That was absolutely the reason it was so devastating to me. Her reaction was so believable.

I kinda like the idea of recurring characters who dont really have much to do with the 'exciting stuff'. Its like life, people just hang around. People don't usually go away never to be seen again in life. And if they hadn't been checking in with her til now every now and again, not only would we not understand why…

The conversation between Oleg and his dad sets us up to believe Nina will be released, making her sudden death even more shocking. Elizabeth's near death experience was kind of a red herring as well. Honestly everything in this episode was so extremely intense that I didn't see Nina's end coming at all, felt like we'd…

Philip: Do you think this is funny?
William: He's not a young man, not in the best shape, infected with a deadly pathogen. . . . He should be in a hospital. Hooked up to an IV. We all should. I think it's hilarious.