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March 19, 2017
Homeland 6.9: The Tide Begins to Turn

After weeks of things going from bad to worse for Saul, Carrie, and Peter, and Dar coming out on top, we finally get the Iranian guy leaving his phone on, as treacherous Dar turns him over to the Mossad as his payment for helping Dar. Fortunately for our side, Carrie's at the other end of this open line, records what she's hearing, and this is enough to get the President-elect to see the truth about Dar - after she was about to hand him complete control of the CIA and who knows what else in her new administration.
And Peter, at top of his espionage game even though he's still physically disabled, pulls off the feat of getting Dar on the phone with the assassin who killed Astrid. This puts Peter on the trail of this killer.
And, just for good measure, Max gets himself into O'Keefe's false-news purveying operation - which made me think, I sure wish we had someone like Max on the case vis-a-vis the combo of Russian hackers and right-wing zealots and Central European entrepreneurs all of whom had and still have a hand in spreading fake news and acrimony in reality, not in Homeland, in own country.
But not everything is going so well, especially not for Saul, who's future is now in the wringer with the Solicitor General telling the President-elect that the only way to get Dar is to bring him down for what happened in Berlin last year - the mess in which Saul is also implicated.
When Saul protests going down this road to Carrie, she's sympathetic, but tells Saul, next time don't schtupp a Russian mole, to which Saul, not missing a beat, replies, that's rich, coming from someone who did that to a suicide vest. It was the best line of the evening, but Saul's quick rejoinder won't get him out of this - at least, not without Carrie fully on his side and with her head totally in the game.
Which means: should be some good episodes ahead.
See also Homeland 6.1: Madam President-Elect ... Homeland 6.2: Parallel Program ... Homeland 6.3: Potentials ... Homeland 6.4: "A Man with Painted Hair" ... Homeland 6.5: The Attack on Carrie's Brownstone ... Homeland 6.7: The Arch Villain ... Homeland 6.9: Peter's Problem
And see also Homeland 5.1: Moving into the Age of Snowden ... Homeland 5.2: Who Wants to Kill Carrie ... Homeland 5.3: Carrie and Kerry ... Homeland 5.5: All Quinn ... Homeland 5.6: Saul Wises Up ... Homeland 5.7: Tough to Watch ... Homeland 5.9: Finally! ... Homeland 5.10: Homeland and Homeland ... Homeland 5.11: Allison as Primo Villain ... Homeland Season 5 Finale: RIPs
And see also Homeland 4.1-2: Carrie's State of Mind ... Homeland 4.3: Quinn and Carrie ... Homeland 4.4: Carrie's Counterpart ... Homeland 4.5: Righteous Seduction ... Homeland 4.6: The Biggest Reveal ... Homeland 4.7: The Manifestation ... Homeland 4.8: Saving Someone's Life ... Homeland 4.9: Hitchcock Would've Loved It ... Homeland 4.10: The List ... Homeland 4.12: Out of this Together
And see also Homeland 3.1: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 3.2: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 3.3: Two Prisons ... Homeland 3.4: Twist! ...Homeland 3.6: Further Down the Rabbit Hole ... Homeland 3.7: Revealing What We Already Knew ... Homeland 3.8: Signs of Life ...Homeland 3.9: Perfect Timing ... Homeland 3.10: Someone Has to Die ... Homeland 3.11: The Loyalist ... Homeland Season 3 Finale: Redemption and Betrayal
And see Homeland 2.1-2: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 2.3-5: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 2.6: What Brody Knows ... Homeland 2.7: Love Me Tinder ... Homeland 2.8: The Personal and the Professional ...Homeland Season 2 Finale: The Shocker and the Reality
And see also Homeland on Showtime ... Homeland 1.8: Surprises ... Homeland Concludes First Season: Exceptional

