Season one is over. Unlike the bloodbaths offered by The Walking Dead, True Blood and American Horror Story, all the core characters survived. But if this show has taught us anything, it’s that to survive is not enough; to survive with purpose is the essence of life – and the thread uniting each of the characters’ arcs. (Except for Jessica and Chris Brody who seem only to need errands, hobbies and bad haircuts.) Torment....
Homeland Season 1: Episode 12: “Marine One” “There is nothing left to think about. Clench your teeth. Say the holy words. Remember Isa.” BOOM … or I guess, not really. The finale of season one delivered, unlike Brody’s bomb. After earning three Golden Globe nominations, this culmination of Showtime’s acclaimed new series gave a glimpse inside Brody’s past and his motivations — or as I like to call them, his broken psyche and deeply...
Homeland Season 1: Episode 11: “The Vest” This week’s episode of Homeland has people up in arms, which is a good thing since next week’s bombing may leave us without arms to raise in protest or frustration. As the CIA desperately tries to find Tom Walker and end the security threat to the presidency, Carrie recuperates from last week’s bombing with a full psychological meltdown and Brody prepares for his mission as a suicide...
Homeland Season 1: Episode 10: “Representative Brody” ”Service for your country is the highest calling. Sacred and profound.” This week each of our main characters shelved their issues. Brody is no longer violently acting out or hunting down members of Nazeer’s network; Carrie doesn’t pop a single pill, swill a single drink or make any inappropriate sexual advances; and Saul ferociously leads the investigation into the Saudi Secretary and only momentarily mourns his broken...
Homeland Season 1: Episode 9: “Crossfire” This week’s Homeland took us away from our characters’ personal lives and into the political turmoil that shapes the show. Thank God (or Allah). While Carrie and Saul battle the FBI in their search for Tom Walker, Brody gets beaten, drugged and kidnapped during Operation Vitamin Water. He’s taken to the house of the mysterious Saudi diplomat, where drug-induced flashbacks tell us how Abu Nazeer managed to turn...
Homeland Season 1: Episode 8: “Achilles Heel” “Fucking me to get information; is that part of the job description? Or do you get a promotion for showing initiative?” Sipping my Yorkshire Gold early this morning, I joined Agents Saul, Carrie and David in the manhunt for Corporal Thomas Walker. The first 34 minutes of which was a total snoozefest: Tipped off by Walker’s inquisitive son Lucas who reported that his father was watching him...
Homeland Season 1: Episode 7: “The Weekend” You may remember the end of last week’s episode when Carrie iced her cake of deliciously bad decisions by getting into Brody’s car to travel to a non-disclosed location after he faked his polygraph test, a fact Carrie was keen to because she had recently allowed him to terrorist-bone her in her car after a night of heavy drinking (one layer of her bad decision cake), and...
Homeland Season 1: Episode 6: “The Good Soldier” “You can’t ignore the facts just because you find them inconvenient.” Homeland, Showtimes’ highest rated freshmen drama, was recently picked up for a second season. The buzz on the show that’s creeping up on Dexter’s ratings: it’s awesome. Well written, well cast and well executed, the show holds nothing but intrigue and promise. It’s a scary, creepy, intelligent and realistic train wreck that I can’t stop...
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