<em>The Americans</em> Offers a Rare Lesson in Humility
“The Committee on Human Rights” explores what happens when even professional manipulators find themselves unlucky in love.
by Megan Garber
Apr 19, 2017
4 minutes
This post contains mild spoilers through Season 5 Episode 7 of The Americans.
“Who’s she?” Philip asked Elizabeth. They were spying on Ben, the scientist helping to develop a strain of pest-resistant wheat that the couple wanted to claim for Russian uses—and the man with whom Elizabeth, disguised as “Brenda,” had been having a relationship. They had not counted, as they watched him from a phone booth, on catching Ben meeting a woman who was not Elizabeth—greeting her, kissing her, guiding her into a night club. Philip dragged out his question (sheeee), seeming to understand, in an instant, all it might suggest.
“Don’t know,” Elizabeth replied. She paused, unwilling to allow
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