Tonight on FX The Americans airs with another all new Wednesday, May 4 season 4 episode 8 called “The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears,” and we have your weekly recap below. On tonight’s episode, the Jennings hit their breaking points as they try to handle local agents.
On the last episode Stakes were raised as the KGB and the FBI raced to track down an agent. Did you watch last week’s episode? If you missed it we have a full and detailed recap, right here for your enjoyment.
On tonight’s episode per the FX synopsis “The Jennings’s approach their breaking points as both Philip and Elizabeth must handle loyal agents. Will they make it through with their patriotism – and sanity – intact?”
Tonight’s episode looks like it is going to be a great and you won’t want to miss it, so be sure to tune in for our live coverage of FX’s “The Americans” Season 4 episode 8 – at 10 PM EST!
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Tonight’s episode of The Americans kicks off with Martha at the safe-house tossing and turning. She gets out of bed and heads to the bathroom. Phil and Gabriel fix her something to eat – and then it is time for them to leave. Philip drives Martha out to the middle of nowhere in the night, they arrive at a helicopter in a field. Gabriel tags along to make sure that Philip puts Martha on the helicopter. Philip and Martha share an emotional goodbye and then she hops on the helicopter and flies off.
Philip arrives at home as Paige and Henry are getting ready for school. Paige and Henry are talking about the David Copperfield special that is going to be on television. Philip says that he is going to watch it with them. He lies and says that he just lost a huge client at work so he is going to be sleeping at home every night from now on.
Later, Paige heads to the church to do food pantry with Pastor Tim and Alice. Elizabeth tries to ask Philip how it went putting Martha on the helicopter, he blows her off and ignores her – he is busy reading an EST book. Elizabeth asks if the book is helping him, Philip snarks that it has inspired him to play hockey again.
Elizabeth heads to a payphone and calls Young-hee, she invites her to go out to the movie with her and they have a girls’ date. Elizabeth confesses that she never goes to the movies – she feels like she doesn’t have enough time. Young-hee thinks that Elizabeth needs to start relaxing more and taking time for herself.
Philip puts on a disguise and heads to the cemetary with flowers. He stops a few grave sites down from Gene Craft’s freshly dug grave and temporary headstone.
After work Stan stops by Philip’s house to have a beer since he is running low (because the kids drank all of his). It’s awkward – Stan says that he talked to his divorce lawyer and the papers are almost ready to be signed. Philip gives Stan a pep talk and reassures him that he will be just fine. Elizabeth returns home, and invites Stan to stay for dinner, but he declines.
After Stan leaves, Philip tells Elizabeth that they made the right decision sending Martha to Russia – Stan says there was a catastrophe at work, which means they were on to Martha the whole time. Elizabeth says. Elizabeth tells Philip that Martha will be fine, she’s a “nice and simple woman.” Philip gets offended and snaps at her that Martha wasn’t “simple” – she was actually very complicated and everyone underestimated her.
Philip meets up with Gabriel at the bar – he says that he has information on Philip’s son, he returned from his tour in one piece. Philip asks about Martha – but there is no word on whether she landed yet. Philip wants to contact Martha’s parents himself, Gabriel says that the Center will not allow that. And, they are supposed to wait 6 months.
Elizabeth decides to go to an EST meeting to see what Philip is so enthralled about. She sits in on a lecture about “making prison for yourselves.” The speaker shouts that if someone came along and broke the locks on their prisons right now – no one would have a clue what to do with themselves. The EST speaker is drawing Elizabeth in.
Elizabeth heads home and she tells Philip that she went to EST. She slams him for going to the meetings and says that it is “too American” and it is just a scam to get money from them. Philip freaks out, she accuses him of being in love with Martha, he shouts back that she loved her agent Gregory. Elizabeth screams that she took him back after he cheated on her with Irina. Gabriel calls in the middle of their argument and summons them to the safe house.
Gabriel has news on Martha – he tells them that she landed safely in Cuba and she will be in Prague in the morning. Gabriel can tell something is up between them. Elizabeth rats Philip out and tells Gabriel that he has been going to EST meetings. Gabriel isn’t impressed…
Elizabeth is at home the next day and Paige comes home early – she says that she skipped bible study. Elizabeth tells her that she has to go every week, she needs to stay close to Pastor Tim. She lectures Paige about maintaining a constant presence in Tim’s life. Paige whines that she wasn’t in the mood – Elizabeth snaps at her that she needs to “get herself in the mood.” Elizabeth shouts that she and Philip are trying to forgive Paige for betraying them and telling Pastor Tim about them – but she needs to go to that “damn church every week” and she has to come home and report to them everything that Pastor Tim said and did. When Elizabeth is done screaming at Paige she is nearly in tears.
At the FBI office, Gaad is summoned to go upstairs and see the director. He’s freaking out, Stan tells him that it could be anything – Gaad isn’t buying it.
Gabriel meets with Claudia and tells her that Philip and Elizabeth are “being children.” He rants that they are going to EST meetings and letting their marriage spats get in the way of their jobs. Gabriel is tired of his officers not listening to him and losing their focus. Claudia tells him that everything has “gone to shit” – she doesn’t have the answers that he is looking for.
Elizabeth gets an emergency call from Lisa, she heads over to her house. She says that Maurice is back on the bottle and she is too. Lisa cries that Maurice took all their money and ran off to Florida with another woman, she sent her kids to her sister’s house. Lisa tells Elizabeth that she is tired of living a lie – she wants to tell the police about Jack and what they have been doing. Lisa has a meltdown and begs Elizabeth to help her go to the police. Elizabeth tries to talk Lisa out of going to the cops – but she is adamant. She turns around and Elizabeth cracks her over the head with a bottle, Lisa drops to the floor…
THE END!