A couple of observations:

I hope they don't kill off Max. You can tell the poor guy still has a death wish because of the events of season 4 and he's a character who has come a long way since the pilot episode where he went from someone who Carrie didn't like to part of her inner circle. But if there's one I've learned about Max, he's a…

I'm no phone call tracing expert but is it really that hard for the CIA with all their tools to trace a live local cell phone call? It just seems like they're pulling a tired cliche where the cops are trying to trace a call but for some reason they just can't pinpoint the exact location in time.

Well again it goes back to common sense practices. Yes, you want your gun stashed in a "safe place" but you also want it to be easily accessible during an emergency and unless you're some hermit who lives in a car, having it stashed between the front seats doesn't strike me a strategic place to store it.

I get the whole trust thing but leaving your only firearm lying around in your car just seems highly irresponsible no matter what the circumstances are. I'm no expert in how intelligence officers behave but I imagine it's ingrained in them to keep their weapon on them or near them at all times. Compare that with…

Yet another episode where Homeland writers conveniently dumb down certain characters to move the plot forward. On what planet would someone like Astrid, a highly trained BND agent be so naive and stupid enough to leave Quinn full access to her car where she leaves a loaded gun lying around in plain sight? And this…

Probably the most frustrating part of the show is how it has become like a lot of other shows where the writers feel like they have to have these "dumb character moments" to move the plot forward. Last season it was Mr Blackops highly trained assassin Quinn who somehow allowed himself to get casually hit on the head…

I enjoyed the episode but a couple of questions. How is it that it never occurs to the cop in charge to maybe bring in a negotiator first to at least try to get a peaceful resolution to the standoff?