Homeland: Season 4

Despite its flaws, inconsistencies and improbabilities, HOMELAND is still one of the best dramas on TV. Its aesthetics and overall quality of production outshine even the highest budget Hollywood blockbuster. Each season, CIA Intelligence Office Carrie Mathison (the phenomenally talented Claire Danes) fights terrorism to protect the American way of life. Season 4 is no different though Mathison's love interest Nicholas Brody was heroically "finished off" in season 3. Ever in search of redemption, Mathison passes up an assignment in "safer" Turkey to be CIA station chief in Kabul, Afghanistan. Of course, there would be no story if Mathison stayed in a more peaceful location. This time her terrorist target is Haissan Haqqani (Numan Acar made up to look particularly scary and ominous). Mathison makes a decision that results in the loss of dozens of civilian lives. The fight for her redemption suddenly becomes more imperative. HOMELAND is an often overwhelming and confusing swirl of plot lines and characters. Season 4 often veers off course with irrelevant side stories or ones that have potential that is never fulfilled. Rupert Quinn returns as Peter Quinn as Mathison's CIA black ops cohort. His character and his devotion to Mathison are more clear in Season 4, Quinn, always the lady's man, begins a relationship with the gorgeous overweight manager of his apartment building. Here is a lovely and tender story where the woman is not a "traditional" beauty but has an inner and outer beauty that lights up the screen. Then the subplot is over leaving us wanting more. Several new characters are added this season and always expect the unexpected as to who will leave the series and who may or may not be the person they appear to be. Mathison is ready to use her beauty and looks to seduce and possibly betray men who cross her path. And there is plenty of betrayal in Season 4. No one can be trusted. Be prepared to accept story lines that are implausible and sometimes portray a whole nation in bad light. It seems like everyone in the Pakistani government is supporting terrorism except for one brave soul. HOMELAND doesn't always provide a balanced picture of good and bad and people just desperate to survive in unpleasant circumstances. The story lines at time can be overwhelming. Just try to keep track of it all. Mathison leaves her infant daughter in the care of her long suffering sister and father. A long missing relative turns up in another storyline that seems to be just filling up time and offering no substance. Mathison jumps from Afghanistan to Pakistan to various US locations and back again with the ease of a trip to the local shopping mall. How does she find time for all of this. In the end, few can disagree that this remarkable cast of actors is one of the best on TV. The settings and photography are wonderful. Despite all the flaws in the stories, HOMELAND is addictive and riveting. I can't wait for Season 5.

I really didn't think this show could get any better after the first 3 seasons, especially after Brody was killed off at the end of Season 3. I couldn't have been any more wrong. Season 4 is easily the best yet, and the penultimate episode of this season was, to me anyway, the most powerful of the entire series. Do some of the plot lines challenge the imagination? Sure. But so does the reality of the cesspool in the middle east. Embrace the imaginative stories and enjoy it. This is a wild ride from start to finish. It becomes clear in Season 4 that Carrie was always the focus of the show, not Brody. Clare Danes turns in yet another amazing performance in 4 that even further develops her character. Peter Quinn emerges as the ultimate CIA badass, reminiscent of the Mitch Rapp character in the Vince Flynn novels. No spoilers in this review. Hats off to everyone involved in the production of "Homeland". It is absolutely top notch in all departments from writing to filming to costuming to directing and acting. I think it now rivals the Sopranos as possibly the best long term cable series of all time. Can't wait for Season 5.

++WARNING++ This will contain spoilers from the prior seasons, and hints, but no major giveaways from season 4. If you have not seen the prior seasons, skip past the first paragraph. The 4th season of the show starts off months after the events of season 3. Carrie is still dealing with the death of Brody and being a mother. Most of this season's story is set in Pakistan, and playing off the very real-world scenario of they do not trust us and we do not trust them, and mainly involves a Taliban leader's grab for power. After the Pakistan CIA station chief is killed, Carrie ends up stepping in for him and begins making dubious decisions. Quinn really steps up to the number two character this season. Saul's role is somewhat reduced at times. While he is still involved in major parts of the story (especially toward the middle-end of the season) but he is on the sidelines a lot, with Carrie calling the shots and Quinn sometimes helping her and sometimes on his own. There is a very good story line within the season of Quinn trying to get out of the CIA completely, but finding himself drawn back. Because of Brody's death we do not see any of his family this season. Although they did find a way to get a nice Damien Lewis cameo in one of the episodes. For those who get the discs, the show looks and sounds great on blu ray. It thankfully plays in season mode so you can stop and pick up where you left off. For extras there are deleted scenes for some episodes, a few script to screen features that detail specific scenes during the season and how they were done, and character profiles. Good for what is there, but not extensive.

Great Entertainment and a Great Thought Piece The only bad aspect of “Homeland” is that it accurately describes the evilness that motivates and accompanies this country’s ill-fated foreign “policy.” Claire Danes is, as always, superb and is supported by an outstanding cast. I am on my second viewing of the “Homeland” series to date and still find it as captivating as before. LMW 3-24-17

The first three seasons put you inside the mind of a "patriot"(Brody) turned terrorist and explored the emotional conflict he faced when he fell in love with the CIA agent (Carrie) who is tasked with bring him down. In Season 4, Carrie is outside of Brody's shadow as she pursues the reasons for an attack on the Pakistani CIA station chief. There is a bit of deja vu when Carrie blurs the line between love and work when she recruits a Pakistani medical school student and gets him to reveal secrets about terror organizations operating in Pakistan. Season 4 is gripping, but the emotional connections I enjoyed in the first three seasons (Carrie and Brody, Carrie and Saul, Carrie and Quinn) are not as intense when the storyline shifts to Pakistan. In the first three seasons (before Carrie gives birth to her first child), you never knew what Carrie would do to protect her country.

Another of the series we do not watch on TV but wait for it to come out on DVD. This season was unexpectantly very good. Claire Danes has really added good story lines and punch since she became producer. This sure gives us an idea what it must be like working behind the scenes in terrorist situations. Good series. Must see this story from the beginning in Season 1.

Very good show.

I love this series, it is so real to life in what we are enduring in today's living. The actors are class-A. Sometimes I want to just "kick" Carrie in the behind; she can be irrational because of her bipolar mental illness, but she definitely has insight into different situations.

I'm always wonderfully amazed @ the writing and acting for Homeland. Superb season! And given the previous seasons I don't know how they keep coming up with such great and relevant story lines. Kudos to the writers! Emmy worthy!

2017年8月31日に配送されたものですが、輸入版ブルーレイの「ホームランド シーズン4」は字幕・音声ともに日本語対応です。というか通常の民生機のブルーレイプレーヤーで再生すると、メニューの画面から完全に日本語版として機能しました。パッケージなどは簡素ですが、ジャケットのアートワークも輸入盤のほうが、クールな気がします。しばらく前に入手したシーズン3のブルーレイも同様に日本語対応でした。その後、入手したシーズン5(米国版: キャリーの顔のアップのジャケット)も日本語対応でした。

Serie molto ben fatta, molto valida per chi ama il genere..

Buen título, lo recomiendo.

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