And what of General McClendon, Brett OKeefe, and Dar Adal?
So who was right all along?
How can a country defend itself when its enemies believe themselves to be its heroes?
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Why shouldnt the highest office simply rule with an iron fist instead, intelligence community be damned?
There are no good answers to these questions theyre enough to make anyone go mad.
Heh, maybe we should all pull a Max and drink our uncertainty away.
A drink would surely make Quinns loss feel a little more worthwhile.
Homelandtook a long, winding, and at times bewildering path to get to this point.
the supposed Toxic Soldier, fits into the picture of their no-longer-picture-perfect plan.
Meanwhile, Carries still reeling from the explosion at the house in Queens.
Well, except for Dar, who calls just as Carrie and Quinn arrive.
Were winning, Dar says, incredulous at McClendons plan to hit Keane even more.
Keanes on the ropes.
What the f do you think youre doing?
Similarly doubtful: Keane herself.
Its happening, Carrie says but what exactly?
Even Carrie doesnt truly know.
That hotel has been vetted for months, he explains.
The bomb scares a ruse to get her on the street.
Quinn head quickly toward the wreckage and then watches as two men head inside the garage.
Keane and Carrie race ahead, only to hear the gunshot that kills Thoms.
Carrie begins to cry when she sees Quinns dead.
Six weeks later, everything has changed.
Then again, maybe thats just all OKeefe, and not Keane.
She smiles at the room hey, at leastshebelieves what shes saying.
As Carrie races out of the meeting, Saul catches up and asks for a few minutes to chat.
The worst happened, he says.
Quinn died, and youre still out there going a million miles an hour.
Saul, meanwhile, visits Dar, whos now in prison.
The two dont chit-chat very much; Dar dives right into defending his actions.
Believe me, he says.
It was never my intention for things to turn so dark.
Dars story will have to wait for next season.
Before she does, though, Max arrives on Carries doorstep, drunk and messed up and thankfully alive.
Fortunately for Carrie, Christines visit goes smoothly, and Max doesnt make a peep.
Carries delighted, and she asks if its okay to take a job in Washington.
Christine says its fine, then wonders what the job will be.
After Christine leaves, Carrie checks on Max, only to find him passed out on the bed.
And then she finds the last photo: a shot of her, smiling right at the camera.
Seeing this, Carrie cries.
If only the hour had ended there.
Whatever it takes also means avoiding Carrie at all costs.
This cant be a total surprise, he says.
Carrie scoffs, pointing out that everyone was involved in some way, but doing this isnt house-cleaning.
This is payback, she says.
So did this finale work for a season that brought everyone home?
In some ways, yes.
Did we need an entire, drawn-out episode of Carrie just crying over his death?
Of course not and that wouldnt have felt right for the character.
To me, itjustmissed the mark.
Or maybe I justreallyneed a drink after watching Quinn bite the bullet.
