Crazy Carrie makes her inevitable return.
Well, that was fast.
She spirals and spirals and spirals until, well, we see her paranoid alter ego appear.
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Yet, her most volatile trait also makes her who she is, as she explains to Jonas.
Funnily enough, Carries condition makes her the most self-aware of all the players so far this season.
Lets start there, then.
Saul begins the hour at the During Foundation, attempting to pry intel out of Otto about Carries whereabouts.
Otto calmly deflects the questions, despite facing a Saul whos more aggressive than ever.
Im not a statesman, Saul says.
Im out for blood.
Where did this forgiving Saul come from?
Didnt Sauljustarrive in Berlin two episodes ago?
How long has this been going on?
Maybe well find out.)
That move: the coup in Syria Saul had just said wouldnt happen.
Whatever happens, somethings brewing in the Middle East and being manipulated by two men several time zones away.
Also being manipulated by two men: Laura Sutton.
whos actually pulling the strings.
I live here, Astrid says, politely shooting him down.
You cant just appear and interrupt my life.
Or rather, Crazy Carrie, by the time the fateful call comes through.
Several key events happened for Carrie to get there.
First, she decides to send Frannie back to the States, back to Maggie.
Shes fine, Carrie says.
Im the one thats a basket case.
(Not yet.)
Otto tells Carrie about his meeting with Saul and says he didnt like her old boss all that much.
He seems like a man too used to getting his way, Otto says.
He is now, Carrie replies.
He wasnt like that before.
Its a decision that leaves her rattled.
Shes worried, and she ends up snapping at Jonas.
Until you dont, until you fall.
You cant avoid falling, Ive learned that…
The point is, the meds have saved my life literally, but something is lost, too.
The plan works for about two seconds.
Obviously, things go wrong.
Did Carriereallythink that working in a room full of ghosts and enemies would help her keep a clear head?
NEXT: Whos the target now?
And yet… is there a chance Carrie could be imagining the hostility in his tone?
(Welcome back, Suraj Sharma!)
Goodbye, nine months of sobriety.
Goodbye, any attempt to actually figure out which of her old enemies could be after her.
she needs to go to a churchnowto resolve whats going on.
I know exactly what youre doing, she taunts, spitting her words in his face.
When he threatens to call the ambulance and reveal their location, she really loses it.
So Carrie, being Carrie, grabs a rifle and dashes into the woods.
She watches him as he stalks into the woods.Oh no.
She trains her rifle on him and oh no, oh no, oh no she shoots.
Shell do anything to fight the battle she thought she abandoned.
But where does that leave Quinn and Saul?
is an intriguing one, but its unclear where that will go.
Its her super power, yes, but powers have a cost.
(The show learned that in real life this weekwith the graffiti.)
The writers have mined plenty of plot from the idea that Carrie is her own worst enemy.
For now, Im willing to bet on the latter.
