Apr 27, 2020 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. In many ways, the final season of homeland was a mirror image of the series debut. Homeland series finale ending explained by showrunner collider. Warning spoilers from the season 7 finale of homeland, when things go wrong, you gotta carrie on homelands seventh season wrapped up last night april 29, and it. The twisty finale reshuffles the deck on the showtime drama, setting up new dynamic for coming season spoilers. Homeland is available to stream on netflix, catch up with the current season on all 4. Now thats how you end a season, ladies and gentlemen. The shows twists and turns can be both thrilling and. Homeland ending with season 8 viewers will be rewarded by the way alex brings homeland home.
Homelands fourth season, which ended last night, started with a quiet bang and ended with an anticlimactic whimper. Oct 04, 2015 saul may seem like a more morally grey character at the end of homeland season 4, but his actions happen thanks to circumstances out of his control. This story contains details of tonights season 5 finale of homeland if you thought hitman. The fourth season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on october 5. The penultimate episode did, however, feature a twist that teed up a shocking finale for carrie, and according to fans, yesterdays ending was a jawdropping. The vat of acid episode homeland showrunner explains that final series finale twist by adam chitwood april 27, 2020. 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.
Apr 30, 2018 warning spoilers from the season 7 finale of homeland, when things go wrong, you gotta carrie on homelands seventh season wrapped up last night april 29, and it was off the charts. Homeland s sixth season finale took a momentous turn for a beloved character. The episode felt disjointed, and not just because of the sudden shift from islamabad back. Back in the states, saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector. Homeland finale includes shocking death spoiler variety. Brodys waffling loyalty is a major point of contention in the. May 04, 2020 in many ways, the final season of homeland was a mirror image of the series debut. Apr 27, 2020 homeland series finale ending explained. Its just that the season finale of homeland slowed down at a place where there wasnt much to see. First faras death, and then the sudden death of carries father, and more existentially, the death of carries faith in saul or her hope for.
Homeland showrunner declassifies the series finale. This blog is for people watching homeland series four. This interview includes spoilers for the series finale of homeland. The town exists above a secret lab, created by russ jonathan. The season finale of homeland focused on several of the things this show does best. Homeland season 8 finale almost brought back major. The fourth season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on october 5, 2014, and concluded on december 21, 2014, on showtime. This homeland season 5 recap will help make sense of. Dont read on if you havent seen season four, episode two. Season 4 of the spy drama begins with carrie mathison claire danes working as the cia chief of station in kabul, afghanistan, where she receives an urgent intelligence report from her. In a languid season 4 finale, homeland gets personal.
Brodys waffling loyalty is a major point of contention in the series up until his hanging in iran during season 3. Homeland delivered a cliffhanger ending without sacrificing closure in a finale that sets up an intriguing endrun. In the fourth season, carrie is working as a cia station chief in kabul, afghanistan. The episodes most compelling moments came as the main characters. Homeland kicks off its eighth and final season this week but the choice to end the showtime spy thriller was actually made years ago. Like much of meadowss work, the series has a clear ending, but the characters remain irresolute. Apr 28, 2020 the last kingdom season 4 ends with a surprise truce and a horrible new feud. The episode felt disjointed, and not just because of. Homelands forthcoming final season will bring carrie and brody back together, cosmically at least. Claire danes made it clear today that homeland will end with season 8.
A cia case officer becomes suspicious that a marine sergeant war hero rescued after eight years of captivity in afghanistan, has been turned into a sleeper agent by al qaeda. In season 4, which the final season also revisits the wounds of, carrie became the drone. Carrie urges saul to reveal her mole in russia and tries to make a deal by promising an exchange for a recorder which can prevent yet another war in the middle east. Jun 10, 2019 the twisty finale reshuffles the deck on the showtime drama, setting up new dynamic for coming season spoilers. After a season full of escalating intrigue, homeland concluded with a surprising and unfulfilling finale. When season 7 wrapped at the end of april, it marked one of the best seasons of homeland to date perhaps the best since damian lewis departure. As station chief in kabul, carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in islamabad delivers urgent intelligence. Saul may seem like a more morally grey character at the end of homeland season 4, but his actions happen thanks to circumstances out of his control.
Carrie urges saul to reveal her mole in russia and tries to make a deal by promising an exchange for a recorder which can prevent yet another war in. During the concert, she steps out to go to the bathroom to exchange purses with another spy in order to swap secret messages while doing her makeup. The last kingdom season 4 ends with a surprise truce and a horrible new feud. 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. It might even be in relation to the sudden appearance of carries mother, and the inevitable. When alex gansa and howard gordon learned after season 5 that their political thriller, homeland, would end after. 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. Carrie returns home to washington in a soapy and lethargic finale. Homeland season 3s very sad happy ending the atlantic. The fourth season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on october 5, 2014, and concluded on december 21, 2014, on showtime, consisting of 12 episodes. Fans of the series saw uhtred played by alexander dreymon continue to.
