Born Again (The Americans)

"**Born Again**"
"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 code	BDU306
Original air date	March 4, 2015
Running time	41 minutes
Episode chronology
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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]

References

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

External links

"Born Again" at FX
"Born Again" at IMDb

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[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.

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v t e The Americans
Characters	Elizabeth Jennings Philip Jennings Stan Beeman
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6
Episodes	"Pilot" "The Clock" "Gregory" "In Control" "COMINT" "Trust Me" "Duty and Honor" "Mutually Assured Destruction" "Safe House" "Only You" "Covert War" "The Oath" "The Colonel" "Comrades" "Cardinal" "The Walk In" "A Little Night Music" "The Deal" "Behind the Red Door" "Arpanet" "New Car" "Martial Eagle" "Yousaf" "Stealth" "Operation Chronicle" "Echo" "EST Men" "Baggage" "Open House" "Dimebag" "Salang Pass" "Born Again" "Walter Taffet" "Divestment" "Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?" "Stingers" "One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov" "I Am Abassin Zadran" "March 8, 1983" "Glanders" "Pastor Tim" "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow" "Chloramphenicol" "Clark's Place" "The Rat" "Travel Agents" "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears" "The Day After" "Munchkins" "Dinner for Seven" "A Roy Rogers in Franconia" "Persona Non Grata" "Amber Waves" "Pests" "The Midges" "What's the Matter with Kansas?" "Lotus 1-2-3" "Crossbreed" "The Committee on Human Rights" "Immersion" "IHOP" "Darkroom" "Dyatkovo" "The World Council of Churches" "The Soviet Division" "Dead Hand" "Tchaikovsky" "Urban Transport Planning" "Mr. and Mrs. Teacup" "The Great Patriotic War" "Rififi" "Harvest" "The Summit" "Jennings, Elizabeth" "START"