Yeah they probably expect that the male agents will have more trouble picking up female targets.

They've been pretty vague about the details of what they actually do. They explained to Pastor Tim that they were basically in some kind of backchannel negotiation role for Russia. Maybe Paige doesn't know too much more than that.

You could see it in the body language. Elizabeth kept making a point to stand directly behind him even though it was making him extremely uncomfortable and he kept twisting around…

"The second I think that Russia is the one that is ordering the bugs to push their propaganda against the US"

Weird. Tuan feels rock-solid to me. Sure, he has some strong opinions that he voices privately but for as young as he is, he's impressively on top of his s***. He's keeping up his high school cover, working his asset, living in that house basically alone, keeping tabs on potential surveillance, etc. etc.

There have been several times in the show (every season) where Philip and Elizabeth have made a point to manage opinions of Russia. Henry talks about how great it is to send a man to the moon, Philip points out that putting the first man in space might be a bigger accomplishment, etc. This has been happening with…

Yeah but I mean the 12 hours when they weren't allowed to move because the bad guys had guns trained on them. They were apparently crying unconsolably the whole time. I don't even think it's possible for people to sit on their knees like that for that long, let alone be all weepy. People pass out from kneeling in…

Glad to see somebody else down on the second season. I stopped watching halfway through due to near-terminal boredom. ("Hey! We're all at a farmhouse!" for 13 episodes.)

And also that the whole crew would be blubbering messes for, what, 12 hours straight? Nobody would want to lay down and take a break for a bit?

"I have to walk there myself" "No we'll take you" "No I have to do this" "No we'll do it together" BLAH BLAH BLAH

Rather than being too violent, I thought the episode was too boring.

So far very disappointed with season 2. The first season was much more relatable—people had office jobs, coworkers, etc. Many characters were regular people like a shrink, a drug dealer, a dog owner, etc. Elliott had a hobby, girlfriend, went to parties, etc. And there was a straightforward, overarching plot that was…

Either his actual mother or whatever Nurse-Ratchet type is running the sanatorium.

In Chinese it's common to refer to friends of your family as "uncle" or "auntie" even if there's no blood relation. I wonder if this extends to "brother" and "sister," i.e., someone you're very close to. In English we kinda do the same thing… people will sometimes refer to their "brother" when there's no blood…

I think at one point Angela says the apartment is a perk of the job.

The show doesn't always show things as they are in reality. For example, we can see Mr. Robot.

The causes of schizophrenia are unknown. There's an association with a traumatic childhood but not necessarily a causal relationship. There does seem to be a genetic component though. Elliot's mother may have been schizophrenic to some degree and passed it on to him, rather than her abuse of him causing it.