Brody’s on a potential suicide mission. Carrie’s pregnant and off her meds. Saul is, once again, impressing us with his Langley warrior’s code of honor. Showtime’s Homeland is having its most-watched season yet and heating up for its home stretch, which will spend the bulk of its time following Brody’s assassination attempt on a high-ranking government official in Iran. We talked to showrunner Alex Gansa after Sunday’s riveting ninth episode that included Brody (Damian Lewis) coming off heroin, reuniting with Carrie (Claire Danes) and departing on his dangerous mission. Will Brody ever return?
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- 11/27/2013
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Ibogaine — the wonder drug that Saul and his CIA doctor and Marine trainers use to detox Brody, leaving him temporarily singing the Marine’s Hymn in a duet with a resurrected Tom Walker — is, as it turns out, as real as the technology that Brody and Abu Nazir used to hack Vice-President Walden’s pacemaker. And there’s apparently a CIA connection to the drug that explains why Dar Adal is recommending alternative therapies to Saul and to Brody’s doctor. The agency apparently sponsored ibogaine clinical trials back in the fifties, though the results of those trials have never been disclosed. A University of Miami study of the drug fell apart when its funding didn’t come through, and clinical trials in Amsterdam were cancelled after a research subject died from an ibogaine overdose. But even if ibogaine is just a small tool, employed to let Homeland run through...
- 11/25/2013
- by Alyssa Rosenberg
- Vulture
This week on Showtime’s Homeland, Carrie tried to motivate Brody to get the horse off his back, while Saul got an illuminating eyeful of his wife’s gentleman “friend.”
Correct me if I am wrong, but more happened in these 50-plus minutes than the preceding eight episodes combined. For one, Brody was transported back to the States, where he arrived disoriented, dehydrated and anemic, clamoring for his “stuff.” When traditional detox measures don’t promise him to be “functional” within Saul’s time frame (i.e. before Lockhart’s confirmation hearings begin), Dar suggests Ibogaine, an illegal treatment that...
Correct me if I am wrong, but more happened in these 50-plus minutes than the preceding eight episodes combined. For one, Brody was transported back to the States, where he arrived disoriented, dehydrated and anemic, clamoring for his “stuff.” When traditional detox measures don’t promise him to be “functional” within Saul’s time frame (i.e. before Lockhart’s confirmation hearings begin), Dar suggests Ibogaine, an illegal treatment that...
- 11/25/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
On the latest Justified, we learned that real men can enjoy an ice cream cone while they drive (Raylan)… but not drink red margaritas (Boyd). This piece of information is, of course, contingent on Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder being “real men,” which, please, of course they are. They can work in a mine, have daddy issues, and shoot a firearm like the best of ‘em. While entertaining (including these ice cream and margarita moments) and filled with many bright spots, this episode, “Money Trap,” proved to not be as clever as its title. It featured a who’s who in primetime drama elite as its guest stars, and some fun action sequences, how Boyd and Ava fare in high society, but perhaps stressed minor plot points more so than important ones (these were squeezed at the very end of the episode). The pacing, therefore, was a bit off, and the structure was perhaps a bit ill-conceived...
- 2/20/2013
- by Caitlin Hughes
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Note: If you haven't yet watched Thursday's (Dec. 6) episode of "Scandal," you'll probably not want to read the following post. Spoilers -- big ones -- ahead.
"Scandal" followed up last week's shocking ending -- the shooting of President Grant (Tony Goldwyn) -- with an episode Thursday that ended with almost as big a jaw-dropper.
By every appearance, the shooter is none other than Huck (Guillermo Diaz), Olivia's (Kerry Washington) close friend and associate. He's also, it should be noted, the guy who's done a lot of the dirty work in covering up the Cytron voter fraud that gave Fitz the White House in the first place.
Still, even though we know Huck is a trained killer who often liked his old job very much, "Scandal" has taken great pains to show his efforts to leave that world behind. So why would he have shot the president? If a definitive answer is coming,...
"Scandal" followed up last week's shocking ending -- the shooting of President Grant (Tony Goldwyn) -- with an episode Thursday that ended with almost as big a jaw-dropper.
By every appearance, the shooter is none other than Huck (Guillermo Diaz), Olivia's (Kerry Washington) close friend and associate. He's also, it should be noted, the guy who's done a lot of the dirty work in covering up the Cytron voter fraud that gave Fitz the White House in the first place.
Still, even though we know Huck is a trained killer who often liked his old job very much, "Scandal" has taken great pains to show his efforts to leave that world behind. So why would he have shot the president? If a definitive answer is coming,...
- 12/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Was there ever a more tragic, star-crossed couple than "Homeland's" Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) and Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes)? But despite all the obstacles against them (he's married, for Pete's sake!), the terrorist traitor and the mentally ill CIA operative who apprehended him are irresistibly drawn to each other.
They make contact again in "The Clearing" -- and their latest clandestine meeting, on the estate of a wealthy campaign supporter hosting a weekend fundraiser -- results in more than just a firm handshake.
Asking Carrie whether kissing him is her way of keeping him close, Brody admits, "I feel used and played and lied to." But, he adds, "I also feel good. Two minutes with you and I feel good. How do you pull that off?"
He didn't feel so good earlier when meeting another woman, Roya, in another clearing, to discuss the Gettysburg ambush. While Brody protests the murder of six federal agents,...
They make contact again in "The Clearing" -- and their latest clandestine meeting, on the estate of a wealthy campaign supporter hosting a weekend fundraiser -- results in more than just a firm handshake.
Asking Carrie whether kissing him is her way of keeping him close, Brody admits, "I feel used and played and lied to." But, he adds, "I also feel good. Two minutes with you and I feel good. How do you pull that off?"
He didn't feel so good earlier when meeting another woman, Roya, in another clearing, to discuss the Gettysburg ambush. While Brody protests the murder of six federal agents,...
- 11/12/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 2, Episode 7 of Showtime's "Homeland," titled "The Clearing."
Remember that old Smashing Pumpkins song where Billy Corgan sings, "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage?" That's about how Congressman Nicholas Brody has to be feeling now, as the walls of the maze close in on him. Nazir's plan to attack America is in its final stages -- "Things are going to move very quickly now," Roya promises with homicidal glee -- and both the terrorist's network and the CIA have big plans for Brody.
Roya sets this episode's plot machinery into motion by giving Brody the one instruction he doesn't want to hear: Keep Vice President Walden happy at an upcoming fundraiser. Never mind that he's literally your least favorite person on the planet -- a man you hate so passionately that you...
Remember that old Smashing Pumpkins song where Billy Corgan sings, "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage?" That's about how Congressman Nicholas Brody has to be feeling now, as the walls of the maze close in on him. Nazir's plan to attack America is in its final stages -- "Things are going to move very quickly now," Roya promises with homicidal glee -- and both the terrorist's network and the CIA have big plans for Brody.
Roya sets this episode's plot machinery into motion by giving Brody the one instruction he doesn't want to hear: Keep Vice President Walden happy at an upcoming fundraiser. Never mind that he's literally your least favorite person on the planet -- a man you hate so passionately that you...
- 11/12/2012
- by Michael Hogan
- Aol TV.
