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...interesting set up for the next season.
I'd give this one and the season a B-.
What do you think?
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..this viewer. I had only tuned into the middle of season 3. And that season ended with an execution. And with that I was hooked. I've no idea what went on during seasons 1 and 2. I presume other similar.
This season built and built up to what I thought would become a monumental climax. I was certainly along for the ride all season. And then we saw that Saul's hostage taking was an integral part of a rather clever plan for Haqqani and his fighters to gain access to the US Embassy. During that episode we saw that Haqqani was seeking a "list" of CIA assets in the region kept there at the embassy. And then he gets it and gets away. That was the climax. (Did I mention how many embassy workers and CIA personnel were slaughtered during Haqqani's rampage? No, I completely forgot that;-)
What does Washington do but terminate diplomatic relations with Pakistan and instruct the surviving CIA to pack up and go home.
But meanwhile we saw Quinn (highly skilled black-ops assassin that he is) take after Haqqani in a futile effort to gain access and then assassinate the Taliban fighter. But that was foiled by none other than Carrie. And when Carrie had her shot at Haqqani she too was foiled by none other than Dar Adal (F. Murray Abrams) who it seemed was impossibly intertwined with the Pakistani's. (Is he a double agent!) And it was no secret that the Pakistani military was assisting Haqqani. (Or was this the climax?....no it was the Anti-climax. It was the realization of defeat for the CIA in Pakistan.
Bitter pill time.
Series finale: Back home (east coast USA) and tying up loose ends. A few revelations; Abrams' character (Adal) is there and explaining to Carrie how one needs to adapt to the new terrain. And then he gathers Saul suggesting that he can have his old job back. Everything like what happened in Pakistan....never happened.
Spook stuff. Not satisfying but probably not without some elements of real world spook stuff.
Carrie's personal life.
Is she the world's worst mother? Probably.
Will she quit field work, find a nice comfy desk job and establish a 'normal' life?.....who's kidding who! Of course not.Estranged mother and hitherto unknown 1/2 brother; just baggage. Not necessary to the story line or any future storyline unless certain writers insist on making it so. I guess we have to explain Carrie's bipolar mentality somehow. And keep her mental turmoil stirred up constantly. Probably that is an essential element to her character. Borderline, sometimes over the line, insanity. Or was it the weaponized hallucinogens. Well, that's gonna be the setup.
Is the series actually worth this much consideration on my part? Damn. I'll probably tune in for Season 5.
-Steve
Edits: 12/27/14
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I gave Season 1 a 9, Season 3 a generous 5.
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a let down for me. It made me feel like I bent over and handed them the Vaseline.....OK it wasn't that bad but it was all about setup and stringing folks along as I see it. Poop!
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...do you remember how the previous 3 seasons ended?
That's what the last episode is always about.
No , first year watching but I gathered this is part of a pattern.....still
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We just finished re-watching the first season - it ends on a VERY strained note, the whole last episode is one giant stress point. No lost parents... no bullshit, just tons of relentless push.
...then it ends with a cliffhanger.
Made you want to watch the next season premier to find out what happened to everybody.
So the finale of season 4 was less intense and dramatic.
Which is big difference with the Season 4 ending, that was more of a "Huh?" nature.
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
I give the season a B
Not saying great... just the best of four.
...I thought the first was the best by far.
Was Brody a terrorist or not?
Downhill from there.
but it went right down the shitter with that Godawful ending. A Showtime "suit" is quoted as saying there would be no more action in the Mideast next season. If the show focuses on the homefront next year, I'm probably done.
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...what if Hakani comes into the states to terrorize?
As head of CIA, Saul will bring Cary back to find him.
Quinn, too as they grapple with their relationship.
With Mom to make it more complicated.
I'm working on the script now...
...my wife wanted to see it, so we are watching Season 1 now. I will grant you that it was a bit unusual way back when it first appeared, but I still think most of the Season 4 was stronger... yes, with the exception of the finale.
a lot of input and killed all momentum this season had established. Over half of the episode was devoted to a heretofore unseen mom from whom Carrie was estranged and a half brother she never knew existed. These are the types of out of nowhere character introductions common in primetime soaps such as Melrose Place and Desperate Housewives. Totally out of place in a spy thriller.
It left one of the main plot points hanging, i.e., the list of operatives in Afghanistan and Pakistan, no mention, zilch, of the list Haqquani had. No retribution for the 40 embassy employees killed. We're supposed to believe Haqquani, a ruthless terrorists, will keep his word and not show the world his video of a helpless, degraded, quivering Saul? Lol, yea, Taliban leaders are such honorable men. I guess we're supposed to believe he, Saul, and Dar Adal are going to be bff's forever?
To reiterate, I thought this episode was way beyond horrendously horrible and I ain't trolling.
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A terrorist Jew? Yummie!!!!! Made his day.
...after rejecting Quinn, the mother thing gave her a chance to hear she could have a relationship as he left to fight again.
After everything Saul did and went through in Pakistan, it is unbelievable he would be back at the head of the CIA.
Almost as crazy as Cary being head of Islamabad...
I guess by now everyone is used to the idea of a totally bipolar CIA operative.
It is just a show... OK? Entertaining, even if full of holes. Borderline comedy.
There're examples out there of TV shows hanging in there thoughout their run with excellent, well done, believable seasons. The Wire comes immediately to mind. I don't think there was a weak season from beginning to end. Rome was another as was Deadwood (inexcusably prematurely aborted by HBO). Add in the Breaking Bad to the mix and you've got 4 shows that were great from day 1 to day "n" and were more than "just a show", which apparently Homeland, with so much initial promise, is deigned to be :(
Anyway, the season wasn't a bust, it just could have been so much more...
IMHO and all that crapola :)
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In reality I never take these shows seriously, just as a plug entertainment, while having nothing better to watch.
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Which is OK, it is just an entertainment, after all.
Watching the Season 1 right after the forth makes for an interesting comparison. There is definitely a maturity that the is missing at the start, it is more angular, the 4 is far more polished. It was funny to see the "weird brother Max" I forgot where it came from, he sure looks funny in the beginning. "And what does Max think?" "Max thinks Brody's wife is hot!"
trying to rouse tin out of his TV slumber! Despite her good work in Homeland, she will forever be known as Anna, the Lizard Queen or Inara, the Companion Girl
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Edits: 12/23/14
...season one the best.
IMO she's the hottest chick to get naked on cable this past few years.
Although this is the only show I watch, they're shared others with me.
Like the young Amish chick from Banshee.
It is interesting to see the difference between her and Danes - who absolutely refuses to show her breasts. I suspect once she saw what Morena had to offer, she realized she could not compete.
I should learn to read more than the first line at Wikipedia. Her being of Italian lineage explains her disturbingly hot look. I say "disturbingly" in a very good way!
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If Danes could find them maybe she would show them! Her acting is exceptional but her body not so much.
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This season was really going along great, but last night was a disaster. At one point I started to wonder if this was a two-hour episode. Nope,it just felt like it. The whole mother/brother thing seemed like they were out of ideas.
Cary is a pain in the ass. Rooting for the terrorists. :-)
-Wendell
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