Jennings, Elizabeth
Jennings, Elizabeth is the ninth episode of The Americans’ sixth season. It aired on FX on May 23, 2018. In this tense hour, Elizabeth keeps watching Nesterenko to stop any assassination, while Philip sends a coded message to Oleg about anti-Gorbachev coup plans.
Staying in detective mode, Stan investigates the Jennings family, questions Philip at work, calls Pastor Tim in Buenos Aires, and debates with Dennis about whether they’re spies. Dennis pushes back, suggesting Elizabeth and Philip aren’t Soviet agents, while Father Victor hints that Father Andrei may be connected to the KGB.
Oleg gets caught when the dead drop is discovered, but he defends his mission in an FBI interview and later in custody, saying he came to the United States to protect the summit and to help his family. Elizabeth foils a planned assassination by killing a disguised Tatiana and then reveals the success to Claudia, who is furious and warns that Elizabeth has little left besides Philip and their American children.
Philip learns that Father Andrei signaled to the FBI after a talk with Victor and must run to avoid capture, escaping in a taxi with a disguise. Paige confronts Elizabeth about a story from Brian’s circle, but Elizabeth denies it; the two clash about their very different lives in America. After a chaotic day, Elizabeth packs a go bag and leaves the house, setting up a gripping cliffhanger as the Jennings family prepares to flee.
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