9.6/1016 votes#1 - START
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2018
In the series finale, the Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.6/1016 votes#2 - Intake
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2022
Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.6/1014 votes#3 - The Colonel
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/2013
When Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.5/1014 votes#4 - Jennings, Elizabeth
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2018
Elizabeth wrestles with competing loyalties, and Philip has an encounter that turns into much more than he had bargained for.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.5/1011 votes#5 - Stingers
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/2015
Philip and Elizabeth deploy a plan for the C.I.A.’s Mujahideen visitors. Tensions at the Jennings’ home escalate.
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.4/105 votes#6 - Pastitsio
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2022
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.4/1011 votes#7 - 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
8.3/1012 votes#8 - Dead Hand
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/28/2018
It’s autumn, 1987, and as a major arms control summit looms, Elizabeth is pushed to her limits as never before. Philip, meanwhile, has settled into running the newly expanded travel agency – until an unexpected visitor makes a disquieting request.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.3/1015 votes#9 - Echo
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2014
No one is safe as Philip and Elizabeth evacuate their children while trying to complete the mission. Stan holds Nina's future in his hands.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.2/1013 votes#10 - March 8, 1983
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/2015
Elizabeth and Paige take a trip that lands them in treacherous territory. After an emotionally charged mission, Philip turns to an unlikely source for solace. Stan’s plan to save Nina culminates in unforeseen ways.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.2/1013 votes#11 - Tchaikovsky
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2018
Elizabeth targets an old source who could tip the balance of the upcoming summit, as Philip deals with business at the travel agency. Stan learns an old friend is back in town.
Director: Matthew Rhys
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.2/106 votes#12 - Alan Learns to Meditate
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2022
Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.2/1011 votes#13 - Persona Non Grata
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2016
Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.1/1014 votes#14 - EST Men
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2015
Tensions simmer between Philip and Elizabeth as they disagree over handling orders from the Centre. When Elizabeth loses key intel, Philip enlists Annelise on a mission with an unexpected outcome. Stan tries a new approach to mending his marriage with Sandra amidst learning tough news about Nina.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.1/1011 votes#15 - 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
8.1/1013 votes#16 - 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
8.0/1011 votes#17 - A Roy Rogers in Franconia
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2016
As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.0/1012 votes#18 - Love and Other Acts of Courage
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2012
A familiar face returns to the 2nd Mass, but his intentions remain unknown. Meanwhile, a skitter is captured and brought back to the camp as a prisoner. And Hal bonds with Maggie as she begins to open up about her past.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.0/1013 votes#19 - Pastor Tim
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2016
Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.0/106 votes#20 - Issues
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2022
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joe Weisberg
8.0/104 votes#21 - The Cantor's Husband
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2022
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joe Weisberg
7.9/1016 votes#22 - 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
7.9/1015 votes#23 - Operation Chronicle
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2014
With Larrick closing in, Elizabeth rushes to exfiltrate Jared while Philip readies Fred for a crucial mission. Arkady finally plays his hand, forcing Stan to make an impossible choice.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Joe Weisberg
7.8/1016 votes#24 - Comrades
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2014
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.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Joe Weisberg
7.8/104 votes#25 - Charlie
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2022
Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Joe Weisberg
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"START" is the best rated episode written by Joe Weisberg. It scored 9.625/10 based on 16 votes. It was directed by Chris Long. It aired on 5/30/2018 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Intake".