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[Mix Master]

Last 3 minutes were so goddamn stupid, she says dont kill him! Then tries to kill him WTF?? and The fuck did dar adal come from?? And Khan magically shows up to restrain carrie, C'mon Showrunners.

 

[Cornballer]

Season finale tonight:

Long Time Coming

Spoiler

Carrie and Saul investigate what she witnessed in Islamabad.

 

[Dany]

That is poor grammar.

 

[AuthenticM]

They are totally ending this on a cliffhanger, unless they rush the shit out of it.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

They are totally ending this on a cliffhanger, unless they rush the shit out of it.

They fucked up the s1 ending. It'd be nice to see them stick a landing.

 

[dork]

They fucked up the s1 ending. It'd be nice to see them stick a landing.

Don't count on it.

 

[Immortal Technique]

They fucked up the s1 ending. It'd be nice to see them stick a landing.

S1 finale was brilliant.

 

[zychi]

Weak finale. Last week shouldve been the finale

 

[sangreal]

Shocking twist.

 

[sangreal]

This family drama is stupid. I get they had to close out carrie's father but who actually gives a shit?

Hope Saul takes up the offer

 

[backflip10019]

This finale sucks so far.

 

[BeforeU]

Quinn Carrie thing
Carrie and her family thing
Soul and Dar thing

well I wouldn't say it was disappointing but it sure wasn't what I was hoping for.

 

[backflip10019]

Wow what a fucking awful episode. Complete waste of time.

 

[Sectorseven]

I understand the actor died, but it seems weird to devote such a large part of your finale to a character who didn't even appear this season.

That plus introducing the mother felt odd, like, a new character now?

Last episode felt more like a finale and this felt like a premiere.

 

[Judderman]

Well then, that kind weakened the season entirely. As soon as the music hit I started laughing.

Last episode felt more like a finale and this felt like a premiere.

Wow, that's exactly what it felt like.

 

[dork]

Yeah that was a horrible episode. It felt like something that should have just been left on the cutting room floor. Nothing happened

 

[Turin]

Probably better to end it this way then to rush wrapping up the Haqqani storyline.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

lol

 

[Sanke__]

Complete waste of time

 

[Dany]

heh, can't wait to watch.

 

[ggnoobIGN]

Total bridge episode to kick off a new season. I'm kind of fine with that. Carrie vs Saul should be good.

 

[NYR]

Weak finale and a bad way to end the season considering the absolute stunning season this year, setting up that

Spoiler

Quinn death

for next season and dat twist was very un-

Spoiler

Saul

like.

 

[Lumpy Onion]

Kind of a lame finale, but overall the season was so good that I don't mind too much.

 

[Turin]

Till next year, guys. ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Futurevoid]

What a snore fest. Mom family drama reminded me of the worst parts of the Brody family horseshit.

Otherwise solid season.

 

[Omzz]

such a wack episode

 

[Cornballer]

- Sepinwall's brief review

 

[mileS]

Our boy Saul isn't really in. He's got his own plans. That's what I'd at least like to think. What other choice does he have but to go with it for the time being anyway?

I don't mind slow episodes but that one was umm.. I was hoping to be left with a bit more of a tease for the next season.

- Sepinwall's brief review

last bit of this is spot on.

 

[Sean]

Season was fantastic overall but that finale ended things on a whimper.

Nothing happened and the setup for the next season wasn't very compelling either. Who cares about Carrie's mom or half brother? Nobody.

 

[BoboBrazil]

So I stopped watching after episode 4 as I was bored shitless this season and it didn't pull me in. Is it worthwhile to watch the season or just pass it and maybe try to watch again next season?

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Season was fantastic overall but that finale ended things on a whimper.

Nothing happened and the setup for the next season wasn't very compelling either. Who cares about Carrie's mom or half brother? Nobody.

Yeah, agreed. Introducing that subplot with her mom in the final episode, WTF? What were they thinking? I kept expecting some car to blow up in some "holy shit" moment, but nothing.

 

[Dany]

So I stopped watching after episode 4 as I was bored shitless this season and it didn't pull me in. Is it worthwhile to watch the season or just pass it and maybe try to watch again next season?

