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The Americans – Season 6, Episode 2 Tchaikovsky

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The Americans – Season 6, Episode 2

Tchaikovsky

Aired Apr 4, 2018

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Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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"Tchaikovsky" slows the momentum of its predecessor while threatening to push the conflict between family, career, and personal conviction to a breaking point in the lives of The Americans' core characters.

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Keri Russell

Elizabeth Jennings

Matthew Rhys

Philip Jennings

Noah Emmerich

Stan Beeman

Holly Taylor

Paige Jennings

Keidrich Sellati

Henry Jennings

Costa Ronin

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Sean T. Collins

Decider

06/20/2018

Director Rhys conveys the imbalance of knowledge and power in this scene with a shot of mother and daughter on a hill, the former above the latter.

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Eric Eidelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

06/04/2018

[Elizabeth is] doing it all without Philip now, she has Paige-a real agent-to consider, and everything is clearly taking its toll.

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Ben Travers

IndieWire

04/05/2018

B+

"Tchaikovsky" is a move-the-needle episode with a number of strong moments that pop among the many minor moments.

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Brian Grubb

Uproxx

04/05/2018

There are some things in life you can't unsee, things that burn themselves into your brain and haunt you for the rest of your life. I've got to imagine "your mom's panicked face covered in a man's brains" is one of those things.

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Matt Brennan

Paste Magazine

04/05/2018

8/10

This interest in the meaning of work, both its cost and its worth, is the central feature of "Tchaikovsky," elaborated in so many contexts that the episode maintains its focus despite covering an immense amount of narrative terrain.

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Synopsis

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
Executive Producer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank
Screenwriter: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA (L|V)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 4, 2018