"Dead Hand" is the sixth season premiere of the American television drama series The Americans, and the 66th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on March 28, 2018 in the United States on FX.
In the three years between 1984 and 1987, Philip has become a full-time travel agent running an expanded Dupont Circle Travel, Henry attends boarding school and plays hockey, and Paige attends George Washington University in D.C. and is a Soviet agent in training (and also is practicing Russian by watching a Soviet movie with Elizabeth and Claudia). Stan has married Renee and has moved out of FBI counterintelligence except for the now-married Sofia and Gennadi (whom he still handles with his ex-partner Dennis Aderholt, the new head of counterintelligence), while Elizabeth is exhausted and resentful from handling a full KGB case load nine weeks before the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in D.C. (December 8–10, 1987), with most of her work focused on the summit.
Claudia informs Elizabeth that she has been ordered by certain unknown parties in the Center to travel to Mexico City and meet with General Kovtun of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces, who tells her about "Dead Hand" (a doomsday device) and the Soviet military's plan to overthrow Gorbachev if he renounces it. Kovtun asks Elizabeth to spy on Soviet negotiator Fyodor Nesterenko, who is meeting with American negotiator Glenn Haskard (whom Elizabeth is monitoring as "Stephanie", a home health care aide for his wife Erica, a terminally ill artist). Kovtun also gives Elizabeth a cyanide pill to take if captured.
Meanwhile in the USSR, Arkady, now deputy chief of Directorate S and a Gorbachev supporter, recruits Oleg, now married (with a son) and out of the KGB (but also a Gorbachev supporter), to travel to the US and ask Philip to uncover (and possibly stop) Elizabeth's unapproved new mission; due to internal Soviet opposition to Gorbachev within the Center, Arkady cannot trust his own officers with this task. After arriving in D.C., Oleg signals Philip and then meets with him, telling Philip that he will stay in D.C. (without official cover) to await Philip's answer.
While Paige is on a surveillance detail, a young U.S. security officer tries to coerce her for a date by taking her (fake) college ID. Elizabeth then kills him and recovers the ID. That night, when Philip tries to tell Elizabeth about Oleg's visit and points out the emotional toll of her job, she rudely dismisses him.
The episode "Dead Hand" is dedicated to the memory of Ning Li, who worked in the Series Camera and Electrical Department as Digital Media Manager from 2014-2016. Ning Li died 1 November 2017, in Brooklyn New York. He was 43.[2][3]
ReceptionEdit
In its original American broadcast, "Dead Hand" was seen by an estimated 642,000 household viewers and gained a 0.14 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.[4]
"Dead Hand" received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has a 100% approval rating with an average score of 9.8 out of 10 based on 14 reviews, with the consensus stating: "Tensions mount in 'Dead Hand,' an unusually fast-paced installment that barrels toward the show's seemingly inevitable endgame."[5]The A.V. Club gave the episode a perfect A grade.[6]Alan Sepinwall from Uproxx reviewed it positively saying, "'Dead Hand' wastes little time in establishing just how bad the conclusion could be for all involved."[7]
ReferencesEdit
^Hale, Mike (March 28, 2018). "'The Americans' Season 6, Episode 1 Recap: The Coldest War". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^"The Americans (2013-2018) Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^"Ning Li Bio". Television Academy Emmys. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2018). . Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^"The Americans: Dead Hand". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
^Adams, Erik (March 28, 2018). "The Americans' final season begins with the realization of its greatest fear". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^Sepinwall, Alan (March 28, 2018). "'The Americans' Begins Its Ominous Endgame With 'Dead Hand'". Uproxx. