Ophelia_1603 t1_j2ylk5j wrote on January 4, 2023 at 9:16 PM

I agree with your wife. >!It would be a liability to bring the two of them into the USSR at that point from the point of view of the traitors. It would be easier to do away with them while they are undercover than bring them in. Arkady bringing them in means he has channels to get him to the "good guys". I don't think they will be openly celebrated as heroes, but will be appreciated for the complexities of their service and what they were able to pull off. My issue is - will they be happy? Are they even soviets at all at this point?!<

mhks OP t1_j2zlbxa wrote on January 5, 2023 at 1:09 AM

That was the other part of our discussion. We figured they are only a few years away from the wall falling and the USSR dissolving, but it's not like that eliminated past issues and they can just travel to the US. I think the big issue will be the kids. How do they get in touch with the kids? If they even can, is there any way to do a meeting in a neutral third country? Would the kids even want that?

Phil I think takes it harder and really grows to hate his time there, as well as not knowing what is happening to the kids. I think Elizabeth, being more zealous, likely dislikes it, but is committed to the cause of creating a new Russia so she survives just fine.

I really liked the ending. Flawless? No. Good? Yup.

Ophelia_1603 t1_j2zpp3b wrote on January 5, 2023 at 1:39 AM

I agree. I imagine they will meet up in the early 2000s. I would love to see what comes of it.