For her part, Russell said the upcoming season really opens up Elizabeths perspective on her family.

There is a bigger sensitivity to the fragility of her family this season.

What also doesnt help: Philips loyalty to the cause has been wavering basically since the series began.

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This becomes a season about the consequences of their actions and what they do.

For both of them, the danger of those bio-weapons is going to loom very large.

Given their current circumstances, recruiting Paige for the Second Generation Illegals program is less important now.

The game has certainly shifted in terms of parenting Paige, Fields said.

The question of focusing on her recruitment is secondary to how to manage this familys survival.

There will be more to do for him as the season unfolds.

For a woman who has been experiencing the same cycles in her relationships, will those break?

Will she transform or not?

And if she does, how will that play out?

It feels like were coming toward the end of the second act, Fields says of the shows trajectory.

Well do whats right for the storytelling.

The Americanswill return on Wednesday, March 16 at 10 p.m.