EPISODE
SEASON
The Americans - Season 3
Season 3 opens with things getting tense between Elizabeth and Philip as they have differing opinions over how to handle orders coming from the Centre; Elizabeth and Philip coming together to deal with a mission gone wrong, but struggle to reconcile their ideologies...
30 May 1979, Sterling, Illinois, USA
31 October 1997, Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada
20 August 1962, Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
20 November 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
10 September 1964, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
17 June 1965, USA
15 January 1971, Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 December 1937, Columbus, Ohio, USA
January 26, 2015
The Americans locates a stirring balance between brooding, heated familial melodrama and equally taut, often lethal procedures of its infectious spy drama.
January 30, 2015
I really enjoyed it, and as someone who was born around the time this show takes place, I actually appreciate the pacing being a little slow, as I often have to research things I didn't know about, which is most everything on this show, history-wise.
January 28, 2015
The Americans remains the best show on TV about family -- and, you know, the best show on TV -- because it is both tender and unflinching in its examinations of lies big and small, "good" and bad.
January 26, 2015
The Americans still has those artfully shot scenes that leave you nervously glancing over your shoulder. It still has the deeply felt performances. And, if our intel is correct, it's still getting better.
January 29, 2015
Comrades the Jennings may be, but Elizabeth is first among equals, and The Americans is the story of her antiheroism above all.
January 26, 2015
Based on the first two hours of Season 3, The Americans won't be losing the title of "Best Drama on TV" anytime soon.
January 28, 2015
The close calls are starting to feel a little redundant, but the looming human drama in season three of The Americans should keep it near the top of the spy pack.
January 29, 2015
The Americans remains one of prime time's best series, the only negatives at this point being how complicated the plotting is, to the degree at which we almost need a flow chart to keep up. It's a headache, but a great one to have.
January 26, 2015
The Americans is only getting better with age, answering its questions as it builds upon them -- even if the solutions don't come easy.
January 29, 2015
The Americans also remains a sharp, emotionally rich portrait of the politics of family life. You can fully enjoy the story without following the espionage material closely.