This Sunday on Showtime’s Homeland, something I thought wouldn’t happen anytime soon instead did, while something I dreaded was sure to happen didn’t. And that is why this show rocks.
The episode opens with Roya intercepting Brody to stress that since they lost a man in the Gettysburg attack, he’ll need to play an even larger role moving forward. When Brody balks, she assures, “Things are going to move quickly now… This is no time to bug. We’re almost there.” And to that end, she directs him to “keep Walden very happy.” That last bit puzzles Carrie and Quinn,...
The episode opens with Roya intercepting Brody to stress that since they lost a man in the Gettysburg attack, he’ll need to play an even larger role moving forward. When Brody balks, she assures, “Things are going to move quickly now… This is no time to bug. We’re almost there.” And to that end, she directs him to “keep Walden very happy.” That last bit puzzles Carrie and Quinn,...
- 11/12/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Homeland shows us that it doesn’t need to rely on questions of allegiance or psychological trauma to keep us on the edge of our seats with our fists tightly clenched and our jaws wide open.
In yet another episode that just keeps giving, not only are we hit with a major terrorist attack, but the slower threads to this story have finally begun to show their paths. Though not nearly as rewarding as last week’s episode, the start to Brody’s new gig as a re-doubled agent gave the suspense and the questions that it promised. As Quinn has duly noted, can we really trust Brody?
With everything seemingly in the CIA’s favor, there wasn’t much to be expected other than the eventual tracking of Roya, an expectation that was graciously met with the amount of screen time she received. As expert craftsmen, the writers of...
In yet another episode that just keeps giving, not only are we hit with a major terrorist attack, but the slower threads to this story have finally begun to show their paths. Though not nearly as rewarding as last week’s episode, the start to Brody’s new gig as a re-doubled agent gave the suspense and the questions that it promised. As Quinn has duly noted, can we really trust Brody?
With everything seemingly in the CIA’s favor, there wasn’t much to be expected other than the eventual tracking of Roya, an expectation that was graciously met with the amount of screen time she received. As expert craftsmen, the writers of...
- 11/5/2012
- by Andy Wong
- We Got This Covered
"Homeland's" intelligence agencies suffered terrible casualties on tonight's (Nov. 4) episode, "A Gettysburg Address," which saw the famous Pennsylvania town again become a battlefield -- in America's war on terrorism.
This time, the consecrated ground was the shop of Bassel the tailor, the bomb maker whom Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) killed. So was the traitor turned informant also to blame for the deaths of Carrie Mathison's (Claire Danes) comrades?
Let's review:
The trouble tonight begins at the Brody home. Brody lies to Jess (Morena Baccarin) about working with Carrie, which seems like a huge mistake -- the truth will out and all that. But his daughter Dana (Morgan Saylor) is also caught in a web of deceit, harboring the terrible secret about Finn's hit and run.
Ignoring her boyfriend (hopefully that status will soon change to "ex") Finn's pleas with her to forget about the accident, she ditches school to...
This time, the consecrated ground was the shop of Bassel the tailor, the bomb maker whom Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) killed. So was the traitor turned informant also to blame for the deaths of Carrie Mathison's (Claire Danes) comrades?
Let's review:
The trouble tonight begins at the Brody home. Brody lies to Jess (Morena Baccarin) about working with Carrie, which seems like a huge mistake -- the truth will out and all that. But his daughter Dana (Morgan Saylor) is also caught in a web of deceit, harboring the terrible secret about Finn's hit and run.
Ignoring her boyfriend (hopefully that status will soon change to "ex") Finn's pleas with her to forget about the accident, she ditches school to...
- 11/5/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Watching Peter Quinn struggle to stay alive, shot in the gut and bleeding to death on the floor of a Gettysburg tailor-shop-cum-bomb-factory that had just seen CIA/FBI taskforce gunned down in cold blood by al Qaeda stormtroopers, a thought occurred to me: "I bet he's almost as shocked and pissed off that this happened as I am." Written by Chip Johanessen and directed by Guy Ferland, "A Gettysburg Address" was a terrific episode of Homeland – until that attack turned into one of the worst. And unlike Peter, I'm not convinced the show will ever get up off the floor.
- 11/5/2012
- Rollingstone.com
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 2, Episode 6 of Showtime's "Homeland," titled "Q&A."
Nod your head if you understand why I love "Homeland."
I'm echoing Saul, of course, who used a variation of that delightfully patronizing language in his attempt to shut down Mike's "freelance investigation" into the question of whether Brody killed Tom Walker. But I think it works here, because, yes, this series has been edging toward soap opera territory at times. And yet, the good stuff is so good that there's no way I'm quitting it now.
The writers have piled up so many twists and turns this season that the "Previously on ... " lead-in feels 20 minutes long. Got all that, folks? Good, because this ain't AMC! The plot points are flying like bullets from an automatic weapon!
We start with Quinn, Carrie and the gang observing Roya through a mixture of...
Nod your head if you understand why I love "Homeland."
I'm echoing Saul, of course, who used a variation of that delightfully patronizing language in his attempt to shut down Mike's "freelance investigation" into the question of whether Brody killed Tom Walker. But I think it works here, because, yes, this series has been edging toward soap opera territory at times. And yet, the good stuff is so good that there's no way I'm quitting it now.
The writers have piled up so many twists and turns this season that the "Previously on ... " lead-in feels 20 minutes long. Got all that, folks? Good, because this ain't AMC! The plot points are flying like bullets from an automatic weapon!
We start with Quinn, Carrie and the gang observing Roya through a mixture of...
- 11/5/2012
- by Michael Hogan
- Aol TV.
Dana visits the hospital and is shocked by what she sees there. Faber gets tangled up with the CIA when he asks one too many questions about his old friend Tom Walker. Brody agrees to work with Carrie and Quinn to stop an attack on America, but his loyalty to the United States is questioned when Gettysburg once again becomes a battleground. - From Showtime...
- 10/30/2012
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
New Homeland season 2,episode 6 intense spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night,Showtime released the new spoilers and 3 sneak peek,clips (below) for their upcoming "Homeland" episode 6 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "A Gettysburg Address," and it looks hardcore intense as Carrie gets highly frustrated with Brody,and more. In the new "A Gettysburg Address" episode,Dana is going to visit the hospital and is shocked by what she sees there. Faber will get tangled up with the CIA when he asks too many damn questions about Tom Walker. Brody is going to agree to work with Carrie and Quinn to stop an attack on America, but his loyalty to the United States is questioned when Gettysburg ,once again, becomes a battleground. Carrie is seen blowing out Brody's ear drums as she yells at him like nobody's business over unanswered questions. Carrie also offers Brody an immunity deal at one point.
- 10/29/2012
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
"Homeland's" Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
First he's duped by Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) and arrested for treason, then he is forced to watch his suicide video as his whole world collapses. But it gets worse: When Brody refuses to come clean and actually calls his hotheaded interrogator's bluff ("She's a very understanding woman" he says chillingly about his wife), Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) pins his hand to the table -- with a knife.
And we thought Carrie was unbalanced.
