En route, Anton begs Philip to let him stay in America and work from there, breaking down in tears.

Based on Nina’s word, Stan deduces that Oleg Igerovich Burov would be the one transporting Anton and tails him.

In February 2014, FX confirmed that the fifth episode of the season would be titled "The Deal", and that it would be written by Angelina Burnett, and directed by Dan Attias.

[1] In its original American broadcast, "The Deal" was seen by an estimated 1.36 million household viewers with a 0.4 in the 18-49 demographics.

[2] This was a slight decrease in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 1.39 million household viewers with a 0.5 in the 18-49 demographics.

Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.8 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "This week's Americans put Philip in another fascinating scenario with a fellow, albeit enemy, spy, while Elizabeth had to deal, face to face, with the emotional fallout of a husband who has a second wife as part of their job.

Club gave the episode an "A" grade and wrote, "We've been talking a bit this season about how the show boils everything in its universe down to questions of loyalty and fidelity, but 'The Deal' took things a step further, to my mind.

Written by Angelina Burnett and directed by Daniel Attias, it boasted more plot than some shows pack into a season, yet it was all not just intelligible, but fascinating.