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The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 4

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The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 4

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as...

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  1. 8.8/10(1.8k votes)

    #1 - Chloramphenicol

    S4:E4

    A devastating flaw during a mission forces Philip, Elizabeth, William and Gabriel to confront the depths of their patriotism… and their mortality. In Russia, in striving to be a better person, has Nina put her life on the line?

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  2. 8.8/10(1.7k votes)

    #2 - Travel Agents

    S4:E7

    The KGB and the FBI both race to track down a vital agent… everything is at stake.

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  3. 8.7/10(1.7k votes)

    #3 - The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears

    S4:E8

    The Jennings’s approach their breaking points as both Philip and Elizabeth must handle loyal agents. Will they make it through with their patriotism – and sanity – intact?

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  4. 8.5/10(1.6k votes)

    #4 - The Rat

    S4:E6

    Martha must finally face the truth she has denied – and her life may never be the same. Plus, a chilling new development in William’s work forces the Jennings to face the realities of what a biological war would mean.

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  5. 8.4/10(1.5k votes)

    #5 - Dinner for Seven

    S4:E11

    Elizabeth completes the last steps of a very personal operation… but at what cost?

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  6. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #6 - Pastor Tim

    S4:E2

    Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.

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  8. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #7 - Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow

    S4:E3

    Paige copes with new burdens that come with her family’s secret as Philip and Elizabeth struggle to contain their cover without destroying their daughter.

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  9. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #8 - Munchkins

    S4:E10

    When Paige’s long-ago indiscretion threatens to resurface and destroy the family, Philip and Elizabeth find themselves scrambling – and Paige finds herself reevaluating who her parents really are.

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  10. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #9 - A Roy Rogers in Franconia

    S4:E12

    As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?

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  11. 8.2/10(1.6k votes)

    #10 - Persona Non Grata

    S4:E13

    Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?

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  12. 8.1/10(1.6k votes)

    #11 - Glanders

    S4:E1

    Philip and Elizabeth deal with the fallout of all they’ve wrought. What will happen when the FBI finds out about Gene’s suicide? How will Pastor Tim deal with the revelation that they are Russian spies? And will they be able to handle a dangerous, new bioweapons assignment?

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  13. 8.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #12 - Clark's Place

    S4:E5

    Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.

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  14. 7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #13 - The Day After

    S4:E9

    The Day After premieres, making the stakes - and terrible consequences - of the Cold War plain. Even with that in mind, will Elizabeth be able to complete the painful process of the "Patty" operation?

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Chloramphenicol" is the best rated episode of "The Americans" season 4. It scored 8.8/10 based on 1811 votes. Directed by Stefan Schwartz and written by Tracey Scott Wilson, it aired on 4/6/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Travel Agents".