The Americans
The Americansran for six consecutively expectant season . The series watch over Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings , Russian spy deeply undercover in American during the Cold War .
Each season had its own particular storyline that focused on the most recent problem the Jennings were assigned to . The season finales were where these plot lines were brought to a fountainhead , tying up some threads while pull up stakes others undefendable for succeeding season to direct .
The Soviet Division (Season 5) 8.3
Phillip , Elizabeth , and Tuan rush to Morozov ’s house in ordering to preclude Pasha from committing suicide . They superintend to get an ambulance in time to save Pasha ’s life , but the goal of Tuan ’s plan works all the same , and the kinsperson is split up as a resolution . This plan direct a toll on Phillip and Elizabeth , and the nisus of their line is more observable than ever . At this stage , the Jennings really get down to consider go home .
Their mission with Tuan has ended , and he evince dashing hopes in their involuntariness to permit Pasha die . Phillip , whose morality has long been chafing under his line of work , is enrage at Tuan ’s thickened manner , but Elizabeth is more understanding of his determination and monish him not to continue to work alone . Phillip discovers that Kimmy ’s Father of the Church is being promoted to head of the Soviet Division , and it seem like the Jennings are n’t going anywhere , after all . However , Elizabeth gives Phillip the proficient gift she can give him : her blessing to leave office .
Persona Non Grata (Season 4) 8.5
William catches surveillance when trying to hand the Lassers computer virus off to Phillip . The FBI chase him , and he infects himself with the virus before they take him in . Stan gets to speak to a KBG officer for the first time while watching him conk and learning nothing beyond a glimpse into the psyche of this particular homo .
Meanwhile , Paige reckon she ’s readyto bring together her parent ’s profession , just as a relationship with Matthew is blossoming … the son of the FBI agent that lives across the street .
March 8, 1983 (Season 3) 8.9
Elizabeth brings Paige with her to see her decease mother in an effort to help Paige feel more affiliated to her inheritance . Elizabeth feels that this trip will also give Paige some insight as to who Elizabeth really is . However , Paige feels more torn than ever and does the unthinkable , calling Pastor Tim and recite him everything .
Stan differentiate Gaad about the probe he ’s been conducting on his own with Oleg , naively anticipate to be rewarded for his efforts , but Gaad is angry that he disobeyed orders to do his own thing . Stan is so possessed with what he did to Nina , his desperation to save her completely overshadows his judgment . All of his endeavour go toward freeing another asset , as no one else in the FBI or CIA is as concerned about Nina ’s safety as Stan is .
Echo (Season 2) 9.0
Paige’sinvolvement with the church in season twobuilds toward the bomb that gets drop on Phillip and Elizabeth in the close . Paige has become passionate about engaging in polite disobedience for help those who postulate it . Phillip and Elizabeth take Paige and Henry on an extemporaneous vacation , which was a back for a job , where Larrick is waiting to bushwhack them .
Phillip and Elizabeth deal to disarm and kill Larrick , but not before he fatally shoots Jared , who fink his lawful , disturb function in all of this ; he kill his family unit when he regain out from an offer from the Center what secrets they ’d been retain from him . Stan has a alternative to make : either give up Echo , or give up Nina . He chooses his country , and Nina get the consequences of yet another person deciding her utility has run out .
The Colonel (Season 1) 9.2
The Colonel is really just a great sequence ofThe Americans . The plan that Phillip and Elizabeth have been working on is high-risk , but the skill they ’ve established throughout the first time of year gives the audience confidence that they can attract it off . However , when it ’s discover that it ’s a setup and that following through with the plan will mean sealed failure , Arkady tries desperately to let his agents get laid before it ’s too late .
Elizabeth is the one who ’s really in peril here , and Phillip right away rushes to her delivery . An exciting machine chase ensues in which Stan shoots Elizabeth . Elizabeth , thinking she ’s die , convey her wishing for Phillip to ultimately come home .
START (Season 6) 9.8
START is peradventure thegreatest time of year finaleof any show , ever . After decade of fourth dimension deep undercover in America , Phillip and Elizabeth have finally been catch . Stan discovers that his best friend is one of the people he ’s been look for and fighting against all this time , and the treason swerve thick , which Noah Emmerich portrays beautifully .
His time in counterintelligence has only blur the line between what he knows is correct and wrong , admit him to permit Phillip and Elizabeth escape with Paige . They allow Henry behind and ask Stan to look after him . Phillip leaves Stan with a parting gift : he distrust Renee is KGB . The program is all but dissolve , and it ’s time for Phillip and Elizabeth to in the end render home . One person who wo n’t be making the trip back is Oleg , whose selfless deed in military service of the great beneficial lands him in an American prison for a very long time .
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