I don't know you and I'm new here, but I send love and warm thoughts, too. I've been there more times than I can count, and it's never *not* difficult and heartbreaking. Animal people are the best, though. Your light and love will keep shining, making life good for all living things. Peace. XXX

I believe Phillip said (to Paige): "It will be much better if you blink." A nice reference to the Soviet who "blinked" and did not immediately and reflexively respond to the possibility of incoming missiles, which would have led to nuclear disaster. Yes indeed, it is much better for someone having blinked.

Allison would not have been a station chief back then—this was years ago in Homeland world. But let's say she was higher up than "lower-level CIA officer"—even Saul himself did not know who Quinn was, and he was right under the Director (David Estes). My point stands.

I thought the same. The Laura caricature is probably the one thing that appalls me about this otherwise engaging season, and it's really lazy and sloppy. The Homeland Laura is one-dimensional, and her words and actions are incredibly on-the-nose and without nuance. What Glenn and Laura (Poitras) did in real life was…

Exactly. She (and her handlers) needed Quinn to be dead, too.

Allison and the Russians definitely DON'T know. Quinn, the assassin, was brought into play by David Estes, in S2. Then, as now, Quinn did not officially exist. Remember Estes telling Saul "I'm sending you someone" to run that quiet, off-book operation they set up to surveil, then capture and turn Brody? Quinn worked wa…