Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
I was really glad to see General hukov come back into play this week, even if it was for a swan song. I assume hukov was written out after the pilot because Claudia’s introduction made him a redundant character, but I always enjoy when a show picks up loose threads like this. And while hukov died in the first scene we saw him in, his presence was felt throughout the hour, both via flashbacks to him and Eli abeth’s close relationship and via the revenge mission it sent Eli abeth on.
On the surface, Eli abeth is a closed off character, but obviously, we know she cares deeply for her family – and now she has lost two people she cared deeply for, with Gregory and hukov, within a matter of days. That being the case, it makes sense that she wants to mend things with Phillip, which makes it all the more sad when he doesn’t get the message (or chooses to ignore it) and announces he’s moving to a new apartment. This still seems like a rather early time in this show’s life to even do a separation storyline, but Eli abeth and Phillip are such strong characters, it certainly is resonating.
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