SPOILERS. SO MANY SPOILERS. ALTHOUGH I AM TRYING TO KEEP IT AS VAGUE AS POSSIBLE! WHICH IS NOT VERY VAGUE!
Y'all, every episode of Homeland this season wrecked me. I knew, at least halfway through the season, how it was going to end, but even though I knew it was coming, I was still broken by it.
It was a great ending to the season. There was nothing left to do with Brody. He had been through every single thing that was conceivable for him to go through. What was his character going to become? What else could they do with him? Were he and Carrie ever going to have some sort of healthy, functional relationship? It was the right ending, and it was still hard.
I'll leave most of the discussion for comments (can we please talk about the final scene with the star OMG?) (and the talking her into parenting ack) (and poor Dana oh no), but I will just quickly say that I love Quinn. What Carrie has long been missing is a friend. Not a mentor (Saul), not a family support (her sister; her dad), not a lover (Brody), but a real friend. A peer. And Quinn has filled that hole. It makes the show better. I adore him for having her back.
Also: Everything about this interview (H/T to Iain) is perfect.
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