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Season 1  "Pilot"  1x1

Aired 11 years ago - Jan 30, 2013

The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI agent.

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Watch the corner!
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I know you're not supposed to kill me.
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I mean, what's it take to rob a bank?
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They make up stories to make us happy.
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and call Swissair.
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I made the drop in the park. No response.
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Little one? Come on. Let's see. Ohh!
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of the Committee to oversee
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And they have a vehicle description,
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we're authorized to make our own decisions.
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Bye, mom.
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Is that right?
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I do.
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Maybe this is the perfect time for us just to think about...
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- What exactly is your plan? - We'd have a great life because we would have money.
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Your lives up until now.
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Oh, nothing major... cracked PCV hose.
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Frank.
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And I would just follow my regular routine,
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♪ and the home of the brave? ♪
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if you think that'll make you a traitor,
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♪ well, I've been waiting for this moment ♪
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♪ oh, lord ♪
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I got to change my blades more often.
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♪ mm, she's a roller, yeah ♪
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a madman as their president.
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We must meet the challenge.
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President Reagan is outraged that the KGB thinks
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although, of course, he was going off to die.
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