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Published on March 19, 2017 21:23
Late Afternoon
Usually when I'm writing and talking about my music, it's all about Twice Upon a Rhyme, the album I produced with Ed Fox in 1972, with most songs written by us (and a few others by just me, by me and Peter Rosenthal, Linda Kaplan, and others), and performed by Ed, me, Peter, Donny Frankel, Boris Midney, and lots of other musicians.
Interestingly, we never performed any of Twice Upon a Rhyme live. In fact, the first live performance of a few songs from the album with some others was by Pete and me in Ronkonkoma, NY is August 2015 - here's the video (not the greatest sound quality, but you'll get the gist).
But before I started writing with Ed, before Twice Upon a Rhyme, I was in very different kind of group, a folk-rock group, The New Outlook. That group consisted Stu Nitekman (usually lead vocal and strumming guitar), Ira Margolis (baritone harmony), and me (first tenor and falsetto harmony, occasionally lead, occasionally an organ I bought in Woolworth's on our home demos).
We did perform in person - almost daily, in the Alcove right outside the cafeteria on the North Campus of the City College of New York (CCNY), where we regularly sang instead of attending classes. And when we weren't on the North Campus, we sang in a similar Alcove in Finley Hall on the South Campus, again rather than attending classes. But we also on occasion performed at clubs in the New York area, recorded a few studio demos (recording costs paid for by this publisher or record producer or that), and lots of home demos (which is where my cheap organ came in). I assembled 12 of those recordings, and added three of my own more recent songs, on a digital album, Spun Dreams, in 2010, available now on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and all the usual places.
But back to the 1960s - one sunny afternoon in 1967, The New Outlook (Stu, Ira, and I) were belting out our three-part harmonies in Central Park, when a couple walked by, stopped, and listened to at least six of our songs. They turned out to be Ellie Greenwich (co-writer of "Da Doo Ron Ron" and tons of other songs) and Mike Rashkow (co-writer of "Mary in the Morning", recorded by Elvis), and they signed us to their production company and in turn to Atlantic Records, which released two singles by the New Outlook - renamed The Other Voices - which went nowhere. (I co-wrote the B-side of one release, "Hung Up on Love," with Mike's wife at the time Mikie Harris). The New Outlook shortly after left Atlantic, resumed our original name, and recorded one of our new songs, "Evening's Evergreen Morning," without Ellie and Mike. But when it didn't get much response, either, we disbanded. The studio demo of "Evening's Evergreen Morning" - which, by the way, features Pete Rosenthal on guitar, in his first work on what would be many of my songs - is included in Spun Dreams.
Which gets me, at last, to the title of this post. "Late Afternoon" was not included on Spun Dreams. It was one of our favorite songs - I wrote the words, and Stu the music - and we performed it with full New Outlook harmony. But all I had was a track with Stu singing a strong lead and strumming guitar. I had hoped to someday find a full New Outlook version - but I decided, the other day, to just add some of the harmony myself, and get this song out to the world. It will soon be available on Spotify, Amazon, and iTunes. But here's the song for you now (with lyrics below). Enjoy!
Late Afternoon
Words by Paul Levinson, Music by Stu Nitekman, 1966
The shades of dusk hang over us
Our day has nearly passed
And now the Earth seems sadly hushed
As shadows wash the grass
(chorus)
Look at our love in the late afternoon
Any moment the darkness might come
Open your eyes, it's the late afternoon
Don't let our dreams set with the sun
The early warmth has cooled with time
We'll soon feel evening's frost
And in the night we'll never find
the treasure that we lost
(chorus)
You smile while twilight skies grow dim
But once the flame has died
You'll long for all that might have been
If only we had tried
(chorus)
========================================
And hey - if you'd like more of The New Outlook, here's another recently uncovered recording of all three of us singing that upbeat, peppy classic - On the Sunny Side of the Street Paul Levinson's books ... Paul Levinson's music
Interestingly, we never performed any of Twice Upon a Rhyme live. In fact, the first live performance of a few songs from the album with some others was by Pete and me in Ronkonkoma, NY is August 2015 - here's the video (not the greatest sound quality, but you'll get the gist).
But before I started writing with Ed, before Twice Upon a Rhyme, I was in very different kind of group, a folk-rock group, The New Outlook. That group consisted Stu Nitekman (usually lead vocal and strumming guitar), Ira Margolis (baritone harmony), and me (first tenor and falsetto harmony, occasionally lead, occasionally an organ I bought in Woolworth's on our home demos).
We did perform in person - almost daily, in the Alcove right outside the cafeteria on the North Campus of the City College of New York (CCNY), where we regularly sang instead of attending classes. And when we weren't on the North Campus, we sang in a similar Alcove in Finley Hall on the South Campus, again rather than attending classes. But we also on occasion performed at clubs in the New York area, recorded a few studio demos (recording costs paid for by this publisher or record producer or that), and lots of home demos (which is where my cheap organ came in). I assembled 12 of those recordings, and added three of my own more recent songs, on a digital album, Spun Dreams, in 2010, available now on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and all the usual places.
But back to the 1960s - one sunny afternoon in 1967, The New Outlook (Stu, Ira, and I) were belting out our three-part harmonies in Central Park, when a couple walked by, stopped, and listened to at least six of our songs. They turned out to be Ellie Greenwich (co-writer of "Da Doo Ron Ron" and tons of other songs) and Mike Rashkow (co-writer of "Mary in the Morning", recorded by Elvis), and they signed us to their production company and in turn to Atlantic Records, which released two singles by the New Outlook - renamed The Other Voices - which went nowhere. (I co-wrote the B-side of one release, "Hung Up on Love," with Mike's wife at the time Mikie Harris). The New Outlook shortly after left Atlantic, resumed our original name, and recorded one of our new songs, "Evening's Evergreen Morning," without Ellie and Mike. But when it didn't get much response, either, we disbanded. The studio demo of "Evening's Evergreen Morning" - which, by the way, features Pete Rosenthal on guitar, in his first work on what would be many of my songs - is included in Spun Dreams.
Which gets me, at last, to the title of this post. "Late Afternoon" was not included on Spun Dreams. It was one of our favorite songs - I wrote the words, and Stu the music - and we performed it with full New Outlook harmony. But all I had was a track with Stu singing a strong lead and strumming guitar. I had hoped to someday find a full New Outlook version - but I decided, the other day, to just add some of the harmony myself, and get this song out to the world. It will soon be available on Spotify, Amazon, and iTunes. But here's the song for you now (with lyrics below). Enjoy!
Late Afternoon
Words by Paul Levinson, Music by Stu Nitekman, 1966
The shades of dusk hang over us
Our day has nearly passed
And now the Earth seems sadly hushed
As shadows wash the grass
(chorus)
Look at our love in the late afternoon
Any moment the darkness might come
Open your eyes, it's the late afternoon
Don't let our dreams set with the sun
The early warmth has cooled with time
We'll soon feel evening's frost
And in the night we'll never find
the treasure that we lost
(chorus)
You smile while twilight skies grow dim
But once the flame has died
You'll long for all that might have been
If only we had tried
(chorus)
========================================
And hey - if you'd like more of The New Outlook, here's another recently uncovered recording of all three of us singing that upbeat, peppy classic - On the Sunny Side of the Street Paul Levinson's books ... Paul Levinson's music
Published on March 19, 2017 15:20
March 16, 2017
Colony 2.10: The Fight Continues

