Episode Rankings: The Americans

The Americans is a really good show with great acting, strong writing, a nice balance of spy action and family drama, and some truly impeccable needle drops. While the last two seasons can drag a bit and the show won't quite make my all-time favorites list, I still really enjoyed The Americans and would definitely recommend it. Here's my ranking of its episodes:

1. The Magic Of David Copperfield V: The Statue Of Liberty Disappears (S4.08)
2. START (S6.10)
3. Echo (S2.13)
4. Stingers (S3.10)
5. Travel Agents (S4.07)
6. Chloramphenicol (S4.04)
7. Jennings, Elizabeth (S6.09)
8. The Colonel (S1.13)
9. Safe House (S1.09)
10. Walter Taffet (S3.07)
11. Arpanet (S2.07)
12. Do Mail Robots Dream Of Electric Sheep? (S3.09)
13. Dinner For Seven (S4.11)
14. The Deal (S2.05)
15. Only You (S1.10)
16. Martial Eagle (S2.09)
17. Harvest (S6.07)
18. Persona Non Grata (S4.13)
19. Dyatkovo (S5.11)
20. Trust Me (S1.06)
21. Divestment (S3.08)
22. The Great Patriotic War (S6.05)
23. Operation Chronicle (S2.12)
24. Glanders (S4.01)
25. March 8, 1983 (S3.13)
26. One Day In The Life Of Anton Baklanov (S3.11)
27. The Oath (S1.12)
28. Comrades (S2.01)
29. The Rat (S4.06)
30. Dead Hand (S6.01)
31. Munchkins (S4.10)
32. New Car (S2.08)
33. The Soviet Division (S5.13)
34. Pilot (S1.01)
35. Pastor Tim (S4.02)
36. The Summit (S6.08)
37. I Am Abassin Zadran (S3.12)
38. The Walk In (S2.03)
39. Duty And Honor (S1.07)
40. The Committee On Human Rights (S5.07)
41. Urban Transport Planning (S6.03)
42. A Roy Rogers In Franconia (S4.12)
43. Yousaf (S2.10)
44. Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow (S4.03)
45. IHOP (S5.09)
46. Rififi (S6.06)
47. Dimebag (S3.04)
48. The Clock (S1.02)
49. The World Council Of Churches (S5.12)
50. Cardinal (S2.02)
51. Amber Waves (S5.01)
52. The Day After (S4.09)
53. Baggage (S3.02)
54. Clark's Place (S4.05)
55. Covert War (S1.11)
56. Tchaikovsky (S6.02)
57. In Control (S1.04)
58. Born Again (S3.06)
59. Stealth (S2.11)
60. Open House (S3.03)
61. A Little Night Music (S2.04)
62. Mutually Assured Destruction (S1.08)
63. Immersion (S5.08)
64. EST Men (S3.01)
65. Pests (S5.02)
66. Gregory (S1.03)
67. Darkroom (S5.10)
68. Salang Pass (S3.05)
69. Mr And Mrs Teacup (S6.04)
70. Crossbread (S5.06)
71. COMINT (S1.05)
72. The Midges (S5.03)
73. Lotus 1-2-3 (S5.05)
74. Behind The Red Door (S2.06)
75. What's The Matter With Kansas? (S5.04)