Sunday night marked the end of a pivotal fourth season of homeland, and with it, an assessment of how the series is holding up. It originally aired on showtime on december 16, 2012. Operation find peter quinn rupert friend will be in full effect on homeland sunday, dec. Season 5 will pick up over two years after the events in last years finale. Its a telling choice that the seeming climax of homeland, the definitive espionage story of. There were no silly curveballs and no lastminute switcheroos in tonights homeland finale. Jan 20, 2017 after sticking with its brody storyline for three seasons well beyond its natural expiration date, if you ask some fans showtimes homeland finally began to reinvent itself with season 4. Do not read if you have not seen the april 9 episode, america first.
We filmed in south africa for season 4 and berlin for season 5, and claire and. Homelands sixth season finale took a momentous turn for a beloved character. As far as the finale goes, its title, long time coming, could easily be a comment on carrie and quinns frank relationship talk, or perhaps it has something to do with the passionate postfuneral kiss they engaged in. The last kingdom season 4 landed on netflix on april 26, 2020 and fans have been working their way through the 10 episodes. In season 4, it led it us to afghanistan, and pakistan. It was actionpacked, which is something weve come to expect from closing chapters of seasons of this show. Homeland series finale ending explained by showrunner. Sep 23, 2015 49 videos play all homeland season 4 homeland on showtime homeland star rupert friend shows off his thick english accent duration. But homeland season four, of course, ended with it.
The town exists above a secret lab, created by russ jonathan pryce, which is said to explore the properties of the universe. Much of homeland season 8 is about confronting the legacy of the war on terror, and thus the legacy of carrie mathison. After the insanity that was last weeks and the week before episode, the homeland finale begins at a much slower pace. When howard stern noted in an interview with the actress on his sirius.
For the second year in a row, homeland went with a more epiloguestyle finale that distanced itself a bit from the primary events of the season in this case. 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. For the second year in a row, homeland went with a more epiloguestyle finale that distanced itself a bit. Do not read on if you have not yet seen the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland, titled the star.
Much of homeland season 8 is about confronting the legacy of the war on terror, and thus. In life, these things meant something to carries father. Homeland season 8 finale almost brought back a major character. 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.
Homeland series finale ending explained we examine the last full measure carrie gives to serve her homeland even after shes forsaken it. Dec 16, 20 homeland season 3s very sad happy ending. Agent 47 was the worst thing that could happen to actor rupert friend onscreen, you. This homeland season 5 recap will help make sense of season 6. Season 4 ends with a shot of carrie driving away from dars home. Dec 19, 2011 now thats how you end a season, ladies and gentlemen. Apr 18, 2018 claire danes made it clear today that homeland will end with season 8. Homeland ending with season 8, will premiere in june 2019. That leaves the audience still willing to give the show the. This ending brings us full circle, and we see carrie at a jazz concert in moscow with yevgenykamasi washington american saxophonist and his jazz band. Its a telling choice that the seeming climax of homeland, the definitive espionage story of the last decade, ends.
This article contains details of tonights homeland series finale. Homeland ending explained in the series finale, carrie and her mentor saul played by mandy patinkin come facetoface after years of spiralling tension. When howard stern noted in an interview with the actress on his sirius xm show that the showtime drama was ending after the up. If youre looking for more to watch check out our tv guide. After sticking with its brody storyline for three seasons well beyond its natural expiration date, if you ask some fans showtimes homeland finally began to. Homeland ending with season 8 viewers will be rewarded by the way alex brings homeland home, showtime president and ceo david nevins said. May 06, 2020 the last kingdom season 4 landed on netflix on april 26, 2020 and fans have been working their way through the 10 episodes. Carrie, saul, and peter have returned like the prodigal sons and daughters all homeland fans have been itching to see for much too long. Dec 28, 2014 after a season full of escalating intrigue, homeland concluded with a surprising and unfulfilling finale. Its a reminder that even facing up to ones problems doesnt guarantee release, but it does at least allow for the possibility of moving. True, brodys wardrobe malfunction was a bit predictable, given that the episode promo had shown him in about five different scenes that hadnt yet happened at the point in the episode when he was supposed to press the detonator. The choice is the twelfth and final episode of the second season of the american television drama series homeland, and the 24th episode overall.