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The Americans

5/30/18

11:32 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/30/18

TV Reviews The Americans5/30/18

The Americans ends as it lived: Tense, affecting, and one of the greats

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5/23/18

11:10 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/23/18

TV Reviews The Americans5/23/18

With one episode left, The Americans prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice

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5/16/18

11:52 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/16/18

TV Reviews The Americans5/16/18

Between two conversations, The Americans do battle and seek absolution

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5/9/18

11:13 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/9/18

TV Reviews The Americans5/9/18

An Americans “Harvest” goes wrong in all the right ways

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5/2/18

11:04 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/2/18

TV Reviews The Americans5/2/18

The Americans begins reaping what it sowed in another stellar episode

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4/25/18

11:23 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/25/18

TV Reviews The Americans4/25/18

The Americans can be a great horror movie, too

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4/18/18

11:11 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/18/18

TV Reviews The Americans4/18/18

On The Americans, you can’t go your own way

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4/11/18

11:07 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/11/18

TV Reviews The Americans4/11/18

Can you come into the kitchen? The Americans would like a word

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4/4/18

11:05 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/4/18

TV Reviews The Americans4/4/18

The gravity of Elizabeth’s new mission pulls more slippery people into The Americans’ orbit

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3/28/18

11:17 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans3/28/18

TV Reviews The Americans3/28/18

The Americans’ final season begins with the realization of its greatest fear

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5/30/17

11:14 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/30/17

TV Reviews The Americans5/30/17

The Americans spent a season as TV’s best drama, but it’s ready for spy stuff again

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5/23/17

11:12 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/23/17

TV Reviews The Americans5/23/17

The kids aren’t all right as The Americans heads toward the end of its season

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5/16/17

11:01 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/16/17

TV Reviews The Americans5/16/17

A simmering season of The Americans reaches the boiling point

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5/9/17

11:10 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/9/17

TV Reviews The Americans5/9/17

There are heartwarming and troubling developments in The Americans’ “Darkroom”

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5/2/17

11:11 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans5/2/17

TV Reviews The Americans5/2/17

Encores abound in an Americans tearjerker

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4/25/17

11:10 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/25/17

TV Reviews The Americans4/25/17

The Americans shows that table-setting is as riveting as any car chase

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4/18/17

11:00 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/18/17

TV Reviews The Americans4/18/17

A major character bids farewell as The Americans ponders the nature of sacrifice

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4/11/17

11:02 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/11/17

TV Reviews The Americans4/11/17

An acting showcase for The Americans is enhanced by shocking family secrets

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4/4/17

11:10 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans4/4/17

TV Reviews The Americans4/4/17

Find someone who looks at you the way The Americans look at each other

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3/28/17

11:03 PM

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TV Reviews The Americans3/28/17

TV Reviews The Americans3/28/17

The Americans is a lot

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