As if someone purposefully tried to create The Worst Series Theme Song Ever. Top cast Claire Danes Carrie Mathison Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson Damian Lewis Nicholas Brody Rupert Friend Peter Quinn Maury Sterling Max. It's worse than bad…it's kind of triggering.

No hyperbole…the generic smooth jazz juxtaposed with the samples of political dialogue evoke a dated, almost embarrassing response.

Whereas seasons 1 and 2 created an audience who could barely look away and never dared miss an episode, this season struggles to even keep the most diehard fans interested in coming back from one episode to the next.Īnd one final word about Homeland: It's probably the best series with the worst introductory music in the history of television. Clearly the writers had no idea where to go after the end of season 4 and that becomes the perpetual problem for Homeland…a writing staff that seems disconnected and disinterested at times who struggle to fall into a groove like they once had This is an incredible series with a very mediocre season that, to be quite frank, is difficult to even make it all the way through. He's lucky they even wrote him into this season because nobody has been as irrelevant as a character since the son in Breaking Bad.īut I digress. And Quinn spends the entire season beat up lurking around in the shadows. Alex Gansa, co-creator and showrunner of the Showtime drama series. The second season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on Septemon Showtime and concluded on December 16, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. Someone has some information that someone is trying to get and another group is trying to keep others from getting it. For Homeland to do what it does best, Carrie Mathison had to become Nicholas Brody in the show’s eighth and final season. Not the least of which is just the disjointed, perpendicular plots that at the end of the day is neither here nor there. Watch Homeland: Season 3 with a subscription on Paramount Plus, Hulu, Showtime, or buy it on Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV. As far as stories go, this is probably the weakest season of Homeland for many reasons. Carrie makes a critical decision after learning urgent intelligence Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector.

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