Homeland
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This season ofHomelandseemed to be asking that classic question: We won, but at what cost?
At first, it looks like Simone and Saul may not make it home.
He turns to Paley and says, Get the fuck out of my White House.
She keeps her head down, but Yevgeny realizes its Carrie and punches her.
She hits the ground just as she hears from Max that Saul and Simone are in the air.
She smiles at Yevgeny.
She may be stuck there, but his plan has now completely fallen apart.
Cut to three days later.
Everything is great, right?
And what about Carrie?
We see that shes in a Russian prison and under Yevgenys thumb.
He wants her to read a statement that the whole thing was a CIA operation.
Of course, no one would believe it, but it would plant a seed of doubt.
Thats all that people like Yevgeny need.
He plays his trump card: her medication.
If she doesnt go along with the statement, she wont get it.
And shell go mad.
He literally gets on his knees and begs her to help his family.
This wasnt their fault.
Her expression doesnt change until she walks up to him and spits in his face.
As tough as it is, its hard to blame her.
Do you think Paley would have evenmetwith Keane if the tables were turned?
He was willing to allow Russian interference to destroy the country for political gain.
He gets no favors, not even for his family.
And so, she does what she has to do and steps down.
Her final words are, Good night and God bless America.
With that, the lights go down on the Keane administration.
While all of that is happening, Yevgeny is playing one more cruel game.
Carrie thinks that Alexander, one of her guards, is going to help her.
Again, Yevgeny is manipulating people through perception and emotion.
But it doesnt work on Carrie.
She refuses to give in.
Seven months after President Keanes resignation, we see the awful impact of that decision.
She looks utterly terrified.
Shes wide-eyed, disheveled, and she doesnt even recognize Saul anymore.
The president stepped down and our hero is now completely mad.
Beau Bridges will return as now-President Warner next season, right?
I sure hope so.
Hes a great actor and hes well cast in this role.
Overall, this was a solid season ofHomeland.
It had some very high peaks even if ended on a run of relatively so-so episodes.
Plus, the performances were as solid as ever.
Who was your season-seven MVP?
This one goes back to the all-time series MVP for me: Claire Danes.
Carrie had an impossibly difficult story line this time around and Danes didnt phone any of it in.
What do you want from the final season ofHomeland?
Any hopes or wishes for Carrie?
How should it all end?
Thanks for reading along this season.
See you next year!