We're of course in much better shape than the good Americans in either series. We still have judges who can strike down a particularly fascist executive order. But we have a flood of soulless fascism in the wings and closer to resist.
In Colony, our heroes are doing the best they can, in whatever ways they can. Their losses are grievous, and they're always on the verge of losing more. But they fight on, taking ever more chances, as everyone including members of their not so extended family side with the overlords.
Katie's sister, tonight, was conflicted but in the end still turned Katie and Will in. In the end, their bravery succeeded, but it was a close call, and they both know, all the resisters know, that things are likely to get worse.
We're still a long way off from that, of course. But let's not kid ourselves. The very fact that the Vox article strikes a chord, the very fact that Colony has increasing relevance to what we see on the news, should give us pause - and inspiration.
And that's not fake news.
See also Colony 2.1: Prelude ... Colony 2.2: 1969 ... Colony 2.3: The Wall ... Colony 2.7: Countdowns and Intentions ... Colony 2.8: What Passes for a Happy Ending ... Colony 2.9: Together Again
And see also Colony 1.1: Aliens with Potential ... 1.2: Compelling ... 1.5: Questions ... 1.6: The Provost ... Colony 1.7: Broussard ... Colony 1.8: Moon Base and Transit Zones ... Colony 1.9: Robot Arm ... Colony Season 1 Finale: Not Quite Enough

Published on March 16, 2017 20:54
March 15, 2017
Designated Survivor 1.12: Boom!

