Don't you hate when a villain has the hero dead to rights and then decides to make a speech? Or drop his gun to fight hand-to-hand? If you do, then perhaps you had some questions during the escape from Moscow:
1 Why would the Russians allow Saul (and Russian spy Simone) to get off the ground and fly for hours in Russian airspace, until they confirmed Simone's whereabouts? If this was remotely plausible, the Russians would have gotten everyone out of the van and confirmed their identities. And then let the Americans go on their way. Would the acting American president have any moral authority to detain the Russian embassador at that point?
2 How about the Russian diplomat stopping the van with Saul and the poorly disguised Simone and then stepping away to take a phone call with no one else's assistance. The only way it could have been funnier is if he answered it and it was his mother calling. "Mother, I'm really busy right now! Nyet! I call you back!"
3 How about the portrayal of Republican Senator Paley who's immediately convicted and the President spitting on him? Played like a superhero movie. Those dumb evil Russian-loving Republicans! They're so dumb they would probably try to give the Russians a plastic reset button to repair Russian relations. Er... wait...
Anyway, if you haven't seen this episode, I recommend you just wait til next season. The producers are promising to get out of the US politics and go back to terrorism - and perhaps come back to reality.
1 Why would the Russians allow Saul (and Russian spy Simone) to get off the ground and fly for hours in Russian airspace, until they confirmed Simone's whereabouts? If this was remotely plausible, the Russians would have gotten everyone out of the van and confirmed their identities. And then let the Americans go on their way. Would the acting American president have any moral authority to detain the Russian embassador at that point?
2 How about the Russian diplomat stopping the van with Saul and the poorly disguised Simone and then stepping away to take a phone call with no one else's assistance. The only way it could have been funnier is if he answered it and it was his mother calling. "Mother, I'm really busy right now! Nyet! I call you back!"
3 How about the portrayal of Republican Senator Paley who's immediately convicted and the President spitting on him? Played like a superhero movie. Those dumb evil Russian-loving Republicans! They're so dumb they would probably try to give the Russians a plastic reset button to repair Russian relations. Er... wait...
Anyway, if you haven't seen this episode, I recommend you just wait til next season. The producers are promising to get out of the US politics and go back to terrorism - and perhaps come back to reality.