Carrie’s gameplan takes an unexpected shift in a Homeland episode that continues to keep us on uneven footing.
Its a surreal moment that is just absurd enough to seem relatively plausible as an executive power play.
And as much as I enjoy watching F. Murray Abrahams Dar Adal, lets kindly take that bastard down.
In fact, more so, since he looks like a corrupt sleaze in the press by vanishing.
Unexpectedly, what brings him back to his senses is a chat with his ex-wife.
Id take it a step farther.
Why does he care if hes pardoned or living in self-imposed exile?
Either way, his legacy is destroyed.
At least this way, he can take some pleasure in throwing Adal back under the bus.
It leads Saul to having a back to Carrie moment, because he breaks into her house ridiculously easily.
He also finds her room for secret obsessions.
This may also be the last message Carrie ever gets from the undervalued techie.
Hopefully, Max erased that video as soon as he sent it to Carrie.
But the other retired spy to make dangerous progress this night is of course Peter Quinn.
Quinn gets a few moments that allow him, and his audience, to recall his past life.
However, I am confident he wont.
The other reason is that Carrie is there with him.
In fact, the seeds of a major conflict for Dars soul have been planted tonight.
He, rather miraculously, care about Peter Quinn.
As would we if we didnt know better.
I suppose well learn soon enough how deep Adals love for his boy goes.
Rating:
4 out of 5
