Homeland
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(Carrie has always liked dangerous men, especially the ones obsessed with her.)
(The shot of Russian nesting dolls in the possible Russian spys apartment is a clever one.)
The team is downloading hard drives and snapping pics when Dante wakes up.
He immediately goes back to sleep.
Suddenly, Carrie remembers she has a sister and a daughter and races off.
Meanwhile, Saul is ready to confront David and drop some knowledge.
David already looks like he hasnt slept in days, but his life is not about to get easier.
Saul wants Davids help to stop her.
Carrie pretends to come home happy, but instantly gets into another fight with her sister.
This is the last straw.
She grabs Franny and storms out of the house.
(Motel managers dont like multiple credit cards with different names on em.)
Once again, Carries pride and emotion about her sister are getting in the way of an operation.
Its familiar territory forHomeland.
Do we think Saul would get this directly involved with an illegal operation?
Dante calls Carrie to ask what happened last night, even wondering if they did it.
He tells her to come over.
What would you do?
He wants some details on Simones testimony, but Keane doesnt know anything.
Hes worried the White House is going to crumble and hell be pulled down with it.
(Good question, kid!)
That discovery sends Carrie to talk to Audrey, who reveals that Dante has told a few lies.
There was no drinking problem and Audrey was not bipolar.
How long has he been obsessed with Carrie?
Is that how he was recruited by the Russians?
He very creepily looks through her room and finds a printout with his picture on it.
As this happens, Saul and his team get closer to tying Dante to the conspiracy.
The final beats of Andante illuminate the relationships between Keane and David, and Carrie and Dante.
First, David tries to resign, revealing to Keane the extent of what Saul told him.
After considering his offer, Keane turns it down.
She needs an ally.
Shes going to need David by her side, even if he is toxic.
More dramatically, Carrie and Dante face off about their activities that day after putting Franny to bed.
Dante says that Carries sister was worried about her and then they discuss what Carrie learned from Audrey.
She reveals that she knows Dante was preoccupied with someone else.
He doesnt deny it, even when she reveals it was her.
And lets face it: Carrie loves a bad guy whos obsessed with her.
As Carrie and Dante get hot and heavy on the couch, Saul and his team break in.
An agent grabs Franny while Dante is handcuffed naked.
Franny is allowed to run to her also-naked mother.
And then Saul comes in and makes eye contact with Carrie, who he warned to stay away.
She looks utterly betrayed.
But Saul has much bigger things to worry about than Carries feelings.
Anyone else walk around the house doing a Brett OKeefe impression lately?
Where do you thinkHomelandgoes from here?
Will Dante reveal his connections?
How hard will Saul interrogate him to do so?
It wont be andante for long.
This recap has been corrected to show that Max connected Simone and Dante, not Simone and David.
