It's that Homeland time of year again

[Hassled]

It feels so long ago that poor Weaselly Quinn met his maker that I had to Wiki what happened last season. We were left with an easily-led Madame President, an assassination plot, Saul in prison, Quinn dead in a Jeep and Carrie's distraught face working on overtime.

But it's back! Feb 11th US which I reckon means Feb 18th UK (although last year Channel 4 didn't tell us till about a minute before kick-off, despite my pathetic emailing). . Yay!

I have been musing. What is Dante wasn't a baddie? What if he has been alongside Simone in her travels because he was trying to turn her? And then went unorthodox (ie turned to Carrie) because he realised the threat could not be contained within the system because of other subverted people? And got some of the actions erong because he misunderstood the extent of the plot?

Thought Simone was supposed to be in the safest place yet the door glass just smashes and it's not locked.

They hadn’t reckoned on Carrie Mathison, wig toting, ledge teetering, spy extraordinaire.

Can’t believe we are on final episode. It has gotten better but I have to say that Yevgeny has been nowhere near as scary as previous baddies. But very nice on the eye. Although Abu Nazir wasn’t half bad either.

Here we go 😁

I can’t cope with the tension! I’m watching through my fingers!

Im shouting at the telly.
DH is like this

"Fuck off arsehole!"

That's it Saul, that's being a great diplomat!!

Why didn’t they chuck him out of the van?!

So much action in one episode! I am a nervous wreck.

Holy moly

Who else shouted "YES" when the VP/Pres told Senator Paley where to go?

I thought that was quite nasty of the President. No compassion for his family, even.

This is a great episode!!

Yes me keepon
Pres doesn't seem particularly grateful to VP.

Piss off seems a very british saying.
I don't remember hearing it in an American show before.

Me too keep! VP for pres!!

President is an ungrateful sod!!

Me too - good old VP. I like him (which almost certainly means he'll turn out to be a baddie).
Good to have a reminder of how Carrie is good at her job.

Yes it was very easy to start thinking of Carrie as bloody useless when all we were seeing was her being a shit parent but she is a kick ass, relentless spy. Imagine what state the US would be in without her?

I like the VP too. He's got a lovely face.
He reminds me of my favourite uncle.

So...last 10 mins... what's gonna happen??????????

Wow. That was sad.
I like the Cold War style prisoner exchange on the bridge, but what an ending !

Carries work just keeps destroying her. Then she has to go away and rebuild herself back to being a functional human being again and then the bug is back. She has to work again, to ultimately be destroyed again. It’s a horrible cycle.

That was all very Le Carre, with Saul as Smiley waiting for Karla to cross into West Berlin. Fantastic.

And amazing acting all round, especially Madame President. She was so damn good.

Do we know if there is another season?

BTW I hope Claire Danes is exceptionally wealthy. She is a fucking genius.

The only thing that spoilt that episode was that Carrie didn't have any roots after 7 months.

Guess they had to get rid of Keane but can’t help feel disappointed. The whole series was about protecting her presidency. We lost Quinn. And now Carrie has lost the plot too! All for Elizabeth to stand down.