Based on the Israeli version of 'Prisoners of War.' A U.S. soldier who was thought to have been killed in Iraq over 10 years ago who is now being questioned as to whether he is a member of a sleeper cell sent to cause a terrorist attack.
This is the kind of Homeland twist that's ridiculously hard to believe. And it's not the last eyebrow-raiser this week... Despite those suspensions of disbelief, the episode draws a really interesting parallel between Carrie and Keane.
For all the tedium of "Clarity," which is-despite the title-far more setup than payoff, it really does have the feeling of a farewell to a truly misconceived (and mistreated) character.