"Redux" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series ''
Homeland
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'', and the 43rd episode overall. It premiered on
Showtime
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on November 9, 2014.
Plot
With the news that Saul Berenson (
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 ...
) has been abducted, CIA Director Andrew Lockhart (
Tracy Letts
Tracy S. Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for '' August: Osage County'' (2007), for which he received ...
) arrives in Pakistan. Lockhart, Martha Boyd (
Laila Robins
Laila Robins is an American stage, film and television actress. She has appeared in films including ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''An Innocent Man'' (1989), ''Live Nude Girls'' (1995), ''True Crime'' (1999), ''She's Lost Control'' ( ...
),
Carrie
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* Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname
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* Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...
(
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 influentia ...
), and other representatives from the U.S. Embassy meet with a delegation of Pakistani intelligence officials. Lockhart accuses the
ISI of being complicit with
Haissam Haqqani (
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 ...
), and declares that the U.S. will suspend its federal aid to Pakistan if Saul is not returned safely. Martha, appalled that Lockhart undermined her and potentially sabotaged her working relationships, nearly resigns as ambassador, but Dennis (
Mark Moses
Mark W. Moses (born February 24, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2011) and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama ''Mad Men'' (2007–2014).
...
) convinces her to reconsider. Martha starts reaching out to her contacts in an effort to secure Saul's return.
Haqqani boasts to Saul that he can now move about the country freely without fear of drone strikes, due to the presence of Saul as a "human shield". With Saul in tow, Haqqani visits his wife and children, who he hasn't seen in three years.
At a pharmacy,
Tasneem Qureishi
Tasneem Qureishi is a fictional character on the American television series ''Homeland'' on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Portrayed by Indian actress Nimrat Kaur in season four (2014) and season eight (2020), Tasneem is an ...
(
Nimrat Kaur
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) picks up some pills that have been filled with an unidentified powder. Dennis breaks into Carrie's apartment and replaces some of her
Clozapine
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pills with the pills that Tasneem acquired. Carrie eventually takes the substituted pills and soon begins to suffer the effects. After lashing out in the operations room, she realizes something is wrong and retires to her room for a nap.
Saul is taken to a dwelling near the Afghanistan border where Haqqani informs him that his release is currently being negotiated in exchange for several prisoners.
Carrie is awakened by a call from 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 ...
) who has located Aayan's girlfriend Kiran (Shavani Seth). Not feeling any relief from her pills, Carrie takes more. Becoming increasingly paranoid and hallucinating, she heads to the hospital where Kiran is working. Carrie asks Kiran the purpose of the medicine Aayan was retrieving for Haqqani, but only repels her with her overly aggressive questioning. A security guard tries to restrain Carrie, but, while hallucinating that he is Quinn (
Rupert Friend
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), she attacks him and runs into the streets. Carrie shoots two men who approach her before turning her gun on the police, but then realizes she's not even holding a gun. The police apprehend her and deliver her to a house where she is greeted by
Nicholas Brody
Nicholas Brody (often simply called "Brody"), played by actor Damian Lewis, is a fictional character on the American television series ''Homeland'' on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Brody is a United States Marine Corps Gunne ...
(
Damian Lewis
Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor, presenter and producer. He is best known for portraying U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'', which earned him a Golden Globe nomination ...
). Carrie is shocked that Brody is alive and initially doesn't trust what she's seeing. She breaks down crying in his arms, and admits that she had been willing to let him die. After an emotional reunion, it is revealed that it's been another hallucination, and Carrie is actually crying in the arms of ISI colonel Aasar Khan (
Raza Jaffrey
Raza Jaffrey (born 28 May 1973) is a British actor and singer, who starred as Neal Hudson on the CBS TV medical drama '' Code Black''. He is best known for playing Zafar Younis on the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks''. In 2014, he played ...
) who is asking her "Who's Brody?"
Production
The episode was directed by
Carl Franklin
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Earl ...
and written by executive producer
Alexander Cary
(Lucius) Alexander Plantagenet Cary, Master of Falkland (born 1 February 1963), is an English screenwriter, producer, and ex-soldier.
Life and career
Cary was born in Hammersmith, London, to Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount of Falkland, and Caroli ...
.
The episode features a special appearance by former series regular
Damian Lewis
Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor, presenter and producer. He is best known for portraying U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'', which earned him a Golden Globe nomination ...
as
Nicholas Brody
Nicholas Brody (often simply called "Brody"), played by actor Damian Lewis, is a fictional character on the American television series ''Homeland'' on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Brody is a United States Marine Corps Gunne ...
in a hallucination of Carrie's. To keep Lewis's appearance a secret, Showtime did not send out an advance
screener to the press.
Reception
Ratings
The original broadcast of the episode was watched by 1.55 million viewers, which was roughly equal with the previous episode.
Critical response
Price Peterson of ''
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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* '' ...
'' magazine gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "another terrific episode", and praising the depiction of Carrie's perspective while she was drugged. ''
The A.V. Club
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''s Josh Modell gave the episode a "B+" grade, noting that it did well in exploring the various ways the U.S. would attempt to recover a hostage.
References
External links
"Redux"at Showtime
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{{Homeland
2014 American television episodes
Homeland (season 4) episodes