But Quinn later confirms Saul's (Mandy Patinkin) suspicion that slamming his switchblade through the back of Brody's palm was "all theater" (the injured congressman would probably disagree), saying, "Every good cop needs a bad cop."
The good cop, of course, is Carrie, who takes over the interrogation and eventually elicits a confession from Brody.
The reinstated CIA operative deftly reminds...
First he's duped by Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) and arrested for treason, then he is forced to watch his suicide video as his whole world collapses. But it gets worse: When Brody refuses to come clean and actually calls his hotheaded interrogator's bluff ("She's a very understanding woman" he says chillingly about his wife), Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) pins his hand to the table -- with a knife.
And we thought Carrie was unbalanced.
But Quinn later confirms Saul's (Mandy Patinkin) suspicion that slamming his switchblade through the back of Brody's palm was "all theater" (the injured congressman would probably disagree), saying, "Every good cop needs a bad cop."
The good cop, of course, is Carrie, who takes over the interrogation and eventually elicits a confession from Brody.
The reinstated CIA operative deftly reminds...
- 10/29/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Just when we thought Homeland reached its breaking point in episode 2, episode 4 comes along and forces us to rethink what we’re used to seeing with television: long and often convoluted storylines, dragged out for maximum longevity.
Homeland has shown that it is not afraid to progress the story in previous episodes, but this one takes the cake for being the biggest move any television show could ever try to make. Brody is now arrested and revealed, something that I would have never thought would happen until at least the end of the season, but here we are with the initial premise of the show finally being solved, but to what avail?
Brody continues to fall to his lies as his marriage with Jessica has gone beyond repair. Not surprisingly, she gives him the ultimatum of telling her the truth or packing his bags. Much to her chagrin, he walks...
Homeland has shown that it is not afraid to progress the story in previous episodes, but this one takes the cake for being the biggest move any television show could ever try to make. Brody is now arrested and revealed, something that I would have never thought would happen until at least the end of the season, but here we are with the initial premise of the show finally being solved, but to what avail?
Brody continues to fall to his lies as his marriage with Jessica has gone beyond repair. Not surprisingly, she gives him the ultimatum of telling her the truth or packing his bags. Much to her chagrin, he walks...
- 10/22/2012
- by Andy Wong
- We Got This Covered
Homeland continued to excel in keeping the audience in the dark in "New Car Smell," specifically in that final scene between Carrie and Brody. Wow.
Honestly, I don't know who did a better acting job in those few scenes: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis... or Carrie Mathison. The first two were obviously fantastic, but Carrie seemed to have everyone fooled with that performance.
Whether attempting to take down Brody right then and there was the right decision in the long run won't be answered right now, but the question of whether or not Carrie is back to her old self seemed to be confirmed with her actions.
I didn't know in the slightest what she was up to when she knocked on that door to his hotel room. Was she just trying to get in the sack to keep the plan going? Was she fishing for something and hoping she didn't...
Honestly, I don't know who did a better acting job in those few scenes: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis... or Carrie Mathison. The first two were obviously fantastic, but Carrie seemed to have everyone fooled with that performance.
Whether attempting to take down Brody right then and there was the right decision in the long run won't be answered right now, but the question of whether or not Carrie is back to her old self seemed to be confirmed with her actions.
I didn't know in the slightest what she was up to when she knocked on that door to his hotel room. Was she just trying to get in the sack to keep the plan going? Was she fishing for something and hoping she didn't...
- 10/22/2012
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Homeland season two burst back onto UK screens this past Sunday after a hugely explosive (or not) season one finale. Add the recent Primetime Emmy award wins and excitement for the upcoming season has intensified on both sides of the Atlantic.
But what were the standout moments of its debut season that make sure viewers return to the developments of Carrie Mathison and Sergeant Nicholas Brody?
Here’s our list of five of the best…
5. The Cabin-Rug Pull – Episode 7
At this stage in the season Carrie, has taken unorthodox measures in determining whether Brody is an Al-Qaeda terrorist as she develops a relationship with the former war prisoner, taking him to her family’s secluded woodland retreat.
Several revelations are made to Carrie and the viewers in the episode after Carrie is uncharacteristically caught out and forced to come clean about her theories on her and even invited to interrogate Brody one-to-one.
But what were the standout moments of its debut season that make sure viewers return to the developments of Carrie Mathison and Sergeant Nicholas Brody?
Here’s our list of five of the best…
5. The Cabin-Rug Pull – Episode 7
At this stage in the season Carrie, has taken unorthodox measures in determining whether Brody is an Al-Qaeda terrorist as she develops a relationship with the former war prisoner, taking him to her family’s secluded woodland retreat.
Several revelations are made to Carrie and the viewers in the episode after Carrie is uncharacteristically caught out and forced to come clean about her theories on her and even invited to interrogate Brody one-to-one.
- 10/12/2012
- by Stuart Goodwin
- Obsessed with Film
Homeland, Season 2, Episode 2: “Beirut is Back”
Written by Chip Johannessen
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
Well, it would appear that the greatest issue with Season Two’s credibility is about to be eliminated. In the “holy shit”-worthy final moments of “Beirut is Back,” Saul Berenson witnesses the videotaped confession of one Sgt. Brody, for an act he never got to commit. Why anyone would keep this confession on a hard drive knit into a secret pocket in a handbag has yet to be established, but there’s plenty of time to sort that out. What’s important is that Saul now knows Carrie was right, and that changes everything – including, of course, Brody’s political ambitions. He won’t be in Guantanamo Bay next week – that would sort of counter the show’s narrative thrust as we know it – but it’s...
Written by Chip Johannessen
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
Well, it would appear that the greatest issue with Season Two’s credibility is about to be eliminated. In the “holy shit”-worthy final moments of “Beirut is Back,” Saul Berenson witnesses the videotaped confession of one Sgt. Brody, for an act he never got to commit. Why anyone would keep this confession on a hard drive knit into a secret pocket in a handbag has yet to be established, but there’s plenty of time to sort that out. What’s important is that Saul now knows Carrie was right, and that changes everything – including, of course, Brody’s political ambitions. He won’t be in Guantanamo Bay next week – that would sort of counter the show’s narrative thrust as we know it – but it’s...
- 10/8/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Oh my God bless America, did "Homeland" really go there already? If you just watched "Beirut Is Back," take a moment to retrieve your jaw from the floor. If not, then run like the Hezbollah is after you, because major spoilers follow...
Holla, Saul (Mandy Patinkin)! Carrie's (Claire Danes) mentor finally found the proof that she was right all along. Examining evidence Carrie retrieved from the Hamas commander's apartment after their wildly successful Beirut mission, Saul finds an incriminating memory chip. How incriminating? Well, when he inserts it into his computer, it launches the video Brody (Damian Lewis) made before he planned to detonate a suicide vest and kill the vice president (and other top military officials).
"My name is Nicholas Brody and I'm a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I have a wife, and two kids, who I love. By the time you've watched this, you'll have...
Holla, Saul (Mandy Patinkin)! Carrie's (Claire Danes) mentor finally found the proof that she was right all along. Examining evidence Carrie retrieved from the Hamas commander's apartment after their wildly successful Beirut mission, Saul finds an incriminating memory chip. How incriminating? Well, when he inserts it into his computer, it launches the video Brody (Damian Lewis) made before he planned to detonate a suicide vest and kill the vice president (and other top military officials).
