▁In ▁its ▁original ▁American ▁broadcast , ▁" START " ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 9 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁household ▁view ers ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁ 0 . 2 2 ▁ratings ▁share ▁among ▁adult s ▁aged ▁ 1 8 – 4 9 , ▁the ▁highest ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁Review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁" F resh " ▁ratings ▁and ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 . 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁cons ensus ▁reading , ▁" The ▁Americans ▁series ▁finale ▁offers ▁view ers ▁closure ▁and ▁uncertainty ▁with ▁an ▁outcome ▁that ' s ▁as ▁dev ast ating ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁potential ." ▁Alan ▁Se pin wall ▁from ▁U pro xx ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁heart bre aking ▁and ▁unexpected ▁finale ▁and ▁said , ▁" It ’ s ▁not ▁what ▁I ▁expected , ▁or ▁maybe ▁even ▁wanted , ▁but ▁it ▁also ▁felt ▁right , ▁and ▁the ▁slow ▁and ▁pain ful ▁deployment ▁of ▁each ▁new ▁development ▁left ▁me ▁riv et ed ." ▁Erik ▁Adams ▁from ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁' A ' ▁and ▁said , ▁" The ▁Americans ▁ends ▁as ▁it ▁lived : ▁T ense , ▁affect ing , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gre ats ." ▁Mike ▁H ale ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁summar ized ▁his ▁positive ▁review ▁as , ▁" For ▁me , ▁it ▁was ▁fitting ,