Welcome to the first (of many) quarantine editions of theHomelandseason 8 recap!

Could he really be a ruthless Russian spy with a heart?

The seeds of doubt in her unexpected ally keep cropping up.

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Look at him learning Presidential words.

which is a little ironicimo).

Saul goes to visit an old friend and suprise!

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it’s Tasneem’s father.

Like ‘79, when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan?

We were friends then.

And after 9/11, when you needed us, friends again.

In between: not such good friends.

I thought you said, in here, we tell the truth."

Something about Saul’s plea landed with Tasneem, because she chases him down and promises to help.

That is…not good.

Thanks to the writers ofHomelandfor leaving us with another source of anxiety this week.