It was bad enough that the FBI guy's son was killed - and I can't figure why the bad guys did that, since that loses them their leverage on the FBI guy - and I expected to see the unstable vet likely killed to keep him quiet. But - [big spoilers below]
I never expected the VP to be killed - not this soon - and least of all by his wife. And then she takes her own life. What that tells us is the wife correctly realized that there was no way of keeping what happened quiet, even if she killed Hannah Wells. Mrs. MacLeish knew too many people were likely watching - and recording - the conversation and Hannah's placing the VP under arrest. So Mrs. MacLeish killed her husband and herself.
That was as big twist as I can recall seeing on any television series, certainly this early in the season. And it leaves the gaping question of who - what group of people - are behind all of this? Since the episode is entitled "The End of the Beginning," we can safely assume there are a fair share of astonishments ahead.
A slightly lesser but still profound and important mystery is who is behind the leaks at the White House? The three principals - Aaron, Emily, and Seth - all seem loyal and devoted. But if it's not one of them, then who?
The weeks ahead should be rollercoaster fun, especially with Hookstraten likely to be the new VP. I'm strapping myself in for the ride.
See also Designated Survivor: Jack Bauer Back in the White House ... Designated Survivor 1.2: Unflinching and Excellent ... Designated Survivor 1.4: "Michigan's on the Verge of Anarchy" ... Designated Survivor 1.5: The Plot Thickens ... Designated Survivor 1.6: The Governors ... Designated Survivor 1.7: Reassuring Fiction ... Designated Survivor 1.8: Kitchen Sink ... Designated Survivor 1.9: Hacked! ... Designated Survivor 1.10: Who Was Hit?

terrorist squirrels and bombs in NYC
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Published on March 15, 2017 22:58
National Weather Service Knew about Low Snow - and Didn't Change Its Forecast
News broke this afternoon that the National Weather Service knew that the northeast snow fall would likely be a lot less than predicted yesterday, but decided not to adjust or correct its widely forecast earlier predictions of a foot or two of snow, so as not to "confuse" the public.
Although the Weather Service no doubt meant well, I agree completely with The Washington Post that this was a "poor" decision.
Indeed, I would say that, especially in this age of fake news and its attendant crises, a deliberate decision by a scientific or governmental agency to not tell the truth to the public is a very poor decision - an horrendous decision. We the public need to have confidence in our institutions and what they tell us, and especially so when so many deliberate lies, masquerading as truth, pollute our information stream.
A deliberately false report in the interest of helping the public also plays right into the hands of Trump and his minions, who like to cry "fake news" whenever they encounter a news report not to their liking.
One of the best ways of countering this vexing problem is The National Weather Service, and all scientific and governmental agencies upon which we rely, telling us the truth, or as much as they know about it, whenever they can.
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Although the Weather Service no doubt meant well, I agree completely with The Washington Post that this was a "poor" decision.
Indeed, I would say that, especially in this age of fake news and its attendant crises, a deliberate decision by a scientific or governmental agency to not tell the truth to the public is a very poor decision - an horrendous decision. We the public need to have confidence in our institutions and what they tell us, and especially so when so many deliberate lies, masquerading as truth, pollute our information stream.
A deliberately false report in the interest of helping the public also plays right into the hands of Trump and his minions, who like to cry "fake news" whenever they encounter a news report not to their liking.
One of the best ways of countering this vexing problem is The National Weather Service, and all scientific and governmental agencies upon which we rely, telling us the truth, or as much as they know about it, whenever they can.

