Homeland 6.3 FAQ
What’s it called?
“The Covenant.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Ron Nyswaner (“Gross Anatomy,” “Philadelphia,” “Freeheld”).
What says Showtime?
“Saul goes to Abu Dhabi. Carrie delivers bad news. Quinn senses something is wrong.”
How does it start?
Quinn has a nightmare about sarin gas pouring out of Carrie’s showerhead.
Do we learn something sinister about the PEOTUS?
Not this week.
What’s Saul doing in Abu Dhabi?
In the “previously” package we are reminded Saul is attending to “the Mossad operation.”
What’s the nature of Carrie’s bad news?
She fucked up in a highly costly manner.
Is the “something” Quinn senses is “wrong” in any way real?
Maybe not?
Will Frannie ever meet Nick Brody’s other kids?
Who can say?
The big news?
A set of opening titles featuring Tiny Carrie’s creepy lion mask launches the episode.
What else is Showtime not telling us?
Saul makes a side trip.
What’s good?
The hotness of Saul’s Mossad contact. Saul getting it done. The centrifuge talk. “Harder.” “Doesn’t that strike you as a form of insanity?”
What’s not so good?
Carrie’s a little nuts to let a deranged killer cohabitate with her daughter. If you’re asking me.
How does it end, spoiler boy?
A familiar gunman lies in wait.
9 p.m. Sunday. Showtime.
