8.1/103,468 votes#1 - The Drone Queen
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2014
As CIA Chief of Station in Kabul, Carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in Islamabad delivers urgent intelligence on a high value target. Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: N/A
7.4/102,994 votes#2 - Trylon and Perisphere
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2014
An official inquiry brings Carrie back to the States, where she struggles with her ambivalence towards motherhood. Quinn spirals out of control, while a disgraced former case officer reveals disturbing new information.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.8/102,841 votes#3 - Shalwar Kameez
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2014
Carrie is forced to intervene when Fara fails to recruit a key asset. Still reeling over events in Islamabad, Quinn zeroes in on a potential lead.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa
7.7/102,744 votes#4 - Iron in the Fire
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2014
Carrie gets a tip from Redmond regarding Quinn's lead. Saul calls in a favor from an old friend in the Pakistani military. Fara uncovers a conspiracy.
Director: Michael Offer
Writer: Howard Gordon
7.5/102,713 votes#5 - About a Boy
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2014
Carrie tries to earn the trust of a frightened asset. Saul catches a break when he spots a familiar face. Quinn and Fara stake out a new suspect.
Director: Charlotte Sieling
Writer: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa
8.8/103,396 votes#6 - From A to B and Back Again
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2014
While Quinn takes an objective approach, Carrie puts her operation in motion and her life on the line to prevent a terrorist strike.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Chip Johannessen
8.5/103,356 votes#7 - Redux
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2014
Lockhart comes to negotiate. Haqqani uses Saul as his shield. Carrie's investigation gets complicated, especially when someone tampers with her pills.
Director: Carl Franklin
Writer: Alexander Cary
9.0/103,632 votes#8 - Halfway to a Donut
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2014
Carrie and Quinn organize a last-ditch operation. Saul extracts a painful promise from Carrie. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson
9.5/106,622 votes#9 - There's Something Else Going On
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2014
A trade with the Taliban for Saul's life angers Lockhart, forcing Carrie to improvise to salvage her mission. The CIA closes in on a security leak.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson
9.3/104,798 votes#10 - 13 Hours in Islamabad
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2014
The security breach has far-reaching consequences as Carrie and Saul get caught in an attack on their convoy and Haqqani's men infiltrate the embassy.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: N/A
8.7/103,540 votes#11 - Krieg Nicht Lieb
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2014
When the embassy is evacuated and Quinn resists leaving Islamabad, Carrie puts her life on the line to get her whole team out of Pakistan.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: N/A
5.7/105,449 votes#12 - Long Time Coming
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2014
Carrie and Saul investigate what she saw in Islamabad; Carrie tries to cope with the return of her estranged mother as her father is laid to rest.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: N/A
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The Drone Queen" is the best rated episode of "Homeland" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 3468 votes. Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by N/A, it aired on 10/5/2014. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Trylon and Perisphere".