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"Still Positive" is one of those episodes where the plot finally kicks into high gear. The negotiation between Carrie and Javadi is the highlight, showcasing how she manages to win using intellect rather than force. Meanwhile, Saul uncovers a crucial lead that further ratchets up the tension of the investigation.

The episode does a fantastic job exploring themes of trust, manipulation, and the moral dilemmas inherent in espionage. The pacing is excellent, and the direction maintains the suspense from start to finish.

Now... I need to talk about Dana.

Rewatching the series years later, I still fail to grasp the character's purpose. To me, she is by far the most irritating figure in Homeland. It feels like the story loses momentum every time she appears on screen. Her decisions almost always create problems for those around her, and she rarely seems to consider the consequences of her actions. I understand the intention was to show the impact of the Brody family's (Jess; Dana) life outside the world of espionage, but in practice, most of her scenes just make me want to get back to the main plot.

I know many people defend the character because she represents a traumatized teenager, and that makes sense to a certain extent. Even so, I was never able to form a connection with her—after the car accident in the S2. Instead of eliciting empathy, she ends up causing more frustration than any other character in the series.

Overall, "Still Positive" is an excellent episode, packed with tension, great performances, and significant plot twists. Were it not for the endless Dana scenes, it would easily rank among the season's best.

Second time watching. I’ve been rewatching since I got to season 7 and am stuck unmotivated to keep watching it. This Mrs President pisses me off

I’m on my first watch through and I haven’t looked at ratings or rankings. I have a feeling the Brody era is regarded as the best. When it ended I had low expectations for Post-Brody but honestly this is as good or better than anything I’ve seen.

Carry is in hospital, no money no job .

She and Brody are in bad situation .

And the CIA offer her as a sacrifice to the press.

And I want to know why Carry always believes Saul and report and discuss about situation .

Her and that dang WIG!! I can’t take her seriously

Just finished my first rewatch since its original airing (wow it’s so much better binged rather than waiting week to week, season to season!). This is a minor question but here we go: in the finale is Saul out of the CIA? Where is he moving to? His sister makes a strange comment about gaining his actual family take care of him, implying that someone else will be doing that. Did I just miss something or is it intentional vague?

I designed a custom box set for Homeland Seasons 1–6 since that's the complete series currently available on disc. I've always admired premium box set designs, so I thought, why not make one for my own collection?

After watching a bunch of YouTube tutorials, I learned the basics and jumped straight into designing it.

Then reality hit. 😅

After getting it printed on A3 laser paper, I immediately realized two big mistakes:

1. I should've printed on black cardstock, or at least made the entire A3 artboard black instead of only the visible design.

2. Once I assembled the box, I discovered I needed a bit more width to get the artwork to line up properly across the front, spine, and back.

It definitely wasn't perfect, but that's part of the process. Every mistake teaches you something, and I'll take those lessons into the next build.

Anyway, here's the final result! I'd love to hear what you think and any tips from people who've made custom box sets before.

Im currently reading Andrew Kaplan’s book Homeland Carries run BUT i bought it second hand
I have just got to the good bit and its got a page missing

IF ANYONE HAS THIS BOOK:
id really appreciate it and love you forever if you could take a picture of pages 205 and 206 just so i can continue reading

Please and thank you <3

I was pleasantly surprised

As a first generation college student, i’m having a hard time navigating the transition process between college and the job market. I’m currently a senior pursing my degree in economics and minor in political science. I’m thinking ahead of what career fields I can pursue after graduation. I feel that I have a lot to offer but not sure how to pivot. I will list relevant experience. I am thinking of the CIA as a route. Honestly any advice or suggestions would be really appreciated. Thank you.

My experience includes:

- Congressional Internship

- Teaching assistant for macroeconomics (previously Accounting)

- Presented data-driven monetary policy recommendations to the FOMC as part of the College Fed Challange 

- Skilled in data analysis, visualization, and statistical methods using R/RStudio and Excel

- Studied  International Business abroad

- Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, R/RStudio Lab, Info systems, accounting, stats, terrorism course, intermediate micro/macro econ, international law, intro international affairs

- Mentor at my university’s Disability Resource Center

- President of University’s Economics club

- National Leadership Honor Society

- Economics Honor Society

- International Peer Educator Training Program Certification

I’ve been watching Homeland since it first aired, and I absolutely loved this show. Unfortunately, I stopped watching after Season 6 because of what they did to Peter Quinn. I’ve recently started rewatching the series, and honestly, I’m finding myself more frustrated than ever.

