All bless Scott’s heart for having to execute this particular ROAD BLOCK. I’ll admit, it did look intimidating. I haven’t heard that many OMGs sinceGossip Girlwas on the air. Credit: CBS Joey is first to take the plunge. The height of the bridge bothers Tara more than her partner. He flies without a care in the world. Matt follows him with the cheers of Redmond echoing above. In Scott’s defense, he didn’t crysohard....

Shamir faces a testy predicament during a challenge Competing onThe Amazing Raceis serious business. Contestants have to know directions. They have to be able to communicate in obscure ways with locals or their partners, for that matter. Credit: Trae Patton/CBS They have to work well together and have a keen sense of time management. To quote Phil, It happens. Ten teams scramble to a local travel agency to book flights from Panama to Sao Paulo, Brazil....

Phil was practically trembling is his cargo pants while proclaiming it the closestTARfinish ever. Are we talking All-Stars? Are we talking all pro athletes? Credit: Timothy Kuratek/CBS Are we talking social media stars? I kid, I kid! As it turns out, were just talking teams who are, like…pretty competitive. But Philinsiststhroughout the premiere that these 11 duos are themost competitive racers ever assembled. TEAM EAT, Joey & Tim:Did you know that competitive eaters have stage names?...

Warning: Spoilers aboutThe Amazing Racefinale lie ahead. Such a strategy isnt always so evident in a game likeThe Amazing Racethough. Whatisevident and always a juicy plot point: bickering. And thats what kept us going. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you two find yourselves on this innovative season of strangers? Did you go into the audition process assuming it was a more typical season ofThe Amazing Race? So when it was announced that this was a possible solo season, I applied directly online....

Leave it toThe Americansshowrunners to entirely subvert our expectations. Not even a little. Its not ramped up. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX Its not hyped up. Its not building the tension but itwillbe a great season. Which did you opt for? JOE WEISBERG: We are doing neither of those tactics. We have a whole new tactic. People have called this show a slow burn. We used to think that was a back-handed compliment, or possibly even an insult....

I dont always buy whatThe Americansis selling. The FX spy drama (which returns March 28 at 10 p.m. ET)had a hot concept, built on suburban paranoia equal-parts Cold War history andTwilight Zone. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX How hip are they? They have an open marriage, halfway between chic 70s swinging and chic 10s polyamory. And they talk to each other about each others lovers, which feels positively Scandinavian. They also have a son, Henry (Keidrich Sellati), raised by videogames....

Come right in, the Morozovs say, Pasha should be upstairs. Hes upstairs all right, bleeding out on his bed after an attempted suicide. Afterward, Alexei finds his sons note: He is sorry… but he cannot live in America. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX Back in the Jennings neighborhood, Philip spots Stan moving his mysterious girlfriend Renee into his house. A pipe burst in her building, and she needs a place to stay....

They’re both newcomers. Tuan and his family just moved from Michigan, while Pasha and his family have defected from Moscow. He is struggling, not the least of which with the language. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX “Okay, understand,” Pasha says. “Speak, not so good.” Finally, we see someone we recognizePhilip and Elizabeth. Now, we see that they have doubled down on the American dream. They have a new mission and a new family....

(Note: Spoiler alert for anybody who is not yet caught up.) Just terrific editing, the music choice, performances. You made reading a pastors diary riveting.FIELDS:Thats a scary scene to write. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX The entire team delivered sensationally. Its a real testament to the filmmakers on the show how powerfully that landed. I dont think we can say whether hes right or wrong. Its certainly a valid perspective, and hes not the only one would think that....

Its not about blighting Soviet crops but about breeding a pest-resistant stalk of wheat. Stobert just wants to end world hunger? No more buying grain from the west. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX We could make it right. The mission will continue. Youre spread thin, Gabriel acknowledges. Theres something wrong with me, she answers. Its a long career. And theres nothing wrong with you. Ever, he tells her. Back home, she briefs Philip on the meeting....

Elizabeth and Philip forge a new bond; Pastor Tim will get job offer he can’t refuse. Quite a day to recapThe Americans. Pity the TV series about Russian subterfuge that has to keep up with real life. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX Anyway, time for a stiff drink. Alexei Morozov offers Philip some home-brewed Soviet-grade moonshine, and they have a gripe session about married life. Now, no fights. Like dog somebody beat with stick....

Philip and Elizabeth hunt a suspected Nazi collaborator. The punishment doesnt always fit the crime. Sometimes it merely worsens the crime. Credit: Patrick Harbron/FX Im going to have to talk to your mother. But its fine by me, Philip says. And Claudia gives them their new assignment. The woman in Boston is living under the name Natalie Granholm. Her husband is an ophthalmologist. Shes also suspected of being a Russian collaborator who served on a Nazi execution squad during World War II....

Martha gets an unexpected visitor. Cut to Kimberlys birthday, and Philip cutting a cake. Talk gets a little wistful getting older, having a family. Credit: Jeffrey Neira/FX This has been on Philips mind a lot. He actually has multiple families to screw up now. Does Tuan ever say anything about any girls to you? I just think hes lonely, Elizabeth says. Shes planning to go spend the night at their house with him....