The Americans, Ep. 2.12, “Operation Chronicle” an hour of rising tension
The characters of The Americans are always trying to protect something: information, identities, affairs… in a world full of secrets, it becomes very important to be able to keep things from coming to light. All season long, the various characters of The Americans have tried to protect their status quo, akin to keeping the lid on a boiling pot of water: eventually, things are bound to boil over and spill everywhere, saturating people and situations in the very things they’ve tried to avoid.