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The Worst Episodes of The Americans

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The Worst Episodes of The Americans

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 Munchkins
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Background image for The Day After
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for The Clock
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #3 - The Clock

    S1:E2

    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
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  4. Background image for Pests
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for COMINT
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #5 - COMINT

    S1:E5

    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.

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  6. Background image for Behind the Red Door
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Behind the Red Door

    S2:E6

    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.

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  8. Background image for ARPANET
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #7 - ARPANET

    S2:E7

    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.

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  9. Background image for Gregory
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Gregory

    S1:E3

    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.

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  10. Background image for Duty and Honor
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Duty and Honor

    S1:E7

    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
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  11. Background image for Mutually Assured Destruction
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Mutually Assured Destruction

    S1:E8

    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.

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  12. Background image for Yousaf
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Yousaf

    S2:E10

    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.

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  13. Background image for Clark's Place
    7.6/10(16 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. Background image for The Committee on Human Rights
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Covert War
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Covert War

    S1:E11

    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.

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  16. Background image for Stealth
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Stealth

    S2:E11

    Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate. Philip pursues a contact for information about stealth. Stan continues his pursuit of the illegals.

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  17. Background image for Glanders
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for Pilot
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI agent.

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  19. Background image for In Control
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #18 - In Control

    S1:E4

    When an assassin attempts to kill President Reagan, Philip and Elizabeth scramble to handle the fallout within the KGB. Meanwhile, Stan pressures his source within the Rezidentura to find out if the KGB was responsible for the attempted assassination.

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  20. Background image for Only You
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Only You

    S1:E10

    Stan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth, and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her and Philip.

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  21. Background image for A Little Night Music
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #20 - A Little Night Music

    S2:E4

    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.

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  22. Background image for Baggage
    7.8/10(1.7k votes)

    #21 - Baggage

    S3:E2

    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.

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  23. Background image for What's the Matter with Kansas?
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for Lotus 1-2-3
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Immersion
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Comrades
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Comrades

    S2:E1

    Elizabeth comes back from her injury and straight into what should have been a routine mission – but it goes awry, leaving her and Philip in fear not only for themselves but for their whole network… and family. Paige's suspicions have only grown in her mother's absence. Meanwhile, Stan continues to fall for the Russian agent who has started to play him.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Munchkins" is the worst rated episode of "The Americans". It scored 7.1/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Steph Green and written by Peter Ackerman, it aired on 5/18/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Day After".