Born Again (The Americans)

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"Born Again"
The Americans episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 6
Directed by Kevin Dowling
Written by Tracey Scott Wilson
Featured music Nathan Barr
Production codeBDU306
Original air dateMarch 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)
Running time41 minutes
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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.

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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]

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References

  1. Cantor, Brian (March 5, 2015). "Ratings: FX's "The Americans" Rises Slightly from Last Week's Low". Headline Planet. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. Adams, Erik (March 4, 2015). "The Americans: "Born Again"". The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. Sepinwall, Alan (March 4, 2015). "Review: 'The Americans' - 'Born Again': Seduction Of The Innocent". HitFix . Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.