The Americans S:4 | E:13 Persona Non Grata | Slate TV Club
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3.6 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2016
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Kerri Russell (Elizabeth) and Matthew Rhys (Philip) join June Thomas and show runners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg to discuss the season finale, plus Matthew Rhys's favorite on-set moments, the reason Keri Russell says she enjoys acting now more than ever, and the challenges of sculpting a season finale that sits in the sweet spot of satisfying, but not too satisfying.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening Ad-Free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.4 | The following podcast contains spoilers. |
| 0:06.2 | We strongly recommend you watch the episode of The Americans |
| 0:08.7 | We're discussing before listening to the podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | New episodes air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FX. |
| 0:17.8 | What's going to raise the stakes of him the most? |
| 0:20.6 | Does it work better when I yell? Does it work better when I yell? |
| 0:22.2 | Does it work better when I feel bad and cry? |
| 0:24.9 | See, it's funny. |
| 0:25.7 | Like, when we do the spy stuff, |
| 0:27.4 | it's less about what I'm feeling and more about their reaction. |
| 0:30.4 | Music Hello and welcome to Slate's TV Club Insider podcast for Season 4 of the Americans, where today we'll be discussing the season finale, persona non grata. |
| 1:04.7 | I'm June Thomas, a writer and editor at Slate, and I'm the host of this podcast, which takes you behind the scenes of the show. |
| 1:11.5 | Today I've returned once again to grass-fed Gowanus Brooklyn where the show is made. |
| 1:17.1 | I'm joined by Joe Weisberg, the creator of the show. Hi Joe. Hi, June. And his co-show runner |
| 1:22.1 | and co-executive producer Joel Fields. Hi, Joel. Hey. Oh, and a couple of crazy kids you may |
| 1:27.2 | have heard of the stars of |
| 1:28.5 | the show, Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, aka Carrie Russell and Matthew. Hello, Carrie and Matthew. |
| 1:33.7 | Hello. I do think dressing up and playing it may believe for a living qualifies you as a kid. |
| 1:40.0 | So I'll take that description. Okay, so you started this season with Stan and Philip grappling, |
| 1:46.3 | and now their kids are making out. |
| 1:48.4 | Matthew, why do you think Philip is so freaked out by Paige's budding relationship with Stan's son, Matthew? |
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