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At the end of last season, following an assassination attempt on her life, President Keane (Marvel) broke her promise to Carrie (Danes) by arresting 200 members of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them, including Saul Berenson (Patinkin). As season seven begins, Carrie has left her job in the White House and moved back to D.C. and is living with her sister Maggie (Amy Hargreaves) to take on the Keane administration and secure the release of the 200.
I'm not trying to knock the show for exploring its lead's mental health issues - just, Homeland knows how to explore them organically. Here, three hours into season 7, Carrie's downward spiral feels like a plot contrivance to keep her sidelined.
It's ultimately a solid hour because of the great work of the cast, particularly Claire Danes, as Carrie is forced into a fragile, emotional place for almost its entire length.
Trying to figure out what David Wellington is up to is a tough one...Factor in whatever he's got going on with Simone Martin and you've got a deeply shady character at the heart of the Keane administration.
For the second week in a row, the last half of the episode finds her dealing with a largely irrelevant setback almost entirely of her own making...Here's hoping Carrie gets pulled into the main narrative sweep. Her side-quests are feeling like re-runs.
This hour did a nice job in firmly establishing that this is now a show about Carrie... That's not the show that we signed on for as viewers six seasons ago, but it's one that's still worth our time today.