Dar Adal attempts damage and parental control
The pieces are finally finally!
Quinn, whos now trapped in Dars game.
Dont let me forget, Quinn says.
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And then hes gone again.
Until dawn, that is.
She has no idea shes a pawn in Dars darker game.
Carrie, meanwhile, is also grappling with a false sense of security.
Carrie arrives right away but isnt allowed to see Franny.
Carrie is understandably shell shocked.
Christine says she understands and asks Carrie to come to her office to discuss their next moves.
While there, Carrie tries to compartmentalize her emotions.
I am a good mother, she says, before diving in to tell her story.
Do you think thatFrannyfelt safe?
On the verge of tears, Carrie can barely get her words out while begging to see her daughter.
Luckily, Carrie works with one.
Carrie tries to explain that she did what she felt was reasonable from her training.
(Christine nearly rolls her eyes at Carries mention of her work with the CIA.)
Even Reda is stunned.
At this, Carrie cries, seeing no way out.
At home, she cant bear to sit still and wait for everything to sort itself out.
Im surprised you would even ask me.
Distraught and drunk, Carrie goes too far.
I just thoughtyouof all people would understand, she sobs.
And at that, Keane wonders if shes been drinking.
Carrie lies and apologizes, but its too late.
Theres nothing Carrie can do, because its not Christine and Child Services that won, but Dar Adal.
Pleased, Dar smiles at the news.
After all, this isnt his only win in this episode.
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Dar Adal, whatever hes planning, knows how to work damage control.
At this, McClendon turns away and complains to Dar that Keane is winning the argument.
Dar assures him the two wont meet.
By sidelining Saul in an insufferable debrief, it turns out.
If I did, Id never look in the mirror, he says, grinning.
At the same time, Javadi is also sidetracked from his journey to meet Saul.
Seeing that Javadis been removed from the hotel, he calls Dar and reports to him of Javadis movements.
Dar fights Rachel, saying hell talk to the director and that shes not needed.
Saul just sits and watches as Rachel, another Dar-constructed pawn, reluctantly leaves.
Dar pretends he didnt know that this would happen, but Saul scoffs.
Saul doesnt reply, simply asking Dar for his phone back.
After all, Javadis being tortured.
Naser says he has proof, as his source is someone inside the CIA.
Idiot, Javadi says.
Even if Im what you say, I wouldnt know.
Id never know such a thing.
As Javadi screams, gunfire suddenly erupts.
Javadi promises hell remember what Amir has done before they race away from the scene.
Freed from his pseudo-interrogation, Saul waits by an empty seat at a hockey game.
Amir sits down next to him and tells him that they have a mutual friend whos waiting for Saul.
When Saul questions why Javadi cant be there, Amir says Javadi sends greetings from Sergeant Brody.
The comment raises alarms in Sauls mind, and he agrees to leave with Amir immediately.
When he arrives where Javadi waits, Javadi points a gun at Saul.
For Christs sake, Saul says.
You taught me that, Saul.
Come on, help me put him in the trunk.
Risk is imminent, always, even for allies.
In the meantime, Dar has arrived at the safe house where Quinns being kept.
Convincing him was never going to be easy, he says.
You being here is going to be all the difference.
Wait… convincing him of what?
Quinns not sure either.
When Dar settles in next to Quinn, Quinn immediately tells him to go f himself.
Dirty old man, Quinn says.
Dar brushes off the comment.
For the record, he says, I never forced myself on anyone.
If thats not enough,Homelandtakes it all one step further to make Quinn as miserable as possible.
Just stop, Dar, Quinn pleads.
But of course, Dar doesnt.
He twists the knife, telling Quinn the story of why hes the way he is.
Quinns speechless at the revelation.
She hasnt been taking care of you out of love, Dar concludes, but guilt.
Is this the beginning of Carries destruction?
Will Quinn turn on Carrie?
And will Dar ever get his comeuppance, or will McClendon take the fall down the line?
Still, this episode showed just a littletoomuch.
When are we going to see them all converge,Homeland?
Either way, things are clearly going to get worse for Carrie before they get better.
