Dimebag (The Americans)

"Dimebag" is the fourth episode of third season of the American television drama series The Americans, and the 30th overall episode of the series.^[1] It originally aired on February 18, 2015, in the United States on FX.^[2]

"Dimebag"
The Americans episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 4
Directed by	Thomas Schlamme
Written by	Peter Ackerman
Featured music	Nathan Barr "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam Ant "Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten" by Mitch Clark "Don't Go" by Yazoo "Only You" by Yazoo
Production code	BDU304
Original air date	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearances
Julia Garner as Kimberly Breland Brandon J. Dirden as Agent Aderholt Svetlana Efremova as Zinaida Preobrazhenskaya Katja Herbers as Evi Sneijder Kelly AuCoin as Pastor Tim Frank Langella as Gabriel
Episode chronology
List of episodes

Plot

After learning their telephone target has employed Kimberly "Kimmy" Breland, daughter of the head of the CIA's Afghan group, as a babysitter, Phillip is tasked with recruiting Kimmy, who is nearly the same age as Paige. He provides fake IDs for Kimmy and her friends, and later she asks to see him alone. They smoke pot and listen to her favorite album together. Nina is pressured to get a confession from her cellmate, Evi Sneijder, and slowly starts to open up to her. Stan publicly voices his opinion at an EST meeting and is asked out on a date afterward by a woman named Tori; he turns her down flat in spite of Phillip's reminder that "you are single now". Later, Stan confesses his affair to his wife, Sandra, who is upset by his confession. Paige's birthday is approaching and she requests to invite Pastor Tim and his wife to dinner. During the meal, Paige says that she wants to be baptized, and the visitors support her decision. Later, Phillip and Elizabeth think Paige ambushed them with the request and invited her guests for support.^[3]

Production

The episode was written by Peter Ackerman and directed by Thomas Schlamme.^[4]

Reception

The episode was watched by 972,000 viewers and scored 0.24 ratings in 18-49 demographics, as per Nielsen ratings.^[5] It received positive reviews. Erik Adams of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+ grade.^[6] Alan Sepinwall called the episode "great".^[7]

References

1. Travers, Ben (2015-02-19). "Review: 'The Americans' Season 3 Episode 4, 'Dimebag,' Pushes Parents to the Limit". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
2. "'The Americans' recap: 'Dimebag'". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
3. "The Americans Recap: "Dimebag"". Collider. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
4. Schlamme, Thomas (2015-02-18), Dimebag (Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller), Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Lev Gorn, Annet Mahendru, retrieved 2021-05-11
5. Cantor, Brian (February 19, 2015). "Ratings: FX's "The Americans" Hits Series Low In Demo, Loses Viewers". Headline Planet. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
6. Adams, Erik (February 18, 2015). "The Americans: Dimebag". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
7. Sepinwall, Alan (February 18, 2015). "Review: The Americans - Dimebag: Phil, get off the babysitter!". HitFix. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015.

External links

• "Dimebag" at FX
• "Dimebag" at IMDb