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The Americans: The Soviet Division (2017)
Tuan carried this season
The Tuan/Defector subplot is the best part of the season, featuring interesting characters and real conflict. Tuan is simultaneously cruel and emotionally vulnerable in ways that feel appropriate for a teenager. The lives of the Morozovs, Tuan's victims, brings up interesting questions about what would happen if the Jennings went to Russia. Would Henry be bullied or attempt suicide like Pasha? Would the family stay together for long? It's a good premise with plenty of good scenes, and this episode offers a solid conclusion.
Unfortunately, the conclusion of the Tuan subplot is a tiny part of this episode. The rest is a typical Americans episode, poking a handful of random subplots forward an inch at a time. Paige feels marginally better about her parents being KGB, again. Philip smokes pot with that teenager again and they talk about nothing, again. Why do I even bother?