I personally came to realize exactly why she held out for so long.
Of course Philip is the first of the Jennings to express vulnerability and exhaustion.
At ease, comrade.
As if a revelatory, Elizabeth moment werent enough, the rest of Munchkins is pretty freaking fantastic too.
Its interesting to watch Alice come to these terrifying realizations about what the Jennings could be capable of.
Knowing the truth about undercover Russian spies must have felt pretty cool at first.
Oh look at this terrifyingly wicked, yet undeniably interesting souls to save!
But now the danger is real for poor Alice.
And the danger becomes real for Paige too.
It also, however, might be the beginning of Paige Jennings: super spy.
I should look into cultivating this thing.
Paige begins the process of cultivating that skill after its revealed that Tim is safe.
Paige has been learning this whole time and is finally starting to realize that she has been.
Now she trusts her parents enough to begin sharing her input.
Speaking of children trusting parents: Kimmys back!
She then shares a secret with James.
Her dad is in the CIA.
Shes happy because it explains her weird upbrining and all the business trips.
I dont think you should have told me, Philip says.
That secret could bring her and her dad closer together but only if you keep it.
To Philip the most intimate relationships are built through keeping other peoples secrets.
But the real Earth-shattering moment for the FBI happens thousands of miles away in Thailand.
Things seem to be going pretty well for a retired Agent Gad.
Until some Russian thugs enter his hotel room.
As does Arkadys devastated reaction when he receives the news.
For now, however, were left with Stans devastated reaction to the news.
Gad went way beyond being a mentor figure to Stan.
Now that symbol is dead in a Thai hotel room.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
