Pilot is a great episode. It surprised me because it started a little slow in the first 20 min, a lot of confusion about who is who. But once it settles down, it flies and blows you away.
The episode starts by our main characters kidnapping a guy who turns out to be a Russian traitor which helps us realize that they are Russian KGB agents. And in the mist of that mess, we discover that the agent assigned to their case is their neighbor, which complicates things even more.
Let's take a step back to the opening scene when we see Elizabeth using sex to get information, which tells us that this character can and will do anything to accomplish the mission, we see afterwards that she want kill this Russian defector so badly because he raped her years ago, But she didn't tell Philip, which makes us wonder the kind of relationship they have, especially after he kissed her afterwards, and she stopped him, he also said "you are my wife", which makes us conclude that they are just couples on the outside even after years. There were other layers to the story, mainly Philip feeling the possibility of betraying Russia and running away, especially that he is feeling the pressure from his neighbor who gave him a scare when he asked to join him exactly where the defector was held, but that was dealt with quietly. And then he finally approached the idea to Elizabeth who has been suspecting him all time long, but she just laughed at him, and slapped him once the conversation got tense. Then the biggest moment of the episode in my opinion came when Philip killed the traitor as soon as he knew about the rape incident which surprised me and especially Elizabeth, when you consider the fact that he was his way to get out of this situation. As a result of that she felt like he really cares about her. So, they finally have sex as soon as they dispose of the body, she also tells him personal stuff about her before she became an agent, which is apparently illegal. All this character development was in the pilot which is crazy for me.
We finish by one of the most suspenseful scenes in recent memory. Stan gets suspicious and breaks in and checks the car. We knew the body isn't there anymore, but there was a scene before that when Elizabeth was cleaning it, but it appears that she didn't finish, which kept me on the edge of my seat. Great writing trick btw. The scene ended when we realized that Philip was there, that was just the icing on the cake.
I expected a great show because I am late. However, this pilot raised my expectations even higher. I hope it meets them.
The episode starts by our main characters kidnapping a guy who turns out to be a Russian traitor which helps us realize that they are Russian KGB agents. And in the mist of that mess, we discover that the agent assigned to their case is their neighbor, which complicates things even more.
Let's take a step back to the opening scene when we see Elizabeth using sex to get information, which tells us that this character can and will do anything to accomplish the mission, we see afterwards that she want kill this Russian defector so badly because he raped her years ago, But she didn't tell Philip, which makes us wonder the kind of relationship they have, especially after he kissed her afterwards, and she stopped him, he also said "you are my wife", which makes us conclude that they are just couples on the outside even after years. There were other layers to the story, mainly Philip feeling the possibility of betraying Russia and running away, especially that he is feeling the pressure from his neighbor who gave him a scare when he asked to join him exactly where the defector was held, but that was dealt with quietly. And then he finally approached the idea to Elizabeth who has been suspecting him all time long, but she just laughed at him, and slapped him once the conversation got tense. Then the biggest moment of the episode in my opinion came when Philip killed the traitor as soon as he knew about the rape incident which surprised me and especially Elizabeth, when you consider the fact that he was his way to get out of this situation. As a result of that she felt like he really cares about her. So, they finally have sex as soon as they dispose of the body, she also tells him personal stuff about her before she became an agent, which is apparently illegal. All this character development was in the pilot which is crazy for me.
We finish by one of the most suspenseful scenes in recent memory. Stan gets suspicious and breaks in and checks the car. We knew the body isn't there anymore, but there was a scene before that when Elizabeth was cleaning it, but it appears that she didn't finish, which kept me on the edge of my seat. Great writing trick btw. The scene ended when we realized that Philip was there, that was just the icing on the cake.
I expected a great show because I am late. However, this pilot raised my expectations even higher. I hope it meets them.
