certain things you’ve missed out on: scenes from the americans, season 3, episode 11

Paige and Martha. Two women who have missed out on certain things. Two women bearing the burden of the truth. “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” For Paige and Martha, the freedom comes at a heavy cost. Things were so much easier before they knew the truths they now know, because now they have to live with the awareness of how much of the world around them is built on lies, and sometimes they even have to help maintain those lies, all while knowing how much they’re missing out on, how much in their own lives isn’t real. It is better to know than to not know, but knowing can be exhausting and excruciating, if it means you have to pretend. 

The truth can set you free, but it can also set you apart.

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