Shocker: Guess who came back to 'Homeland'  

Carrie (Claire Danes) saw a surprise visitor Sunday. (David Bloomer/Showtime)

Spoiler alert: This story contains a significant surprise from Sunday’s episode of

Wow! Carrie Mathison’s mind goes to some bewildering places when she’s not taking the right medication.

‘s bipolar CIA station chief, played by Claire Danes, took a hallucinatory trip down memory lane in Sunday’s episode, imagining a reunion with her deceased lover, Nicholas Brody. Damian Lewis, who hasn’t been on the Showtime drama since Brody’s death last season, made a surprise appearance that shocked viewers, briefly confusing some.

Brody and Carrie: Back together in her mind. (David Bloomer/Showtime)

The tormented Carrie eventually seeks comfort in her seemingly resurrected lover’s arms.

Carrie’s vision of Brody was one of a series of hallucinations she suffered after the U.S. ambassador’s treasonous husband (Mark Moses, who we haven’t trusted since

) switched her medication. Instead of Brody, she was in the arms of Pakistani intelligence service officer Aasar Khan (Raza Jaffrey). “Who’s Brody?” he asks.

See another encounter between Khan and Carrie below:

This is going to be an awkward relationship. (David Bloomer/Showtime)

The shocking return of Brody, the father of Carrie’s baby who was hanged at the end of last season, got many fans tweeting. Some briefly thought Brody was back, before it became apparent that it was a hallucination.

For a minute, I really thought Brody was alive #Homeland

Last night's #Homeland episode broke my heart all over again! Show isn't the same without #Brody! You're a tremendous actor!

— Caroline Casillas (@CarolineCCas) November 10, 2014

Producers of Homeland: I hate you. Mean mean trick. #Brody #Homeland

— Hannah Briggs (@hannahcurrin) November 10, 2014

Finally, some weren’t bothered, as long as this doesn’t mean a return of you-know-who: Brody’s daughter and fan un-favorite, Dana.

As long as Brody's daughter doesn't come back, I don't care how weird #homeland gets.

— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) November 10, 2014

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