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* RevengeBeforeReason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of the people in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster). Of course, Larrick hadn't committed atrocities against the Soviet people.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of the people in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster). Of course, Larrick hadn't hasn't committed atrocities against the Soviet people.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of her comrades in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster).
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of her comrades the people in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster).monster). Of course, Larrick hadn't committed atrocities against the Soviet people.
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* RevealShot: After Nina passes the [[LieDetector polygraph]], we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Their relationship also turns out to be important]].
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* RevealShot: After Nina passes the [[LieDetector polygraph]], we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Their relationship also turns out to be important]].
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Philip gets [[Recap/TheAmericansnS1E4InControl Charles]], who has become somewhat of a mess, to help him get into a university where [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor information on ARPANET is located]]. Charles does so (though he almost blows it when the code he's written down smears on his hand because of sweat), and Philip is able to plant the bug while posing as a janitor, but he's forced to kill someone to do so.
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Philip gets [[Recap/TheAmericansnS1E4InControl [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E4InControl Charles]], who has become somewhat of a mess, to help him get into a university where [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor information on ARPANET is located]]. Charles does so (though he almost blows it when the code he's written down smears on his hand because of sweat), and Philip is able to plant the bug while posing as a janitor, but he's forced to kill someone to do so.
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* CallBack: During the polygraph, Nina is asked questions about [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E9SafeHouse Chris Amador and Vlad's deaths]].
* DisappearedDad: Lucia's father, though unlike most examples of this trope, it's implied it's because he was kidnapped by the same type of people Lucia is fighting against.
* DisappearedDad: Lucia's father, though unlike most examples of this trope, it's implied it's because he was kidnapped by the same type of people Lucia is fighting against.
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** Philip shows Henry a picture of a car he's thinking about getting, which shows up in a later episode.
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* LieDetector: Nina passes the polygraph Stan and the FBI give her.
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* OverlyNervousFlopSet: When Charles and Philip on on their mission, Charles sweats so much the code for Philip he's written on his hand becomes smeared. Fortunately, he remembers it for Philip after briefly panicking.
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* OverlyNervousFlopSet: OverlyNervousFlopSweat: When Charles and Philip on on their mission, Charles sweats so much the code for Philip he's written on his hand becomes smeared. Fortunately, he remembers it for Philip after briefly panicking.
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* RevealShot: After Nina passes the [[LieDetector polygraph]], we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Their relationship also turns out to be important]].
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* RevealShot: After Nina passes the [[LieDetector polygraph]], we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Their relationship also turns out to be important]].important]].
* WasntThatFun: Charles tries to act like this when he and Philip are in the bar after completing their mission. Philip, who had to kill a man, is in no mood for this.
* WasntThatFun: Charles tries to act like this when he and Philip are in the bar after completing their mission. Philip, who had to kill a man, is in no mood for this.
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* OverlyNervousFlopSet: When Charles and Philip on on their mission, Charles sweats so much the code for Philip he's written on his hand becomes smeared. Fortunately, he remembers it for Philip after briefly panicking.
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Elsewhere, Henry breaks into a neighbor's house in order to play their video game.
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Elsewhere, Henry breaks into a neighbor's house in order to play their video game.[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E1Comrades Intellivision]].
!!This episode contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: Charles has become this since [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E7DutyAndHonor the last time he appeared]]; it's left ambiguous as to whether this is his way of dealing with being a DeepCoverAgent.
* AskAStupidQuestion: When Elizabeth and Philip are at their travel agency:
-->'''Philip''': The painters want to know whether you prefer egg or ivory in the wainscotting in the outer office.\\
'''Elizabeth''': What's the difference?\\
'''Philip''': [[CaptainObvious The color]].
* BlatantLies: After they complete the mission and get together at a bar, Charles insists to Philip he hasn't been drinking. When Charles leaves, Philip asks the bartender to give him whatever Charles was drinking, which turns out to be cranberry juice...[[VodkaDrunkenski and a little vodka]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Henry breaking into other people's houses becomes important in the following episode, and the following seasons.
* HistoryRepeats: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]; Elizabeth describes Lucia as being young and impetuous, and someone who "burns hot", to which Philip replies, "[[DeadpanSnarker That sounds like someone I know]]."
* RevengeBeforeReason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of her comrades in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster).
* RevealShot: After Nina passes the [[LieDetector polygraph]], we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Their relationship also turns out to be important]].
!!This episode contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: Charles has become this since [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E7DutyAndHonor the last time he appeared]]; it's left ambiguous as to whether this is his way of dealing with being a DeepCoverAgent.
* AskAStupidQuestion: When Elizabeth and Philip are at their travel agency:
-->'''Philip''': The painters want to know whether you prefer egg or ivory in the wainscotting in the outer office.\\
'''Elizabeth''': What's the difference?\\
'''Philip''': [[CaptainObvious The color]].
* BlatantLies: After they complete the mission and get together at a bar, Charles insists to Philip he hasn't been drinking. When Charles leaves, Philip asks the bartender to give him whatever Charles was drinking, which turns out to be cranberry juice...[[VodkaDrunkenski and a little vodka]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Henry breaking into other people's houses becomes important in the following episode, and the following seasons.
* HistoryRepeats: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]; Elizabeth describes Lucia as being young and impetuous, and someone who "burns hot", to which Philip replies, "[[DeadpanSnarker That sounds like someone I know]]."
* RevengeBeforeReason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of her comrades in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster).
* RevealShot: After Nina passes the [[LieDetector polygraph]], we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Their relationship also turns out to be important]].
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Philip gets [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E4InControl Charles]], who has become somewhat of a mess, to help him get into a university where [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor information on ARPANET is located]]. Charles does so (though he almost blows it when the code he's written down smears on his hand because of sweat), and Philip is able to plant the bug while posing as a janitor, but he's forced to kill someone to do so.
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Philip gets [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E4InControl [[Recap/TheAmericansnS1E4InControl Charles]], who has become somewhat of a mess, to help him get into a university where [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor information on ARPANET is located]]. Charles does so (though he almost blows it when the code he's written down smears on his hand because of sweat), and Philip is able to plant the bug while posing as a janitor, but he's forced to kill someone to do so.
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Philip gets [[Recap/TheAmericansS1E4InControl Charles]], who has become somewhat of a mess, to help him get into a university where [[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor information on ARPANET is located]]. Charles does so (though he almost blows it when the code he's written down smears on his hand because of sweat), and Philip is able to plant the bug while posing as a janitor, but he's forced to kill someone to do so.
Elizabeth meets up with Larrick, who agrees to give her codes she needs before he has to go to a contra training camp. Lucia, who is supposed to meet him at the camp, wants to kill Larrick while she's there, but Elizabeth tells her the operation is more important.
[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor Nina reluctantly agrees to take the polygraph for Stan]]. Oleg coaches her on how to beat it, and while she's too nervous at first, he gets her to think about him while she's taking it, and she ends up passing it.
Elsewhere, Henry breaks into a neighbor's house in order to play their video game.
Elizabeth meets up with Larrick, who agrees to give her codes she needs before he has to go to a contra training camp. Lucia, who is supposed to meet him at the camp, wants to kill Larrick while she's there, but Elizabeth tells her the operation is more important.
[[Recap/TheAmericansS2E6BehindTheRedDoor Nina reluctantly agrees to take the polygraph for Stan]]. Oleg coaches her on how to beat it, and while she's too nervous at first, he gets her to think about him while she's taking it, and she ends up passing it.
Elsewhere, Henry breaks into a neighbor's house in order to play their video game.
