Born Again (The Americans) Explained

Series:The Americans
Season:3
Episode:6
Production:BDU306
Length:41 minutes
Director:Kevin Dowling
Music:Nathan Barr
Season Article:The Americans season 3
Episode List:List of The Americans episodes
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"Born Again" is the sixth episode of third season of the American television drama series The Americans, and the 32nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on March 4, 2015 in the United States on FX.

Plot

Paige gets baptized by Pastor Tim, with Philip and Elizabeth in attendance. Later, Tori and Stan have dinner at the Jennings house, and despite his admitting that he still considers Sandra his wife, he and Tori have sex. Gabriel informs Philip that his other son is now a soldier in Afghanistan. This causes Philip to increase his visits with Kimmy to check the phone taps. Kimmy tries to seduce Philip. Meanwhile, Nina portrays herself as vulnerable to get Evi to confess about her boyfriend's treason. Evi gets taken away and Nina gets rewarded with a meal.

Production

The episode was written by Tracey Scott Wilson and directed by Kevin Dowling.

Reception

The episode was watched by 930,000 viewers and scored 0.24 ratings in 18–49 demographics, as per Nielsen ratings.[1]

"Born Again" received positive reviews. Erik Adams of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+ grade.[2] Alan Sepinwall also reviewed it positively.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ratings: FX’s "The Americans" Rises Slightly from Last Week’s Low. Headline Planet. Cantor. Brian. March 5, 2015. March 5, 2015.
  2. Web site: The Americans: "Born Again". March 4, 2015. Adams. Erik . . January 29, 2019.
  3. Web site: Review: 'The Americans' - 'Born Again': Seduction Of The Innocent . HitFix. March 4, 2015. Sepinwall. Alan . https://web.archive.org/web/20150305220540/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-the-americans-born-again-seduction-of-the-innocent . March 5, 2015.