It is the 44th overall episode of the series and was written by co-producer Peter Ackerman, and directed by main cast member Noah Emmerich.
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.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.89 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Philip (Matthew Rhys) meets with Martha (Alison Wright) at Clark's place, explaining he had an emergency and couldn't reach her.
Philip and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) meet with Pastor Tim (Kelly AuCoin) and Alice (Suzy Jane Hunt).
In March 2016, FX confirmed that the fifth episode of the season would be titled "Clark's Place", and that it would be written by co-producer Peter Ackerman, and directed by main cast member Noah Emmerich.
The site's consensus states: "'Clark's Place' heightens the tension of this season's arc with the first fallout from a shocking death - further underscoring the reality that no character is safe.
'Clark's Place' draws suspense from that sense, but left me feeling a little like Philip in the parking garage: Desiring action when the situation calls for pause.
He can't tell her he was holed up in his handler's apartment with his wife undergoing antibiotic treatment to stave off a potential bio-weapons infection.
"[10] Mike Hale of The New York Times wrote, "What's a good guy to do when the innocent woman he pretends to love puts him in danger?
"[11] Genevieve Koski of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Given that we're only a week out from the series' most shocking death, it seems imprudent to return once more to speculating about Poor Martha's fate.
"[12] Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the episode an "A–" grade and wrote, "Be it the moral struggles of Paige or Martha, uncertainty and urgency aren't created by holding anything back, but by putting it all out there in the moment.
"[13] Matt Brennan of Slant Magazine wrote, "'Clark's Place,' directed by Noah Emmerich, establishes the rifts in the show's key relationships through a series of skillful compositions, highlighting the spaces in between the characters at every turn.
"[14] Alec Bojalad of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "After 'Clark's Place,' it's clear that in the writer's room of The Americans, there was a cassette tape with a white label marked 'Under Pressure,' sitting behind glass with a small hammer dangling from a string next to it and the text 'Break Glass In Case of Slow Episode.