All In (''Homeland'')
| "All In" | |
|---|---|
| Homeland episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 7 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Alex Graves |
| Written by |
Patrick Harbinson Chip Johannessen |
| Production code | 7WAH11 |
| Original air date | April 22, 2018 |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
| |
"All In" is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 83rd episode overall. It premiered on Showtime on April 22, 2018.
Plot
Senator Paley (Dylan Baker) visits Dar Adal (F. Murray Abraham) in prison, asking for help in discerning what Saul is doing in Russia. Dar looks at the flight manifest and quickly recognizes that Saul and Carrie are organizing a covert operation. Dar then gives him advice on how to track down Saul's task force stateside, which leads them to Clint (Peter Vack). Janet (Ellen Adair) threatens Clint with legal action. Clint confesses that Saul and Carrie are in Russia to exfiltrate Simone (Sandrine Holt), who is indeed alive. Janet urges Paley to relay this information to the Russian ambassador (Elya Baskin) to sabotage the mission, thereby ending Keane's hopes to salvage her administration. Paley, visibly conflicted, does nothing while Janet is seen talking to the ambassador herself.
Saul (Mandy Patinkin) and Carrie (Claire Danes) sit down for a diplomatic meeting with representatives from the SVR (state intelligence agency) and the GRU (military intelligence agency). Saul insists on the presence of Yevgeny Gromov (Costa Ronin) before proceeding — a pretense to lure Gromov away from Simone. When Gromov shows up at the meeting, a team led by Anson (James D'Arcy) storms the safehouse where Simone is being kept, but they run into an ambush from guards well-prepared for their arrival, and have to retreat. Saul declares the mission a failure, but Carrie is determined to come with a new plan before leaving. She notes the dissension between the SVR and GRU that she observed, and wonders how they can exploit it. Sandy (Catherine Curtin) notes that General Yakushin (Misha Kuznetsov) of the SVR is hiding hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. bank accounts.
President Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) gets the news that the Supreme Court has rejected the dismissal of four of her Cabinet secretaries. With that, the Cabinet has the sufficient votes to invoke the 25th Amendment. Vice President Warner (Beau Bridges) arrives at the Oval Office to personally relieve a stunned Keane of her duties.
General Yakushin, livid that his bank accounts have been cleaned out, meets with Saul. Saul tells him that he'll get his money back in return for Simone Martin. When approached by Yakushin, Mirov (Merab Ninidze) lies, denying any knowledge of Simone. Yakushin responds by sending 30 heavily armed, masked men to GRU headquarters, where Simone is being held in an upstairs suite. Chaos and violence ensues as the SVR starts forcefully clearing out the building en masse; Carrie and Anson, dressed like the SVR soldiers, gain entry. Carrie accesses the balcony of Simone's suite via a ledge from a nearby window. Simone holds Carrie at gunpoint. Carrie convinces Simone to come with her, as Simone is now a massive liability to the Russians, who will consider her expendable. Yevgeny sees Simone taken away by Anson and orders the car to be followed, but who he actually saw was Carrie wearing a black wig and Simone's scarf. Simone, wearing a blonde wig, safely escapes in another car with Bennet (Ari Fliakos).
Production
The episode was directed by Alex Graves and co-written by executive producers Patrick Harbinson and Chip Johannessen.
Reception
Reviews
The episode received an approval rating of 100% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews.[1]
The A.V. Club's Scott Von Doviak rated the episode "A-", citing the "heart-pounding action".[2] Shirley Li of Entertainment Weekly gave the episode a "B+" grade, calling it "thrilling" and "an hour of Homeland that felt capital-B BIG".[3]
Ratings
The original broadcast was watched by 1.39 million viewers.[4]
References
- ↑ "All In". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ Von Doviak, Scott (April 22, 2018). "In the season's penultimate episode, Homeland is all business". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ Li, Shirley (April 22, 2018). "Homeland recap: 'All In'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (April 24, 2018). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' Season 2 opens on par with series debut". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 24, 2018.