The Americans

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Season 5
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 30, 2013
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 177 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 151 out of 177
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 177
  3. Negative: 13 out of 177
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  1. ozymandias79
    May 30, 2017
    5
    Wow, this show has taken a swan dive into shallow water. Boring is the only word to describe season 5. The last 15 min of an episode was spent digging a hole. Was it to bury the show in? Another 15 min spent developing photos. Both fast-forward worthy. The subplot with Oleg Igorevich is more interesting. Lets see if "The Americans" goes out with a fizz in season 6.
  2. mark_sf
    May 22, 2017
    5
    Very mediocre season. There is almost no tension at all in any of the plot lines. 4 episodes to go and I have no investment in any of the characters of the outcomes. Kind of ridiculous the rating for a show is based on the first few episodes.
  3. EPMD
    May 11, 2017
    6
    I very much enjoyed Seasons 1-4. I am 9 episodes into Season 5, and it has been quite dull. The show still seems high quality, but not enough is happening. It just feels like filler to this point. The plot hasn't advanced at all, and the show's usual tension has been in short supply.
  4. Killsocket
    May 20, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 5 of The Americans is a let down to me when compared to previous seasons. I am not sure what the critics are watching but this feels like a disjointed season so far. In the grand scope of things, **SPOILER ALERT**, they dug a hole in the ground and killed someone, they killed someone before realizing the grains are being engineered to withstand insects instead of engineering insects to attack Soviet food supplies, Stan's Russian male informant is doing God-knows-what in Russia, their handler went back home, and they killed someone who they think is a traitor. Oh and Paige is a complete mess. And I am really supposed to suspend my disbelief that a child going to high school is alone enough with "flight attendent/pilot" parents not around? No one in The Americans world notices this? It feels like a meandering mess of a season when compared to previous seasons of the same show, but as harsh as this sounds, it's still a top show that I look forward to. I just hope the final season will be tighter and have a purpose.
    I just feel it is trying to do too much. There is way to much to explore before we have a 7 minute wedding scene in what appears to be a tomb, or a 4 minute montage of developing and reading pictures Paige took of Pastor's diary, track the asian kid for 6 minutes to find out he went to iHop and didn't do anything wrong, but speed by "is that lady who might be a traitor" surprise mission out of nowhere.
    Maybe I am missing something, but as a HUGE fan of the show, I am a little disappointed.    … Expand
  5. khoin
    Apr 19, 2017
    5
    I consider this series to be one of the best things I've seen on TV; however, Season 5 has disappointed. It moves way too slow and the characters haven't evolved or grown nor have any new characters been introduced worth following. That said, I am a HUGE fan of the first four seasons.
  6. flamini1314
    Apr 30, 2017
    6
    I tried it and tried it, and the result was the same- an intelligent show with fine performances but with a tired retread spy storyline and zero characters I liked. Not one of them did I care about, so why watch? Why tune it to see people you don't like pretending to be spies with setups and situations you've seen ad nauseum? Keri Russell is about as sexy as Mrs. Howell on Gilligan'sI tried it and tried it, and the result was the same- an intelligent show with fine performances but with a tired retread spy storyline and zero characters I liked. Not one of them did I care about, so why watch? Why tune it to see people you don't like pretending to be spies with setups and situations you've seen ad nauseum? Keri Russell is about as sexy as Mrs. Howell on Gilligan's Island, and Matthew Rhys is so damned smug and comes off so dislikable. And Johnboy Walton? Please, he's still a marginal actor.… Expand
  7. Wabdatl
    Mar 23, 2017
    5
    Where is the tension of the past four seasons? Husband and wife; happy. Mother and daughter; somewhat more happy then anyone I have ever known. What about the neighbors? FBI and KGB seem to be getting along fairly well. Maybe there is even a wedding in the future. Surely there is tension at work; nope. Don't get me wrong, The American has been my favorite show for four seasons but this isWhere is the tension of the past four seasons? Husband and wife; happy. Mother and daughter; somewhat more happy then anyone I have ever known. What about the neighbors? FBI and KGB seem to be getting along fairly well. Maybe there is even a wedding in the future. Surely there is tension at work; nope. Don't get me wrong, The American has been my favorite show for four seasons but this is not looking good for season five. Still comrade, I will hope.… Expand
  8. jaasieljunior
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
    A série The Americans é uma obra - prima? Sem dúvidas, mas ao decorrer das seasons, você percebe que a série não precisa repetir fórmulas anteriores para prender a atenção do espectador.É uma série de que nem tudo que é vitorioso possa ser vista como um fracasso. É de se reerguer e ver novas possibilidades para o futuro.Contudo,se a próxima season se torna mais dramática do que essaA série The Americans é uma obra - prima? Sem dúvidas, mas ao decorrer das seasons, você percebe que a série não precisa repetir fórmulas anteriores para prender a atenção do espectador.É uma série de que nem tudo que é vitorioso possa ser vista como um fracasso. É de se reerguer e ver novas possibilidades para o futuro.Contudo,se a próxima season se torna mais dramática do que essa season, veremos a queda da série.… Expand
  9. NotAmerican
    May 31, 2017
    4
    Boring fifth season. That's all I've got to say. The show is great, the actors are good, the costumes, but the story is not there. In fact, it's not that the story is boring, the truth is: there's no plot in this season. There's seriously no point in watching it. You could jump from season 4 to season 6 without an issue.

    I'm not going to be brutal with the score, but they need to fix    Boring fifth season. That's all I've got to say. The show is great, the actors are good, the costumes, but the story is not there. In fact, it's not that the story is boring, the truth is: there's no plot in this season. There's seriously no point in watching it. You could jump from season 4 to season 6 without an issue.

    I'm not going to be brutal with the score, but they need to fix it, because the show is in mortal danger at this point.

    The young asian character said it best, they're both petty-bourgeois people at this point. And I was sold that this would be a show about the best of the best of the Soviet Union's intelligence services. And I got plots worthy of sitcoms.    … Expand

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#4 Best TV Season of 2017
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#53 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#78 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Mar 7, 2017
    100
    As always, The Americans does complex work that never calls attention to its complexity. The associations and connections are there if you care to make them, but the show maintains plausible deniability as a good spy should, walking briskly from scene to scene as if it’s just here to get the job done and get out.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Mar 7, 2017
    100
    Fortunately, The Americans’ fifth season succeeds in addressing our current world by being its assiduously careful self. This is still a show about how, beyond politics, beyond economics, beyond nationalism, people are people. How beautiful, and how terrifying.
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  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Mar 7, 2017
    100
    The drama remains as tense as ever, with strong, careful writing and an abundance of fine performances.
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