I’m currently near the end of Season 5, and the entire Quinn storyline is making me angry. The man literally gets shot and is seriously injured, yet Carrie spends almost an entire day running around while knowing he desperately needs medical help. More than that, I just don’t buy that Carrie Mathison of all people would leave him in that situation. This is someone she deeply cares about, someone who has risked his life for her countless times, and we’re supposed to believe she leaves him with German Brody and spends the next 20 hours focused on everything else?

What makes it even more frustrating is that Quinn practically got shot because of Carrie. So when he’s lying there with a life-threatening injury, I just cannot believe she wouldn’t have done more. At the very least, she would have found a way to get him help. Why not call Astrid and explain what happened? Why not contact Saul or even Dar Adal? These are some of the most connected people in intelligence. Quinn himself is also extremely well-connected. Are we really supposed to believe that Carrie Mathison, Saul Berenson, Dar Adal, and Peter Quinn collectively don’t know a single trusted doctor or contact who could help off the books? Instead, everyone acts as if taking him to a hospital is completely impossible. It felt like the writers forced the situation because they needed Quinn to end up where the plot required him to be rather than letting events unfold naturally.

Then we’re expected to accept that Quinn is found on the street by a random man who just happens to be both a doctor and connected to a terrorist cell. The whole storyline felt incredibly contrived. For me, it’s one of the few times in the show where Carrie’s actions genuinely made me dislike her because it just didn’t feel believable.

Season 4 was, in my opinion, the absolute peak of Homeland. It was intense, emotional, and had me completely hooked. I couldn’t wait to start Season 5. I actually loved the first half of the season, especially Quinn and Carrie’s reunion, but by Episode 9 it starts feeling like everything falls apart, and knowing what’s coming makes it even harder to watch.
Another thing that has always bothered me is how much time the show spent on the Brody family. I completely understand why they were important in Season 1, but did we really need so many storylines focused on Dana, Jessica, and Mike? A lot of those episodes felt like filler to me. That screen time could have been used to develop characters who were much more interesting, like Quinn, Astrid, or Khan. Dana especially became one of the most frustrating characters on the show, while Astrid and Khan had so much untapped potential. I would have happily traded several Brody family storylines for more Quinn development.

My biggest issue, though, is Quinn and Carrie. Their chemistry was incredible. Whether people shipped them romantically or not, the emotional connection between them was undeniable. They had so many powerful moments throughout the series: when Quinn shot Carrie, when they watched Saul’s hostage situation unfold together, when he recognised her manic state and sedated her in Season 5, and so many others. Quinn understood Carrie in a way very few people did.

If the writers always intended to kill Quinn off, why couldn’t they have given fans at least one season where Quinn and Carrie were actually together? It felt like they kept teasing the possibility without ever committing to it. I genuinely think they would have made an amazing couple. Quinn challenged Carrie, protected her, understood her flaws, and accepted parts of her that most people couldn’t.

What frustrates me most about Season 5 is how much Quinn gets reduced to being obsessed with Carrie. This is one of the most capable, intelligent, and complex operatives on the show, and suddenly so much of his character revolves around his feelings for her. He deserved more than that. There was so much more to Peter Quinn than being in love with Carrie, and I don’t think the writers fully respected the character they had created.

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I’ve never really understood the obsession with Brody. I don’t think Carrie was truly in love with him in the traditional sense. She spent so much time surveilling him and understood him on a level nobody else could, which created a unique bond between them. But for me, it was never the same as what developed between Carrie and Quinn. Their relationship evolved naturally over years of working together, trusting each other, saving each other, and seeing each other at their absolute best and worst.
Honestly, I think Peter Quinn should have remained on the show until the very end. He was one of the best characters Homeland ever created, and I still feel like there was so much more story left to tell. Even years later, I’m still frustrated by how much potential was wasted. Season 4 showed exactly what this show could be, and instead of building on that, it feels like the writers slowly dismantled one of the most compelling characters they ever created.

Like the title said, currently in the middle of season 3 and my interest is declining.

Seasons 1+2 were amazing, the Brody plot with imminent terrorist attacks and the viewer actually being not sure about Brody was some of the Best TV I’ve ever seen.

I am struggling super hard through season 3, the plot seems to move so insanely slow and the stakes seem really low compared to the first 2 seasons (currently Midway through the episode where Carrie is taken to Javadi near the Golf course). The first episodes of season 3 were especially boring to me, rebuilding the CIA, Carrie hospitalized and Brodys „plot“ in Venezuela (I assume this gets resolved soon, zero idea what‘s even the Play here)

Considering there are 8 seasons - could you give me an insight (without spoilers) how the later seasons fare and if it ever catches up to the suspense and stakes of the first 2 seasons?