"My name is Nicholas Brody and I'm a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I have a wife, and two kids, who I love. By the time you've watched this, you'll have...
- 10/8/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
After only two episodes of its second season, it is crystal clear that Homeland is going to keep coming at viewers with non-stop pulse-pounding and surprising television.
Between the meet-gone-bad with Abu Nazir, Carrie running for her life through the streets, the Marines questioning what happened with Tom Walker and that final video clip Saul started watching, "Beirut is Back" was a perfect example of this show at its Emmy-winning best.
Let us begin with the fact Carrie was indeed right about her intel. Her instincts were correct, which means she's even closer to her old self. That certainly isn't to say that she's back at the top of her game. As she noted, being wrong about Brody f*cked her up.
Listening to her talk about that, and then watching her go up on the roof during a major freak out, was disconcerting. In just one short season, it...
Between the meet-gone-bad with Abu Nazir, Carrie running for her life through the streets, the Marines questioning what happened with Tom Walker and that final video clip Saul started watching, "Beirut is Back" was a perfect example of this show at its Emmy-winning best.
Let us begin with the fact Carrie was indeed right about her intel. Her instincts were correct, which means she's even closer to her old self. That certainly isn't to say that she's back at the top of her game. As she noted, being wrong about Brody f*cked her up.
Listening to her talk about that, and then watching her go up on the roof during a major freak out, was disconcerting. In just one short season, it...
- 10/8/2012
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 2, Episode 2 of Showtime's "Homeland," entitled "Beirut Is Back."
You've got to hand it to the writers of "Homeland" (Sundays at 10 p.m. Et on Showtime): They don't play it safe. Just as Carrie would never think of sitting tight inside the bullet-proof SUV when she just knows there's a piece of evidence inside that Hezbollah commander's apartment, these writers have no intention of slow-footing the show's revelations just to stretch out the tension. I mean, it took "Breaking Bad" a full five and a half seasons to (spoiler alert) finally give Hank Schrader his lightbulb moment, and here's "Homeland" handing Saul the key to Brody's traitorous relationship with Abu Nazir in only the second episode of the second season.
Now we're left with a whole host of what-next questions, and that's just the beginning of what happened in this tense,...
You've got to hand it to the writers of "Homeland" (Sundays at 10 p.m. Et on Showtime): They don't play it safe. Just as Carrie would never think of sitting tight inside the bullet-proof SUV when she just knows there's a piece of evidence inside that Hezbollah commander's apartment, these writers have no intention of slow-footing the show's revelations just to stretch out the tension. I mean, it took "Breaking Bad" a full five and a half seasons to (spoiler alert) finally give Hank Schrader his lightbulb moment, and here's "Homeland" handing Saul the key to Brody's traitorous relationship with Abu Nazir in only the second episode of the second season.
Now we're left with a whole host of what-next questions, and that's just the beginning of what happened in this tense,...
- 10/8/2012
- by Michael Hogan
- Aol TV.
The following recap, by the very definition of the word “recap,” contains spoilers — including one of unusual size.
When I spoke to Homeland star Damian Lewis for this pre-Emmys profile, I capped our conversation by seeking out early intel on Season 2, specifically: Will two of the big questions coming out of the finale — the whereabouts of the Mia memory card containing Brody’s confession, and the identity of the CIA mole — be addressed sooner rather than later? He answered: “Any trails which were left open … none of them are touched on in the first episode.” True that. Exec producer Alex Gansa...
When I spoke to Homeland star Damian Lewis for this pre-Emmys profile, I capped our conversation by seeking out early intel on Season 2, specifically: Will two of the big questions coming out of the finale — the whereabouts of the Mia memory card containing Brody’s confession, and the identity of the CIA mole — be addressed sooner rather than later? He answered: “Any trails which were left open … none of them are touched on in the first episode.” True that. Exec producer Alex Gansa...
- 10/8/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Homeland returns to UK TV screens on Sunday night, following the first season which was a huge success on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Us thriller, starring Damien Lewis as a former Pow turned potential politician/terrorist/deer-killer, and Clare Danes as potential saviour/psychopath/pill-popper, won big at the recent Emmy’s, and now looks to build on its success.
The first season was a fantastic web of sustained intrigue, pulsating thrills and heart-stopping tension, with stunning performances from the leading figures, as both the CIA and the viewer are led on a chase of an unknown enemy, where nobody can be trusted.
With Season 2 already having kicked off in the States, the UK will now be treated to the return of President Obama’s favourite TV show, and here are five reasons to get excited.
1. The Finale of Season 1
In the dramatic finale to the first Season,...
The Us thriller, starring Damien Lewis as a former Pow turned potential politician/terrorist/deer-killer, and Clare Danes as potential saviour/psychopath/pill-popper, won big at the recent Emmy’s, and now looks to build on its success.
The first season was a fantastic web of sustained intrigue, pulsating thrills and heart-stopping tension, with stunning performances from the leading figures, as both the CIA and the viewer are led on a chase of an unknown enemy, where nobody can be trusted.
With Season 2 already having kicked off in the States, the UK will now be treated to the return of President Obama’s favourite TV show, and here are five reasons to get excited.
1. The Finale of Season 1
In the dramatic finale to the first Season,...
- 10/4/2012
- by Rob Sellars
- Obsessed with Film
You know you've been thinking about it too. Which seemingly peaceful "Homeland" good guy is actually working for the dark side -- Abu Nazir and Al Qaeda? Here are four predictions on the character that might actually not be who you think they are.
1. David Estes (David Harewood) -- This might be an obvious choice to include but let's be real: Estes has gone out of his way, at every moment to sabotage Carrie. Even in the pilot episode of Season 1, he continuously disrupted her questioning of Sargent Brody (Damian Lewis) right after he got back to the U.S. Does he know Carrie knows too much? Is he Nazir's main pawn at attacking America? What do we not yet know from his past that might make him a mole?
2. Dana Brody (Morgan Saylor) --- It's already pretty shocking that Dana revealed Brody's religion in the Season 2 opener. What's...
1. David Estes (David Harewood) -- This might be an obvious choice to include but let's be real: Estes has gone out of his way, at every moment to sabotage Carrie. Even in the pilot episode of Season 1, he continuously disrupted her questioning of Sargent Brody (Damian Lewis) right after he got back to the U.S. Does he know Carrie knows too much? Is he Nazir's main pawn at attacking America? What do we not yet know from his past that might make him a mole?
2. Dana Brody (Morgan Saylor) --- It's already pretty shocking that Dana revealed Brody's religion in the Season 2 opener. What's...
- 10/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
A day after "Homeland's" 90-minute season finale aired on Showtime, Zap2it talked to executive producer Alex Gansa about a lot of interesting stuff -- including the explosive (in some ways) season one climax, where the story is headed in season two (yes, they already know) and how he and fellow Ep Howard Gordon (both "24" alums) managed to keep a show about politically-charged issues like terrorism and shadowy government operations without getting partisan.
