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Written by: | Patrick Harbinson & Chip Johannessen | |||
Directed by: | Michael Klick | |||
Production number: | 8WAH08 | |||
Running time: | 49 minutes | |||
Original airdate: | March 29, 2020 | |||
Viewers (millions): | 0.75 |
Threnody(s) is the eighth episode of the final season of Homeland. It aired on March 29, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Carrie waits. Wellington makes a discovery. Jalal threatens to execute Max if his father's death sentence is carried out. Although President Hayes initially obtained a 24-hour delay, his foreign policy adviser John Zabel finally convinced him to have the Taliban leader executed before the time was up - and thereby sign Max's death warrant. Devastated to witness Max's fate, Carrie blames Saul for him friend's death.
Episode guide[]
Threnody(s) began with Haqqani’s attempted execution. It was not successful as Hayes managed to have it halted at least for 24 hours once Max’s captivity became known. Jalal Haqqani threatened to kill Max unless his father was freed. Now there would be time to attempt some sort of rescue which would be easier said than done. Meanwhile, Zabel continued to be slimy and drive a wedge further between Hayes and everyone else. Unfortunately, it was working. Wellington definitely noticed (he found a fiery, war-inciting speech Zabel had wrote for Hayes).
Saul visited Haqqani who was resigned to his fate (it was now up to Saul to continue what they started). Meanwhile, Zabel must have gotten to Hayes as his stay of execution was a short one as Saul witnessed Haqqani’s execution by firing squad as his attempt to convince G’ulom to stop failed (he would need two rounds to finally die). As that was happening, Carrie and Jalal Haqqani got the news. Jalal and his minions left the compound but not before Jalal killed Max as she helplessly watched. Carrie ran to Max’s body and absolutely let it all out (and also lashed out at Saul who was still on her side). While she stayed with Max, Gromov stayed with her as well. As the night went on, Carrie told him more about Max and got emotional about how she took him for granted (another strong moment for Claire Danes after that earlier emotional outburst).
With Haqqani gone, division grew within the Taliban but Jalal Haqqani quickly brought them together on his side with a rocket launcher, claiming that he killed the presidents. Meanwhile, Hayes wanted Wellington and Zabel to work together though that was obviously never going to happen. The latter called a woman named Claudette Fletcher (Hilary Jardine) to find dirt on Saul, Wellington, and others in an attempt to get them out of the way. She found a video of Jalal Haqqani’s admission for which he would share to Hayes who he steered back towards war with Pakistan.
The situation became heated as Saul hopped in a helicopter with the team set to retrieve Max’s body. He made it clear to the others at the station that she wasn’t a defector (he wanted to work with her to find the black box for which she had a lead on) but not everyone else got the message as she got spooked by the soldiers who were trying to restrain her (Saul did not know about this and was angry).
As a result, the episode ended with Carrie leaving with Gromov (who was still waiting nearby) and telling him about the black box (which he didn’t know about).
Quotes[]
- "Tell me we've got a plan."- Saul
- Carrie assures Yevgeny, as the helicopter approaches, "Saul will be there for me."
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
- Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
- Maury Sterling as Max Piotrowski
- Linus Roache as David Wellington
- Costa Ronin as Yevgeny Gromov
- Numan Acar as Haissam Haqqani
Guest Cast[]
- Mohammad Bakri as Abdul Qadir G'ulom
- Sam Trammell as Benjamin Hayes
- Tim Guinee as Scott Ryan
- Cliff Chamberlain as Mike Dunne
- Andrea Deck as Jenna Bragg
- Elham Ehsas as Jalal Haqqani
- Seear Kohi as Balach
- Hilary Jardine as Claudette Fletcher
- Mitchell Hall as ESU Lieutenant Marcus
- Mustafa Haidari as Firooz
- Hugh Dancy as John Zabel
Co-Starring[]
- Ray Haratian as Kabul Prison Warden
- Damon Zolfaghari as Second Warden
- Craig Stein as Special Operator
- Norma Butikofer as Zabel's Assistant
- Laura Morgan as Aide
- Benjamin Hicquel as Victor
- Mohamed Attougui as Saad
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