Stan and Martha share a moment in copy room as the rest of the office gossips about Gene’s apparent suicide. “I guess you never really know a person, do you?” That may be an understatement in “Glanders,” the season four premiere of The Americans. Hardly any established relationship feels comfortable in the hour, which wraps up with best buds Philip and Stan nearly coming to blows because of Stan’s steaming jealousy. It’s a disturbing scene not just because of the biohazard Philip has inside of his coat but because these two characters have seemed inseparable in a story that necessitates
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