The Americans

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Season 3
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 30, 2013
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 347 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 303 out of 347
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 347
  3. Negative: 25 out of 347
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  1. CobaltBlue
    Oct 1, 2015
    4
    I thought The Americans had a great premise but it never has fulfilled the potential. To really enjoy the show you must delight in the lead characters donning various disguises and always succeeding completely in their subterfuges, as this is the main focus. They struggle to craft interesting long-term storylines around these missions of the week. The lead characters are not exactlyI thought The Americans had a great premise but it never has fulfilled the potential. To really enjoy the show you must delight in the lead characters donning various disguises and always succeeding completely in their subterfuges, as this is the main focus. They struggle to craft interesting long-term storylines around these missions of the week. The lead characters are not exactly the most dynamic, and the supporting cast doesn't lift them up much.… Expand
  2. ChrisMattar
    Feb 18, 2015
    4
    As naive and silly as can possibly be, this is brainless TV at its best. As hard as I try I cannot take this show seriously nor understand why its good to so many people, I'd love to meet a diehard fan of this, just to see what I'm looking at. It's barely OK.
    And a metacritic of 92? While Better Call Saul gets mid 70s. Kill yourself right now.
  3. finnigan37
    Feb 16, 2015
    5
    Thoroughly mediocre. At times the show is exciting, but far too often it is plodding and boring. Combined with the drab way in which it's shot, the painfully slow pace makes this often nearly unwatchable. Wake me up for the intermittent moments when something happens, because the wallowing aspects aren't captivating enough to hold my attention.
  4. Hoping4Better
    Jun 21, 2016
    5
    I'm a latecomer to the show, watched season 1 and 2, and now 3. I like the basic 'spy vs. spy' storyline, but I'm seeing more and more sequences that seem contrived and not particularly realistic -- the whole undersecretary's wife's strangling and being folded into a suitcase was pretty unpleasant for the viewer. The attempt to push the violence envelope is one of the reasons I give thisI'm a latecomer to the show, watched season 1 and 2, and now 3. I like the basic 'spy vs. spy' storyline, but I'm seeing more and more sequences that seem contrived and not particularly realistic -- the whole undersecretary's wife's strangling and being folded into a suitcase was pretty unpleasant for the viewer. The attempt to push the violence envelope is one of the reasons I give this such a low rating... and it's seeming more formulaic episode by episode with at least one key character killed each episode and an obligatory sex scene, which rather than adding depth to the story, just seems crude and unnecessary. Maybe someday Hollywood will wake up... I doubt it.… Expand

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Sara Smith
    Feb 3, 2015
    80
    The moral quicksand that made The Americans so compelling for its first two seasons is deeper than ever.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 29, 2015
    100
    The Americans not only built on its impressive first season when the second came around, but the first four episodes of season three find it rising to new creative heights yet again.
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  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Jan 29, 2015
    100
    It is distinctly its own fascinating thing. And with the addition of great supporting performers like Frank Langella to a narrative arc that grows more captivating with each episode, it could end its third season as the best drama on television.
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