Carrie (Claire Danes) and Brody (Damian Lewis) spend another night at the cabin where they had their previous tryst.
Quinn later goes to Estes' (David Harewood) house and tells him that since Brody's political career is over, he is no longer a threat, and that his information was instrumental in catching Abu Nazir.
Brody goes back home to pick up a suit for the memorial service that the CIA is holding for Vice President Walden.
While David Estes delivers Walden's eulogy, Carrie and Brody sneak away to Saul's office to talk.
Brody looks out of the window and is surprised to see that his car has been moved and is now parked right outside the building where the memorial service is being held.
Saul surveys the damage at Langley and is distraught to learn that the death toll is near 200 and rising, and that Carrie was present at the ceremony but is unaccounted for and presumed dead.
The original American broadcast received 2.29 million viewers, which decreased in viewership from the previous episode.
[2] Among critics rating the episode favorably, Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times stated that the finale surpassed expectations and that it "brought closure and still managed to stay open-ended".
[4] Margaret Eby of The Los Angeles Times said that "this episode managed to balance finely tuned character moments with explosive plot twists.
[6] However, The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman criticized the episode as being indicative of Homeland having strayed too far from being a grounded spy thriller.
[7] Mandy Patinkin submitted this episode for consideration at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards for his nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.