No, it would have been Huey Lewis and the News, Def Leppard, or Loverboy.

I can agree 100% with that assessment. I also liked older guys. So there's that. And why I can't be wholly into the "poor innocent Kimmy" routine (although I don't doubt that is how Philip sees her). God, Philip in a wig so so much more fascinating than those neanderthals in team jackets around the fire.

Oleg in his running gear was also a welcome sight.

"Next time say 10!"

I've been meaning to get into that. So Elizabeth has to dodge CIA tails and kick a whole lot of ass, work in the travel agency, cook, do endless laundry, AND clean the tub? Philip has it relatively easy.

The Salton Sea, a fairly stupid movie with stupid-fresh performances by Kilmer and Vincent Donofrio.

It used to be all bible thumpers in TV shows were secretly gay — now it's the politicians. I hope they don't go there.

Since Fig had a replacement at the ready, I imagine she either told him to, or he inferred from her other behaviors that it was expected of him.

It's not just AV. Sometimes the perfect alignment of metaphor or symbolism can signal the process too much — seems like it's trying too hard rather than coming across as natural. When you're made aware of the writers' room, you're taken out of the story.
ETA: I guess you could substitute "contrived" (although I never…