8.0/101,596 votes#1 - Amber Waves
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2017
The Jennings struggling to contain the risks from Paige's growing relationship with Matthew Beeman. The Centre sends Philip and Elizabeth on an operation unlike any they've ever had before, straining their family and marriage to its limits.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
7.7/101,417 votes#2 - Pests
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2017
Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
7.9/101,409 votes#3 - The Midges
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2017
Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Meanwhile, a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg’s life back home.
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson
7.6/101,368 votes#4 - What's the Matter with Kansas?
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2017
Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment, while a specter from Philip’s past creates unforeseen dangers. At the FBI, Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Peter Ackerman
8.1/101,410 votes#5 - Lotus 1-2-3
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/2017
Philip and Elizabeth receive surprising news about Henry -- and shattering news about a past operation. Stan might be falling in love, but Philip wonders if something darker is going on.
Director: Noah Emmerich
Writer: Joshua Brand
7.8/101,360 votes#6 - Crossbreed
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/2017
Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Stephen Schiff
7.7/101,344 votes#7 - The Committee on Human Rights
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/2017
As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI.
Director: Matthew Rhys
Writer: Hilary Bettis
7.5/101,308 votes#8 - Immersion
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/2017
A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson
7.8/101,319 votes#9 - IHOP
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/2017
Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad’s widow.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Peter Ackerman
8.1/101,399 votes#10 - Darkroom
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/9/2017
Paige’s snooping leads Philip and Elizabeth to make a choice that could shift the balance of their lives forever. Stan and Aderholt’s recruitment of Sofia suddenly bears fruit.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Stephen Schiff
8.7/101,495 votes#11 - Dyatkovo
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 5/16/2017
A surprise assignment from the Centre divides Philip and Elizabeth, forcing them into a moment of profound crisis. Stan gives Henry a tour of the FBI.
Director: Steph Green
Writer: Joshua Brand
8.0/101,310 votes#12 - The World Council of Churches
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/2017
As Philip and Elizabeth grapple with a momentous decision, Tuan takes matters into his own hands in the Morozov operation. Back in Russia, Oleg’s investigation collides with the realities of the Soviet system.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
8.1/101,382 votes#13 - The Soviet Division
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 5/30/2017
In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 5
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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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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Amber Waves" is the best rated episode of "The Americans" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 1596 votes. Directed by Chris Long and written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, it aired on 3/7/2017. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Pests".