Published on March 15, 2017 15:26
March 14, 2017
The Americans 5.1: Stan and Oleg

Stan was always a pretty good guy, but he was never more eloquent when he was arguing that our CIA should leave Oleg alone back in Moscow. He made that point to everyone who would listen, but apparently didn't succeed. But it was heartening to see Stan make the argument for human decency, which is always in short supply, and especially so when the Cold War was raging.
We do see Oleg approached by someone who mentions Stan's name in Moscow. The question is whether that someone is trying to warn Oleg on Stan's behalf, or someone from the CIA using Stan's name as the beginning of blackmailing Oleg. We'll find out in the weeks ahead.
The other big story is the continuing and escalating romance between Paige and Matthew. Here, I've got to say, as I've thinking for just about every episode of this excellent series, that it's crazy to the point of preposterous that Philip and Elizabeth would be living, and continue to live, right across the street from an FBI agent. They should and would have moved across town. That, in itself, continuing to live where they are, is far more risky than whatever is going on with Paige and Matthew.
Indeed, is that restaurant that Stan's partner told him to take the gym lady out to ... is it the same restaurant where we saw Philip and Elizabeth enjoying dinner with their Soviet emigre marks tonight? The point is that when you live next door to an FBI agent, and are Soviet agents yourselves, every time you go out you run the risk of being seen and discovered, however good your disguises.
Well, at least it will be harrowing fun to see what happens.
See also The Americans 5.1: The Theft
And see also The Americans 4.4: Life and Death ... The Americans 4.6: Martha, Martha, Martha ... The Americans 4.8: Whither Martha? ... The Day After The Americans 4.9 ... The Americans 4.10: Outstanding! ... The Americans 4.11: Close Call ... The Americans 4.12: Detente and Secret History
And see also The Americans 3.1: Caring for People We Shouldn't ... The Americans 3.3: End Justified the Means ... The Americans 3.4: Baptism vs. Communism ... The Americans 3.6: "Jesus Came Through for Me Tonight" ...The Americans 3.7: Martha. My Dear ... The Americans 3.8: Martha, Part 2 ... The Americans 3.10: The Truth ... The Americans 3.12: The Unwigging ... The Americans Season 3 Finale: Turning a Paige
And see also The Americans 2.1-2: The Paradox of the Spy's Children ... The Americans 2.3: Family vs. Mission ... The Americans 2.7: Embryonic Internet and Lie Detection ... The Americans 2.9: Gimme that Old Time Religion ...The American 2.12: Espionage in Motion ... The Americans Season 2 Finale: Second Generation
And see also The Americans: True and Deep ... The Americans 1.4: Preventing World War III ... The Americans 1.11: Elizabeth's Evolution ... The Americans Season 1 Finale: Excellent with One Exception
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Published on March 14, 2017 21:57
Humans 2.5-6: Children

Niska literally seeing past the pretense of her trial (ordeal) to be proven to possess sentience, so she can be legally tried in a court of law in England rather than just destroyed - literally because she sees the truth via lip-reading - which sends her on her way to Astrid.Mia becoming Anita again, in what adds up to a successful escape from Ed and his plans (good riddance), and back to the loving Hawkins family, where Mattie, who's actually with Leo and Hester (more on that in the next squib) awakens Anita to Mia and sentience via a "patch" sent by phone.Hester turns out to be even more of a piece of work than we've seen - she outrightly kills a young woman to protect the synths secret, lies to Leo about that, beds him, and in general is now as bad as Max is good.Odi tries to find meaning in his life in a Catholic confessional. He seems to fail in this quest, but the scene with the priest was a nice touch.Joe breaks Sophie out of her synth emulation via a food fight, another nice touch, though she's back in pseudo catatonic form the next morning.And there are synth children ...That last is the most important innovation in the two episodes, tying together Qualia (which is making them), Athena's work (trying to, in effect, bring her daughter back to life), and Pete and Karen, who needs some time away from Pete, wanting to become someone new, Amanda, but may stay with him albeit in separate rooms after he brings home synch little boy with no name that Pete finds in a playground. Karen/Amanda names the boy Sam, and she seems set to start on adoptive motherhood.
But the notion of children synths raises all sorts of vexing questions, in particular whether such synths are a form of child abuse. If not they're not human, is it ok for humans to make them part of their families and treat them as human? And what if they're sentient? Meanwhile, Humans is also touching the problem of young teenage love between Toby Hawkins and Rennie, who definitely is a synth and may be sentient to some extent, too.
Lots of tinder for next week's two-hour season finale, after which I'll be back with a review.
See also Humans 2.1: Westworld meets Nashville ... Humans 2.2: The Consciousness Code ... Humans 2.3: Motives and Uploads ... Humans 2.4: Android Orgasms
And see also Humans: In Ascending Order ... Humans 1.7: "I Think You're Dead, George"


