The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears (The Americans)

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"The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American period spy drama television series The Americans. It is the 47th overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Stephen Schiff, and directed by main cast member Matthew Rhys. It was released on FX on May 4, 2016. The title of the episode was a reference to David Copperfield's 1983 television special where he made the Statue of Liberty "disappear". It may also be a reference to the "disappearances" shown in the episode and/or the difficulty involved in making something huge, because the episode itself was also set in 1983. Copperfield and the stunt itself are shown in the episode. The series is set during the Cold War and follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls Church, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., with their American-born children Paige and...

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