What I’m Watching: Tehran

Tehran: Season 2, Episode 6 “Faraz’s Choice” (B+)

Even though we knew it was going to happen and that Marjan had called Faraz to make him aware of what he needed to do, it was still an intense moment when Tamar walked out to find Faraz right there waiting for her. What I hadn’t calculated was the immediacy with which Faraz being forced to cooperate with Marjan would be revealed to those who could use it against him. He didn’t even get that far without first insisting on doing his own investigation, which resulted in him touching the racket made for Mohammadi poisoning him. Pulling a gun on Marjan didn’t do much for him, as she pointed out, and though he tried not to let Nahid in on what was happening, she was paying enough attention to realize that something was severely wrong. She was understandably furious to learn the truth, and the bigger issue was that Ali put it all together too, respectful enough of his boss to allow him the opportunity to turn himself in first. Killing himself probably wouldn’t have helped since Nahid may have paid the price for his treason, but now he’s lost his closest ally and is going to have to find a way to explain the situation, likely to pin everything on Ali, provided that doesn’t upset Marjan enough to threaten Nahid’s life. Tamar did a great job of getting close to Peyman, and now she and Milad are ready to hack his racecar, a daring plan that feels like it could easily go off the rails.