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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Dead Hand is the sixth season premiere of the American television drama series The Americans and the 66th overall episode of the series It originally aired on March 28 2018 in the United States on FX Dead Hand The Americans episodeEpisode no Season 6Episode 1Directed byChris LongWritten byJoel FieldsJoe WeisbergProduction codeBDU601Original air dateMarch 28 2018 2018 03 28 Running time53 minutesGuest appearancesReed Birney as Patrick McCleesh Scott Cohen as Glenn Haskard Lev Gorn as Arkady Ivanovich Zotov Laurie Holden as Renee Miriam Shor as Erica Haskard Anthony Arkin as Stavos Michael Khmurov as General KovtunEpisode chronology Previous The Soviet Division Next Tchaikovsky The Americans season 6 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditIn the three years between 1984 and 1987 Philip has become a full time travel agent running an expanded Dupont Circle Travel Henry attends boarding school and plays hockey and Paige attends George Washington University in D C and is a Soviet agent in training and also is practicing Russian by watching a Soviet movie with Elizabeth and Claudia Stan has married Renee and has moved out of FBI counterintelligence except for the now married Sofia and Gennadi whom he still handles with his ex partner Dennis Aderholt the new head of counterintelligence while Elizabeth is exhausted and resentful from handling a full KGB case load nine weeks before the Reagan Gorbachev summit in D C December 8 10 1987 with most of her work focused on the summit Claudia informs Elizabeth that she has been ordered by certain unknown parties in the Center to travel to Mexico City and meet with General Kovtun of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces who tells her about Dead Hand a doomsday device and the Soviet military s plan to overthrow Gorbachev if he renounces it Kovtun asks Elizabeth to spy on Soviet negotiator Fyodor Nesterenko who is meeting with American negotiator Glenn Haskard whom Elizabeth is monitoring as Stephanie a home health care aide for his wife Erica a terminally ill artist Kovtun also gives Elizabeth a cyanide pill to take if captured Meanwhile in the USSR Arkady now deputy chief of Directorate S and a Gorbachev supporter recruits Oleg now married with a son and out of the KGB but also a Gorbachev supporter to travel to the US and ask Philip to uncover and possibly stop Elizabeth s unapproved new mission due to internal Soviet opposition to Gorbachev within the Center Arkady cannot trust his own officers with this task After arriving in D C Oleg signals Philip and then meets with him telling Philip that he will stay in D C without official cover to await Philip s answer While Paige is on a surveillance detail a young U S security officer tries to coerce her for a date by taking her fake college ID Elizabeth then kills him and recovers the ID That night when Philip tries to tell Elizabeth about Oleg s visit and points out the emotional toll of her job she rudely dismisses him Production EditThe episode was written by Joel Fields and series creator Joe Weisberg and directed by Chris Long The Soviet movie watched by Paige Elizabeth and Claudia in the episode was the 1980 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears 1 The episode Dead Hand is dedicated to the memory of Ning Li who worked in the Series Camera and Electrical Department as Digital Media Manager from 2014 2016 Ning Li died 1 November 2017 in Brooklyn New York He was 43 2 3 Reception EditIn its original American broadcast Dead Hand was seen by an estimated 642 000 household viewers and gained a 0 14 ratings share among adults aged 18 49 according to Nielsen Media Research 4 Dead Hand received critical acclaim On Rotten Tomatoes the episode has a 100 approval rating with an average score of 9 8 out of 10 based on 14 reviews with the consensus stating Tensions mount in Dead Hand an unusually fast paced installment that barrels toward the show s seemingly inevitable endgame 5 The A V Club gave the episode a perfect A grade 6 Alan Sepinwall from Uproxx reviewed it positively saying Dead Hand wastes little time in establishing just how bad the conclusion could be for all involved 7 References Edit Hale Mike March 28 2018 The Americans Season 6 Episode 1 Recap The Coldest War The New York Times Retrieved April 15 2018 The Americans 2013 2018 Full Cast amp Crew IMDB Retrieved April 5 2023 Ning Li Bio Television Academy Emmys Retrieved April 5 2023 Metcalf Mitch March 29 2018 Updated ShowBuzzDaily s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals amp Network Finals 3 28 2018 Showbuzz Daily Archived from the original on March 30 2018 Retrieved March 29 2018 The Americans Dead Hand Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved March 29 2018 Adams Erik March 28 2018 The Americans final season begins with the realization of its greatest fear The A V Club Retrieved September 25 2019 Sepinwall Alan March 28 2018 The Americans Begins Its Ominous Endgame With Dead Hand Uproxx Retrieved September 25 2019 External links Edit Dead Hand at FX Dead Hand at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dead Hand The Americans amp oldid 1177067308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
