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* ShoutOut: Music/RoxyMusic's "Sunset" plays during the end, when Joyce's baby is taken to the Soviet Union, and the FBI finds Joyce dead of an apparent drug overdose.
** Paige is reading a magazine with Creator/NancyMcKeon (then on ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'') on the cover.
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* StuffedInTheFridge: [[HopeSpot Elizabeth and Philip think they're turning Joyce and her baby over to Claudia so they can be sent to live in Cuba]] (Joyce is Spanish). Turns out the Soviet Union is only interested in Joyce and Robert's baby, who is brought to Robert's parents. Joyce, on the other hand, is killed ([[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident though it's made to look like she overdosed on drugs]]).
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Elizabeth calls Claudia a replacement for Gabriel, who will come back to that job in Season 3.

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* IWarnedYou: When Philip meets with a contact, two of the [[{{Mook}} mooks]] in the room are in his blind spot, and he asks them to step away. When they refuse, Philip beats them up, and says to the contact, "I warned them."



* StuffedInTheFridge: [[HopeSpot Elizabeth and Philip think they're turning Joyce and her baby over to Claudia so they can be sent to live in Cuba]] (Joyce is Spanish). Turns out the Soviet Union is only interested in Joyce and Robert's baby, who is brought to Robert's parents. Joyce, on the other hand, is killed and stuffed inside a car trunk.

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* StuffedInTheFridge: [[HopeSpot Elizabeth and Philip think they're turning Joyce and her baby over to Claudia so they can be sent to live in Cuba]] (Joyce is Spanish). Turns out the Soviet Union is only interested in Joyce and Robert's baby, who is brought to Robert's parents. Joyce, on the other hand, is killed and stuffed inside a car trunk.([[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident though it's made to look like she overdosed on drugs]]).
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* StuffedInTheFridge: Elizabeth and Philip think they're turning Joyce and her baby over to Claudia so they can be sent to live in Cuba (Joyce is Spanish). Turns out the Soviet Union is only interested in Joyce and Robert's baby, who is brought to Robert's parents. Joyce, on the other hand, is killed and stuffed inside a car trunk.

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* StuffedInTheFridge: [[HopeSpot Elizabeth and Philip think they're turning Joyce and her baby over to Claudia so they can be sent to live in Cuba Cuba]] (Joyce is Spanish). Turns out the Soviet Union is only interested in Joyce and Robert's baby, who is brought to Robert's parents. Joyce, on the other hand, is killed and stuffed inside a car trunk.
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* CharacterTitle: Gregory, whom Elizabeth has a history with.

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* TrueCompanions: Elizabeth wants to turn Joyce over to her bosses because she wants to do right by Robert.

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* StuffedInTheFridge: Elizabeth and Philip think they're turning Joyce and her baby over to Claudia so they can be sent to live in Cuba (Joyce is Spanish). Turns out the Soviet Union is only interested in Joyce and Robert's baby, who is brought to Robert's parents. Joyce, on the other hand, is killed and stuffed inside a car trunk.
* TrueCompanions: Elizabeth wants to turn Joyce over to her bosses Claudia because she wants to do right by Robert.
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When Elizabeth and Philip notice an ad placed by [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E1Pilot Robert, despite the fact he's been killed]], Elizabeth reaches out to Gregory (Creator/DerekLuke), an old friend, to try and scope out the situation. Turns out the FBI has also figured out Robert's identity, thanks to a tip from Nina, and they also identify his widow Joyce (Creator/AudreyEsparza). However, before the FBI can approach her, Gregory and his team grab her, and take her to Elizabeth and Philip, who promise to help her and her baby. Also, Elizabeth and Philip find out they have a new handler, Claudia (Creator/MargoMartindale).

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When Elizabeth and Philip notice an ad placed by [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E1Pilot Robert, despite the fact he's been killed]], Elizabeth reaches out to Gregory (Creator/DerekLuke), an old friend, to try and scope out the situation. Turns out the FBI has also figured out Robert's identity, thanks to a tip from Nina, and they also identify his widow Joyce (Creator/AudreyEsparza).(Audrey Esparza). However, before the FBI can approach her, Gregory and his team grab her, and take her to Elizabeth and Philip, who promise to help her and her baby. Also, Elizabeth and Philip find out they have a new handler, Claudia (Creator/MargoMartindale).
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When Elizabeth and Philip notice an ad placed by [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E1Pilot Robert, despite the fact he's been killed]], Elizabeth reaches out to Gregory (Creator/DerekLuke), an old friend, to try and scope out the situation. Turns out the FBI has also figured out Robert's identity, thanks to a tip from Nina, and they also identify his widow Joyce (Creator/AudreyEsparza). However, before the FBI can approach her, Gregory and his team grab her, and take her to Elizabeth and Philip, who promise to help her and her baby. Also, Elizabeth and Philip find out they have a new handler, Claudia (Creator/MargoMartindale).

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* BackStory: Elizabeth tells Philip she joined the KGB when she was 17, had never had a boyfriend, and felt uncomfortable with Philip at first. It wasn't until she met Gregory, who shared her passion for the cause (and also had passion for her) that she felt comfortable with someone else.
* CallBack: Claudia tells Elizabeth [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E1Pilot Zhukov is thinking of her]], and asks if she has a message for him.
* GreenEyedMonster: Philip gets [[BerserkButton very upset when he finds out Elizabeth and Gregory had an affair]], and she was ready to leave Philip for Gregory after Paige was born.
* RejectedApology: It's left ambiguous whether Philip accepts Elizabeth's apology for having an affair with Gregory, and for talking about running off with him.
* TrueCompanions: Elizabeth wants to turn Joyce over to her bosses because she wants to do right by Robert.

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