Homeland 7.8 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Lies, Amplifiers, Fucking Twitter.”
Why is it called that?
It’s something Carrie tells her sister.
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Patrick Harbinson and Chip Johannessen.
What says Showtime?
“Carrie and Saul interrogate a suspect. Wellington makes a play.”
Is it any good?
Yes.
How does it start?
As Carrie drops Frannie off at school, she tries to reassure her daughter that the men with guns who barged into Dante’s apartment the night before were no cause for concern.
Is Dante Allen, the lawyer with whom Carrie was just having sex, the suspect Carrie and Saul interrogate?
Saul does not interrogate Dante this week.
Wellington quit last week. Can we get a hint as to his “play”?
Did Wellington quit? Or did he merely tender his resignation?
What’s doing with Carrie’s teen niece Josie?
Nothing this week.
Does Frannie meet Nick Brody’s other kids?
Not this week.
The big news?
In the first few minutes, Sen. Sam Paley (Dylan Baker) suggests to President Keane that she resign.
What else is Showtime not telling us?
Elya Baskin, star of 1984’s “2010” and “Moscow on the Hudson,” pops up as the Russian ambassador.
What’s good?
Keane taking the temperature of her former colleages in the U.S. Senate. “What are you doing here?” “For real?” Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson.
What’s not so good?
No ghost of Nick Brody to torment Carrie.
How does it end, spoiler boy?
“We’re going to need you to step out.”
9 p.m. Sunday. Showtime.
