I thought Beeman and Aderholt exchanged a sheepish glance at the end of the meeting with Sofia. It seemed like the more she talked, she began to seem almost a little bit "slow" (and if not slow, then certainly naive) and as a result they might have felt bad about what they were doing.

I thought that too, but it must have been an optical illusion caused by the fence or something. I don't think this show would do that type of hackneyed slo-mo effect.

It might be a tad unrealistic, but remember that they're playing these people 100%. At every turn, they are doing and saying things solely to manipulate their marks, rather than seeking to fulfill their own desires like a normal person would. They can adapt as needed because the characters they're playing aren't…

Yes, that was a significant moment, in that they asserted a bit of independence from the Centre by semi-disobeying Claudia's instructions. I think they subtly crossed the Rubcion in that moment, and both seemed to like how it felt to be "bad," yet they were resisting openly acknowledging this to each other.

Like a Cuban baseball player.

I thought the same thing, especially since they finished so abruptly after he walked away. Maybe they planted something they can "find" in a future search?

"I'm just asking as a friend, see, not for the Centre. Yeah, that's the ticket."

Agree. Philip too, although his weariness is more sad than terrifying. The acting, lighting, and makeup (or relative lack thereof) make the tiredness seem like an extra character within the scene.

The other one of course being Mayweather-Pacquiao.

Well, I think the primary job of a handler is to manage the emotions of his or her agents in the long term, and keep them on task. Anyone can hand out envelopes with mission briefings, but it takes a lot of skill to massage (manipulate?) the psyche of a person who is constantly being asked to do dangerous and…

At this point, we're just stating our respective interpretations about open-ended plot lines. There are no definitive answers to be found here, so I think we'll have to agree to disagree until we know more.

"I doubt they are questioning their competence. Their commitment to the cause, sure."

"I find it much more likely a subconscious admission that he wants to create, not destroy and kill people."

Not SOLELY to make them feel better of course, but to at least give them a token accomplishment. Sort of a "we already put a ton of resources into this operation, so why not grab a plant on your way out?" type of thing.

"They are not going to be not be told if the plant was useless or not."

They wouldn't feel good at all if the plant turned out to be useless. A ton of time was devoted to the mission and they killed an innocent man, which we know left at least one of them genuinely shaken. They're acting like the mission was worthwhile, but deep down they know that the plant they dug up isn't going to…

Could be. The evidence that brought them to that field was pretty flimsy ("Uh yeah, I think I saw a Mississippi address in there somewhere") and it was all too easy to be as significant a coup as they believe. Plus, Philip's comment about the propaganda poster was perhaps a subconscious admission that the mission…

I don't know. He seems pretty competent thus far.

Whatever data you may have doesn't apply to this show.

Yes, that theory has been percolating throughout this thread.