So have we figured out whether Jack knows exactly what his brother did/is up to yet? It seems he knows about something sinister in Graham's past, but they haven't told us yet what it is. And what the hell is dad up to?
I liked how they took an episode to focus on side storylines a bit, though - I was really curious what was going to happen to Walid, I'm glad they didn't just give that 10 minutes of time.
So I was convinced for the first 4 episodes (the 2-night special) that Tom (the weasel Presidential advisor) was actually the very same person as Miles from last season. Remember we last saw Miles leaving for a White House post at the end of Day 5? Seems to me that an identity change wouldn't have been out of the question. But they're played by two different (albeit very similar-looking) actors. Could that be a twist down the road? The previous Miles actor is unavailable, so they bring in a new guy who looks similar but just different enough to be someone else, and have everyone call him by a new name (they always seem to emphasize the word "Tom" when they say it).
So, Karen Hayes does a little digging on Old Tom. Turns out that when Karen Hayes was nominated as Secretary of State, Miles Papazian, a mid-level worker in the White House who had worked with her before went under the knife. This is being done by someone not directly a part of Palmer's administration, but someone who's calling the shots (Graham? Dad?). A new identity is created for "Tom", who becomes an adviser to the President as a counterbalance to the reason of Karen Hayes. So Karen figures all this out, and confronts Tomiles in front of the President. Shit goes down, the Secret Service turns out to be loyal to Tomiles, someone dies, and we have ourselves a coup d'etat, ladies and gentlemen. All hail President...Papazian...?
I predict we don't see Karen until March, and she's going to be working to figure out who Tom really is. Meanwhile, we'll see Tomiles getting ready for the coup, but we won't know what he's up to. Seems like we may have our superbad for season 6 if my theory's right...Miles!
PS: I have a feeling this Milo-Nadia plot is going to be
awful.
ETA: Keep in mind, I haven't seen the previews for next week yet.