In February 2014, FX confirmed that the third episode of the season would be titled "The Walk In", and that it would be written by Stuart Zicherman, and directed by Constantine Makris.
Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.5 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "Season 2 of The Americans continues to be strong, as we got another fascinating look at who Philip and Elizabeth are, and the events that shaped them.
"[4] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "The premiere opened season 2 with a series of bangs, but 'The Walk-In' demonstrates how great Fields, Weisberg and company have gotten at exploiting all the emotional complexities of the elaborate web of lies they've spun.
With its intricately arranged scenes of espionage and domestic distress, plus some characteristically clever use of flashbacks to beef up characters who were killed off before we really got a chance to know them, this was very close to a perfect hour, capped with one of the show's trademark Deep Cuts montages, this one set to Peter Gabriel's 'Here Comes the Flood.
'"[7] Carissa Pavlica of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.6 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "It's interesting watching them fight through these new feelings.