We liked the entire conversation so much, we've included it uncut below. We wish we could have talked longer, but Gansa was headed out the door to buy a tuxedo to wear to Jan 15's Golden Globes -- "Homeland" is nominated for three awards, including best drama series and best actor (Damian Lewis) and best actress (Claire Danes) in a drama series.
Read on to find out why Carrie isn't totally out of the game, why...
We liked the entire conversation so much, we've included it uncut below. We wish we could have talked longer, but Gansa was headed out the door to buy a tuxedo to wear to Jan 15's Golden Globes -- "Homeland" is nominated for three awards, including best drama series and best actor (Damian Lewis) and best actress (Claire Danes) in a drama series.
Read on to find out why Carrie isn't totally out of the game, why...
- 12/19/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Now that's how you end a season, ladies and gentlemen! There were no silly curveballs and no last-minute switcheroos in tonight's "Homeland" finale. True, Brody's "wardrobe malfunction" was a bit predictable, given that the episode promo had shown him in about five different scenes that hadn't yet happened at the point in the episode when he was supposed to press the detonator. But all in all, this was a monumentally satisfying, forward-leaning episode, one that resolved many of our most burning questions while leaving plenty of room for future drama.
Let's recap what we now know, shall we?
1. Brody was indeed going to blow himself up, but not out in public where just anyone could be hurt; the plan was for Tom Walker to nearly miss Vice President Walden with a sniper bullet, forcing the inner circle, per protocol, to convene in a "safe" room. That's where Brody was going...
Let's recap what we now know, shall we?
1. Brody was indeed going to blow himself up, but not out in public where just anyone could be hurt; the plan was for Tom Walker to nearly miss Vice President Walden with a sniper bullet, forcing the inner circle, per protocol, to convene in a "safe" room. That's where Brody was going...
- 12/19/2011
- by Michael Hogan
- Aol TV.
Homeland Season One Finale Review: Marine One
None of my scenarios when I dared imagine the finale of Homeland started as did "Marine One." The Brody in my head would not have filmed that video. Eighty three children killed at the hands of the Vice President of our United States wouldn't be a free pass to kill anyone in our country. Even after the idiots admitted it in the car, I found them abhorrent, but wouldn't kill a bunch of other innocent people so they could pay for their involvement.
What has been missing from Homeland has been the atrocities that normally are committed by a country against their own citizens. Some of the images coming out of Egypt this weekend have been horrific. An army that once stood on the side of their country's protesters have now turned violently against them. If Nicholas Brody thinks he was not brainwashed,...
None of my scenarios when I dared imagine the finale of Homeland started as did "Marine One." The Brody in my head would not have filmed that video. Eighty three children killed at the hands of the Vice President of our United States wouldn't be a free pass to kill anyone in our country. Even after the idiots admitted it in the car, I found them abhorrent, but wouldn't kill a bunch of other innocent people so they could pay for their involvement.
What has been missing from Homeland has been the atrocities that normally are committed by a country against their own citizens. Some of the images coming out of Egypt this weekend have been horrific. An army that once stood on the side of their country's protesters have now turned violently against them. If Nicholas Brody thinks he was not brainwashed,...
- 12/19/2011
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVovermind.com
The following contains massive spoilers from Sunday’s season finale of Showtime’s Homeland. If you have yet to watch the shocking episode, get ‘er done and then return for the inside story on the why behind what happened, plus some scoop on Season 2.
Showtime’s Homeland wrapped up its thrilling, critically acclaimed freshman run on Sunday night by hitting the detonator on the Marine One terrorist plot – and with results as unexpected as the aftermath shown in the finale’s coda.
In short: While sniper Tom Walker secured a perch within the perimeter of Vice President Walden’s policy summit,...
Showtime’s Homeland wrapped up its thrilling, critically acclaimed freshman run on Sunday night by hitting the detonator on the Marine One terrorist plot – and with results as unexpected as the aftermath shown in the finale’s coda.
In short: While sniper Tom Walker secured a perch within the perimeter of Vice President Walden’s policy summit,...
- 12/19/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Showtime Scene from Showtime’s series “Homeland.”
The “Homeland” season one finale began in stark, dramatic fashion.
We see Brody, in full uniform, recording one of those confessional tapes that people leave before they go out and do the kinds of things for which they need to confess. “By the time you’ve watched this, you’ll have read a lot of things about me, about what I’ve done,” he declares.
Whenever a recording begins with “by the time...
The “Homeland” season one finale began in stark, dramatic fashion.
We see Brody, in full uniform, recording one of those confessional tapes that people leave before they go out and do the kinds of things for which they need to confess. “By the time you’ve watched this, you’ll have read a lot of things about me, about what I’ve done,” he declares.
Whenever a recording begins with “by the time...
- 12/19/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
It's not easy being Carrie Mathison, that's for sure.
In this tense, suspenseful episode of 'Homeland,' we finally learn the truth about her mystery ailment: she's bi-polar, and has been since college. Deprived of her medication following the attack on the square, which sent her to the hospital with a concussion and some nasty facial abrasions, she cascades into full-scale mania, berating the staff of the hospital over its inadequate supply of magic markers (my favorite line of the episode: "Is green elusive? I mean, my kingdom for a fucking green pen!") and giving Saul an awful scare. When he questions her, Carrie admits that her sister is medicating her, and Saul and Maggie Mathison are soon splitting up chaperone duties like a pair of amiable ex-spouses, since it's obvious that Carrie can't be left alone while she's in this condition.
Alarmed as he is by Carrie's predicament, Saul...
In this tense, suspenseful episode of 'Homeland,' we finally learn the truth about her mystery ailment: she's bi-polar, and has been since college. Deprived of her medication following the attack on the square, which sent her to the hospital with a concussion and some nasty facial abrasions, she cascades into full-scale mania, berating the staff of the hospital over its inadequate supply of magic markers (my favorite line of the episode: "Is green elusive? I mean, my kingdom for a fucking green pen!") and giving Saul an awful scare. When he questions her, Carrie admits that her sister is medicating her, and Saul and Maggie Mathison are soon splitting up chaperone duties like a pair of amiable ex-spouses, since it's obvious that Carrie can't be left alone while she's in this condition.
Alarmed as he is by Carrie's predicament, Saul...
- 12/12/2011
- by Michael Hogan
- Huffington Post
Carrie: You wait, you lay low and then you come to life.
Those words, uttered by Carrie Mathison in her fit of manic insanity during "The Vest," like most of what she said during that stretch, were absolutely brilliant.
Yes, the plants in the garden are definitely going to live by Carrie's law, but she was also correct in metaphorically comparing said plants to Abu Nazir and his terrorism plot. Ironically, and unfortunately, it also worked to explain Carrie's bi-polar disorder and its effect on her job with the CIA.
As sad as it was to watch Carrie spiral out of control, it was just as entertaining to watch her work (mostly the demand for the green pen), and just as interesting to realize that she was nailing Abu Nazir's plan down to a "t."
What she was missing, however, was the "i," as in Issa. The only missing ingredient from Carrie's timeline,...
Those words, uttered by Carrie Mathison in her fit of manic insanity during "The Vest," like most of what she said during that stretch, were absolutely brilliant.
