The Briefing Room: A Homeland Podcast

The Briefing Room: A Homeland Podcast


Episode #5: Season 3, Ep. 5 -- The Yoga Play

October 30, 2013

In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss whether the Dana Brody subplot finally goes too far in "The Yoga Play." This episode finds Dana's love life affecting Carrie's spy life. Why does the show feel stuck in stasis? Is the titular strategy suspenseful during the episode? What about in the long run? What does Javadi want? And what does Saul's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day mean for the show moving forward? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:28 - Intro and clip
3:17 - General thoughts on the episode
6:27 - Dana's subplot is now affecting Carrie
12:12 - Does Javadi see through the play?
15:37 - Carrie's meds and the yoga play
22:14 - Quinn's safety
26:13 - Jessica and Carrie are buddies now
28:29 - Saul has a bad day
35:57 - Time for a bottle episode?
38:00 - Javadi's motivations, the mother and kid
43:55 - Show close

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