‘The Americans’ recap: Salang Pass

On the latest episode of “The Americans” we watch Philip try and please the many women in his life. This episode focuses on Philip and at the end we learn a dark secret from his past.

Photo Credit:Jennifer Graylock/INFphoto.com
Philip is with Martha at a Foster care looking at children. Martha is serious about having children and Philip is trying to stall as long as he can.
Stan meets up with Oleg telling him about Zinaida. Stan believes that if she is a spy they can trade her for Nina. He needs Oleg's help to prove Zinaida is with the KGB. Stan tells him to help if he wants to help Nina.
Philip tells Elizabeth about his travels to the foster care with Martha. Elizabeth and Philip talk about their own children and how Paige and Henry were as children. Philip tells her he is meeting with Elizabeth later. Stan has dinner with the Jennings. Paige asks for a new dress for her baptism and Philip says he will take her.
Philip meets with Kimberly who is with her friends. Philip feels awkward and goes to leave but Kim stops him. She is trying to get him to stay and admits age doesn’t bother her. They make plans to hangout in private so no one can see them together.
Oleg is getting close to the newest worker at the embassy. He is trying to get information about Zinaida. However, he doesn’t get anything out of her but the two do seem to get along.
Philip is dress shopping with Paige and so far she is not liking his taste in dresses. He has her try on an expensive dress that she seems to like.
Later, Philip and Stan are drinking together. Stan has finally come to reality that he can’t get his x-wife back. Philip tells him that Stan should bond with his son Matthew but Stan admits that he doesn’t understand his own son.
Philip tells Elizabeth about his next meeting with Kimberly but she changes the subject to the dress he got Paige. Elizabeth compares Paige to Kimberly which makes Philip leave.
Stan is trying to keep Oleg on his side even after Oleg didn’t find anything out.
Elizabeth is working on her AA sponsor who is a Northrop worker. She gets close to her by allowing her to escape from her controlling husband. Elizabeth learns about the new Northrop factory.
Before meeting with Kimberly, Philip visits Gabriel to seek advice about Kimberly and the other women in his life. Gabriel tells him about how difficult it is to be them but he knows that Philip is good at what he does. However, Philip still needs to be careful.
Philip meets with Kimberly and the two smoke pot together. Kimberly tells him that her dad is in the agricultural branch in the government. Kimberly tells him about how her parents are never around. The two make popcorn and after a small food fight they sit together to watch TV. Philip says he has to use the bathroom but instead sneaks into Kimberly’s dad’s office. He finds a briefcase and goes through it while taking pictures. Afterwards, he finds Kimberly asleep on the sofa so he carries her to her room. She wakes up to kiss him but her parents arrive home and Philip quickly leaves.
Philip gets home to Elizabeth who is still awake waiting for him. We learn in a flashback how Philip was trained to be able to have sex with different people. He is with both men and women. He tells Elizabeth about how he was trained to make the sex look real. Philip asks Elizabeth if he should sleep with Kimberly but she has no answer. Instead, she asks Philip if he fakes with her but he claims that he doesn’t anymore and the two kiss.
How far will Philip have to go with Kimberly to get to her father? Find out by tuning into “The Americans” on Wednesday nights.