Last night’s episode of Homeland brought Quinn back to Islamabad (bye, landlady!) and kept Saul in town a few days longer, but neither one managed to talk some sense into Carrie. Their best and worst moments:
Saul Berenson
Overall mood: Sassy.
Best Moment: He was clearly supposed to be intimidated by Aasar Khan (Raza Jaffrey), but he kept his cool.
Worst Moment: When he told Carrie that Quinn was worried about her. Don’t stoke the fire, Saul.
Number of flights home he’s postponed so far: One, though I suspect more are on the horizon.
Peter Quinn
Overall mood: Indifferent.
Best Moment: Anytime he was this blunt: “Mostly, I just didn’t want to live in a bunker and kill people by remote control.”
Worst Moment: I’m giving him a bye on a worst moment this week, since nothing he did can really compete with his behavior in this season’s first three episodes.
Number of concerned looks he gave Carrie from afar: Two.
Carrie Mathison
Overall mood: Manipulative to the max.
Best Moment: When she confronted John Redmond for having people trail her. This seems like a pointless story line, but maybe it will come into play later.
Worst Moment: During her final scene with Aayan, the only notes I could take were: “Carrie is the creepiest, ick ick ick.” I think that says enough.
Number of times she thought about baby Frannie: Zero.
Other important plot lines to note:
- Aayan’s uncle, Haissam Haqqani, is actually alive, and he is the person Aayan was holding onto the vials for.
- Ambassador Boyd’s husband, Dennis, has apparently been stealing top-secret files from his wife’s computer. Now, he’s being blackmailed by a woman who was working with Sandy. Can I say what we’re all thinking? Ambassador Boyd should have married Saul when she had the chance.
- Aasar Khan refused to answer Saul’s questions about Pakistani intelligence’s involvement in Sandy’s death, which means we will probably be seeing a lot more of him in episodes to come.
What did you think of last night’s episode? Share your favorite moments in the comments.
