In a finale called “The Choice,” Homeland avoided making its toughest one. But Carrie also had a decision to make, and chose well.
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Homeland Watch: Tunnel Vision
A major storyline ends mundanely, for once without any shocker twist. But can Homeland find its way out of its own narrative labyrinth?
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Homeland Watch: E-Mail My Heart
In which Homeland gets its pulse racing dangerously fast, but still shows it can deliver the character scenes that set it apart from other spy thrillers.
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Homeland Watch: One of Us
The hunt for a mole was a staple of Homeland’s predecessor 24. “Two Hats” put that storyline front and center—but ended up taking it in a very different direction.
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Homeland Watch: Motel Matches
Brody finds himself spirited away under surprising circumstances. But man, could he use a vacation.
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Homeland Watch: Wine-and-Cheese Party
Each subplot in “The Clearing” is about a relationship whose partners have private motivations—whether they want something from the other, or just want to escape.
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Homeland Watch: Trust No One
The overarching theme of the episode was that, while there may be a new balance of power among the characters, there may not be enough trust for it to work.
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Homeland Watch: Broken Boy Soldier
Carrie and the CIA break Brody down to remake him, and in the process, Homeland makes itself into potentially quite a different, and exciting, series.
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Homeland Watch: Hotel Check-Out
Homeland’s season two has not been stingy with the forward motion and plot developments, and last night, it dropped a game-changer.
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Homeland Watch: The Expendables
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, get yourself a glass of white wine—just a glass of white wine!—and watch last night’s Homeland.
“A flat tire. When he was in Iraq, I bet he never thought he’d deal with something …
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Homeland Watch: The Inside Man
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, turn on your classified satellite-video link and watch last night’s Homeland.
“It fucked me up, Saul. Being wrong about Brody… It makes me not trust my own thoughts. Every time I …
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Homeland Watch: They Pull Them Back In
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, heat up some vegetable lasagna and watch last night’s second season premiere of Homeland.
“Just so we’re clear: this is not you getting your job back. This is you being a good …