Season is fantastic.

 

[illmatic19]

I am shelled-shocked every time I see mini Brody.

 

[PrimaNocta]

This season finale was a snoozefest. Horrible ending to a good season.

 

[mm04]

Weak finale and a bad way to end the season considering the absolute stunning season this year, setting up that

Spoiler

Quinn death

for next season and dat twist was very un-

Spoiler

Saul

like.

Pretty much agreed on all fronts. That kind of episode is a mid-season finale before going on hiatus, not a season finale.

 

[jtb]

I love how quiet and anticlimactic the finale was. But even that couldn't save it from being super boring because Carrie's love life has never ever been and never ever will be a strength of this show. stop it. fucking stop it.

and the whole explanation of Carrie's fears over her mental illness via her mother as plot device was just so cringeworthy and poorly executed. and unnecessary.

If the episode was Carrie, Saul, Dar Adal, Quinn and Lockhart dealing with the fallout of the shitstorm in an anticlimactic fashion (ie. the diner scene) that would've been fine, but this was just boring. Too bad.

 

[harSon]

I am shelled-shocked every time I see mini Brody.

It really is ridiculous how much the baby looks like him. I die laughing everything she pops up.

 

[Cloudy]

The whole season rendered pointless with that finale. WTF

 

[Turin]

Still not really into the Carrie/Quinn thing. They're a good buddy team.

If they were gonna go that route I think it needed more time.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Can someone give me a rundown of what happened this season? I stopped watching the ep where Carrie had sex with the middle eastern kid at the end.

 

[nilbog21]

Welp, what a stupid fucking ending to a terrible season. What is that shit with her mom, and her half brother, Tim? Are you serious with this shit? I can't believe everyone on here praised this shit as it went on.. I knew ever since the scene with Peter Russo in the car that this season was going to be dog shit, but I couldn't have imagined it being this bad.. Quin going Steven seagal in the middle east takes the cake though.

 

[kirblar]

This was a reset button of an episode so that they have carte blanche for next season.

Carrie/Quinn was never going to be a thing- but I enjoyed the trolling from the creators about it.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Carrie's mom left her children to make more children and to work in a place filled with other children? Did she leave Frank for Xzibit?

 

[TripOpt55]

What a dud ending for an otherwise largely enjoyable season. Bleh.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

- Sepinwall's brief review

I started watching "Long Time Coming" about 20 minutes behind the live telecast, and kept seeing two sentiments on Twitter as I tried to catch up...

Sepinwall browses Twitter while watching shows?

er...

 

[Persona7]

Wow, that was an excellent episode.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

That plus introducing the mother felt odd, like, a new character now?

Tons of shows use finales to introduce new characters though. I don't think it was a bad time to introduce new characters, but I think it was a mistake to introduce new characters that aren't related to whatever spycraft stuff they plan on focusing on next season (unless Carrie's mom is secretly a terrorist...). Absolutely no one cares about the domestic lives of Homeland's characters (and certainly not their love lives!) and I wish the writers would finally realize that (it seemed like they did though this season, so maybe Carrie's family won't be a big part of the show next year?).

That being said, I actually kind of liked the scene where Carrie talked to her mom about why she left, etc. I thought it was well done.

Last episode felt more like a finale and this felt like a premiere.

That it did.

Carrie's love life has never ever been and never ever will be a strength of this show. stop it. fucking stop it.

Seriously, it's just dumb. The actors have no chemistry with each other and there has been no indication prior to their kissing that they had a thing for each other. It's a romance subplot for the sake of it. So dumb.

Carrie/Quinn was never going to be a thing- but I enjoyed the trolling from the creators about it.

I pray that it's just the writers trolling the audience.

 

[kirblar]

I pray that it's just the writers trolling the audience.

His German ex was vindicated- we've seen Quinn engage in this pattern twice this season- first with the redhead manager, now with Carrie.

He says he's out. But he never is.

 

[dead souls]

Sepinwall browses Twitter while watching shows?

er...

A true professional.

Anyway, even though this finale wasn't what I expected at all I loved it.

 

[Rabid Wolverine]

After the last 2 weeks they end it like this? :/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhe3vSe-mmw