Homeland: Season 1, Episode 7 “The Weekend” (A-)
Talk about a whopper of an episode. It’s hard to tell sometimes whether Carrie is deliberately trying to catch Brody in a lie or whether she’s actually falling for him and unable to control herself. Antagonizing a neo-Nazi in a bar filled with his buddies was royally stupid, and it seemed like Carrie is looking for a fight more often than not. Deciding to bring Brody up to her family cabin is a monumental move, and finding out when she can’t locate the key that she’s about to be out of pills was just another sign that she was spiraling out of control. It’s so interesting that she gave herself away with something as simple as giving Brody the type of tea she knew he liked, and I love how everything played out after that. Absolute honesty from professional liars is one of my favorite television tropes, and so to hear Brody admit to being a Muslim and killing Walker and for Carrie to tell him outright that she thinks he’s a terrorist, not the CIA, was fantastic. That coupled with the subsequent revelation that Walker is still alive turned everything on its head, and it frames Brody in a whole new light, especially because his story is likely true given that it matches up perfectly with all the flashback evidence with which we’ve been presented. Saul’s road trip with Aileen was extremely unconventional and enlightening, and it’s a wonder to see the man work. Having him tell Estes to show Aileen Brody’s picture was a huge step, and for it to be so quickly transformed into something else was thrilling. Dana seems to be going out of her way to cause trouble at home, and her harsh words to Mike stung. I’m on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what’s going to happen next.
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