The Drone Queen

Episode aired Oct 5, 2014
TV-MA
49m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

3.4K

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As station chief in Kabul, Carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in Islamabad delivers urgent intelligence. Back in the States, Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in th... Read allAs station chief in Kabul, Carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in Islamabad delivers urgent intelligence. Back in the States, Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector.As station chief in Kabul, Carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in Islamabad delivers urgent intelligence. Back in the States, Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The title refers to the icing of the cake Carrie receives from her colleagues on her birthday. Its a reference to the computer strategy game "StarCraft" where the leader of the race Zerg is called "Carrie" and is usually referred to as "Queen of Blades", also the very basic unit of the Zerg is called a drone.

Goofs
As soon as the drone surveillance team gets a visual on Aayan at the remains of the attack site, Aayan senses he is being watched, and looks up into the sky directly at the drone that is watching him. With real-life drone surveillance, the person(s) being watched would have no way of knowing that they were being watched, not to mention from any specific direction.

Quotes
Maggie Mathison: Hey, happy birthday.
Carrie Mathison: Thanks.
Maggie Mathison: So? What'd you do for your birthday?
Carrie Mathison: Interrogated a couple prisoners, flew another mission.

Connections
Featured in Homeland: F**ker Shot Me (2020)

Soundtracks
Homeland Theme
Written by Sean Callery

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Featured review

Securely focused, politically apt, and technically savvy

Everyone can take a sigh of relief in knowing that "Homeland" slipped comfortably into the post-Brody portion of the show. In "Drone Queen", "Homeland" decided to put the spy action in a position of prominence over the emotional story lines, which is something I'm in favor of in this particular instance. They have seemed to figure out how to build a meaty plot from a leaner starting product. Carrie Mathison is still one of the most fascinating characters on television, and she's anchored by Danes' fearless performance. The episode's finale was a zapping turn that affected the shock and thrill fans needed to feel at home again. "Drone Queen" was a securely focused, politically apt, and technically savvy transition into the next phase of Carrie Mathison's saga of Homeland Security.

Grade: A-