Published on March 14, 2017 17:16
March 13, 2017
24 Legacy 1.7: Tony!

24 Legacy 1.7 is still keeping its cards very close to its chest. We know that Henry is lying. But it's still not clear what he's lying about. I have a feeling that he's not just someone helping the terrorists. And who is the leak at CTU? So far, there's not a scintilla of evidence that points at anyone.
We also got a very good Eric Carter and his wife and brother story tonight. It can't be that Eric and Andy will perish, and Nicole and Isaac will live on, although that's where it almost seemed to be headed tonight. The terrorists, in the last minute, tell us they're not going to let Nicole and Isaac get away. Isaac is the obvious person not to get out of that alive, as he sacrifices his life to somehow save Nicole. But I can't quite see that happening either, and am hoping they both survive.
As for Eric and Andy, it's all but inconceivable that Eric will die, though I suppose that's possible. So, again, there's a likely candidate to die in the duo - Andy. But, as with Isaac, I'm thinking that's too obvious, too, and I'm hoping Andy also survives.
One possible knight who could ride in and save the day is Thomas (played by Longmire's Bailey Chase). We saw him working to get loose. He's a highly experienced operative. If he gets loose and gets to the terrorists in time, he could tip the balance. And/or, he could die - though, as with Isaac and Andy, I don't want that to happen, either.
Which is why this is such a good story, which I would binge-watch for sure if I could. But I'll see you next week, when we'll know at least a little more.
See also 24 Legacy 1.1: Dammit! I Liked It ... 24 Legacy 1.2: Heroes and Villains ... 24 Legacy 1.3: First Big Card Revealed ... 24 Legacy 1.4: Who's Gabriel? ... 24 Legacy 1.5: Who's Left? ... 24 Legacy 1.6: George Washington Bridge
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Published on March 13, 2017 20:54
Time after Time 1.3: The Red Heads

One was the bearded guy we saw following H. G. and Jack the Ripper in contemporary New York last week. He visits his elderly mother this week, says Wells and the Ripper are in New York as she said they would be, and goes off to kill Wells. Fortunately for the fictional inventor and real-life author, unfortunately for this narrative (at least, as of now), he gets killed by one of Wells' great-great granddaughter Vanessa's body guards, before we have a chance to find out more. As Vanessa later says when Wells muses that maybe he met the redhead in Wells' future and redhead's past, that doesn't tell us anything about why the guy wanted to kill Wells.
But there's another redhead - a neurologist well played by Hell on Wheels' Jennifer Ferrin - who's also in some way a part of this. She knocks Jack the Ripper out with an injection just as he's about to stab her after the two have a great sex, and it turns out she knows more or less or who knows exactly what about what's going on, too.
And, just for good measure, Vanessa's boyfriend Griffin also knows about H. G. Wells and his time machine and who knows what else, after feigning shock when Vanessa brings him in to see Wells demo the repaired machine. He, Griffin, has reddish hair, too, right? Well, Will Chase did play Luke Wheeler on Nashville, and he's running for Senator in Time after Time, so he has that going for him and a lot of potential in this story.
And where does that leave us? With a lot of simmering leads and possibilities, with all kinds of characters in New York in 2017 with knowledge of Wells and his time machine. Who are these people? Are they all connected in some way? What and how do they know about Wells and time travel? I'm looking forward to being surprised and amazed.
See also Time after Time: H. G. Wells Back in Action

not only H. G. Wells but Orson Welles in this tale
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Published on March 13, 2017 18:34
Homeland 6.8: Peter's Problem

