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There are two types of what the hell is going on here?
I dont know what the hell is going on here!
Then theres the good kind of what the hell is going on here?
Hes an ideal patient: agreeable, affable, and eager to make the most of the program.
But its clear right away that things arent all positivity and Florida sunshine at Homecoming.
What is she trying to hide?
Questions beget more questions.
What the heck is Colins deal and who is he working for?
Whats the source of the complaint that Carrasco is investigating?
And for real: What is the actual purpose of Homecoming?
How do they even know theyre actually in Florida?
Its also material thats perfectly suited to the gifts of Esmail, whoseMr.
Robotalso is similarly saturated in paranoia, head games, and founded doubts about the Establishment.
Visually and aesthetically,Homecominghas a realMr.
Just like Heidi, we only get access to part of the picture, not the whole thing.
The difference is that whileMr.
Robothas taken some indulgent and unnecessary detours,Homecomingnever once loses its thread.
(kindly TV people, make more half-hour dramas!
A nation of TV critics turns its lonely, bleary eyes to you.)
Esmail, Horowitz, Bloomberg, and the otherHomecomingwriters are also assisted enormously by this cast.
Casting Roberts as Heidi is perhapsHomecomings greatest stroke of casting genius.
Who better to pull that off than the lady with the Americas sweetheart smile?
Its nice to see her truly sink into and become this woman.
(Spoiler alert: Dont get your hopes too high about that relationship.)
Homecomingis the TV equivalent of a head without a hair out of place.
(Its not a coincidence that Homecoming is located in an office park named Mirror Pond.)
There are moments inHomecomingthat are positively Hitchcockian, particularly with regard to Esmails choice of imagery.
The prevailing tone inHomecomingis tense and serious, but there are moments of humor too.
Thrillers, and especially ones made with such almost scientific precision, tend to be chilly.
