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The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 5

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The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 5

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. Background image for Dyatkovo
    8.7/10(1.6k votes)

    #1 - Dyatkovo

    S5:E11

    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.

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    Director:Steph Green
  2. Background image for Lotus 1-2-3
    8.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #2 - Lotus 1-2-3

    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.

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  3. Background image for Darkroom
    8.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #3 - Darkroom

    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.

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  4. Background image for The Soviet Division
    8.1/10(1.4k votes)

    #4 - The Soviet Division

    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.

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  5. Background image for Amber Waves
    8.0/10(1.7k votes)

    #5 - Amber Waves

    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.

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    8.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #6 - The World Council of Churches

    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.

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  8. Background image for The Midges
    7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #7 - The Midges

    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.

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  9. Background image for IHOP
    7.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #8 - IHOP

    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.

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  10. Background image for Pests
    7.7/10(1.5k votes)

    #9 - Pests

    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.

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  11. Background image for Crossbreed
    7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #10 - Crossbreed

    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.

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  12. Background image for The Committee on Human Rights
    7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #11 - The Committee on Human Rights

    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.

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  13. Background image for What's the Matter with Kansas?
    7.6/10(1.4k votes)

    #12 - What's the Matter with Kansas?

    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.

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  14. Background image for Immersion
    7.5/10(1.4k votes)

    #13 - Immersion

    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.

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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 1562 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".