The Worst Episodes of The Americans
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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. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Americans" is "Immersion", rated 7.5/10 from 1296 user votes. It was directed by Kevin Bray and written by Tracey Scott Wilson. "Immersion" aired on 4/25/2017 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "What's the Matter with Kansas?".
7.5/10 1,296 votes#1 - 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
7.6/10 1,360 votes#2 - 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
7.7/10 1,409 votes#3 - 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
7.7/10 1,334 votes#4 - 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
7.8/10 1,805 votes#5 - The Walk In
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/12/2014
Philip and Elizabeth complete their next mission - but not without complications - and Philip's fears about Elizabeth's readiness for action deepen. Stan tracks the KGB walk-in which leads to much praise at work and a deepening of his attachment to, and dependence on, Nina. Meanwhile, Paige snoops into her mother's family background and Oleg begins to scrutinize Nina's secret operation.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Stuart Zicherman
7.8/10 1,698 votes#6 - ARPANET
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/9/2014
Philip uses his agent Charles Duluth to help him gain access to an early precursor to the Internet so that the KGB can bug American government communications. Nina faces the threat of a potential FBI polygraph exam, bringing her closer to KGB colleague Oleg.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Joshua Brand
7.8/10 1,352 votes#7 - 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
7.8/10 1,308 votes#8 - 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
7.9/10 2,598 votes#9 - Gregory
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2013
Philip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's investigation into Robert's death puts him hot on their trail.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Joel Fields
7.9/10 2,307 votes#10 - COMINT
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2013
A crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants. Professionally, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's new communications encryption system while personally they are forced to grapple with one of the darker aspects of life as a spy.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Melissa James Gibson
7.9/10 2,230 votes#11 - Duty and Honor
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/13/2013
Philip and Elizabeth's troubled marriage is further tested when a mission to discredit a Polish pro-democracy leader reunites Philip with his old flame.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Joshua Brand
7.9/10 2,158 votes#12 - Mutually Assured Destruction
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/20/2013
Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Philip and Irina in New York.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
7.9/10 2,047 votes#13 - Covert War
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/17/2013
Events in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision course with both Grannie and the FBI.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Melissa James Gibson, Joshua Brand
7.9/10 1,834 votes#14 - Cardinal
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2014
As Philip investigates the fallout from the last operation, Elizabeth sticks close to home, concerned for her family until she gets a mysterious distress signal. Meanwhile, a walk-in arrives at the Rezidentura - providing both Nina and Stan with unique opportunities.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
7.9/10 1,746 votes#15 - Behind the Red Door
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/2014
A dangerous Naval officer becomes the key to Philip and Elizabeth’s mission as well as a potential threat to their family's safety. Lucia, a Sandinista intelligence officer working with the Jennings, is tasked with getting Elizabeth access to Capitol Hill. Stan struggles with the potential costs of protecting Nina.
Director: Charlotte Sieling
Writer: Melissa James Gibson
7.9/10 1,626 votes#16 - Yousaf
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/30/2014
A new mission with international stakes has Philip calling on Annelise for assistance just as an old foe returns to D.C. with a vendetta. Stan makes a discovery that could put the FBI hot on the trail of illegals.
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Writer: Stuart Zicherman, Stephen Schiff
7.9/10 1,594 votes#17 - Baggage
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2015
Elizabeth and Philip come together to deal with a mission gone wrong but struggle to reconcile their increasingly opposing ideologies. Stan welcomes a Soviet defector, Zinaida, to America. Nina acclimates to her new living arrangements.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
7.9/10 1,545 votes#18 - Born Again
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2015
Gabriel has surprising information. Elizabeth begins to take family matters into her own hands. Stan receives upsetting news from his past and turns to Sandra for support.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson
7.9/10 1,467 votes#19 - One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/2015
Philip and Elizabeth's home and work lives collide in new and dangerous ways. Nina struggles to figure out her next steps. Arkady assigns Oleg and Tatiana to an operation with uncertain potential.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Stephen Schiff, Tracey Scott Wilson
7.9/10 1,393 votes#20 - The Day After
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2016
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?
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson
7.9/10 1,402 votes#21 - 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
8.0/10 2,798 votes#22 - The Clock
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2013
When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.0/10 1,792 votes#23 - A Little Night Music
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2014
Just when Philip and Elizabeth think they have a quiet road ahead, an old friend returns to complicate things. Not only do they have to intercept a target who could prove valuable to the Soviet Union, but they also have to take on an important rogue mission without the support of the Centre. Divisions inside the Rezidentura deepen between Oleg and Arkady and there’s an upheaval at the FBI as the chickens come home to roost for Agent Gaad. Meanwhile, Martha’s frustrations threaten to blow Philip’s cover.
Director: Lodge Kerrigan
Writer: Stephen Schiff
8.0/10 1,687 votes#24 - New Car
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/16/2014
Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Peter Ackerman
8.0/10 1,627 votes#25 - Stealth
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/2014
Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate. Philip pursues a contact for information about stealth. Stan continues his pursuit of the illegals.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writer: Joshua Brand