The stare was very strong in this episode.

Indeed. I feel like Dar is getting his hands a little too dirty this season so be able to come out unscathed, and wouldn't be surprised if this were to be his last season.

They may not have needed Dar, but it sure gave them a stronger case, and since destabilizing Carrie is apparently his goal, it made sense for this to be part of his plan.

Keeping to the theme of this review, I went back to some AV Club reviews of the first 4 seasons and I'd like to report they're phenomenal, much better than these last, I don't know, journal entries? Where's the analysis, the insight, the actual review? I don't mind a little Homeland bashing, in fact I could hardly…

When a reviewer "turn[s] off [his] brain" he's bound to miss a few things.

I kept thinking I'd seen the guy from across the street in one of the previous episodes, and was gonna ask you all about it… until it dawned on me that it's George from Manchester By The Sea.