This recap incorporates spoilers for Homeland Season 6, episode 6, titled "The Return." Refresh your reminiscence with our recap of episode 605.
Homeland threw an enormous curveball at us proper on the finish of the episode — which was appropriately titled "The Return," because it introduced again Astrid (Nina Hoss), a German intelligence agent who additionally occurs to be Quinn's (Rupert Good friend) former lover.
However let's again it up a bit, as a result of Astrid wasn't the one acquainted face in "The Return."
The conspiracy
There are a number of threads occurring directly — one with Carrie (Claire Danes), one with Saul (Mandy Patinkin) and one with President-elect Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) — that each one appear to be pointing to the identical factor.
First off, Carrie is investigating the pictures Quinn took together with his cellphone. She is not getting a lot assist from her poor, troubled pal, because the NYPD has him on psychiatric lockdown at Bellevue. Enjoyable reality: Bellevue is the oldest public hospital nonetheless working in the USA.
Anyway, Carrie tries to succeed in out to Quinn, however his PTSD and paranoia can solely let him assume that Carrie is working in cahoots with the FBI to take him out. He does not see that by permitting him to be taken into custody, she was saving him from being gunned down by SWAT. All Quinn can see is that he was doing what she requested — defending Frannie.
It is extremely unhappy, however that is just about par for the course with Quinn this season up to now, which is why the episode-ending reveal was additional distressing — cannot this man catch any sort of break?
However one factor Quinn is proper about is Carrie working with the FBI. She's not working towards Quinn, however she finds an unlikely ally in Agent Conlin (Dominic Fumusa), as a result of even when he railroaded Sekou (F. Mallory Cree) into being made to seem like a terrorist, Conlin continues to be an intelligence officer and he undoubtedly smells a rat in terms of the bombing in New York.
They handle to trace down the thriller man Quinn photographed at Sekou's supply firm at some sort of personal army agency, which is operating out of a covert, floors-deep-into-the-earth compound. And what does Conlin have to point out for it?
The thriller man takes him out. RIP, Conlin. You have been an enormous a-hole for 5 episodes, however you actually turned it round right here simply in time to be shot within the head.
It is sort of a bummer — his demise would have been far more affecting if the present had let him and Carrie work collectively for a couple of episodes. Then at the least he might've been helpful and his demise may've meant extra... however I assume we do not have time for that this season.
So, Carrie finds Conlin's physique and is chased by the thriller man. At the least now she has proof that there's some type of non-ISIS conspiracy afoot.
In the meantime, Saul is discovering that he might not know precisely what Dar (F. Murray Abraham) has been as much as these days. He meets with an previous pal, Viktor (James Mount), who's principally the Saul Berenson of the Russian Overseas Intelligence Service. By way of Viktor, he discovers that Tova Rivlin (Hadar Ratzon-Rotem), an Israeli intelligence agent, is off the leash and assembly with Dar in New York.
We noticed her briefly within the Season 6 premiere and in addition within the Season 5 episode "All About Allison." She was the Mossad agent who acquired Saul launched from detainment in Kosovo.
This implies Dar has been assembly with each U.S. generals and a Mossad agent, whereas somebody is making an attempt very arduous to make it look as if Iran is violating the nuclear deal and another person (or perhaps the identical somebody) is framing a younger Muslim man to seem like he dedicated a terrorist bombing in New York Metropolis.
Add to that the truth that President-elect Keane, who needs to show the warmth down on U.S. overseas coverage and re-work the the CIA, is being shuttered away in some nation home with out entry to anybody helpful (or a tv), and all of it spells "the decision is coming from inside the home."
On this case, "the decision" is an enormous conspiracy and "the home" is "the USA."
It is fairly an fascinating plot, contemplating the present state of U.S. affairs in actuality — Russia meddling in elections; a name for eradication of ISIS by any means vital. It is beginning to really feel like an enormous U.S. conspiracy to mount a struggle towards Iran is not simply one thing cooked up in a TV present.
The twist
However in any case of those items begin to come into focus, Quinn is kidnapped out of Bellevue by some unknown assailants. Ready for him contained in the getaway van is none aside from Astrid. Is she in on the conspiracy?
This is why we do not assume so: She's all the time been an ally to Carrie & Co., with out seeming uber-suspicious, like Dar. Admit it, Dar has all the time pinged your "as much as no good" radar. However this feels extra like Astrid is aware of concerning the conspiracy and has kidnapped Quinn in an effort to thwart no matter plans Dar and his cohorts are as much as.
However that is still to be seen, because the episode actually ends simply as she seems. Curiouser and curiouser.Â
Homeland airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on Showtime.
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