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The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 5

Every episode of The Americans Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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 an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Americans Season 5 Episode 11 - Dyatkovo
    8.7/10(1769 votes)

    S5:E11

    Philip and Elizabeth are assigned a revenge mission. Stan gives Henry a tour of the FBI.

    Director:Steph Green
    Writer:Joshua Brand

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  2. The Americans Season 5 Episode 5 - Lotus 1-2-3
    8.1/10(1658 votes)

    S5:E5

    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

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  3. The Americans Season 5 Episode 10 - Darkroom
    8.1/10(1643 votes)

    S5:E10

    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

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  4. The Americans Season 5 Episode 13 - The Soviet Division
    8.1/10(1629 votes)

    S5:E13

    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
    Writers:Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg

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  5. The Americans Season 5 Episode 1 - Amber Waves
    8.0/10(1862 votes)

    S5:E1

    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
    Writers:Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg

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  6. The Americans Season 5 Episode 12 - The World Council of Churches
    8.0/10(1550 votes)

    S5:E12

    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
    Writers:Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg

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  7. The Americans Season 5 Episode 3 - The Midges
    7.8/10(1662 votes)

    S5:E3

    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

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  8. The Americans Season 5 Episode 9 - IHOP
    7.8/10(1561 votes)

    S5:E9

    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:Dan Attias
    Writer:Peter Ackerman

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  9. The Americans Season 5 Episode 2 - Pests
    7.7/10(1670 votes)

    S5:E2

    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
    Writers:Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg

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  10. The Americans Season 5 Episode 6 - Crossbreed
    7.7/10(1606 votes)

    S5:E6

    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

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  11. The Americans Season 5 Episode 7 - The Committee on Human Rights
    7.7/10(1586 votes)

    S5:E7

    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

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  12. The Americans Season 5 Episode 4 - What's the Matter with Kansas?
    7.6/10(1615 votes)

    S5:E4

    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

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  13. The Americans Season 5 Episode 8 - Immersion
    7.5/10(1551 votes)

    S5:E8

    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

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dyatkovo" is the best rated episode of "The Americans" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1769 votes. Directed by Steph Green and written by Joshua Brand, it aired on 5/16/2017. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Lotus 1-2-3".