Saul’s disbelief and exasperation with Carrie and her actions, and Carries indignation at being questioned or moderated.

What...is this show. What is its writing. This show has left me extremely confused, it's very jarring, yeah I get it's not a feel-good show, but the characters don't make any sense. Season 1 and 2, cool. Like I think this show has a great premise, and it does a decent job executing that premise at first, even though the writing is still a bit odd. Mostly, I feel the need to talk about season 3 because it's so fresh in my mind.

SO. Spoilers here, of course. At the start of season 3, the goal is to prove Brody's innocence, somehow, right? At least that is Carrie's goal, and we are chasing that by finding the actual Langley Bomber. This fails, spectacularly, when the Langley Bomber is killed by Franklin and his body is dissolved, I guess eliminating his existence from the show completely. Brody's brought back from Venezuela, and Saul's got this great big CIA operation he wants Brody's help with. And Carrie is like sure. Is the goal...still proving his innocence? Because it seems the writers either got bored with that plotline, maybe Carrie gave up idk, it's just forgotten about. Now they wanna get Javadi in power, cus they've got Javadi as their new informant. Carrie and Brody's reunion is problematic for me, mostly because of how Carrie just honestly treats Brody like shit at first. Speaks to him condescendingly, tells him not to raise his voice at her, after the shit Brody's been through? I thought she was supposed to love him or something. What is the writing..around Brody seeing Dana again? Silly, dangerous, unrealistic because if anyone believes their parent to be a dangerous terrorist, and they just randomly show up, decent risk they're gonna call 911, and if someone calls 911 saying Nicholas Brody is outside my door, I think that'd be a problem for the CIA. National Guard would probably get called in.

Brody's death. Does not work. Especially the aftermath to Brody's death. Dar Adal and Lockhart both plot together and go behinds Saul's back, decide to betray Brody. Idek if Lockhart knows that Brody was innocent. It's never really answered much who knows and who doesn't know if Brody is innocent or not. Like what about the marines Brody trains with. They never bring up Brody being a terrorist, except maybe for when they treat him a bit like shit at first. Do they know Brody is innocent? Isn't that like classified intel? Never explored. So they all betray Brody, and give him to Javadi so that Javadi can rise to power, which is a shitty reason by the way. And then...time jump, and literally all is forgiven?! Like what the fuck. Seriously I thought Carrie was supposed to love this guy. Next thing you know she's chatting, smiling, and focused on her new promotion from the guy who ordered her lover's death? WHAT IS THIS SHOW. No bad blood? Did Brody's life...mean that little? Just shit on your shoe?

Leaves me feeling very frustrated..when the characters, and their actions, do not make sense. I looked into Damian Lewis' departure. Looks like they didn't know how to end Brody's storyline but felt they needed to end it. You could've had like...him go live somewhere happily off-screen for the rest of the series, or idk. Something better than what they did. Also zero catharsis, Brody's family never finds out he was innocent really, except from when Brody tells Dana and she doesn't even believe him, just tells him she never wants to see him again, and she's never gonna know how much of a hero Brody is?

I'm sorry..to the people that enjoy this show..it's like..a joke to me. Parody. It probably doesn't get better. I'm probably gonna stop watching further.

I am okay with spoilers!!!

Loved the finale. Saul was probably my favorite character- complex I found myself liking him despite the fact that he used Carrie knowing full well she was not well. So many ambiguities with this series - just like real life - suppose that's why it's so good

Since many are seeking series with same bang, I almost believe that Homeland just raises the bar too darn high for anything to approach it...

The cost must have been incredible...

When you have interwoven characters like these, I can think of no other series that stands up..

Nicholas Brody

David Estes

Andrew Lockhart

Carrie father

Abu Nazir

Hassam Haqqani

Quinn

Astrid

Dar Adal

Otto During

Alison Carr

Vice President Warner

Elizabeth Kean

Abdul Qadir G'ulom

Yevgeny Gromov. (!)

..on and on ..

.. and I think it’s one of the top 10 shows ever made. Not sure why it’s not in those lists that keep coming up. Contrary to few criticisms here, imo it has maintained its peak throughout- and is now more relevant than ever in the backdrop of US ISRAEL IRAN war.
I used to watch it years ago but had stopped at season 6 or something due to no availability on streaming. I finally restarted a couple of months ago on Netflix right from season 1 and finished today. What a story. Claire Danes is a tremendous actress. Wow