Homeland

[Brannigans Law]

I can't wait to go home and watch. edit: I guess I may as well not repeat what someone else said in case someone didn't read it.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by Brannigans Law

I can't wait to go home and watch. I wish I didn't know it ended in tragedy, although, who am I kidding it's homeland. I wont read this anymore until I watch it.

If you wished you didn't know it ended in tragedy, why the h*** would you reveal that it does in this thread, letting the rest of us know???

[Brannigans Law]

edit: I just commented on the previous post made in last page. I guess I anticipated a certain way for it to end, don't blame me

[Acey]

Did it finish at 8? I've never watched it live, I don't even know what time it airs in Canada.

[bluck]

What an episode!

[Brannigans Law]

Spoiler!

that was ####ing amazing. i cant believe how this series did a 180 in quality. season 2 was getting a little stupid but had amazing pay offs. season 3 started so bad and then got so god damn good. then this last 3 or 4 episodes? and this ending with brodies arc and story line coming togerher like that? UNREAL. i honestly could have this series ending like this being a victory for ths tv show. what a perfect ending.

the dialogue was perfect too. and carrie adding brody to the wall with a sharpie... perfect. wow. i dont think ive felt this satisfied after a tv show since breaking bad. perfect perfect perfect.

[Mike F]

Felt like a series finale. Anyone know it's status for next year?

[Acey]

It is renewed for next year. Morena (Jessica Brody) and Morgan (Dana Brody) are demoted from main cast to occasional guest stars, so we'll see them again. The fact that it is renewed kind of undermines what would have been a solid finale, but at the same time I'm excited for the reboot next year. At least they didn't drag the original premise on too long. Carrie writing on the wall at the end is one of my favourite scenes of the whole series.

[TurnedTheCorner]

That was pleasantly subdued.

[TurnedTheCorner]

Correct me if I'm wrong, the actual Langley bomber remains unknown and at large. Right?

[Brannigans Law]

Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner

Correct me if I'm wrong, the actual Langley bomber remains unknown and at large. Right?

Yes that's a story line that kind of got lost in the shuffle. Perhaps it will be a key plot point in season 4?

Spoiler!

still can't believe brody is gone. but really that was the right way for his arc to finish off. who could possibly see him living happily ever after with carrie?

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by Acey

It is renewed for next year. Morena (Jessica Brody) and Morgan (Dana Brody) are demoted from main cast to occasional guest stars, so we'll see them again. The fact that it is renewed kind of undermines what would have been a solid finale, but at the same time I'm excited for the reboot next year. At least they didn't drag the original premise on too long. Carrie writing on the wall at the end is one of my favourite scenes of the whole series.

Reboot has the potential to reinvigorate the series. I'd like to see a Body of Lies like season, with Quinn running an Op, and Carrie overseeing things from Istanbul (though, honestly, Saul running Quinn and Carrie going away would be ideal, but not going to happen).

I've had enough of Langley, the Brodys, and Carrie.

[Acey]

If I didn't know any better, I'd say Quinn appears to be in love with Carrie. I hope that doesn't get in the way.

How good is he at hiding his accent, though?! Didn't even realize he was English all of last season.

I'm on the verge of just assuming everyone on TV is English and is hiding their accent.

[Acey]

Final scene with Carrie and the nice music.

Spoiler!

[nfotiu]

I wasn't a big fan of the finale at all.

Spoiler!

MAybe it is just because I was never able to buy into the whole Carrie/Brodie love affair. She spent a whole year trying to convince everyone that Brodie was a bad guy, and pretty much ruined her life doing it. Yet, once it is revealed he really was a bad guy, she falls in love with him??? And then having to buy that the CIA lets her be involved in all these missions where her feelings for him clearly affect her judgement seemed overly contrived and corny. I am glad the Carrie/Brodie stuff is done, and hope it goes in a better direction from here.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

I wasn't a big fan of the finale at all.

