Not every TV show is consistently great. Great shows like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones have had their dull episodes now and again. And sad to say, Homeland is no different. In the past, usually a bad episode is mainly contrived, but this week it just felt a bit pointless.
Still reeling from Saul’s day in court, Carrie goes to a reporter to reveal that Brody was not behind the Langley bombing. However, she’s soon stopped by police, as they take her away to a psychiatric facility for 24 hours after orders by Dar Adal. Peter Quinn visits her to warn her of the danger she is in, but she becomes paranoid and convinced that Saul sent her. Saul visits Carrie’s father and sister and tells her she is unstable and must get back on her meds. At a hearing the next day to decide if Carrie should be released, they tell her they want her back on Lithium, to which she goes into a rage and is restrained and dragged out of the room. Having witnessed the hearing, Quinn tells Saul he doesn’t like what the CIA are doing to Carrie and plans to resign once his objectives are complete.
So tonight wasn’t exactly a bad episode, and there certainly wasn’t anything we didn’t need to see. But it just wasn’t great. It didn’t have the same feel to it. Saying that, Claire Danes’ performance was excellent and Quinn is becoming a more and more interesting character. Saul, however, becomes less of a likeable character the more he gets stressed over things. In one particular scene, he states that Fara’s headscarf is a big fuck you to the people who died in the explosion. I thought that was a bit harsh, and it looks like bridges between him and Carrie are burn permanently.
Oh, and Chris in this episode was more pointless than ever before. Just saying.