Homeland
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God save us all.
And Max knows this is the one he was supposed to be on.
Of course, it turns out to be something of a red herring.
He left because of a pregnant girlfriend, not because he planted a bomb on a helicopter.
Is it possible that the presidents chopper wasnt shot down, but crashed for a mechanical reason?
Everyone needs to know for the safety of the world.
The soldiers reach the key chopper and discover everyone inside is dead, including both world leaders.
Its a sad day around the world.
Even Hayes seems crestfallen, his face swirling with uncertainty about what to do next.
He seems like a man who never quite wanted this level of power.
David, on the other hand, knows how to act in crisis.
This is an interesting move if the international narrative becomes that Haqqani and the Taliban killed the president.
If thats the public story, what if someone discovers Saul informed him first and told him to run?
If the Taliban takes it, they could do horrible things to it to encourage their cause.
They even get a hold of Max and give him an assignment: get the flight recorder.
From a podium, he says things like shot down, assassination, and he blames Haqqani.
Who wants to bet that the recorder that will be retrieved from the crash site will prove that wrong?
Well see how the writers let it play out.
Lets consider all the options as to the presidents crash in a helicopter:1.
It was faulty machinery.2.
It was user error, a pilot making a mistake.3.
The Taliban shot it down.4.
(the Pakistanis) shot it down.5.
