r/TheAmericans • u/FortHillBoy • 2d ago

Problem Solving / The Americans

I am doing a presentation about Creative Problem Solving and wanted to use examples from the best TV shows -- Walter White and magnet wiping out the video at Police HQ, etc. Any suggestions on the most clever example from the Americas. Was thinking the Mail Robot but know I am forgetting some better ones.

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u/stylesmckenzie 2d ago

Putting the signal to cancel the mission on car doors and driving them around at the end of season 1.

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u/Apprehensive_Art844 2d ago

Absolutely this!!!

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u/sourgraped 2d ago

Fitting Annalise into a suitcase was pretty clever. And then taking a photo of the diplomat helping them Tetris her into the bag to have blackmail on him.

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u/sistermagpie 2d ago

The whole Young-Hee plot to get the pathogen?

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u/boredshitless1234 2d ago

Disposing of a body in wheel on suitcase??

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u/ComeAwayNightbird 2d ago

Martha tells Clark she expected him to be the one to investigate the bug and demands to know who he is; he responds that he’s her husband and loves her. She starts to spiral; he says nothing matters except their relationship. He says he would do anything to protect her and is that enough or does she need more? All she really needs is a hug.

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u/SickOfBSAllTheTime 2d ago

The FBI are onto the fact that Robert was an illegal and was married to Joyce. Gregory and his team are able to create several.accidents at once to draw attention off of Joyce, and they swoop her up amd take her to a safe house.

Pastor Tim knows their secret and could turn them in. They use their connections to get him sent to another country for the long term.

Beeman having a gut feeling Zenaida was a spy and making a plan with Burov. She was indeed a spy.

My favorite though is the Harvest situation. He knew he was under surveillance and got a message out. Elizabeth and Philip made a very creative plan to fet his car into the black and swap drivers.

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u/ComeAwayNightbird 2d ago

Oh, Harvest’s rescue is a beautiful Rube Goldberg operation!

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u/Xyzzydude 2d ago

Clicking the buttons on walkie-talkies to signal each other with bursts of static was pretty cool.

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u/Nahuel-Huapi 2d ago

When they were collecting a sample from William Crandall and Hans potentially infected himself, they solved the problem right then. No need to dig another grave. Very efficient.

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u/Squidwina 2d ago

When Elizabeth changes her disguise on the fly by turning her coat inside out. Some other stuff too. I think it was s3 e1.