Yes, the plants in the garden are definitely going to live by Carrie's law, but she was also correct in metaphorically comparing said plants to Abu Nazir and his terrorism plot. Ironically, and unfortunately, it also worked to explain Carrie's bi-polar disorder and its effect on her job with the CIA.
As sad as it was to watch Carrie spiral out of control, it was just as entertaining to watch her work (mostly the demand for the green pen), and just as interesting to realize that she was nailing Abu Nazir's plan down to a "t."
What she was missing, however, was the "i," as in Issa. The only missing ingredient from Carrie's timeline,...
- 12/12/2011
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Showtime
Brody does his best to fulfill the duty asked of him by the Vice-President, and Carrie runs point on tying the diplomat to Abu Nazir, on last night’s episode of Homeland, “Representative Brody.”
We start with Brody, who gets an abrupt visit by Vice-President Walden’s Secret Service detail, quickly followed by the VP himself. True to Abu Nazir’s word, the Vice-President asks Brody to consider running for the vacant Congressman’s seat. Brody agrees, all the...
Brody does his best to fulfill the duty asked of him by the Vice-President, and Carrie runs point on tying the diplomat to Abu Nazir, on last night’s episode of Homeland, “Representative Brody.”
We start with Brody, who gets an abrupt visit by Vice-President Walden’s Secret Service detail, quickly followed by the VP himself. True to Abu Nazir’s word, the Vice-President asks Brody to consider running for the vacant Congressman’s seat. Brody agrees, all the...
- 12/6/2011
- by Chris Simmons
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Homeland: Episode 11 "The Vest" Promo Photos
If you watched this past Sunday's Homeland you know things have really heated up. Literally. It's not often you see people on the streets of the United States on fire and with their limbs blown off. Using a homeless man to deliver his message, Tom Walker delivered a briefcase bomb to the Saudi Diplomat, killing five and injuring Carrie in the process.
Will Carrie and Saul be able to take him down, or will it even matter? The previews show someone building what appears to be a bomb vest. Is it for Sargent Brody or someone else to wear? He's also shown telling his daughter that her mother will need her when he's not around and his son that standing up for his cause is the most important thing he can do. It's enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck...
If you watched this past Sunday's Homeland you know things have really heated up. Literally. It's not often you see people on the streets of the United States on fire and with their limbs blown off. Using a homeless man to deliver his message, Tom Walker delivered a briefcase bomb to the Saudi Diplomat, killing five and injuring Carrie in the process.
Will Carrie and Saul be able to take him down, or will it even matter? The previews show someone building what appears to be a bomb vest. Is it for Sargent Brody or someone else to wear? He's also shown telling his daughter that her mother will need her when he's not around and his son that standing up for his cause is the most important thing he can do. It's enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck...
- 12/6/2011
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVovermind.com
Homeland went boom last night, with Saul and Carrie's plan to expose Tom Walker blowing up in the faces. Literally, in the case of Carrie, who concluded the most recent episode of this Showtime thriller in the hospital.
With just two episodes remaining this season, where could things possibly go next?
To Gettysburg, if you're Nicholas Brody, as he takes his family on a trip there during next Sunday's "The Vest." But the following promo makes it clear Brody has an agenda that goes far beyond a mere history lesson. Carrie, meanwhile, will react to the latest mishap by going more manic than ever before. See for yourself:
Homeland Promo: "The Vest"...
With just two episodes remaining this season, where could things possibly go next?
To Gettysburg, if you're Nicholas Brody, as he takes his family on a trip there during next Sunday's "The Vest." But the following promo makes it clear Brody has an agenda that goes far beyond a mere history lesson. Carrie, meanwhile, will react to the latest mishap by going more manic than ever before. See for yourself:
Homeland Promo: "The Vest"...
- 12/5/2011
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
Homeland, Season 1, Episode 10: “Representative Body”
Written by Henry Bromell
Directed by Guy Ferland
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
That point in the first season of Homeland has come in which not much is actually advancing, but all the pieces are being put into place for something big to go down. That’s not to say that nothing happened in “Representative Body”. Plenty happened, but aside from one fairly shocking everything was foretold. It was an episode that needed to happen, though it’s questionable whether an entire episode was needed.
Let’s take a look at everything we got in this episode in broad terms. Carrie and Saul followed the lead on the Saudi diplomat, discovered he was highly in debt and also gay. Carrie used this, as well as a threat to deport his daughter, in order to get him to cooperate and set up a meeting with Tom Walker.
Written by Henry Bromell
Directed by Guy Ferland
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
That point in the first season of Homeland has come in which not much is actually advancing, but all the pieces are being put into place for something big to go down. That’s not to say that nothing happened in “Representative Body”. Plenty happened, but aside from one fairly shocking everything was foretold. It was an episode that needed to happen, though it’s questionable whether an entire episode was needed.
Let’s take a look at everything we got in this episode in broad terms. Carrie and Saul followed the lead on the Saudi diplomat, discovered he was highly in debt and also gay. Carrie used this, as well as a threat to deport his daughter, in order to get him to cooperate and set up a meeting with Tom Walker.
- 12/5/2011
- by Corey Atad
- SoundOnSight
What makes both Abu Nazir's plan of attack against the United States and Homeland's story of deception so successful is that they are both constructed from a number of intricate layers. The thought process that has gone into each has been incredible, and that was never more apparent than in "Representative Brody."
It seems as though Nazir has three Americans working for him that we know of: Tom Walker, Sergeant Brody and the apparent mole inside the government.
Walker is the short-term guy, the one who has been given violent tasks to perform in the States. We witnessed his efforts at their finest when he hired the homeless guy to deliver the briefcase bomb to Al-Zahari this week. His attack was smart, it was destructive and it caught the CIA by surprise. His time is going to run out quickly, I'm sure, but all Abu Nazir seemingly needs him...
It seems as though Nazir has three Americans working for him that we know of: Tom Walker, Sergeant Brody and the apparent mole inside the government.
Walker is the short-term guy, the one who has been given violent tasks to perform in the States. We witnessed his efforts at their finest when he hired the homeless guy to deliver the briefcase bomb to Al-Zahari this week. His attack was smart, it was destructive and it caught the CIA by surprise. His time is going to run out quickly, I'm sure, but all Abu Nazir seemingly needs him...
- 12/5/2011
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
Homeland, Season 1, Episode 9: “Crossfire”
Written by Alexander Cary
Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
This was a week where Homeland saw fit to move the pieces of the plot forward in a big way, but much like another great TV show, Lost, the writers decided to push things forward by flashing back. It takes a delicate balance to introduce flashbacks the way this episode did. If handled poorly, the whole thing can come off as a cheap ploy to sell bad exposition. Once again Homeland has proved itself to be above such easy mistakes. “Crossfire” delivered a lot of explanation, but also a lot of emotion.
The flashbacks start after Brody is beaten and kidnapped by two men in a grocery store parking garage. The story then shifts back three years to Brody waking up in Abu Nazir’s home. Nazir embraces Brody, lets...
