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The Americans – Season 4, Episode 5 Clark's Place

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The Americans – Season 4, Episode 5

Clark's Place

Aired Apr 13, 2016

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Philip must take stock of his life with Martha and make a difficult choice, from which there is no return.

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"Clark's Place" heightens the tension of this season's arc with the first fallout from a shocking death -- further underscoring the reality that no character is safe.

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Eric Eidelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

06/01/2018

While Philip and Elizabeth wait on orders about what to do with Martha, what to do with Pastor Tim, and what to do with years of built-up anxiety, it's poignant that "Clark's Place" ends with relief.

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Erik Adams

AV Club

04/14/2016

B+

"Clark's Place" isn't The Americans recoiling from the attack. It's the preparation for the pounce, the show's muscles tensing in preparation for action.

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Matt Brennan

Slant Magazine

04/14/2016

"Clark's Place," directed by Noah Emmerich, establishes the rifts in the show's key relationships through a series of skillful compositions, highlighting the spaces in between the characters at every turn.

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Alec Bojalad

Den of Geek

05/19/2016

3.5/5

There's the aforementioned use of "Under Pressure" that shows even when The Americans takes a breather it can still be one of the most incredibly stylish and sensual shows on television.

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Mark Trammell

TV Equals

04/15/2016

All in all, a solid enough episode, which effectively ratcheted up the... well, pressure on all concerned, making that song selection a bit on the nose, but still apropos, nonetheless.

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Synopsis

Philip must take stock of his life with Martha and make a difficult choice, from which there is no return.

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: Apr 13, 2016