"In Full Flight" is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American television drama series ''

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'', and the 93rd episode overall. It premiered on

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on April 5, 2020.

Plot

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 ...

) and Yevgeny ( Costa Ronin) search the bazaars in

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looking for the flight recorder. Carrie finds Max's rucksack in one shop. The shopkeep (Narinder Samra) reluctantly admits that he recently sold the flight recorder to the broker Saleem Sinai (Rikin Vasani). Carrie offers a finders fee for him to arrange a re-sale with the broker at midnight. The Pakistani government announces that they view the United States' threats as an act of war. In the situation room, Pakistan's mobile nuclear launchers are observed moving towards the Afghan border. President Hayes (

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) expresses concern that Pakistan is not backing down, as Zabel (

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) had assured him. Tasneem (

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) visits Jalal (Elham Ehsas) in an attempt to convince him to go into hiding and avoid further provocation of the United States. Jalal, empowered by the now bolstered ranks of the Taliban, flatly refuses. Tasneem and Bunny ( Art Malik) decide that their best course of action is to protect Jalal. Carrie sneaks out at midnight to meet the broker without telling Yevgeny. 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 ...

) wires her $999,999 which she uses to purchase the flight recorder. As she prepares to listen to the recording, she is surprised by the arrival of Yevgeny. They listen to the recording together which confirms that the Presidents' helicopter merely crashed due to a mechanical failure. Carrie asks for Yevgeny's help in delivering the recorder to the embassy in Islamabad. Yevgeny is standoffish, as Carrie was lying to him. They kiss, but Yevgeny then sedates Carrie with a needle. He and his men take away Carrie along with the flight recorder.

Production

The episode was directed by

Dan Attias Daniel Attias (born December 4, 1951) is an American television director and producer. He is also director of his only feature film ''Silver Bullet'' from 1985, based on the novella by Stephen King. Attias' career has spanned four decades, dur ...

and written by series co-creators

Alex Gansa Alex Gansa is a screenwriter and producer best known as the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the Showtime series ''Homeland'', based on the original Israeli series ''Prisoners of War'' created by Gideon Raff. He produced and wrote a ...

and

Howard Gordon Howard Gordon (born March 31, 1961) is an American television writer and producer. He is well known for his work on the Fox action series '' 24'' alongside the Showtime thriller ''Homeland'', which he co-developed with Alex Gansa and Gideon ...

Reception

Reviews

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s Brian Tallerico rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars, and summarized: "leading up the momentous ending, “In Full Flight” is a relatively slow episode, working on rising tension with people on the edge of world-changing crisis, but it’s strong scene by scene". David Crow of

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praised the episode, describing the scenes of Carrie acquiring the flight recorder as "deliciously tense", and the episode's final twist as "a hell of a development".

Ratings

The original broadcast was watched by 809,000 viewers.

References

External links

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* {{Homeland 2020 American television episodes Homeland (season 8) episodes Television episodes directed by Dan Attias