Spoiler!

MAybe it is just because I was never able to buy into the whole Carrie/Brodie love affair. She spent a whole year trying to convince everyone that Brodie was a bad guy, and pretty much ruined her life doing it. Yet, once it is revealed he really was a bad guy, she falls in love with him??? And then having to buy that the CIA lets her be involved in all these missions where her feelings for him clearly affect her judgement seemed overly contrived and corny. I am glad the Carrie/Brodie stuff is done, and hope it goes in a better direction from here.

I agree with a lot of that. Also

Spoiler!

The Senator making her office chief in Istanbul while she has been a complete train wreck who doesn't listen to orders all season. Oh, and is also pregnant ... it seems incredibly far fetched.

[Acey]

Huge ratings for the finale, the biggest of the series so far. Up 27% from last year's finale.

[Barnes]

I thought the finale only emphasized what a cluster#### of a season it was. What was the point of any of the Dana/boyfriend b story? It would take half an episode to have the viewers understand she hates her father and has no chance at a relationship.

The Iranians are just going to give her a pass for climbing the fence and yelling out for him in tears?

I still have to clean up the vomit on the floor that I upchucked during the whole destined paths conversation in the safe house.

When I saw the Four months later come up I thought great, can't wait to be caught up with how Carrie's doing in month 8 of her pregnancy.

Lockheart has no reason to offer her the station chief job. It makes zero sense. Bang the audience over the head that the Senator doesn't agree with the current way the Company is being run and sees Carrie as an uncontrollable analyst who is mentally ill and disobeys orders --> Youngest Station Chief in history in the premiere post in the Middle East.

They should reboot only with Quinn, Dar Adall and Saul and spin of Carrie into her own show so we don't have to suffer the next few season of her struggling to tell the Brody's about their new half sister. Can't wait to learn about what it's like being a career woman raising a child in Istanbul.

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by Barnes

I thought the finale only emphasized what a cluster#### of a season it was. What was the point of any of the Dana/boyfriend b story? It would take half an episode to have the viewers understand she hates her father and has no chance at a relationship.

The Iranians are just going to give her a pass for climbing the fence and yelling out for him in tears?

I still have to clean up the vomit on the floor that I upchucked during the whole destined paths conversation in the safe house.

When I saw the Four months later come up I thought great, can't wait to be caught up with how Carrie's doing in month 8 of her pregnancy.

Lockheart has no reason to offer her the station chief job. It makes zero sense. Bang the audience over the head that the Senator doesn't agree with the current way the Company is being run and sees Carrie as an uncontrollable analyst who is mentally ill and disobeys orders --> Youngest Station Chief in history in the premiere post in the Middle East.

They should reboot only with Quinn, Dar Adall and Saul and spin of Carrie into her own show so we don't have to suffer the next few season of her struggling to tell the Brody's about their new half sister. Can't wait to learn about what it's like being a career woman raising a child in Istanbul.

Yep, I have to agree with a lot of that. The only way the 4-5 episodes revolving around Dana make any sense would have been for Brodie to live, stay in the show and the Brodie/Dana dynamic continues to develop in the coming seasons. To have all of the teenage drama garbage only to lead up to a 3 minute scene of Brodie and Dana meeting and then Brodie dying shortly after is just pure trash writing.

I don't have an issue with killed Brodie off, but IMO they clearly missed 3-4 much better opportunities to have done it in the past; this was probably the most anticlimactic way they could have killed off the star of their show. And to do it with 25 minutes left in the episode? And then the last 20 minutes after that, to close out the season, are pure junk that you might find on some B rate network drama? Crap, pure and utter crap.

If their goal was to leave me with zero to interest in watching the show moving forward, they did a pretty good job of that. Otherwise, massive fail.

[Brannigans Law]

I cant possibly disagree with the sentiment more from the last few posts. Ah well, one mans corn flakes is another mans cheerios. Dont ask me to elaborate on that.