Homeland: New show on Showtime

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Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the "war on terror," Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist.

Willkommen liebchen

 

Looks good--thanks!

 

still one of the best shows on TV.

 

I wasn't sure that it would work without Damian Lewis, but was pleasantly surprised. Looking forward to season 5.

 

Well, I thought season 5 kicked off brilliantly. Not only is it topical, but also the setup rang true, especially when Quinn expressed an obvious truth about a lack of overarching strategy in the region. Lot of potential there and fine performances by the principal cast. Can't wait for the next ep.

 

I no longer have Showtime so I'm skipping this season until it hits disc, perhaps. I was somewhat disappointed last season, and can wait.

 

he is going to be in a new showtime series "billions" starting in january.

 

i liked it too, my wife asked why everyone always gets kidnapped on 'homeland'....she actually has a point.

 

That's how clandestine operations roll.

 

That's how we know they're evil.

 

That's weak writing.

 

I agree, though I wish he would have offered a suggestion other than 200,000 troops and a permanent presence. Oh yeah, he did suggest they could bomb it to oblivion, and I'm sure he didn't mean conventional bombs. Would have been nice to see someone put forward the idea of simply leaving.

 

Not the right crowd to expect that alternative from. Probably something that would come from Carrie's new employer.

 

True. Though Quinn was telling them things they didn't want to hear, and it seems as if he's commented on the futility of what we (he, Carrie, intelligence agencies, etc) were doing there before, so I don't think it would have been entirely out of character for him to voice that in the room.

 

Good first episode, penned by none other than Ted Mann.

 

Ep3 wasn't as good as the previous two eps. While there were some interesting developments, I hated the whole Carrie-going-off-her-meds again thing. In fact, that's why I liked the first two eps - Carrie was a 'normal', smart, functioning person good at her job and happy.

I don't have a problem with her being pulled back into CIA intrigue (well, that's the show!), but what the writers are saying is basically, the only way a complicated case can be solved is for Carrie to tap into her mental superpowers by going off her meds and acting crazy! Claire Danes is much better than that. They don't need to play up the crazy angle to sustain interest.

 

Yes, the Carrie off her meds story line is a bit tiresome.

Good ending. Can't wait to see the next episode.

 

I thought that ep 4 was very good and no crazy Carrie - yay! A side observation, this episode shows the perils of working current world events into the narrative - Syria in this case. The story hinges on flipping a Syrian general to take over from Bashar al-Assad, as Assad is seen to be weak, given the strides ISIS is making.

The writers could not have foreseen (at the time of writing and shooting) that the situation would be totally changed with Putin stepping in to prop up Assad, who is now much stronger than before.

But even so, an enjoyable episode.

 

Carrie off her meds is very tiresome. We've been down that road a lot. It's not necessary for the plot. It's forced. Danes shouldn't be a producer on the show. She shouldn't have any say in it. If they were
smart they would kill off her character or write off in a happy ending. Just do something else. There are plenty of great stories that they can tell. They don't need to keep going back to this. Ugh.
I thought last season was pretty good despite her and now they go back to this. I have yet to see this week's episode, but if the season depends on Carrie's drama, I may be done with it.

 

Haven't read anything about the new season but I'd wager my home and next born that Carrie is off her meds at some point.

 

It's already happened and as I mentioned it's too forced. It's ridiculous even by the show's standard of ridiculous story telling and Carrie's behavior.

 

Ep.4 was a good one. When Carrie was bandaging Quinn and he lays his head on her shoulder was a real 'awwww' moment. The romantic aspects of the series have always been hit and miss for me. As huge of a plot line that the Carrie/Brody romance was, it never rang true to me. Neither does her current love interest. The only times I've thought it worked was between Sol and his ex, and Quinn's obvious love for Carrie. I think Carrie's character has a hard time with love, all her familial relationships also seem somewhat forced.

 

I didn't like the first episode this season , but I've liked the rest of them. I would have no problem centering the show around Saul for a few episodes.
No Carrie = No Homeland
It wouldn't work without her

 

This seasn gets a big "meh" from me. Too predictable