The BEST episodes of The Americans season 1

#1 - The Bounty Jumpers

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/17/1961

#2 - Harper's Ferry

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/1961

When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.

#3 - Half Moon Road

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/1961

#4 - On To Richmond

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/1961

Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.

#5 - Rebellion At Blazing Rock

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/1961

Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.

#6 - Reconnaissance

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/1961

#7 - The Sentry

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/1961

#8 - The Rebellious Rose

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/1961

#9 - The Regular

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/1961

In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.

#10 - The Escape

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/1961

#11 - The Guerrillas

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/1961

#12 - The Invaders

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/1961

#13 - The Gun

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/3/1961

#14 - Long Way Back

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/24/1961

#15 - The War Between The States

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/1/1961

#16 - The Coward

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/8/1961

#17 - The Inquisitors

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/15/1961

The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.