After a couple of action-packed episodes that left many loose ends dangling, I would have expected some closure. Even more so because of the CIA colossal failure, with huge losses and repeated humiliation.
Instead, all the main characters walked the walk of shame, making it back home without causing any damage to the enemy, Martha and her traitor husband fell through the cracks and Carrie mourned her father and discovered her mother's instinct (about which most audience probably cared nothing).
I just read that the actor playing Carrie's father actually died, so this episode was also a tribute to him, which is an understandable gesture. However, the whole family theme was played a bit too far, with Carrie's estranged mum coming out of nowhere with her absurd story ("Hey Carrie, I abandoned you and your sister to take care of yet another child")
Most unfortunate was also the fact that Saul, albeit disgraced was able to sneak back into the CIA thanks to an agreement with Haqqani, which besides being extremely callous and unethical, also seemed far-fetched at best.
Instead, all the main characters walked the walk of shame, making it back home without causing any damage to the enemy, Martha and her traitor husband fell through the cracks and Carrie mourned her father and discovered her mother's instinct (about which most audience probably cared nothing).
I just read that the actor playing Carrie's father actually died, so this episode was also a tribute to him, which is an understandable gesture. However, the whole family theme was played a bit too far, with Carrie's estranged mum coming out of nowhere with her absurd story ("Hey Carrie, I abandoned you and your sister to take care of yet another child")
Most unfortunate was also the fact that Saul, albeit disgraced was able to sneak back into the CIA thanks to an agreement with Haqqani, which besides being extremely callous and unethical, also seemed far-fetched at best.