Despite Peter's near-death experience and what it did to his brain, he still has the instincts, even the smarts, of a master spy. He has the sense that people are out to kill him. He may be a little paranoid, but in this case, as the cliche goes, he's not paranoid at all - because, for whatever reason, the same people who killed the FBI guy and were watching Carrie's house, are indeed hunting Quinn. (I'll get to who they may be in a minute.)
Since Peter is a little paranoid, he thinks he sees the guy who's been stalking him, and that turns out to be the wrong man. He's worried that he can't trust Astrid, and astutely takes the bullets out of her gun, likely thinking that, if she tries to stop him from leaving at the point of that gun, he can safely ignore it. Tragically, the strategy backfires and leads to Astrid herself getting shot to death, as she tries to defend Peter when the real bad guy attacks their cabin. It was a pretty good and stinging irony in this spy drama.
I said last week that Dar is the arch villain this season, and I'm pretty sure he still is. But I don't quite get why he would visit Peter, and try to turn him against Carrie (a despicable move, presumably for some future leverage), only to send someone to kill Peter, almost the next day. Something doesn't quite add up about that - maybe Dar isn't the ultimate villain, or at very least not the only villain, at work here after all.
Dar is presumably responsible, though, for Saul's Iranian contact lying to the President-elect and saying the Iranians are indeed cheating on the nuclear arms deal, after Saul took great pains, including recruiting Carrie, to set up the meeting. Well, at least Saul's getting wise to some of what Dar is doing.
Looking forward to more next week.
See also Homeland 6.1: Madam President-Elect ... Homeland 6.2: Parallel Program ... Homeland 6.3: Potentials ... Homeland 6.4: "A Man with Painted Hair" ... Homeland 6.5: The Attack on Carrie's Brownstone ... Homeland 6.7: The Arch Villain
And see also Homeland 5.1: Moving into the Age of Snowden ... Homeland 5.2: Who Wants to Kill Carrie ... Homeland 5.3: Carrie and Kerry ... Homeland 5.5: All Quinn ... Homeland 5.6: Saul Wises Up ... Homeland 5.7: Tough to Watch ... Homeland 5.9: Finally! ... Homeland 5.10: Homeland and Homeland ... Homeland 5.11: Allison as Primo Villain ... Homeland Season 5 Finale: RIPs
And see also Homeland 4.1-2: Carrie's State of Mind ... Homeland 4.3: Quinn and Carrie ... Homeland 4.4: Carrie's Counterpart ... Homeland 4.5: Righteous Seduction ... Homeland 4.6: The Biggest Reveal ... Homeland 4.7: The Manifestation ... Homeland 4.8: Saving Someone's Life ... Homeland 4.9: Hitchcock Would've Loved It ... Homeland 4.10: The List ... Homeland 4.12: Out of this Together
And see also Homeland 3.1: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 3.2: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 3.3: Two Prisons ... Homeland 3.4: Twist! ...Homeland 3.6: Further Down the Rabbit Hole ... Homeland 3.7: Revealing What We Already Knew ... Homeland 3.8: Signs of Life ...Homeland 3.9: Perfect Timing ... Homeland 3.10: Someone Has to Die ... Homeland 3.11: The Loyalist ... Homeland Season 3 Finale: Redemption and Betrayal
And see Homeland 2.1-2: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 2.3-5: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 2.6: What Brody Knows ... Homeland 2.7: Love Me Tinder ... Homeland 2.8: The Personal and the Professional ...Homeland Season 2 Finale: The Shocker and the Reality
And see also Homeland on Showtime ... Homeland 1.8: Surprises ... Homeland Concludes First Season: Exceptional
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Published on March 13, 2017 16:11
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