I know that realism has its value, but there is also something that should go beyond realism in great story telling. I don't mean fairytale happy endings. I mean endings in which the triumph of the deserving at least has a fighting chance.
The one good thing about the ending of this season of Homeland was its redemption of Saul. When he confirms that Akbari has indeed been assassination, he agrees to extract Carrie and Brody. And he's willing to stand up to Javadi's logical arguments that it would be better for everyone - especially for Javadi's bid for power, which will help the U.S. and the world's interest in peace - if Brody were to be apprehended by Javadi, as soon as possible. This and Brody's death would strengthen Javadi's hand.
And Saul's "I'll get back to you" to Javadi was the best moment of the finale. After that, it was all downhill. Saul being overruled by the President - in effect on Adal's information - makes good logical sense. But, in my opinion, for disappointing television.
And Brody's hanging was just atrocious. I was hoping that somehow Brody wasn't killed, and the hanging contraption had been outfitted to not kill but just make him lose consciousness, but that wasn't to be. And so Brody, who with the exception of a few episodes was given annoyingly short shrift all season, is given even worse than that at the end. I suppose, under the rule of television that if you don't see a person blown to bits he or she may still be alive, that Brody could come back next season or maybe even later, but that doesn't seem too likely. And were that the plan, it would have been better unveiled with the revelation that Brody was still alive at the end of this finale.
Chalk this up as the worst of the three seasons of Homeland, but because the first two were so good, and parts of this season did soar - as when Brody comes around to wanting to have a life with Carrie when she tells him she's carrying his baby - I'll give this show at least another season of viewing.
See also Homeland 3.1: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 3.2: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 3.3: Two Prisons ... Homeland 3.4: Twist! ...Homeland 3.6: Further Down the Rabbit Hole ... Homeland 3.7: Revealing What We Already Knew ... Homeland 3.8: Signs of Life ...Homeland 3.9: Perfect Timing ... Homeland 3.10: Someone Has to Die ... Homeland 3.11: The Loyalist
And see Homeland 2.1-2: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 2.3-5: Sneak Preview Review ... Homeland 2.6: What Brody Knows ... Homeland 2.7: Love Me Tinder ... Homeland 2.8: The Personal and the Professional ...Homeland Season 2 Finale: The Shocker and the Reality
And see also Homeland on Showtime ... Homeland 1.8: Surprises ... Homeland Concludes First Season: Exceptional
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