'Travel Agents' is from start to finish one of the show's most gripping episodes; and it's done without one gunshot, fight, or any violence whatsoever. Put simply, it's both the Jennings and the FBI in a race to secure the rogue Martha. And if ever there was a tragic character on "The Americans", she's the one. Duped and exploited by KGB spies, hunted by the feds, and utterly alone, even on the eve of being put on a plane for Moscow. Used and sent off to a foreign land. And Alison Wright captures the character's abject senses of panic and bewilderment; clearly the MCP of this episode and leaving an undeniable mark on the show. I'd thought for sure she'd wind up either shot of in cuffs, but this is somehow even more devastating.
8/10
8/10
