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By the time you finishHomecomings first season, the true story underneath its sinister veteran rehabilitation project is clear.
Turns out this wasnt just a story about helping soldiers readjust to their civilian lives!
ButHomecomingreveals its real motivation and the past life of Heidi Bergman (Julia Roberts) slowly and elliptically.
If youre not watching carefully, you could miss some of the crucial nuances.
In case youre left with any uncertainty, here are some concrete answers to your lingeringHomecomingquestions.
What was the real purpose of the Homecoming program?
The truth of the Homecoming Transitional Support Program rolls out gradually over the course of the seasons ten episodes.
Shes furious because this is a huge violation that has the potential to change people forever.
How did it all fall apart?
Several weeks into his time at Homecoming, Walter has no memory of theTitanic Risinggag.)
Wait, sodidit all fall apart?
Ah, see, no.
So the weird vertical framing is about memory?
Isnt it cool?!
BecauseHomecomingskips back and forth between both stories, this helps distinguish when everything is taking place.
Her memory returns, and the future timeline is now visible in a more vibrant, full-screen mode.
Heidi manages to find Walter at the very end of the season.
How did she do that?
Eventually, he just happens to walk into a diner where shes sitting.
Whats the meaning of Walter tilting that fork?
Every time, Walter comes into her office and deliberately tilts the pen away from its neat orientation.
Its a sweet little symbol of their intimacy: Heidi and Walters relationship is something beyond a therapist/patient one.
Its more playful, and more of a two-way street.
They respond to each other and are moved by one another, in a deep, simple way.
Heidi turns her head in shock, craning to see Walter as he walks away.
Maybe it means he remembers something after all?
(AsHomecomingcreators Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloombergtold Vultures Maria Elena Fernandez, its deliberately ambiguous.)
Why does Carrasco pull a leaf out of his suit jacket?
Everyone onHomecominggets a moment when they have to reckon with everything thats happened.
What happens to Colin at the end?
And why is Audrey suddenly his boss?
It does not go well for him, but Colins downfall comes with a big surprise.
Until the final episode, we only see Audrey in her role as an administrative assistant at Geist.
And, as Jen Chaney points out,Audrey might actuallybeGeist.
Cannavale andHomecomingsshowrunners also say thatAudrey will play a larger role in season two.)
presumably either erasing the memory of coercing Colin to take the fall, or easing its emotional impact.
