THE AMERICANS, 4.13 – ‘Persona Non Grata’
byGiven that The Americans, in its understated way, has never been beholden to the usual expectations of how a serialised drama should play out,…
FRANK LANGELLA
THE AMERICANS, 4.12 – ‘A Roy Rogers in Franconia’
by“A Roy Rogers in Franconia” begins right where last week’s episode left off, with Paige (Holly Taylor) having seen her mom take care of…
THE AMERICANS, 4.11 – ‘Dinner for Seven’
byThe scene that gives this week’s episode its name happens about halfway through, when Stan (Noah Emmerich) drops in on the Jennings family as…
THE AMERICANS, 4.10 – ‘Munchkins’
byWhile Henry (Kendrick Sellati) is mostly absent from “Munchkins”, he gives the episode one of its most memorable elements while he’s totally offscreen, bouncing…
THE AMERICANS, 4.8 – ‘The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears’
by“The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears”, this week’s episode of The Americans, ends with its own sleight of hand, but…
THE AMERICANS, 4.6 – ‘The Rat’
byFor a series defined by restraint and deliberate pacing, the last few weeks of The Americans have seen a monumental change in the show’s status…
THE AMERICANS, 4.5 – ‘Clark’s Place’
byAfter the shocking ending of last week’s episode, “Clark’s Place” was an episode for The Americans to do its customary thing, after a major story…
THE AMERICANS, 4.4 – ‘Chloramphenicol’
byI’ll admit that I was initially reluctant when asked to cover The Americans for Frame Rated. It’s not that I’m not a big fan of the…
THE AMERICANS, 4.3 – ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow’
byIs there any show as strong at narrative misdirection as The Americans? Four seasons in, the show’s strategy of slowly building tension over multiple episodes,…
THE AMERICANS, 4.2 – ‘Pastor Tim’
byAny fans of The Americans who, after last week’s season premiere, looked ahead to this week’s episode, had good reason to suspect that Pastor Tim…