After a season full of hints at brodys liability to the cia, it had to end this way. Dec 15, 2014 its always shocking when a tv show kills off a main character. The same set was also released on september 8, 2014, in region 2 and on september 24, 2014, in region 4. But going into sundays season 3 finale which picked up moments after brody, working at the behest of the cia, killed general akbari inside the iranian leaders secure compound brodys. Homeland season 3 recap cant emotionally prepare you for. Killing off a major player is a bold move, but bringing one back from the dead is even more unexpected. Be sure to post your roasts in the comment section below.
Dec 17, 2012 he did say that next season brody will be fugitive no. Shock but no awe in homeland seasons end the new york. This season has been a roller coaster ride, as brody has gone from international fugitive to cia operative carrying out a. As season 3 of the spy drama neared its end, brody had been deployed to iran by the cia, for the purpose of getting close to irg boss danesh akbari and killing him, leaving agency plant majid. Showtime entertainment prexy david nevins said brody s season three arc was meticulously plotted from the start. Once we got past the reveal of saul and carries plan, the rest of season 3 improved by leaps and bounds.
Damian lewis is breaking his silence on the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland. Dec 17, 20 damian lewis is breaking his silence on the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland. Brody was killed off at the end of the season 3 finale. Homeland ends season 3 by scrubbing the slate clean. It originally aired on showtime on december 16, 2012. Below, the emmywinning actor says goodbye to nicholas brody.
Jul 11, 2017 the season 3 finale of homeland was perhaps this years most polarizing episode of television. Dec 16, 20 once we got past the reveal of saul and carries plan, the rest of season 3 improved by leaps and bounds. Back then, carrie was convinced brody was a secret spy, and now some are convinced that shes one. The first half of season 3 made the hills mtvs number one show and on cable among p1234, reaching a total of 100 million viewers both online and on television. Do not read on if you have not yet seen the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland, titled the star. The choice is the twelfth and final episode of the second season of the american television drama series homeland, and the 24th episode overall. But going into sundays season 3 finale which picked up moments after brody, working at the behest of the cia, killed general akbari inside the iranian leaders secure compound brody s.
What did you think of homelands season three finale. Jul 29, 2014 remember when carrie memorialized brody. In addition to the 12 episodes, it includes deleted scenes, audio commentary for the star and two featurettesthe tower of david. Mary mcnamara, yvonne villarreal and stacey leasca discuss the highs, lows and implications of sunday nights homeland episode. Dec 17, 2012 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 season 8 is the shows last hurrah for carrie mathisons sherlocklevel jazz epiphanies and sidesatchel combo the show became a global phenomenon in its early days as it covered fears. The finale of season 3 was a smart, satisfying, though drawnout denouement, with a. The star is the twelfth and final episode of the third season of the american television drama.
And if thats the most meaning homelands been able to wring out of brodys continued existence for a season and a half, it. Brody searches for redemption, while saul and carrie are left to wonder whats next, in the homeland season 3 finale. 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. Brody went through absolute hell and we didnt even get to see if he is still treated as a traitor or hero. Scott collura of ign gave the season finale a score of 9. Brodys execution scene was filmed on the final day of shooting for season three. He was publicly hanged as an enemy of the state in tehran. And if thats the most meaning homelands been able to wring out of brody s continued existence for a season and a half, it. Dec 17, 20 the season ended with carrie clearing brodys name and getting back into the spy game. A death in the family wow the season 3 finale of showtimes cia thriller was an edgeofyourseat affair that beganand endedwith a bang. Homeland fans were given the biggest hint yet that brody would be returning during season six but not in the way they expected.
All 16 songs featured in homeland season 3 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Read on as gansa addresses the other big unsolved mysteries coming out of sundays season 3 finale, including the future of mandy patinkin s saul and rupert friends quinn. Instead, the finale of season 3 on sunday cheated viewers of a classic. Read our recap to learn about what happened in episode 12 the star. It was the original suicide mission for nazir abandoned at the last minute that damned brody.
Damian lewis talks brody s homeland return, rock bottom and tv fatherhood. I do not believe i was allergic to anything in my living room. For homeland to do what it does best, carrie mathison had to become nicholas brody in the shows eighth and final season. Some fans are still holding out hope that brody could have faked his death and is. The season 3 finale of homeland was perhaps this years most polarizing episode of television. Now that the dust has started to settle, damian lewis has weighed in on what he. Its really worth continuing because season 4 and 5 are my two favourites, and 7 was excellent as well. 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. Oct 05, 2014 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 damian lewis nicholas brody cough huge. And so i am more surprised than anyone about what happened while watching the season finale of homeland, the star.
