Although, bringing the show full circle, the series finale kicked off by replaying a video of brody from first season finale where he declares i love my country. The notion that carrie and brody enjoy a special bond, one that cant really be explained, defined, or even justified in any rational way, has always been foundational to homeland, and the show. After a season full of hints at brodys liability to the cia, it had to end this way. Do not read on if you have not yet seen season 2 homeland finale episode 12, titled the choice. He did say that next season brody will be fugitive no. Months into his first term, brodys true allegiances were discovered by the cia, who convinced him to work for the agency as a double agent, a position he. Allison recaps the third season finale of homeland, the star, starring claire danes and damian lewis. From the beginning, the series has revolved around sgt. Did anyone else get the feeling that with spoiler gone, brody could return. Brodys dead, carries still preggo and sauls eating croissants the last episode, very christmassilycalled the star, didnt exactly leave us hanging. Take a look around, ask a question, and join the discussion.
The series is loosely based on the israeli television series hatufim english. The second season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on september 30, 2012 on showtime and concluded on december 16, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. What homelands creator is planning for the final season. When showtime renewed homeland through an eighth season. Damian lewis as nicholas brody and claire danes as carrie mathison in homeland season 3. Saul is left out in the cold at the end of the season 3 finale picture. Homeland season 3 recap cant emotionally prepare you. Original cast member and colead damian lewis left the show in season 3 when lewis nicholas brody was killed off. Scott collura of ign gave the season finale a score of 9.
The complete third season was released as a widescreen region 1 fourdisc dvd and threedisc bluray box set in the united states and canada on september 9, 2014. That question was answered in episode 7 of homeland season 4, and in retrospect the answer to the riddle seems pretty obvious. The star is the twelfth and final episode of the third season of the american television drama. Throughout the last few episodes of homelands third season, damian lewis character brody has been on a mission working with the cia and claire danes carrie to kill general akbari, one of. Its fitting that tonights season 2 finale of homeland was titled the choice, because im pretty sure many viewers approached it wondering whether they would choose to return for season 3 or decide its time to break up with the series. Homeland series finale praised by fans for getting it right. Homeland season 3 is drawing to a close, with the finale scheduled to air this sunday. The season 3 finale, the star, opened with nicholas brody damian lewis visibly shaken and cleaning up the crime scene after executing the head of irans revolutionary guard, danesh. A complete version of the seasons finale was leaked on december, 20, almost 48. The third season of homeland, and the first eight episodes in particular, have shown that the writers are content to make the series about just carrie and saul. The maestro due to the ongoing covid19 pandemic, our coverage will be reduced. I wish they had shown a scene of his family in this episode.
When last we left homeland, it seemed an impossible scenario for troubled brody. The following recap, by the very nature of the word recap, contains spoilers from the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland. And if thats the most meaning homelands been able to wring out of brody. For all his scrapes, personal losses and ridiculously close calls, jack bauer, the gruff and personalitychallenged. No matter how this season of homeland is thought of as a whole, the one thing that cannot be taken away from season 3 is that, despite all the rough starts and sometimes meandering plot threads that failed to take the audience to a place as dramatically astonishing as seasons past or were simply started and. This blog is the collaboration of farflung homeland fans the world over. This statement from the shows makers serves as pretty solid evidence that brody is really dead, but why did damien lewis return to the homeland set if his character died. Below, the emmywinning actor says goodbye to nicholas brody, his popular homeland starring character who was. Why carrie mathison had to become nicholas brody in final.
Homeland star rupert friend shows off his thick english accent duration. This article discusses some of the events in season 8 of homeland. That was a departure from the bombing of the cia hq in season 2s finale and the season 3ending hanging in tehran of nicholas brody damian lewis, the costar of the series. In fact, brody was becoming an albatrossa character that figured into less than half of season 3s 12 episodes and threatened to empretzel the entire series if. Season 4 of homeland premieres sunday night on showtime and although season 3 may not have been as glorious as season 1, big changes happened for. After five seasons, rupert friend also departed the. Damian lewis, homeland, showtime december 15, 20 for most of the season, homeland has tried to tell a story that is about redemption, and trying to sell the notion that nicholas brody can somehow find his way back to being a hero. The episode did open with footage of nicholas brody. The homeland season 6 finale featured the demise of another beloved character. Shock but no awe in homeland seasons end the new york. The star proves the most poignant and gamechanging episode of an uneven season. We cant wait to get back to serving you all of the latest fandom news as soon. Prisoners of war created by gideon raff and is developed for american television by howard gordon and alex gansa.
Damian lewis is breaking his silence on the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland. Brody dying by hanging in season 3, episode 12 of homeland as carrie watches. Brody was killed off at the end of season three in a brutal public execution scene, only to make a surprise reappearance in season four during. Collura wrote, the star is perhaps one of the saddest hours of tv weve seen in some time, and its also a reminder that for all the carrie. In the season 3 finale of homeland, damian lewiss character, brody, met his shocking end in a square in tehran.
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