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"Pilot" is the first episode of the first season of the period drama television series ''The Americans''. It originally aired on FX in the United States on January 30, 2013. The episode was written by series creator Joe Weisberg and directed by Gavin O'Connor. In 1981, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) are undercover Soviet intelligence agents from the secretive Directorate S of the KGB sent to the U.S. 15 years ago to work deep cover in Washington, D.C. Their assumed identities are a married couple who run a travel agency, and even their own children Paige (Holly Taylor) and Henry (Keidrich Sellati) do not know their secret. Reviews for the episode were largely positive. Critics commented on the lead performances of Russell, Rhys and Emmerich. In the United States, the series premiere achieved a viewership of 3.22 million. ==Plot== In a cocktail bar, Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), dressed like a prostitute, talks to an FBI bureaucrat. She takes him to a hotel room where she seduces him for information. Subsequently, Nikolai Timoshev (David Vadim), a KGB operative who has defected to the United States, is being watched by Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys), Elizabeth’s husband, and Rob (Chase Coleman). They stand in an alley waiting for Timoshev. As Timoshev approaches them, he realizes it’s a setup and he runs, with Philip and Rob in pursuit. Philip catches up to him, but not before Rob is stabbed by Timoshev. Elizabeth picks the three of them up in a car and they drop Rob off at a near hospital, but miss the ship that would return Timoshev to Russia. At the FBI headquarters in Washington D.C., Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) meets his new counter-intelligence partner, Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández). Their supervisor, Agent Mark Bartholomew (Michael Gaston), informs them that Timoshev failed to arrive. Meanwhile, Philip looks at Timoshev in the trunk of his car in his garage, tied up and gagged. Philip threatens to kill him if he makes any noise. Philip then leaves the garage and into his home where Elizabeth and their two children, Paige (Holly Taylor) and Henry (Keidrich Sellati), get ready for school. In a flashback, a young Elizabeth is practicing fighting moves with her trainer. Timoshev takes over for the trainer. He and Elizabeth practice. Timoshev gets aggressive and eventually rapes her. Back in the present day, Philip, in disguise, meets with Martha Hanson (Alison Wright), a woman who works in Agent Bartholomew’s office. Philip probes her for information on Timoshev, to which she reveals that the FBI have the car description and licence plate number used for the kidnapping and that it was carried out by two men and a woman. Later, Philip tells Elizabeth everything the FBI have on them. The Jennings’ go next door to meet their new neighbors, where it is revealed that Stan and his family have moved in. Stan tells them that he works in counter-intelligence. Whether or not this is a coincidence, Elizabeth states that they have to get rid of Timoshev as soon as they can. Philip disagrees and during their argument, he suggests they defect to America by giving Timoshev to the FBI. Elizabeth immediately rejects this idea. In another flashback, Philip and Elizabeth are introduced for the first time and are given their orders. In the present day, Philip, while jogging, calls the hospital where Rob was dropped off. He is informed that he died. Later, Stan asks Philip to borrow jumper cables. Philip takes him to his garage and Stan notices the Jennings' car is the same one used in the kidnapping, albeit with Virginia license plates. Philip removes Timoshev from the trunk of the car to take him to Stan. Elizabeth physically attacks Timoshev, in an attempt to kill him, to which he apologizes for hurting her. Philip asks how he hurt her and when neither of them replies, he adds it up and breaks Timoshev’s neck. Philip and Elizabeth pour acid on the body and dump it in a waste water pool at an old abandoned factory. They then have sex in their car. Philip in (disguise) visits the guy who came on to his daughter in a shoe shop earlier, and almost barbecues him, leaving him with a warning. The next day, Elizabeth goes to see General Zhukov (Olek Krupa) where he questions her about the failed mission. When Zhukov asks for an update on Philip's loyalty, based on earlier reports she had made, Elizabeth dismisses those reports, covers for him and takes responsibility for the mission's failure. In a final flashback, Philip and Elizabeth have just moved to the States. Philip tries to get close to her, but she rejects him. In the final scene, Stan breaks into the Jennings’ garage and checks their trunk. Finding nothing, he leaves. Philip stands close by in stealth mode with a gun in his hands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilot (The Americans)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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