Episode discussion post: "Chloramphenicol"

[jae]

Aired:
6 April 2016 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 404 of The Americans, intended for viewers who are watching the show on the U.S./Canadian schedule. (Feel free to dive in to the discussion even if you're coming in late--and you should also feel free to start a new thread if it seems too daunting to read through what's already been posted first. If you're reading this at a point where you've already seen subsequent episodes, though, please take care to keep comments spoiler-free of anything that comes after season four, episode four.)

Original promo trailer

"The Americans 4x04 Promo "Chloramphenicol" (HD)" (Watch on YouTube)

Overnight reviews

From the AV Club
From Vulture
From Entertainment Weekly
From

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Aired:
6 April 2016 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 404 of The Americans, intended for viewers who are watching the show on the U.S./Canadian schedule. (Feel free to dive in to the discussion even if you're coming in late--and you should also feel free to start a new thread if it seems too daunting to read through what's already been posted first. If you're reading this at a point where you've already seen subsequent episodes, though, please take care to keep comments spoiler-free of anything that comes after season four, episode four.)

<cut text="FX&#39;s original promo trailer"><b>Original promo trailer</b>

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<cut text="overnight reviews"><b>Overnight reviews</b>

From the <a href="http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/death-counts-americans-234895" target="_quoteref">AV Club</a>
From <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/americans-recap-season-4-episode-4.html" target="_quoteref">Vulture</a>
From <a href="http://www.ew.com/recap/the-americans-season-4-episode-4" target="_quoteref">Entertainment Weekly</a>
From <a href="http://www.vox.com/2016/4/7/11378114/the-americans-episode-4-recap-chloramphenicol-nina-dies" target"_quoteref"="target&quot;_quoteref&quot;">Vox</a>
From the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/arts/television/the-americans-season-4-episode-4-quarantine.html?_r=0" target="_quoteref"><i>New York Times</i></a>
From the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/04/06/the-americans-recap-season-4-episode-4-chloramphenicol/" target="_quoteref"><i>Wall Street Journal</i></a>
From the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-the-americans-recap-20160406-story.html" target="_quoteref"><i>LA Times</i></a>
From <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/movies/americans-recap-exceptional-punishment-030000353.html" target="_quoteref">Yahoo News</a>
From <a href="http://theyoungfolks.com/review/tv-review-fxs-the-americans-4x4-chloramphenicol/76419" target="_quoteref">The Young Folks</a>
From <a href="http://www.tv.com/shows/the-americans-2013/community/post/the-americans-season-4-episode-4-chloramphenicol-review-nina-dies-145980670715/" target="_quoteref">tv.com</a>
From <a href="http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/the-americans-recap-season-4-episode-4-chloramphenicol" target="_quoteref">Slant</a>
From <a href="http://mashable.com/2016/04/07/the-americans-chloramphenicol-recap/" target="_quoteref">Mashable</a>
From the <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/the-americans-recap-and-analysis-chloramphenicol-a-big-word-bigger-episode" target="_quoteref">Examiner</a>
From <a href="http://www.tvfanatic.com/2016/04/the-americans-season-4-episode-4-review-chloramphenicol/" target="_quoteref">TV Fanatic</a>
From <a href="http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/americans-review-like-sugar-glass" target="_quoteref">TV Over Mind</a>
From <a href="http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-americans/254245/the-americans-chloramphenicol-review" target="_quoteref">Den of Geek</a>
From <a href="http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2016/04/11/tv-review-the-americans-4-4" target="_quoteref">Geeks of Doom</a>
From <a href="http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2016/the-americans-recap-4616-season-4-episode-4-chloramphenicol/" target="_quoteref">Celebrity Dirty Laundry</a>
From <a href="http://mstarsnews.musictimes.com/articles/111060/20160407/fx-americans-s04e04-chloramphenicol-keri-russell-matthew-rhys-jennings-premiere-recap.htm" target="_quoteref">Mstarsnews</a></cut>

Comments

[shapinglight]

Just watched this episode for the first time, and while it was absolutely stellar - best of the season so far -for so many reasons, I can't say I'm not horribly upset about Nina, even though the dream sequence beforehand kind of telegraphed what was going to happen.

I'm just glad she didn't suffer and that ultimately she was true to her better self.

Think I'll go and have a good cry now.