Homeland 4.8 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Halfway To A Donut.”
Why?
It references a line of dialog spoken by the ambassador’s husband.
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Chip Johannessen (“From A To Be and Back Again”) and Patrick Harbinson (“Iron in the Fire”).
What says Showtime?
“Carrie and Quinn organize a last-ditch operation. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.”
Carrie was making out with Nick Brody last week. How is she in any condition to organize an operation?
It turns out whatever they gave her can be slept off.
How starts this week’s installment?
Carrie wakes up in a huge bedroom with a guard posted outside her door.
Last week Saul was tied up and left in a bedroom to watch his captor fuck his wife. Is Saul more into it this week?
If you think Saul had a tough time last week, hang on to your hat.
Does Quinn comfort Fara while Carrie and Saul endure their abductions?
I don’t recall Fara being in this one.
What’s doing with the ambassador’s husband and the hot ISI girl blackmailing him?
There are big doings on this front.
The big news?
As often happens with “Homeland,” the writers save the best stuff for the last 10 minutes.
What else is Showtime not telling us?
I sense another romance with yet another foreign agent brewing for Carrie.
What’s good?
Mandy Patinkin. The tags. The instructions for Carrie. The timely references to Daniel Perl, Jim Foley and “heads in a basket.” “And there was another T.” “I usually walk two blocks to the deli!” “I’ve got the big picture here.” “We will thread the needle, you and I.”
What’s not so good?
After tonight, just four 2014 episodes left.
How does it end, spoiler boy?
“That’s all I can say.”
9 p.m. Sunday. Showtime.
