Homeland Season 5 premieres with Carrie out of the CIA game and living in Germany.
Nothing bad could happen there, right?
ThisHomelandreview contains spoilers for the season 5 premiere, Separation Anxiety.
For example: whatever happened to Javadi after he became the CIAs mole in Iran?
Forget about all that jazz, kids.
Were now in Pakistan, and Carrie is the one on the outside of the CIA.
Like the tagline for season 3 says, Brace yourself.
I doubt that even Carrie knows.
Carrie raining hellfire and death on a wedding?
Sure, of course.
Carrie encouraging her daughter to learn German words at her preschool after two years of apparent normalcy?Disquieting.
However, Saul detests this man, his foundation, and some apparently unpleasant mid-20thcentury history in Ottos family.
The only separation I feel is from not having more Saul and Carrie scenes.
Everything is exactly as it appears, move along.
My disagreement withHomelands politics has never been a major issue and still remains a minor annoyance.
TheHomelandseason 5 premiere ends with aMunichstyled assassination, and Carrie bartering for protection for her special trip to Lebanon.
Perhaps she can ask for a better second episode when she gets there too.
Rating:
2 out of 5