Homelands forthcoming final season will bring carrie and brody back together, cosmically at least. Showtime entertainment prexy david nevins said brodys season three arc was meticulously plotted from the start. Do not read on if you have not yet seen season 2 homeland finale episode 12, titled the choice. As brody finds himself in increasingly desperate straits, he returns to his faith for guidance in an unexpected way. Just finished season 3 please no spoiler finale after binge watching. The death of sergeant nicholas brody played by damien lewis on showtimes hit tv series homeland was certainly a bold plot move, but fans cant help but wonder if brody is really dead. Shock but no awe in homeland seasons end the new york times.
Producers talk twists, turns, season 3 and brody s reduced role by maureen ryan after sundays homeland season finale, its clear season 3 will be a very different beast, which executive producers alex gansa and howard gordon confirmed monday in a conference call with members of the media. Critics react to season threes shocking ending the showtime thriller concluded its third season with a major death, changing the face of the series forever. The first two seasons were like the buildup to a major car crash. Homelands damian lewis weighs in on the moving season 3. Javadi had carrie brought to him after nicholas brody was. Homeland season 3 comes to a close with a surprising, arguable emotional ending, which could have even served as a series finale. The finale of season 3 was a smart, satisfying, though drawnout denouement, with a few loose ends but none. Saul, her mentor and work husband, and brody, her impossible dream, the romantic head case who took what. And sundays season 3 finale titled the star granted them that wish. Homeland season 8s carrie mathison is the new nicholas brody. This isnt the returning war hero turned congressman who kept his dark side. The ending to season 3 was a really poetic ending for the character of brody and his relationship with carrie, but beyond series 3 is really just the continuing story of carrie and her work. The season ended with carrie clearing brody s name and getting back into the spy game.
Majid javadi tells carrie mathison when they meet perhaps a third of the way through the final episode of homeland s third season. Carrie tries to extract brody, but javadi hunts them down. The following recap, by the very nature of the word recap, contains spoilers from the season 3 finale of showtimes homeland. That question was answered in episode 7 of homeland season 4, and in retrospect the answer to the riddle seems pretty obvious. After the carrie brody lovefest that was season twos finale, the writers clearly knew that they needed to pull back on that, and it was startling.
Who was your favorite roaster on season 3 of roast me. The homeland season 6 finale featured the demise of another beloved character. How to describe the feeling that came over me at the end of the season 3 finale of homeland. 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. All in all, this episode felt like an inversion of last seasons finale, in which brody was plotting a bomb attack against walden but aborted it at the last second, and carrie believed he was a. Carrie struggles to connect with saul when a mysterious man offers to help her, but at a. 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 damian lewis nicholas brody. Homeland season 3 recap cant emotionally prepare you. Below, the emmywinning actor says goodbye to nicholas brody, his popular homeland starring character who was. Read more at vanity fair after last weeks episode, the central question in homeland was whether brody, in his shaky postheroin addiction and vulnerable mental state, could be trusted to deliver for cia while in tehran. If homeland has taught us anything, however, its that the slow rewards are worth it. The saga of nicholas brody damian lewis comes to an end on the season 3 finale of homeland. 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 akbari.
Of course, brodys not the guy he was in seasons one and two. As season 3 of the spy drama neared its end, brody had been deployed to iran by the cia, for the purpose of getting close to irg boss danesh. Brody dying by hanging in season 3, episode 12 of homeland as carrie watches. This coming sunday is the season 2 finale and i have a few thoughts on what may occur. Allison recaps the third season finale of homeland, the star, starring claire danes and damian lewis. Dec 15, 20 what did you think of homelands season three finale. Homeland s season 3 finale titled the star was another big finish for the cia drama. The episode picked up right where we left off last week. Apr 19, 2015 tonight was the season finale of showtimes hit drama series homeland. Saul reverts back to the early season 3 version of himself and hesitates. Dec 16, 20 early on in the season 3 finale the star it appears brody will escape after assassinating gen. Did anyone else get the feeling that with spoiler gone, brody might return.
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