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After the events of the previous episode Carrie can't accept that Abu Nazir might have escaped from the site where he had been holding her but several searches suggest that must be the case. When she finally accepts that he has got away she is convinced that he must have had help from somebody on the search team; the fact that one of them has driven off on their own suggests she was right but when they find the man it becomes clear that he is innocent. Once back at Langley it is time to interview Roya Hammad to see what she knows; it appears that Carrie's questions are getting nowhere but something Roya says suggests that Nazir may not have left the site at all and merely evaded the searches; Carrie will have to return for another look. While all this is going on Saul is being questioned under polygraph about various incidents that could end his career; it is clear CIA Director David Estes wants to get rid of him for looking into his plans to have Brody killed.

As we approach the final episode things are pretty tense and Carrie appears to be losing her grip on reality somewhat as she obsessively demands further searches; of course she could be proved right! With the net closing around Nazir the threat to Brody from Estes and his assassin Quinn rises again and if Brody is in danger perhaps others who know about Estes' plans could also be in danger. This episode had a bit less drama than the previous one but there was still enough action which leads to the death of a character I was certain would last till the end of the season… I still think there is enough drama left to give us an exciting season finale though.

Homeland for me has been a diificult show to review. While i highly enjoyed its first season which was both well written and well acted, season 2 has been slightly tougher for me to review as I feel like the show is beginning to strain itself in terms of its plausibility.

but anyway, the reason why i consider this one the definitive end to the show is because it settled the big storyline question posed in season 1 about whether abu nazir would totally succeed in getting brody to destroy america's system but satisfyingly and not without showing grave consequences, brody does not. This works extremely well to Damian Lewis' performance. One i would also like to mention is claire danes who I have to admit does not always work with her character as an actress but still does an excellent job almost all of the time with just a few slight bumps in the road in terms of her storyline.

I know what some of you are going to say to me what does the ending mean for brody and carrie. I would say use your imagination to fill the gaps. on one side, one could say the cliched ending of carrie and brody living happily ever after but in reality, quinn would probably have killed brody at some point which will prompt an investigation into his death and therefore reveal the treason brody committed against his country. you can make up your own ending, skip past season 3(which i have not seen) and maybe move on to the next seasons which is what i am debating right now whether to do or not.