Homeland

R Is for Romeo

I've said before that Homeland is at its best when it combines action and intrigue with emotional moments between its main characters. That's exactly what Homeland Season 6 Episode 11 delivered.  Rupert and Claire hit the ball out of the park with the explosive confrontation between Quinn and Carrie. Part of what I've loved about this season is the Carrie/Quinn role reversal. A calm and rational Carrie dealing with an out-of-control Quinn has exposed new dimensions to explor... more

The Flag House

As the season rounds the corner into its final act, Homeland Season 6 Episode 10 brings the three main characters to a turning point in their respective arcs.  For Carrie, Quinn, and Saul, Homeland Season 6 has been about what it means to be a hero. While Carrie asks herself, “Can I be a hero and a good mother?”, the question facing Quinn has been, "Can I be a hero and a 'mutant'?" For Saul, nearing the end of his career, the question is, “Can I be... more

Sock Puppets

Things seem to be looking up for Carrie in Homeland Season 6 Episode 9, which can only mean one thing, she's in for a rough ride in the three remaining episodes of the season. With intrigue and action, "Sock Puppets" brought the characters into emotional confrontations as they tried to sort out who to trust and where their own loyalties ultimately lie.  Of Quinn and Franny During a court-mandated therapy session, Carrie finally came clean on ... more

'Homeland' Team on Final Season Going Back to Beginnings, Plea to Viewers to 'Seek Out the Truth'

Before “Homeland” signs off of Showtime this spring, it is going back to its beginning. Rather than “mirror and reflect what’s happening in Washington, D.C.” in the storytelling this season as the show did in the past two seasons, executive producer Alex Gansa said the focus will be on the characters of Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) and Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin more

Claire Danes Says Homeland's Final Season 'Fuses Carrie With Brody'

Homeland‘s forthcoming final season will bring Carrie and Brody back together, cosmically at least. At the Television Critics Assoc. winter press tour, showrunner Alex Gansa teased that Season 8 — which picks up several months after Carrie’s release from Russian captivity  — harkens back to the Showtime drama’s inaugural season, when Carrie was unsure if Brody was friend or foe. This time around, Carrie is the one under suspicion. “Carrie s... more

'Homeland' Team Explains Why They Put Carrie in Brody's Shoes for the Final Season

The final season of “Homeland” is putting a new spin on its original story. Creators and executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon joined co-stars Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin, along with director and executive producer Lesli Linka Glatter, to share spoiler-free plot details about the upcoming Season 8. For a show cloaked in secrecy, Gansa laid out the full season in two succinct, telling parts. “The r... more