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The Americans – Season 6, Episode 5 The Great Patriotic War

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As the summit fast approaches, Elizabeth enlists Philip's help for a mission that could yield game-changing intel.
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The Americans — Season 6, Episode 5

The Americans — Season 6, Episode 5

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"The Great Patriotic War" is taut and purposefully paced with glimmers of humor, heart, and heightened stakes for a good majority of The Americans' cast of characters.

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Sean T. Collins Decider 06/20/2018
I can't see this as bonding between a mother and her adult daughter. It's a psychological honeytrap. Go to Full Review
Eric Eidelstein New York Magazine/Vulture 06/04/2018
Philip realizes that Elizabeth is out of control... Go to Full Review
Mike Hale New York Times 04/26/2018
It was a packed episode, with some welcome, though brief, interludes of tenderness and humor. Go to Full Review
Gary Shannon The Young Folks 05/01/2018
9/10
Unlike the previous episodes, which simmered with Elizabeth and Philip's suppressed contempt for one another, "The Great Patriotic War" is an episode bursting with explosive revelations for the two of them. Go to Full Review
Alec Bojalad Den of Geek 04/26/2018
5/5
Pain is a wheel and it rolls along, picking up speed and crushing others under its path. Philip Jennings may have just become the first person in the history of The Americans to merely step off of the wheel. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis As the summit fast approaches, Elizabeth enlists Philip's help for a mission that could yield game-changing intel.
Director
Thomas Schlamme
Executive Producer
Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank
Screenwriter
Hilary Bettis
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 25, 2018