"Safe House" is the ninth episode of the first season of the period drama television series The Americans.
Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) tell their children that they are separating.
He puts Amador in his trunk and brings him to a safe house to treat the wound as Elizabeth arrives.
Philip asks him who the FBI intend to assassinate, but Amador denies any knowledge of the plan.
In March 2013, FX confirmed that the ninth episode of the series would be titled "Safe House", and that it would be written by Joshua Brand, and directed by Jim McKay.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "Safe House" was seen by an estimated 1.38 million household viewers with a 0.4 in the 18-49 demographics.
[2] This was a 17% decrease in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 1.65 million household viewers with a 0.6 in the 18-49 demographics.
Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.8 out of 10 and wrote, "Things escalated in a big way this week on The Americans, as we got our first major casualty - as far as one of the main cast is concerned - as events escalated in a big way after Amador saw Phillip leaving Martha's apartment.
And as we head into the final quarter (or so) of this first season, I expect things to get uglier, whether between the Americans and Soviets or between the fake married but genuinely separated Mr. and Mrs.
"[7] Vicky Frost of The Guardian wrote, "I imagine that Vlad's blood will not serve as recompense for the loss of a scientist and four agents on American soil.
Perhaps hanging around the Beemans' house wasn't in fact the best idea for KGB officers, regardless of their excellent wig arrangements.