The BEST episodes of The Americans (2013) season 4

Every episode of The Americans (2013) season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Americans (2013) season 4!

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.

Last Updated: 9/13/2024Network: FXStatus: Ended
Dinner for Seven
star
7.87
2666 votes

#1 - Dinner for Seven

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2016

Elizabeth completes the last steps of a very personal operation… but at what cost?

Directors: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Joshua Brand
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The Rat
star
7.84
2754 votes

#2 - The Rat

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2016

Martha must finally face the truth she has denied – and her life may never be the same. Plus, a chilling new development in William’s work forces the Jennings to face the realities of what a biological war would mean.

Directors: Kari Skogland
Writer: Joshua Brand
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Travel Agents
star
7.81
2737 votes

#3 - Travel Agents

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2016

The KGB and the FBI both race to track down a vital agent… everything is at stake.

Directors: Daniel Attias
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Chloramphenicol
star
7.81
2590 votes

#4 - Chloramphenicol

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2016

A devastating flaw during a mission forces Philip, Elizabeth, William and Gabriel to confront the depths of their patriotism… and their mortality. In Russia, in striving to be a better person, has Nina put her life on the line?

Directors: Stephen Schwartz
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Persona Non Grata
star
7.79
2699 votes

#5 - 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?

Directors: Chris Long
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A Roy Rogers in Franconia
star
7.77
2633 votes

#6 - 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?

Directors: Chris Long
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The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears
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7.76
2654 votes

#7 - The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2016

The Jennings’s approach their breaking points as both Philip and Elizabeth must handle loyal agents. Will they make it through with their patriotism – and sanity – intact?

Directors: Matthew Rhys
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Clark's Place
star
7.71
2689 votes

#8 - Clark's Place

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2016

Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.

Directors: Noah Emmerich
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Pastor Tim
star
7.66
2583 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Chris Long
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Glanders
star
7.63
2662 votes

#10 - Glanders

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2016

Philip and Elizabeth deal with the fallout of all they’ve wrought. What will happen when the FBI finds out about Gene’s suicide? How will Pastor Tim deal with the revelation that they are Russian spies? And will they be able to handle a dangerous, new bioweapons assignment?

Directors: Thomas Schlamme
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Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow
star
7.62
2647 votes

#11 - Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2016

Paige copes with new burdens that come with her family’s secret – as Philip and Elizabeth struggle to contain their cover without destroying their daughter.

Directors: Kevin Dowling
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Munchkins
star
7.60
2649 votes

#12 - Munchkins

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2016

When Paige’s long-ago indiscretion threatens to resurface and destroy the family, Philip and Elizabeth find themselves scrambling – and Paige finds herself reevaluating who her parents really are.

Directors: Steph Green
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The Day After
star
7.59
2633 votes

#13 - The Day After

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2016

The Day After premieres, making the stakes - and terrible consequences - of the Cold War plain. Even with that in mind, will Elizabeth be able to complete the painful process of the "Patty" operation?

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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