Exactly - flashbacks for the bulk of Claire's eighteenth century story to the point where she is back in the circle of stones in 1948. And lots of screen time for Tobias!

Tobias is such a fabulous actor and definitely my favorite in the show. Book Frank, to me, was not much of a character in the story. Spoiler, sort of…Claire, and thus the readers, learns more about him much later in life. It appears to me with the structure of this first episode that TV Frank will be much more of a…

Next show is called "Clark's Place" where Phil has to make a difficult decision that impacts him and Martha. Of course it could be purely a result of the drama that surfaced as a result of the glanders problem or Stan et al are simply getting way too close.

For some reason, I focused on her coat. While it wasn't Sachs, it seemed more high fashion that what was probably available in the USSR.

That is quite a good observation! It sure looks like it.

It does sound very communist in phraseology. Actually, that's what I thought it was at first - some communist name for some place in the USSR, until it became clear they were talking about DisneyWorld…as someone else pointed out is the commonly used and understood name.

One would think so! And now Adelholt knows there's a married man, and he and Stan will wonder…hmmmm…is HE why she acts a little suspiciously so let's follow her, and OMG! It's Phil!

He spent some time looking through Kama Sutra, but didn't take it.

I thought the father said something about how Oleg loved being in the US.

Gabriel talking about always being scared as a young man in the USSR - wonder if that was him thinking that he needs to be scared as an older man. Does he suspect he was purposefully exposed to glanders by the Centre? William may or may not be complicit in the medical treatment other than he did so simply because he…

Gabriel had put the Altoids (I think that was it) tin with the vial on the mantlepiece when Phil returned it to him. I couldn't figure out how in the world Gabriel would be so stupid as to later open the tin…and it didn't seem reasonable that it simply fell off and cracked open. And as you said, no one ever…

Yeah, I noticed that, too. I don't recall it from last week.

And with Aeroflot written in English and not Cyrillic.

What wasn't available in the 80s were the blue nitrile gloves that William was wearing (I know, a bit OT but relevant to how things have or have not changed since the 80s). I have a significant allergy to latex. With the AIDS epidemic and need to start to use barrier protection in medical care, all that was…

I agree. The only thing that struck me as she was talking to the former Rezident is that her story is a compare/contrast vehicle between life in America as an agent and life in the USSR as an agent. If E and P have to abandon their work in America, will they return to a comfortable life in the USSR, or will they…

Yes, I agree that the simplest explanation is usually the best. If Stan finds that bottle gone, he may or may not think Henry took it. As the audience, we can see that the cologne probably has some 'meaning' to the story to come, whether Henry (who has certainly started to grow!) figures something out, or is a…

That's a thought, but Henry didn't seem too concerned when Stan left to go get the cologne…like 'oh shit, he won't be able to find it'. If he had taken it, doubt anyone would put two and two together.

Yes, you're right. I thought he looked very familiar, but somehow I had it in my brain that Hans was dead.

Yes, noticed him. If FBI, then I'm surprised Elizabeth and Philip didn't notice him. They are quite observant about any 'tails', although Elizabeth is apparently better at it.

And we can see how this is playing with his head as an adult carrying out his job, which includes killing.