The Americans – “Travel Agents”
In the middle of The American’s stellar, Emmy-nominated fourth season was “Travel Agents”. Here, in the midst of drama involving Paige, plans for Pastor Tim, and the mission at hand involving chemical weapons, we have an episode that is bringing a close to the storyline involving poor Martha. Alison Wright has had her share of time on this series, but this was the episode that really allowed her to shine. As the world closed in around Martha, we got to see a tearful conversation between her and her parents, before eventually being somewhat forcefully brought into hiding by Elizabeth. Additionally, this was the rare episode that actually had every character dealing with the same issue. From the Jennings to the FBI to those at the Rezidentura, everyone had to deal with Martha. “Travel Agents” is smart in terms of its plotting, very well shot as far as capturing both the setting and Martha’s own emotional state and well-acted in a way that has been consistent for this series. It was great to see The Americans get much more recognition this year and this episode was a standout as far as why it works so well as one of the best dramatic series out there. –Aaron Neuwirth
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