I'll Fly Away (Homeland)
| "I'll Fly Away" | |
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| Homeland episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Michael Cuesta |
| Story by |
Howard Gordon Chip Johannessen |
| Teleplay by | Chip Johannessen |
| Production code | 2WAH08 |
| Original air date | November 18, 2012 |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
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"I'll Fly Away" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 20th episode overall. It originally aired on Showtime on November 18, 2012.
With Dana (Morgan Saylor) still not having returned home, Brody (Damian Lewis) and Jessica (Morena Baccarin) get into an argument over what to do. Brody is adamant that reporting the accident would have compromised his mission with the CIA. Jessica tells him to cut ties with the CIA, but Brody screams back that he can't do so. They are interrupted by a phone call from Mike (Diego Klattenhoff), advising that Dana went to his place, so Jessica leaves with Chris (Jackson Pace) to get her. Carrie (Claire Danes) is aware that Brody is late for a meeting with Roya (Zuleikha Robinson) and enters his home, finding Brody nearly catatonic and sitting on the floor in the hallway. Carrie sees that Brody is succumbing to the pressure, and tells him the ordeal is "almost over" and manages to get him to go to the meeting. However, when he sees Roya, Brody expresses his frustration at being constantly left in the dark at what's going on, finally telling Roya "I'm through" and walking away. In an attempt to salvage the operation, Carrie tracks down Brody and takes him to a safe room in a motel.
After a nap at Mike's house, Dana calls Jessica, asking if she can spend the night there. During the conversation, Dana also reveals that it was Carrie who intervened to stop her and Brody from reporting the hit-and-run accident to the police.
In the motel room, Brody seems somewhat relieved that he's burned all his bridges with Abu Nazir, the CIA, and his family. He is resigned to the fact that he'll be imprisoned, but that, at least, he'll be able to finally stop lying to everybody. Carrie tells Brody how, if he stays with the mission and completes it, he will be a "real hero," and that all the bad things he had done so far wouldn't matter, as it would all have led to bringing down Abu Nazir. They then have sex, while Saul (Mandy Patinkin) and Quinn (Rupert Friend), who can hear everything through their surveillance, uncomfortably listen in. Quinn wants to abort, claiming that Carrie's love for Brody is hopelessly clouding her judgment. But, Saul remains steadfast that Carrie is merely taking care of her asset and getting him back on board. Quinn calls off the team sent to capture Brody and Carrie.
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