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May 24, 2017PimaLib_NormS rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Carrie Mathison is back to save the world in Season 5 of “Homeland”. After four harrowing and compelling seasons of protecting the freedoms we hold dear, Carrie begins Season 5 living an idyllic life with her daughter and new fella, working for the foundation of an apparently quite wealthy German in Berlin. But, of course, her old spycrafty life with the CIA very quickly drags her back into the seamy, shadowy, underworld that is global counter-terrorism. “Homeland” 5 is mostly a good effort, good but not great. I would say the show was a bit better in the first couple of seasons, but that is not to say Season 5 is a disappointment, no, not at all. There are plenty of surprises and intrigue, and several excellent performances in this edition of “Homeland”. Claire Danes, as Carrie, has mastered the brow-furrowing, lip-quivering, look of a woman who is about to cry, but doesn’t because she has important work to do. Despite all her problems and baggage, Carrie is a darn fine spy. Now, in the real world, it seems unlikely that an unstable, loose cannon such as Carrie Mathison would be allowed anywhere near field operations. Or classified information. Or anything at all to do with carrying out official or unofficial US policy. But hey, this is TV not a documentary, so just ignore the reality alarm going off in your head, hop onboard the Carrie train, and enjoy the ride.