This Homeland review contains spoilers.
And for better or worse, this is acting like the tragedy/triumph of one ofHomelands most prominent antagonists.
Also to her credit, Miranda Otto is perfectly on point as this unnervingly crafty sociopath.
She gets high off of the desperate manipulation.
And indeed, the penultimate episode mostly involved Allison Carr far too easily disrupting the search for the terrorists.
Apparently, they hope it will scare an unnamed President Obama into another Middle East ground war with ISIS.
The best thing about this twist is that it forces Allison to damn herself in the most Faustian way.
But now, they are asking her to aid in the subterfuge of the CIA and BNDs efforts.
At least, that should seem to be our focus.
Yep,theworst subplot of the season in one Laura Sutton is back.
This is all exacerbated when the said source commits suicide via a far too conveniently unlocked window.
But it is all a little too neatly dire.
In the end, penultimate episodes on premium cable dramas tend to do one of a few things.
But when it did move the needle in the final moments, it was certainly compulsive television.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5