Homeland starts off with a lot of shoes to fill after a great fourth season. I honestly thought Brody's death would at least make the show lose its tension and need-for-more-every-episode feeling, but I was terribly wrong. The way things developed has definitely proved that Homeland has found the secret of success.
The 5th season puts Carrie away from her troubled past CIA life in Germany working for a billionaire humanitarian and, shockingly, as a stable mother, girlfriend and perhaps even a devoted Christian. At the same time, two hackers manage to attack the CIA's net by pure luck and steal classified documents on illegal surveillance done by the US government on behalf of Germany. Quinn looks colder than ever after two years on Syrian soil leading special forces against ISIS and the Islamic State. Saul and Dar Adal are still working side by side at the top positions of the agency in Europe. Then, at the drop of hat they are connected again and Carrie sees herself in the middle of her old life.
What makes the first episode so great? The fact that it has put together three of today's world's greatest concerns: government espionage, the refugees issue and terrorism. Homeland seems to pick its story lines straight from today's news in every major newspaper in the world and it doesn't really bother spoon-feeding the spectators with easy explanations.
Once more, Homeland has impressed and another great season is here. The old feeling of I-can't-stop-watching-it has returned and judging from the kickoff Season 5 will blow our minds.
The 5th season puts Carrie away from her troubled past CIA life in Germany working for a billionaire humanitarian and, shockingly, as a stable mother, girlfriend and perhaps even a devoted Christian. At the same time, two hackers manage to attack the CIA's net by pure luck and steal classified documents on illegal surveillance done by the US government on behalf of Germany. Quinn looks colder than ever after two years on Syrian soil leading special forces against ISIS and the Islamic State. Saul and Dar Adal are still working side by side at the top positions of the agency in Europe. Then, at the drop of hat they are connected again and Carrie sees herself in the middle of her old life.
What makes the first episode so great? The fact that it has put together three of today's world's greatest concerns: government espionage, the refugees issue and terrorism. Homeland seems to pick its story lines straight from today's news in every major newspaper in the world and it doesn't really bother spoon-feeding the spectators with easy explanations.
Once more, Homeland has impressed and another great season is here. The old feeling of I-can't-stop-watching-it has returned and judging from the kickoff Season 5 will blow our minds.