If the con was the plan the entire time, why did we see Carrie watching
Saul in front of the Congressional committee react surprised and upset
when she was ALONE IN HER OWN HOUSE.

There was a very fundamental flaw in the viability of Brody as a terrorist moving forward. I believe that Brody could have used his excuse to Nazir as an act of self-preservation, but in the very beginning of the episode, we see him explain his motives to the camera. He very clearly states that this was going to be an…