"Duty and Honor" is the seventh episode of the first season of the period drama television series The Americans.
Irina is set to meet with Charles Duluth (Reg Rogers), a journalist and contact of Philip's, and Andrzej Bielawski, a Polish resistance leader who has been ordained a priest despite having a wife and children whom he has deserted to pursue his religious vocation.
Philip sleeps with Irina, and the same night receives a call from an apologetic Elizabeth (Keri Russell), who asks him to come home.
Elizabeth remarks that marriage is hard and Sandra replies: "At the end of the day, you either choose to keep going or you don’t."
In February 2013, FX confirmed that the seventh episode of the series would be titled "Duty and Honor", and that it would be written by Joshua Brand, and directed by Alex Chapple.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "Duty and Honor" was seen by an estimated 1.70 million household viewers with a 0.6 in the 18-49 demographics.
Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote, "Phillip may have a son with Irina!
"[5] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "Those details may never come out, but it's a reminder that no matter what either party feels, or how hard they work at it, they're trying to patch together a structure built on a rotten foundation.
"[7] Vicky Frost of The Guardian wrote, "I slightly sigh at storylines like this: unforeseeable and previously unmentioned obstacles suddenly arriving at opportune moments to wreak havoc.
Handy to have his beloved ex turn up just as he began to seriously doubt Elisabeth, leaving the two women competing for his affections.
"[8] Carla Day of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.8 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The Americans continues to impress with its tight storytelling, compelling characters, and ability to be unpredictable at the right times.