Viewers In its original American broadcast, "Dyatkovo" was seen by an estimated 0.62 million household viewers with a 0.1 in the 18-49 demographics. This means that 0.1 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode. This was a slight increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 0.61 million household viewers with a 0.2 in the 18-49 demographics.
Critical reviews "Dyatkovo" received critical acclaim. The
review aggregator website
Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating for the episode, based on 12 reviews. The site's consensus states: "'Dyatkovo' puts its protagonists to the test with a grueling final act that poses high-stakes questions for
The Americans series endgame." Erik Adams of
The A.V. Club gave the episode an "A" grade and wrote, "When I watched 'IHOP' and 'Darkroom,' I really, truly believed that they were
The Americans at its best. But I was wrong. 'Dyatkovo' is
The Americans at its best. This is an episode that applies the slow burn to some of the show's most potent themes — family, trust, the shittiness of being a spy — themes that are underlined in the performance and direction of 'Dyatkovo.'"
Alan Sepinwall of
Uproxx wrote, "The show has done some muted finales in the past, and had license to do so because the seasons leading up to them were filled with so much physical and emotional violence. This season's been so understated, though, that if the final two episodes are along the same lines, it will feel like we've spent an entire year on set-up. And, as I've said, I still have absolute faith in Fields and Weisberg to bring this story home in suitably devastating fashion; it's just a shame things had to drag along for a bit to get there." Anthony Breznican of
Entertainment Weekly wrote, "The punishment doesn't always fit the crime. Sometimes it merely worsens the crime. This is as close to a stand-alone episode as we're likely to get this season, with Philip and Elizabeth dispatched to investigate whether a late-middle-aged woman from Boston is actually a Nazi collaborator hiding under a new identity." Mike Hale of
The New York Times wrote, "The continuing disillusionment of Philip has been the season's primary arc, but the toll on Elizabeth has been greater, really, and for one episode the show let her waver. With another season to go, the Jenningses aren't headed back to Moscow anytime soon, of course. And the Dyatkovo story, with a couple of expendable characters introduced just for the episode, was a disappointingly convenient, if wrenching, way to move the story toward a point of crisis." Scott Tobias of
Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Two episodes left, and only one season after that. If Elizabeth is serious about going back home, it won't be easy for the Jennings to uproot themselves. And that's assuming the offer is still on the table." Caroline Framke of
Vox wrote, "I'm still frustrated at how slow and seemingly scattered
The Americans plot developments have been lately, a fact I think was exacerbated by the fact that seasons three and four were full of such propulsive energy. But season five has come into much clearer focus with 'Dyatkovo,' a much tauter hour. The episode doesn't exactly reveal why Elizabeth and Philip have been pulled in so many directions of late, but I understood the decision much more by its awful end." Ed Gonzalez of
Slant Magazine wrote, "Maybe the show's ultimate project is to recognize its characters' collective disillusionment as that which will bring the Cold War to its dissolution. Is all this worth it? That's a question that runs silently beneath the surface of almost every scene in 'Dyatkovo.'" Alec Bojalad of
Den of Geek gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The promise of Elizabeth's pleas at the end of 'Dyatkovo' is that this very well could be the last time they ever do so." Matt Brennan of
Paste gave the episode an 8.8 out of 10 and wrote, "The final minutes of 'Dyatkovo' thus condense this season's attention to the past's long reach into one of
The Americans most searing interludes, an examination of the problem of evil that slices into the series' marrow."
Accolades At the
69th Primetime Emmy Awards,
Keri Russell submitted the episode to support her nomination for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She would lose to
Elisabeth Moss for ''
The Handmaid's Tale''. ==References==