Breaking down what transpired on homeland season 8 episode 2, plus looking more towards where we go in episode 3. Embassy siege homeland continues on its lateseason hot streak. Dec 17, 2012 the ending of season 2 of homeland only solidifies the fact, in my mind, that this is one of the best dramas on tv in the last 10 years. There were some jawdropping moments in the explosive final episode of homeland series two. The first 40 minutes of the choice seemed to back the theory of. Six things you need to know about the homeland season 2 finale. Why was saul the only central player conveniently at abu nazirs burial at sea. For many viewers, homeland used up a great deal of the goodwill all those emmys granted it, and given the satisfying, but still lessthandefinitive ending of this season, theres the threat that whatever positives came out of the choice could be undone at the beginning of season 3.
But then lengthy delays in filming season 8 homeland will have been off the air for nearly two full years when it returns on sunday at 98c made it seem like season 7 wouldve been a. Dana is not going to be able to keep it a secret that finn killed a woman while having a joyride away from the secret service. Btw, season 7 carrie would have tried to kick john. Do not read on if you have not yet seen season 2 homeland finale episode 12, titled the choice. Oct 04, 2015 watch season 5 of homeland on, where you can stream episodes of your favorite original series, movies, documentaries, boxing matches, standup comedy, and more. See what critics are saying about the final season of homeland. In the second episode of picard, jurati tells picard she wishes she could have met dahj, but the damn romulans blew her. I thought it was a superb ending to an otherwise lackluster season. Breaking down what happened in homeland season 8 episode 4, including some more theories on the helicopter. The choice is the twelfth and final episode of the second season of the american television drama series homeland, and the 24th episode overall. Allison recaps the season 2 finale of homeland, the choice starring. Apr 07, 2020 the season 2 finale proved to be a real gamechanger. It originally aired on showtime on december 16, 2012. Read up on some of the theories behind homeland s season two finale and tune in to the season three premiere on sunday, september 29 at 9pm etpt on showtime.
Dolores was able to escape westworld in season 2 because she put her pearl, or hostcontrol unit, inside of a host bodys version of charlotte tessa thompson. Episode 9 theres something else going on homeland was at the height of its powers with this weeks episode well. I have some gripes with damian lewis in season 1 as an actor, but those are few and far. Season 8 is finally here, though, and it actually ties back to homeland s very first season. What did people think about homelands season 2 finale. Homeland came out of the gate strong in season 2, opening with a fiveepisode run that blew up the shows relationships and overall plot in eyeopening, mindblowing ways. Executive producers alex gansa and howard gordon talk about last nights finale, and where brody, carrie and the rest could be headed next. That was the broad architecture of the year, gansa said. After that ending, will you be tuning in for series.
Homeland the choice season 2 finale thoughts and theories. A bipolar cia operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by alqaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on american soil. That was a departure from the bombing of the cia hq in season 2s finale and the season 3ending hanging in tehran of nicholas brody damian lewis, the costar of the series. The second season finale feels like a flip of last years closer. With claire danes, mandy patinkin, damian lewis, rupert friend. In many ways, the final season of homeland was a mirror image of the series debut. Longrunning espionage thriller homeland has just concluded its eighth and final season, revealing the. Homeland season 8 episode 2 reaction, ending explained. Dec 17, 2012 homeland persisted in what it has been its consistent theme. Dec 17, 2012 season 1 ended with only carrie mathison claire danes believing in nicholas brodys damian lewis guilt and the season 2 finale of homeland ended with her as the only one who believes in his innocence. As the season 2 finale for showtimes homeland neared on sunday night, and given the certain sense of closure delivered by recent episodes, the burning question became.
Im looking forward to once more unpicking paranoid theories with you all for the next 12 weeks. Claire danes is once again outstanding as barely stable cia operative carrie mathison. Carrie has to take brody off the grid in an attempt to keep him in the game, while dana seeks out mike to help with her problems, in homeland episode 8. Back then, carrie was convinced brody was a secret spy, and now some are convinced that shes one. The season finale undoubtedly saved an otherwise bumpy season 2. The final season of homeland finds carrie mathison danes recovering from months of brutal confinement in a russian gulag. What came from the books for season 2 was a little bit of the ending im not precious about my material. Homeland season 2 is not as good as season 1 was but its still a good drama series and still worth watching if you dont mind a dark and adultthemed show. Dec 04, 2012 a dramatic ending to the brodymathison romance, but one with complexity and resonanceand with the added benefit of presenting the show with a clean slate for season three. You never know who you can trustthough its hard not to believe sauls big eyes and forgiving face.
Apr 10, 2017 it would have been nice to return to the real world with a happy homeland ending behind us, a fade into a comforting madefortv resolution. Homeland season two really took the show off the hinges. Homeland kicks off its eighth and final season this week but the choice to end the showtime spy thriller was actually made years ago. Prisoners of war created by gideon raff and is developed for american television by howard gordon and alex gansa. The second season opens with flags burning and protests. Apr 26, 2020 but now homeland wont return and its stars know that the fans might not be satisfied by the finale.
Where as season one, especially the first several episodes i was hooked but i was also slightly bored, and i admit there were times i didnt know why i kept watching. At least she has to find out, what yevgeny gromov is really up to. In the final season, carrie has returned from russian prison after being detained for seven. And so, that is going to invite all sorts of theories, kind of reopening pandoras box about whether the flight. An alternative domino theory of homeland would go like this. I know some people thought the season had its moments of unrealism and overthetop story lines, but i enjoyed it. Season 7 carrie would have tried to kick john zabel out of the white house. This really is a love story, about brody and carries pretty crazy, and therefore all the more convincing, adoration of each other. Manifest boss breaks down that zeke twist and what it means. Homeland persisted in what it has been its consistent theme. Got talent, world of dance to have backtoback season premieres. Homeland came to the end of its eightseason run sunday night and. This season just could not quite match the intensity of the first season. Homeland season 1 episode 7 the weekend the relationship between carrie and brody grows more complicated this week, while jessica and mike deal with flak over their past.
By the end of the season, it was one of the best shows ive ever seen. With the homeland finale just a few days away, fans of the show are scrambling to keep up with the series increasingly offthewall twists and turns, and coming up with theories about how season 2 will play out. That leaves the audience still willing to give the show the. The second season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on september 30, 2012 on showtime and concluded on december 16, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. Months after undergoing electroconvulsive therapy, former. Apr 10, 2017 the twists in the homeland season 6 finale pay off the showtime series has never been so relevant. The series is loosely based on the israeli television series hatufim english. Nov 09, 2012 homeland, showtime november 9, 2012 while we have no idea just what is going to happen with carrie and brody on homeland season 2, one ending seems inevitable at this point. Brody and carrie take a back seat as the plot turns to quinns true identity. Jurati is a sleeper agent for the tal shiar and the zhat vash. Its fitting that tonights season 2 finale of homeland was titled the choice, because im pretty sure many viewers approached it wondering whether they would choose to return for season 3 or decide its time to break up with the series. Homeland season 8 was structured to somewhat mirror the shows first season, as carries captivity in russia at the end of season 7 raises doubts over whether shes been turned into a. Dec 17, 2012 for many viewers, homeland used up a great deal of the goodwill all those emmys granted it, and given the satisfying, but still lessthandefinitive ending of this season, theres the threat that whatever positives came out of the choice could be undone at the beginning of season 3.
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