A Little Night Music (The Americans)

"A Little Night Music"
	The Americans episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 4
Directed by	Lodge Kerrigan
Written by	Stephen Schiff
Featured music	"I Melt with You" by Modern English; "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" by Radio Orchestra Berlin & Franz Xaver Richter; "Beer Bar Blues" by Lloyd Conger; "This Little Light of Mine" by Guy Carawan and The Montgomery Gospel Trio & The Nashville Quartet;
Production code	BDU204
Original air date	March 19, 2014
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
	Richard Thomas as Frank Gaad; Lev Gorn as Arkady Ivanovich; Costa Ronin as Oleg Burov; Michael Aronov as Anton Baklanov; Jefferson White as Brad Mullin; Cliff Marc Simon as Mossad Agent; Cotter Smith as Deputy Attorney General Warren; Margo Martindale as Claudia;

"A Little Night Music" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American television drama series The Americans, and the 17th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on FX in the United States on March 19, 2014.

Plot

Claudia gives the Jennings two assignments — one to capture Anton Baklanov, a defector from the Soviet Union whose research is key to helping the US develop stealth technology, and another to get close to Andrew Larrick, the primary suspect in the Connors' murders. Philip monitors Baklanov, while Elizabeth must use naval recruit Brad Mullen to get information about Larrick. After meeting him at a music store, she gains Mullen's sympathy with a fake story about being raped by Larrick at a bar and how the rape was covered up by the military. She manipulates Mullen into offering to get her the files on Larrick, however, Mullen fears being caught obtaining the files. When the Jennings attempt to abduct Baklanov, they are attacked by two assailants - after a fight, one drives off with Baklanov in the trunk and the other is captured. Meanwhile, fallout from Vladimir Kosygin's death may affect Agent Gaad's job; Oleg's family influence gets him a higher security clearance which allows him to access Nina's field reports. Paige's new friend Kelly takes her to a church function causing Philip and Elizabeth to be dismayed by Paige's new signs of Christian faith.

Production

The episode was written by Stephen Schiff and directed by Lodge Kerrigan.

Reception

The A.V. Club gave the episode a 'B+'.[1] The episode was watched by 1.39 million viewers.[2]

References

VanDerWerff, Emily (March 19, 2014). "A Little Night Music". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2014). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Wahlburgers', 'Workaholics', 'Psych', 'Broad City'& More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links

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[1] VanDerWerff, Emily (March 19, 2014). "A Little Night Music". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

[2] Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2014). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Wahlburgers', 'Workaholics', 'Psych', 'Broad City'& More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.