The World Council of Churches (The Americans)

"**The World Council of Churches**"
"The World Council of Churches"
The Americans episode
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 12
Directed by	Nicole Kassell
Written by	Joel Fields; Joe Weisberg;
Cinematography by	Daniel Stoloff
Editing by	Sheri Bylander
Production code	BDU512
Original air date	May 23, 2017
Running time	51 minutes
Guest appearances
	Kelly AuCoin as Pastor Tim; Peter Jacobson as Agent Wolfe; Snezhana Chernova as Yelena Burova; Irina Dvorovenko as Evgheniya Morozova; Darya Ekamasova as Sofia Kovalenko; Zack Gafin as Pasha Morozov; Ravil Isyanov as Ruslan; Yuri Kolokolnikov as Gennadi Bystrov; Boris Krutonog as Igor Burov; Ivan Mok as Tuan Eckert; Alex Ozerov as Mischa Semenov; Sacha Slobodyanik as Major Kuznetsov; Aleksey Solodov as Captain Staponov; Oleg Stefan as Anatoly Viktorovich; Margo Martindale as Claudia;
Episode chronology
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"The World Council of Churches" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American period spy drama television series The Americans. It is the 64th overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Joel Fields and series creator Joe Weisberg, and directed by Nicole Kassell. It was released on FX on May 23, 2017.

The series is set during the Cold War and follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls Church, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., with their American-born children Paige and Henry. It also explores the conflict between Washington's FBI office and the KGB Rezidentura there, from the perspectives of agents on both sides, including the Jennings' neighbor Stan Beeman, an FBI agent working in counterintelligence. In the episode, Philip and Elizabeth decide to move back to Moscow, while Oleg realizes Ekaterina has been arrested.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.66 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, praising the performances, writing and tension.