Homeland: Season 1, Episode 12 “Marine One” (A-)
There was no way things were going to end well on this show, and this finale was definitely a doozy. There’s no getting around the fact that, no matter what how things turned out in terms of the bomb actually going off, Brody pulled the trigger twice, prepared to end his life and those of the people all around him, and it was only chance that it didn’t go off. In her frenzied state, Carrie was still able to piece it all together, though she didn’t exactly handle it subtly, going straight to Brody’s house to tell his daughter to talk him down. Jessica got her chance to get angry at Carrie, and even that didn’t stop things, but Brody’s visit with her at the police station sobered her up quickly. The fact that she had the flash of Brody saying Isa right before beginning shock therapy was so frustrating in that she was so close and now she’s going to be so far away from figuring everything out. Saul should be kicking himself for not believing her, and Brody has now established a more direct pipeline to Abu Nasir, killing Walker at his command and explaining his plan to embed himself deeper in the government and carry out something even more severe. This has been a spectacular season, and I can’t even imagine what’s in store for next year. I’m going to be compiling my list of the best new shows of 2011 next week, and I can’t imagine that anything could come close to this, a fantastic thriller that never lets up.
Season grade: A
Season MVP: Claire Danes
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