Once inside, he has a flashback: a meeting he had in the same house with fellow black ops soldiers, with McClendon (Robert Knepper) there giving the orders.
Back in present day, a group of men arrive at the house, compelling Quinn to sneak out through the garage, in which he sees a Medina Medley van.
Dar directs Brett O'Keefe (Jake Weber) to release the video of Andrew Keane's final moments which has been manipulated to make him seem cowardly.
Max (Maury Sterling) sees Dar talking to O'Keefe and sends video footage to Carrie, though a co-worker reports him for using a phone in a forbidden area.
Not long after cancelling the deposition, Carrie hears from child services that there was a mistake, and she is allowed to see Frannie as scheduled.
The episode received an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 8.12 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating "'The Flag House' propels Homeland's main characters to turning points in their respective arcs, positioning the show's heroes for an inevitable showdown in the final act".
[1] Ethan Renner of The Baltimore Sun gave the episode a very positive review, stating "This was the latest in a series of excellent Homeland episodes, and one of the show's better outings since the incredible first season"[2] Aaron Riccio of Slant Magazine described the scene of Keane reacting to the video of her son "one of Homeland's rawest emotional moments to date".