Homeland season 8 spoilers ahead – turn back if you haven't seen the latest episode!
Nine years in the making, Homeland's forthcoming series finale will place Claire Danes' Carrie Mathison in one hell of a sticky situation.
Airing yesterday (April 19) across the Atlantic, season 8's penultimate episode 'The English Teacher' left a cliffhanger in which CIA agent Carrie must either allow a war to break out between America and Pakistan, or dispose of her close friend Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin).
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Discovering that Saul does in fact have a female mole inserted in the Russian government, Carrie found it impossible to extract their identity after it became clear that they used a complex communication system hidden inside the spines of old books.
Yevgeny Gromov, who currently holds Carrie at his mercy, suggested to her: "You can still take Saul out of [the] picture."
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Saul's death would mean that each of his assets are then passed down to someone he holds close – Carrie – who could then successfully destroy the mole.
"I hoped you'd find another way, but like you said, you've tried everything. What's left? Kill Saul," added Yevgeny.
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As the stark realisation sunk in, Carrie walked out of the conversation looking a little worse for wear.
Will she go through with it?
Homeland season eight continues on Sundays at 9pm on Channel 4 and on Showtime in the US.
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