This season has its share of problems and this episode is a Master Class in Season 6 Issues. Carrie can't figure out that entering the mercenary's house and finding the alarm off is a bad sign? (Just like she can't manage to replace the glass on her broken door or turn on the alarm at her own house, so Saul just waltzes in? Super high security?). It also took her forever to figure out the thing with her kid was due to Dar. Yet, somehow in this episode Quinn suggests that "R" for "Romeo" on the board suggests an east coast hit, so therefore the garage door MUST have a bomb on it and the President-Elect is about to be assassinated? Quite the leap. Of course, the music signals to the audience that this is indeed the moment that Carrie puts the pieces together when there are no pieces really.
That said, if you put aside the ridiculousness (like why do Carrie and Quinn drive to the hotel and not try to call Keane's Chief of Staff again?), it's good despite these constant little flaws. Homeland is one of the best shows when it comes to a building sense of unease and suspense and Carrie Mathison portrayed superbly by Claire Danes is a great character.
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