"Fucker Shot Me" is the seventh episode of the eighth season of the American television drama series ''
Homeland
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'', and the 91st episode overall. It premiered on
Showtime
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on March 22, 2020.
Plot
Yevgeny (
Costa Ronin) takes
Carrie (
Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influenti ...
) to the location where Max (
Maury Sterling
Charles Maury Wallace Sterling (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Max Piotrowski in ''Homeland'', Rafferty in the comedy film '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' and Lester Tremor in the action film ''Smokin' Ace ...
) is being held. Carrie briefly speaks with Max, who tells her what happened to the flight recorder. Yevgeny tries to negotiate Max's release, but instead Max is abruptly taken to a new location. Yevgeny and Carrie follow the group.
A date for Haqqani's (
Numan Acar
Numan Acar (born 7 October 1974) is a Turkish-German actor and film producer.
Life and career
Acar was born in 1974 in Kozoglu, a small village in the Kelkit district of Turkey; he lived in the nearby city of Erzincan until 1982, when his famil ...
) trial is set. The United States has the recording of Haqqani's conversation with his son about wanting to end the war. Saul (
Mandy Patinkin
Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning ...
) wishes to formally enter the recording as evidence, but is forbidden by President Hayes (
Sam Trammell
Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series ''True Blood''. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Mi ...
). Saul and Tasneem (
Nimrat Kaur
Nimrat Kaur (born 13 March 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and on American television. She began her career as a print model and went on to act in theater. After brief appearances in a few films, Kaur starred in Anurag Ka ...
) successfully appeal to one of the judges (
Zineb Triki) to grant a continuation. However, on the day of the trial, it becomes apparent that G'ulom (
Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri (born 1953; ar, محمد بكري, he, מוחמד בכרי) is a Palestinian actor and film director.[Linus Roache
Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is a British actor. He is known for playing Executive ADA Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010) and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011–2012). More recently, Roach ...](_blank)
) and asks him to convince Hayes to intervene. Wellington replies with skepticism, explaining that Hayes just had a private conversation with G'ulom, and that his own influence on Hayes is slipping.
Observing the new hideout from afar, Carrie and Yevgeny see Jalal Haqqani (Elham Ehsas) arrive on the scene. Carrie calls Mike (Cliff Chamberlain) to request a special ops team be deployed to extract Max. Jalal asks Max if he knows who shot down the helicopter. Carrie sneaks closer to see if Max is still alive. She watches as Max is forced into an orange jumpsuit and being readied to be videotaped.
Production
The episode was directed by executive producer
Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli Linka Glatter (born July 26, 1953) is an American film and television director. She is best known for her work on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' and the Showtime series ''Homeland'', for which she's received eight Primetime Emmy Award no ...
and co-written by executive producers Patrick Harbinson and
Chip Johannessen
George Frederick "Chip" Johannessen (born November 16, 1955) is an American writer, editor, and producer of several popular television series. He is credited with work on '' 24'', ''Homeland'', '' Dexter'', '' Moonlight'', ''Millennium'', and ''Be ...
.
Reception
Reviews
Scott Von Doviak of
The A.V. Club
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gave the episode a "B+" grade and commented "suddenly this does feel like a final season in the making. Things are coming full circle".
''
New York Magazine
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s Brian Tallerico rated the episode 3 out of 5 stars, and called it "kind of a thin episode. There’s some nice work by Claire Danes as Carrie is faced with reliving the repercussions of a major decision that she made back in season four, but we haven’t really moved the ball much down the field by the end of this episode".
Ratings
The original broadcast was watched by 1.09 million viewers.
References
External links
"F**ker Shot Me"at
Showtime
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* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
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* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
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2020 American television episodes
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