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* OutOfFocus: For the first several seasons. He gets a bit more screen time while dating Paige but makes fewer appearances after their breakup until becoming completely absent in the final season.
* PutOnABus: In the final season, Matthew does not appear but is occasionally mentioned. Stan explains his absence by saying that Matthew had gotten a new girlfriend with whom he is now moving in with.
* PutOnABus: In the final season, Matthew does not appear but is occasionally mentioned. Stan explains his absence by saying that Matthew had gotten a new girlfriend with whom he is now moving in with.
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* StepfordSmiler: Part of what makes her NotSoDifferent from similar to Elizabeth. She and Stan appear as a happy couple, but they're distant and Sandra doesn't feel like she knows him anymore.
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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Is utterly forthcoming with Stan about the fact that she's been seeing another man. Given his distance it is understandable and we feel sympathy for her.]]
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* HeroAntagonist: As an American intelligence officer, Stan is often working the other side of cases in which our antiheroes Philip and Elizabeth are working.
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* GoodIsNotNice: He may not talk much, is working for the right side and is usually well meaning but take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is rough at best and is often an asshole. It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him, but he can be smooth when he puts in the effort.
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* GoodIsNotNice: He may not talk much, is working for the right side and While he is usually well meaning but meaning, take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is rough at best and is often an asshole. It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him, but he can be smooth when he puts in the effort.
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* BestFriendsInLaw: Stan is clearly hoping this will be the case when Paige and Matthew take an interest in each other, but for many reasons, it doesn't work out.
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** It is implied that his time as an under cover agent in white supremacist groups has likely destroyed all sense of what's normal for him.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Ever since Nina was taken back to the Soviet Union Stan has more or less been trying (key word being trying) to do the right thing and live up to the ideals of what he believes being and FBI agent and an American should be.
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* RightUnderTheirNoses: He's completely unaware Stan suspects that Phillip something might be off about the Jennings when he first moves in, but after snooping around their garage he comes to see them as close friends and Elizabeth are working for the has no idea that they're KGB.
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* RightUnderTheirNoses: He's completely unaware about that Phillip and Elizabeth, [[spoiler: Elizabeth are working for the KGB.]]
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* RevengeBeforeReason: He brutally kills a [[spoiler: an innocent]] Russian embassy worker for basically with no reason other than evidence in order to avenge Amador's death.
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* BrokenAce: His skill as an agent comes at the expense of him being able to function as a normal human being, alienating his family, and taking borderline career suicide level risks at his job that only haven't cost him because his gambles have paid off.
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* BrokenAce: His skill as an agent comes at the expense of job leaves him being able unable to function as a normal human being, alienating his family, family and taking leaving him generally isolated. He also takes borderline career suicide level risks at his job that only haven't cost him because his gambles have paid off.
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* BrokenAce: His skill as an agent comes at the expense of him being able to function as a normal human being, alienating his family, and taking borderline career suicide level risks at his job that only haven't cost him because his gambles have paid off.
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* PromotedToOpeningCredits: Susan Misner becomes part of the main cast in season 2 after recurring in season 1.
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* RightUnderTheirNoses: He's completely unaware about Phillip and Elizabeth, [[spoiler: working for the KGB.]]
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* GoodIsNotNice: He may not talk much, is working for the right side and is usually well meaning but take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is rough at best and often an asshole. It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him, but he can smooth when he puts the effort.
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* GoodIsNotNice: He may not talk much, is working for the right side and is usually well meaning but take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is rough at best and is often an asshole. It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him, but he can be smooth when he puts in the effort.
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!!Special Agent Stan Beeman
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An FBI agent tasked with rooting out Soviet spies. After spending a long time undercover with a white supremacist group, he and his family have moved into the Jennings' neighbourhood.neighborhood. A professional and highly driven man, Stan's homelife isn't as well-composed as the man himself.
