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The Americans – Season 4, Episode 2 Pastor Tim

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Family tension reaches an intense boiling point in the Jennings house as Phillip tries desperately to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package.
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The Americans — Season 4, Episode 2

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"Pastor Tim" turns up the tension for the Jennings family, and for the show's viewers as well.

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Eric Eidelstein New York Magazine/Vulture 06/01/2018
It's a delicate episode, proof that The Americans would never just kill someone off because it's convenient. Go to Full Review
Alan Sepinwall HitFix 04/01/2016
When Nina gets caught trying to smuggle a message to Anton Baklanov's son- she tells Vasili something that applies pretty equally to all our major characters at this point: "I'm not who I was." Go to Full Review
Matt Brennan Slant Magazine 03/31/2016
[The] comic moments count as an unexpected development, especially as The Americans winnows the number of escape routes available to the Jennings family should Pastor Tim report Philip and Elizabeth to the authorities. Go to Full Review
Alec Bojalad Den of Geek 05/19/2016
4.5/5
The dramatic chickenpox is part of what makes the post-season one seasons so fantastic and we can see the effects of it right from the jump in season four, episode two: "Pastor Tim." Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Family tension reaches an intense boiling point in the Jennings house as Phillip tries desperately to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package.
Executive Producer
Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 23, 2016