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S5E9

The Litvinov Ruse

Homeland Β· 2015-11-29 Β· 55 min

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from 10 comments

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what happens

The BND uses a ruse and Saul's intimate relationship with Allison to prompt her to lead them to her handler. Quinn learns his captors' true intent.

how it went

Left to right is this episode β€” its opening to its closing minutes. This is the one span the comments were always describing.

FUN

4

how good a time it was

MEANINGFUL

47

how much it moved you

Two separate readings, not parts of the score β€” the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.

Read from 10 comments β€” 6 said when.

Not enough to put a number on. The shape below is drawn from what there is, with the widest uncertainty band we use β€” it is the start of an answer, not one.

setupcomplicationdevelopmentclimax1007550250INTENSITYTENSION0%25%50%75%100%

Not enough people said when to name this shape. The line is what the evidence draws, not a finding.

Drag across the curve to see what people said at any point.

height
how intense it got, 0–100
gold above
how tender it felt. violet below β€” what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
tension rail
how much was still unresolved
grey haze
how sure we are β€” wider means fewer people described it
openingending

what people actually wrote

Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.

Reddit11 read

  • β€œEverytime they showed the stairs over his shoulder I kept expecting Alison to show up.”

    MrVociferousβ–² 78about 75–100% inread it β†—

  • β€œIntense indeed.”

    stb91β–² 66about 0–100% inread it β†—

  • β€œQuinn involuntarily realeasing all his bodily fluids at the end made me sad and killed my vibe”

    monnnnsannntooooβ–² 63about 75–100% inread it β†—

  • β€œmaannnn that was some awesome spy vs. spy shit during the rest of the episode”

    monnnnsannntooooβ–² 63about 0–75% inread it β†—

who made it

directed
Tucker Gates
written
Howard Gordon, Patrick Harbinson

guest cast

Billed for this episode only β€” the turn people remember an episode for.

  • Sebastian HΓΌlk as Hans Podolski
  • Mark Ivanir as Ivan Krupin
  • Allan Corduner as Etai Luskin
  • Nina Hoss as Astrid
  • Martin Wuttke as BND Officer Adler
  • RenΓ© Ifrah as Bibi Hamed
  • Erol Afşin as Utku
  • AAlireza Bayram as Qasim
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