Written by Alexander Cary
Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
This was a week where Homeland saw fit to move the pieces of the plot forward in a big way, but much like another great TV show, Lost, the writers decided to push things forward by flashing back. It takes a delicate balance to introduce flashbacks the way this episode did. If handled poorly, the whole thing can come off as a cheap ploy to sell bad exposition. Once again Homeland has proved itself to be above such easy mistakes. “Crossfire” delivered a lot of explanation, but also a lot of emotion.
The flashbacks start after Brody is beaten and kidnapped by two men in a grocery store parking garage. The story then shifts back three years to Brody waking up in Abu Nazir’s home. Nazir embraces Brody, lets...
- 11/28/2011
- by Corey Atad
- SoundOnSight
Showtime A scene from “Homeland.”
Brody gets a lesson in course correction, and Carrie gets schooled on inter-agency diplomacy, on last night’s episode of “Homeland,” “Crossfire”.
On the heels of last week’s episode, where Brody (upon discovering the revelation that Tom Walker is still alive) declared his being done with whatever he was planning to do for Abu Nazir, Brody is at the supermarket. One moment, he’s inquiring about Vitamin Water, the next moment he’s getting...
Brody gets a lesson in course correction, and Carrie gets schooled on inter-agency diplomacy, on last night’s episode of “Homeland,” “Crossfire”.
On the heels of last week’s episode, where Brody (upon discovering the revelation that Tom Walker is still alive) declared his being done with whatever he was planning to do for Abu Nazir, Brody is at the supermarket. One moment, he’s inquiring about Vitamin Water, the next moment he’s getting...
- 11/28/2011
- by Chris Simmons
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Just when you thought you could relax and enjoy Homeland, another revelation chills us to the bone. Sure, we knew that what happened last week didn't mean Brody was in the clear. But I was still thrown by this episode's twists.
Afterellen Bait
We know better than to expect much in the way of girl/girl action from Homeland, but we did get a teeny bit of eye candy this week in the form of Helen Walker and her arms. I call this screencap, "Helen, yeah!"
Feelings, Feelings, Feelings!
Most of the feelings this week whirled around love and loss. Saul's wife Mira leaves and despite the tension between them in the days before, we finally see Mira break down on her way to the airport. She does love Saul — she just can't live with the fact that he will always choose duty over her.
Carrie is confronted with real...
Afterellen Bait
We know better than to expect much in the way of girl/girl action from Homeland, but we did get a teeny bit of eye candy this week in the form of Helen Walker and her arms. I call this screencap, "Helen, yeah!"
Feelings, Feelings, Feelings!
Most of the feelings this week whirled around love and loss. Saul's wife Mira leaves and despite the tension between them in the days before, we finally see Mira break down on her way to the airport. She does love Saul — she just can't live with the fact that he will always choose duty over her.
Carrie is confronted with real...
- 11/22/2011
- by the linster
- AfterEllen.com
Homeland, Season 1, Episode 8: “Achilles Heel”
Written by Chip Johannessen
Directed by Tucker Gates
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
Homeland has dabbled in thematically structured episodes already, but “Achilles Heel” took that to another level and by doing so brought to mind a lot of what made the best episodes of the failed AMC show, Rubicon, so great. You take a theme and you let it seep into all the ongoing storylines, and by doing so you add extra weight and character even when not much is actually happening story-wise. Except that in this case, a lot did happen outside of the central theme of love in marriage.
The episode worked in that theme on multiple fronts in what was actually something of a Carrie-light episode. Brody and Jessica have begun to clear the air and air starting to resemble a happily married couple. They get invited to...
Written by Chip Johannessen
Directed by Tucker Gates
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
Homeland has dabbled in thematically structured episodes already, but “Achilles Heel” took that to another level and by doing so brought to mind a lot of what made the best episodes of the failed AMC show, Rubicon, so great. You take a theme and you let it seep into all the ongoing storylines, and by doing so you add extra weight and character even when not much is actually happening story-wise. Except that in this case, a lot did happen outside of the central theme of love in marriage.
The episode worked in that theme on multiple fronts in what was actually something of a Carrie-light episode. Brody and Jessica have begun to clear the air and air starting to resemble a happily married couple. They get invited to...
- 11/21/2011
- by Corey Atad
- SoundOnSight
Showtime Scene from “Homeland.”
On last night’s episode of “Homeland,” “Achilles’ Heel”, the CIA’s search for Tom Walker brings out the vulnerability in everyone involved, one way or the other.
The episode begins with the image of Walker, playing the role of homeless veteran to the T, standing at an intersection begging for money. Before too long, a late-model car with diplomatic plates rolls up, and the man in the back seat gives Walker a dollar, subtly purposeful as he does so.
On last night’s episode of “Homeland,” “Achilles’ Heel”, the CIA’s search for Tom Walker brings out the vulnerability in everyone involved, one way or the other.
The episode begins with the image of Walker, playing the role of homeless veteran to the T, standing at an intersection begging for money. Before too long, a late-model car with diplomatic plates rolls up, and the man in the back seat gives Walker a dollar, subtly purposeful as he does so.
- 11/21/2011
- by Chris Simmons
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Anyone who thought the game would change after the big reveal last week was probably a bit surprised to be turned upside down and inside out again on Homeland, as "Achilles Heel" continued to twist and turn until another shocker arrived in the final minute of action.
Tom Walker is most definitely still alive. The series made that clear in the opening seconds. He is also pretty clearly helping the terrorists, something the sniper rifle in that storage center showcased. He also has an Achilles heel, which may or may not save America from another terrorist catastrophe.
He loves his family, and is probably suffering from the same inner turmoil we all thought was affecting Brody at the start of the season. Hopefully, some time down the road, the CIA can use Walker's wife and son to help stop him from doing something he may regret for the rest of his life.
Tom Walker is most definitely still alive. The series made that clear in the opening seconds. He is also pretty clearly helping the terrorists, something the sniper rifle in that storage center showcased. He also has an Achilles heel, which may or may not save America from another terrorist catastrophe.
He loves his family, and is probably suffering from the same inner turmoil we all thought was affecting Brody at the start of the season. Hopefully, some time down the road, the CIA can use Walker's wife and son to help stop him from doing something he may regret for the rest of his life.
- 11/21/2011
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
With Monday’s episode of Castle entitled “Kill Shot,” I’m only slightly concerned that one of my favorite members of the NYPD will find themselves on the wrong end of a sniper’s sight. Any chance I might trouble you to alleviate my worries? — Kelly
The TV Addict: Considering we would hate to be the one to spoil the fun, not to mention the intense pulse-pounding excitement that you’ll undoubtedly experience while watching a city in chaos when a sniper goes on a terrifying killing spree, there is absolutely zero chance that we will alleviate your fear! That said, what we will only be too happy to do is fill you in on a little secret: The insanity surrounding Monday’s fantastic episode of Castle won’t be for naught, particularly for those of you who have been patiently waiting for a certain member of the NYPD to see the light.
The TV Addict: Considering we would hate to be the one to spoil the fun, not to mention the intense pulse-pounding excitement that you’ll undoubtedly experience while watching a city in chaos when a sniper goes on a terrifying killing spree, there is absolutely zero chance that we will alleviate your fear! That said, what we will only be too happy to do is fill you in on a little secret: The insanity surrounding Monday’s fantastic episode of Castle won’t be for naught, particularly for those of you who have been patiently waiting for a certain member of the NYPD to see the light.