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* YourCheatingHeart:YourCheatingHeart: Has an affair with Nina. One of the factors that end up sinking his marriage.
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* CowboyCopCowboyCop: Chain of command be damned. He regularly does unsanctioned work and follows his own hunches, which are usually accurate.
* GoodIsNotNice: He may not talk much, is working for the right side and is usually well meaning but take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is rough at best and often an asshole. It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him, but he can smooth when he puts the effort.
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!!Matthew Beeman
->'''Played By:''' Daniel Flaherty
The teenage son of the Beemans. He forms a friendship with Paige.
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* WhenYouComingHomeDad
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!The Beeman Family
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!!Special Agent Stan Beeman
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The thing about racquetball is it’s not about power and speed. It’s about strategy. About making your opponent move too fast, tire out, and then make a mistake."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NoahEmmerich
An FBI agent tasked with rooting out Soviet spies. After spending a long time undercover with a white supremacist group, he and his family have moved into the Jennings' neighbourhood. A professional and highly driven man, Stan's homelife isn't as well-composed as the man himself.
* TheAce: Gaad considers Stan to be his best agent.
* AscendedFanboy: In the episode "Stealth" we learn that Stan decided to become an FBI agent as a kid because he was a fan of comic book adaptations of famous FBI cases. Specifically, he mentions the FBI's takedown of notorious bank robber John Dillinger.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBaritone
** BadassBoast: He gets two great ones in "Safe House".
-->''"If anything happens to [[spoiler:Amador, Vlad is dead.]] I will personally send you his balls to wear around your neck to wear at your next May Day parade."''
-->''"If you don't tell me where he is you will never get dropped at my master's feet. My bite will go hard and you will know you are dead before your heart stops beating."''
* CharacterTics: Stan has a left side facial tic shown prominently throughout the first two seasons.
* CowboyCop
* DatingCatwoman: Unbeknown to him, Nina is not as naive and innocent and she appears to be.
* DeepCoverAgent: Spent some time undercover as a white supremacist. It is implied he he did unsavory things to maintain his cover.
* {{FBI Agent}}
* GenreSavvy: His personal experience gives him and additional edge and makes him even more competent.
* TheHandler: To Nina.
* HeroAntagonist
* HeWhoFightsMonsters
* JerkAss: He may not talk much and is working for the right side, but take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is ''an asshole.'' It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him.
* LanternJawOfJustice: An overall squared build.
* LetMeTellYouAStory
* MarriedToTheJob: Overly-committed to his duty at first, he alienates his wife even before his job becomes tangled with an affair.
* ProperlyParanoid: Stops being paranoid once Nina charms him.
* [[spoiler:RevengeBeforeReason: He brutally kills a Russian embassy worker for basically no reason other than to avenge Amador's death.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He goes on one after [[spoiler:Amador's death, relentlessly hunting the KGB agents he believes responsible for killing his partner.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: He went deep undercover in a white supremacist organization before the series starts, which clearly took a toll on his psyche and marriage.
* TheStrategist: Puts together a beautiful misdirection gambit that pays off.
* TheStoic
* TookALevelInJerkass: Either since he started having an affair with Nina or since he shot Vlad in a fit of anger. You pick.
* [[spoiler:YourCheatingHeart: With Nina.]]
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!!Sandra Beeman
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->'''Played By:''' Susan Misner
Stan's caring wife who feels her marriage being put to the test after her husband returns from undercover work a changed man.
* NiceGirl: She is one of the only major characters who is completely innocent.
* NotSoDifferent: From Elizabeth. Both are keeping up a charade of a perfect marriage for outsiders but have severe problems that are tearing their families apart.
* PromotedToOpeningCredits: Susan Misner becomes part of the main cast in season 2 after recurring in season 1.
* StepfordSmiler: Part of what makes her NotSoDifferent from Elizabeth. She and Stan appear as a happy couple, but they're distant and Sandra doesn't feel like she knows him anymore.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a scathing and heartbreaking one to Stan after a night out with Elizabeth.
* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: Is utterly forthcoming with Stan about the fact that she's been seeing another man. Given his distance it is understandable and we feel sympathy for her.]]
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!The Beeman Family
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!!Special Agent Stan Beeman
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The thing about racquetball is it’s not about power and speed. It’s about strategy. About making your opponent move too fast, tire out, and then make a mistake."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NoahEmmerich
An FBI agent tasked with rooting out Soviet spies. After spending a long time undercover with a white supremacist group, he and his family have moved into the Jennings' neighbourhood. A professional and highly driven man, Stan's homelife isn't as well-composed as the man himself.
* TheAce: Gaad considers Stan to be his best agent.
* AscendedFanboy: In the episode "Stealth" we learn that Stan decided to become an FBI agent as a kid because he was a fan of comic book adaptations of famous FBI cases. Specifically, he mentions the FBI's takedown of notorious bank robber John Dillinger.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassBaritone
** BadassBoast: He gets two great ones in "Safe House".
-->''"If anything happens to [[spoiler:Amador, Vlad is dead.]] I will personally send you his balls to wear around your neck to wear at your next May Day parade."''
-->''"If you don't tell me where he is you will never get dropped at my master's feet. My bite will go hard and you will know you are dead before your heart stops beating."''
* CharacterTics: Stan has a left side facial tic shown prominently throughout the first two seasons.
* CowboyCop
* DatingCatwoman: Unbeknown to him, Nina is not as naive and innocent and she appears to be.
* DeepCoverAgent: Spent some time undercover as a white supremacist. It is implied he he did unsavory things to maintain his cover.
* {{FBI Agent}}
* GenreSavvy: His personal experience gives him and additional edge and makes him even more competent.
* TheHandler: To Nina.
* HeroAntagonist
* HeWhoFightsMonsters
* JerkAss: He may not talk much and is working for the right side, but take a close look at how he actually behaves: This guy is ''an asshole.'' It's telling that his son, his wife, his boss, and even his supposed paramour hate him.
* LanternJawOfJustice: An overall squared build.
* LetMeTellYouAStory
* MarriedToTheJob: Overly-committed to his duty at first, he alienates his wife even before his job becomes tangled with an affair.
* ProperlyParanoid: Stops being paranoid once Nina charms him.
* [[spoiler:RevengeBeforeReason: He brutally kills a Russian embassy worker for basically no reason other than to avenge Amador's death.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He goes on one after [[spoiler:Amador's death, relentlessly hunting the KGB agents he believes responsible for killing his partner.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: He went deep undercover in a white supremacist organization before the series starts, which clearly took a toll on his psyche and marriage.
* TheStrategist: Puts together a beautiful misdirection gambit that pays off.
* TheStoic
* TookALevelInJerkass: Either since he started having an affair with Nina or since he shot Vlad in a fit of anger. You pick.
* [[spoiler:YourCheatingHeart: With Nina.]]
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!!Sandra Beeman
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->'''Played By:''' Susan Misner
Stan's caring wife who feels her marriage being put to the test after her husband returns from undercover work a changed man.
* NiceGirl: She is one of the only major characters who is completely innocent.
* NotSoDifferent: From Elizabeth. Both are keeping up a charade of a perfect marriage for outsiders but have severe problems that are tearing their families apart.
* PromotedToOpeningCredits: Susan Misner becomes part of the main cast in season 2 after recurring in season 1.
* StepfordSmiler: Part of what makes her NotSoDifferent from Elizabeth. She and Stan appear as a happy couple, but they're distant and Sandra doesn't feel like she knows him anymore.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives a scathing and heartbreaking one to Stan after a night out with Elizabeth.
* [[spoiler: YourCheatingHeart: Is utterly forthcoming with Stan about the fact that she's been seeing another man. Given his distance it is understandable and we feel sympathy for her.]]
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