Episode
The Americans: Dimebag
Overview
Philip faces a moral dilemma while developing an asset. Philip and Elizabeth’s friction escalates. Stan develops a theory with serious repercussions for national security. Paige makes a surprising birthday wish.
Details
- Series
- The Americans
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2015-02-18
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Dimebag is Episode 4 in Season 3 of The Americans. It aired on 2015-02-18. The runtime is 47 min.
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Episode 3: Open House
Danger mounts for Elizabeth and Philip as they get closer to the inner circle of the C.I.A. Afghan Group. Stan monitors Zinaida. Agent Aderholt challenges Agent Gaad on a crucial operation. Arkady tasks Oleg and Tatiana with gathering high‐level intel. Martha proposes a lifestyle change to Clark.
Episode 5: Salang Pass
Philip juggles the many women in his life while Elizabeth takes drastic measures to complete a mission. Stan asserts a plan to save Nina with an unlikely ally.
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Elizabeth and Philip come together to deal with a mission gone wrong but struggle to reconcile their increasingly opposing ideologies. Stan welcomes a Soviet defector, Zinaida, to America. Nina acclimates to her new living arrangements.
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Episode 7: Walter Taffet
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Episode 8: Divestment
Martha and Clark’s marriage meets its most challenging test yet. As pressures on Philip intensify, Elizabeth turns to Gabriel with a difficult request. Nina receives a new assignment that reconnects her with her past.
Episode 9: Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep
Philip and Elizabeth struggle with the gravity of unexpected collateral damage. Stan and Oleg hatch a risky plan to help save Nina.
Episode 10: Stingers
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Episode 11: One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov
Philip and Elizabeth's home and work lives collide in new and dangerous ways. Nina struggles to figure out her next steps. Arkady assigns Oleg and Tatiana to an operation with uncertain potential.
Episode 12: I Am Abassin Zadran
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Episode 13: March 8, 1983
Elizabeth and Paige take a trip that lands them in treacherous territory. After an emotionally charged mission, Philip turns to an unlikely source for solace. Stan’s plan to save Nina culminates in unforeseen ways.