- 11/17/2011
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: I am a loyal follower and this is the first time I have asked for scoop! Do you have anything about the Dec. 5 episode of Castle entitled “Cuffed”? Specifically, how do Beckett and Castle get handcuffed together in the first place? —Lauren
Ausiello: Good question. So good that I went directly to series creator Andrew W. Marlowe for the answer. He said, “Fans should be very curious as to why Beckett and...
Question: I am a loyal follower and this is the first time I have asked for scoop! Do you have anything about the Dec. 5 episode of Castle entitled “Cuffed”? Specifically, how do Beckett and Castle get handcuffed together in the first place? —Lauren
Ausiello: Good question. So good that I went directly to series creator Andrew W. Marlowe for the answer. He said, “Fans should be very curious as to why Beckett and...
- 11/16/2011
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
When you read a recap, you pretty much know you're going to get details of the plot, right? Yet, I'm really struggling with this week's Homeland SnapCap because the episode was so damn good. I don't want to deny anyone the satisfaction of actually watching its revelations because I can't convey the pure delight of seeing this story unfold. Watch. This. Show.
Afterellen Bait
If Carrie ever decides to turn — to women — she already has one of the most desirable traits a lesbian could want: She is an awesome pool player. Even when drunk.
Hey, it's something.
Feelings, Feelings, Feelings!
So! Many! Feelings! We haven't talked much about Aileen (Marin Ireland), the female half of the couple that bought the house by the airport. But one of the storylines this week involves Saul driving her from Mexico to Langley where she faces arrest for being part of a terrorist plot.
Afterellen Bait
If Carrie ever decides to turn — to women — she already has one of the most desirable traits a lesbian could want: She is an awesome pool player. Even when drunk.
Hey, it's something.
Feelings, Feelings, Feelings!
So! Many! Feelings! We haven't talked much about Aileen (Marin Ireland), the female half of the couple that bought the house by the airport. But one of the storylines this week involves Saul driving her from Mexico to Langley where she faces arrest for being part of a terrorist plot.
- 11/15/2011
- by the linster
- AfterEllen.com
[The following contains major spoilers from Sunday night's episode of Showtime's Homeland.]
Showtime’s Homeland this week did something that you rarely see a freshman drama — let alone a serialized, mystery-based, espionage-tinged one – do: It laid all of its cards on the table.
But as a result, did we really see what we think we saw?
Dexter Boss Teases a ‘Life-Altering Realization’ for Deb, More Professor Gellar Mysteries
Of course Homeland‘s central mystery revolves around Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody, a rescued Pow celebrated as a hero by all except one person: Carrie Mathison, a CIA analyst who suspects that Brody was “turned” during his eight years of captivity in Afghanistan and...
Showtime’s Homeland this week did something that you rarely see a freshman drama — let alone a serialized, mystery-based, espionage-tinged one – do: It laid all of its cards on the table.
But as a result, did we really see what we think we saw?
Dexter Boss Teases a ‘Life-Altering Realization’ for Deb, More Professor Gellar Mysteries
Of course Homeland‘s central mystery revolves around Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody, a rescued Pow celebrated as a hero by all except one person: Carrie Mathison, a CIA analyst who suspects that Brody was “turned” during his eight years of captivity in Afghanistan and...
- 11/14/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Homeland, Season 1, Episode 7: “The Weekend”
Written by Meredith Stiehm
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
Most good drama involves characters keeping secrets and telling lies. It’s practically necessary for good storytelling. If every character were open and honest with every other character there would hardly be any meaningful conflict. Homeland operates on a different plane when it comes to deceit. We are constantly let in on the fact that characters are lying to each other, but the show also keeps crucial information from the audience. It’s never entirely clear what the characters actually know or don’t know, or exactly what secrets they’re keeping, or what their general motivations are. On the surface “The Weekend” changes that dynamic, but only on the surface.
The episode is structured around two storylines, each involving two characters getting to know each other. The CIA...
Written by Meredith Stiehm
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on Showtime
Most good drama involves characters keeping secrets and telling lies. It’s practically necessary for good storytelling. If every character were open and honest with every other character there would hardly be any meaningful conflict. Homeland operates on a different plane when it comes to deceit. We are constantly let in on the fact that characters are lying to each other, but the show also keeps crucial information from the audience. It’s never entirely clear what the characters actually know or don’t know, or exactly what secrets they’re keeping, or what their general motivations are. On the surface “The Weekend” changes that dynamic, but only on the surface.
The episode is structured around two storylines, each involving two characters getting to know each other. The CIA...
- 11/14/2011
- by Corey Atad
- SoundOnSight
Showtime Scene from “Homeland.”
On last night’s episode of “Homeland,” “The Weekend”, two “couples” form bonds during pretty unusual circumstances, resulting in pivotal, game-changing moments for all involved.
The first couple, of course, is Carrie and Brody. Picking up where last week’s episode left off, Carrie gets into Brody’s car. The tension immediately is broken as Brody asks if he’s passed the polygraph test. Carrie says he did, though she still silently wonders how he achieved the feat.
On last night’s episode of “Homeland,” “The Weekend”, two “couples” form bonds during pretty unusual circumstances, resulting in pivotal, game-changing moments for all involved.
The first couple, of course, is Carrie and Brody. Picking up where last week’s episode left off, Carrie gets into Brody’s car. The tension immediately is broken as Brody asks if he’s passed the polygraph test. Carrie says he did, though she still silently wonders how he achieved the feat.
- 11/14/2011
- by Chris Simmons
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Brody: How do you know what tea I drink?
That was when Carrie and Brody's lovely weekend, filled with drunken billiards, drunken sex, and romantic hikes, took a turn for the worse. However, our viewing pleasure of "The Weekend" only increased following Carrie's slip up in the cabin.
Brody looked sincerely shocked when Carrie told him she thought he had been turned by Nazir, so I wasn't surprised in the least when he told her to ask him anything she wanted. Nor was I surprised at all of his admissions to her about what had gone on over there, as well as what he had been up to since coming back.
Many of us conjectured that he could have killed Walker in order to survive, and that he turned to Islam as a way of surviving the terrible conditions of his captivity over there. What I didn't expect him to say though,...
That was when Carrie and Brody's lovely weekend, filled with drunken billiards, drunken sex, and romantic hikes, took a turn for the worse. However, our viewing pleasure of "The Weekend" only increased following Carrie's slip up in the cabin.
Brody looked sincerely shocked when Carrie told him she thought he had been turned by Nazir, so I wasn't surprised in the least when he told her to ask him anything she wanted. Nor was I surprised at all of his admissions to her about what had gone on over there, as well as what he had been up to since coming back.
Many of us conjectured that he could have killed Walker in order to survive, and that he turned to Islam as a way of surviving the terrible conditions of his captivity over there. What I didn't expect him to say though,...
- 11/14/2011
- by d4cella@gmail.com (Dan Forcella)
- TVfanatic
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