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I guess I wanted to like it overall more than I did. But it was fine overall.
The best part was of course the stand-off, which was the best scene in the past two seasons. Masterfully written, acted, and executed.
I'm fine with Renee being unresolved. After Phillip tells Stan what he thinks, there's really no point in it being resolved either way. It's enough that Stan has to live the rest of his life unsure.
Otherwise, I don't think that Oleg should have been the only one who ended up being screwed in this whole endeavor. It didn't need to end in hail of bullets, but I think all things considered, all the Russians and/or spies not named or related to Oleg got off relatively easy. Yes, Phillips and Elizabeth never get to see their children again, but as they said, their kids are grown and would be living their own lives. And the idea that they did the right thing at the end washes away all of their sins doesn't really hold to me, considered what ended up happening to Oleg.
I also get that Paige wasn't cut out for living in Russia, but the idea that she was going to be able to just live her normal twentysomething life at the end doesn't really feel true.
So yeah, parts of it were great. And I even enjoyed the montages. But as a whole, it didn't quite click. I'll give it a B.
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