Homeland (season 2)

Homeland (season 2)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 12
Release
Original network Showtime
Original release September 30 (2012-09-30) – December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)
Season chronology

The second season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on September 30, 2012 on Showtime and concluded on December 16, 2012, consisting of 12 episodes. The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim (English: Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa.[1]

Plot

The second season follows Carrie and the CIA working with Brody to capture Abu Nazir. Discovering a video of Brody's confession during a CIA operation in Lebanon, Carrie and Saul, along with analyst Peter Quinn, work to turn Brody into a double agent. Brody gives in to the CIA interrogation and is now an asset for the CIA, sending information to both sides. The downside of being a double agent as well as a rising Congressman with the Vice President's support brings Brody closer to Carrie while worsening his relationship with his family. Mike tries to find the truth behind Tom Walker's death. Egged on by Abu Nazir, who is now in the U.S., Brody silently kills the Vice President while the CIA tracks down Nazir's contacts and Carrie and an FBI team kill Nazir using Roya's information.

Seemingly free of being Nazir's man, Brody celebrates with Carrie at the CIA headquarters and both survive an explosion that kills Director Estes and many others. Brody's earlier video confession meant to be released in the aftermath of the aborted bomb vest killing of the VP, is released by Nazir's people to claim responsibility and is used to frame Brody for the bombing. Brody then flees the U.S. with Carrie's help. Saul, who was attending the burying of Nazir's body at sea, is left to pick up the pieces.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
131"The Smile"Michael CuestaAlex Gansa & Howard GordonSeptember 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)2WAH011.73[2]
142"Beirut Is Back"Michael CuestaChip JohannessenOctober 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)2WAH021.66[3]
153"State of Independence"Lodge KerriganAlexander CaryOctober 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)2WAH031.48[4]
164"New Car Smell"David SemelMeredith StiehmOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)2WAH041.75[5]
175"Q&A"Lesli Linka GlatterHenry BromellOctober 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)2WAH052.07[6]
186"A Gettysburg Address"Guy FerlandChip JohannessenNovember 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)2WAH061.74[7]
197"The Clearing"John DahlMeredith StiehmNovember 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)2WAH071.91[8]
208"I'll Fly Away"Michael CuestaStory by: Howard Gordon & Chip Johannessen
Teleplay by: Chip Johannessen		November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)2WAH081.87[9]
219"Two Hats"Dan AttiasAlexander CaryNovember 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)2WAH092.02[10]
2210"Broken Hearts"Guy FerlandHenry BromellDecember 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)2WAH102.20[11]
2311"In Memoriam"Jeremy PodeswaChip JohannessenDecember 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)2WAH112.36[12]
2412"The Choice"Michael CuestaAlex Gansa & Meredith StiehmDecember 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)2WAH122.29[13]

Production

Showtime renewed the series for a second season of 12 episodes on October 26, 2011.[14]

Production for the season began in May 2012,[15] with the first two episodes being filmed in Israel, which doubles as Beirut, where the episodes take place.[16]

The second season has three season one recurring actors–David Marciano, Navid Negahban, and Jamey Sheridan–being promoted to series regulars.[15][17] Actor Rupert Friend joined the cast playing Peter Quinn, a CIA analyst; he was originally reported to be a series regular, but he is credited as a guest star.[18]

Reception

Reviews

The second season of Homeland scored a Metacritic rating of 96 out of 100 based on 21 reviews.[19] Based on aggregation of television critics' top-ten lists, the season was ranked as the second best television show of 2012 by HitFix, and third best by Metacritic.[20][21] TV Guide named it the best television show of 2012.[22]

Dorothy Rabinowitz of The Wall Street Journal observed that the show is more relevant than ever given recent world events, and proclaimed that "Television's best drama series is, in short, back with all that was delectable about season one on vivid display again—first-class writing, sterling performances, rocketing suspense".[23]

David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle felt that Season 2 delivered on extremely high expectations and maintained the show's level of writing, acting, and tension.[24]

TV Guide's Matt Roush praised the "powerhouse performances" by Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, as well as the relentless pace of the writing.[25]

USA Today's Robert Bianco gave the season a 4/4 score, calling it "unmissable TV", and said that even with the expertly crafted plot, Homeland's biggest strength is in its characters.[26]

Brian Lowry of Variety wrote a positive review, noting that there are some plot points that strain plausibility, but that "once the narrative begins hitting its stride in the second episode, it's clear the program remains on a rarefied creative tier".[27]

Awards and nominations

Homeland won three awards at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, including for Best Drama Series, which it won the previous year. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis each won for Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama, with Mandy Patinkin receiving a nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.[28]

At the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Cast in a Drama Series. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis were also nominated for Best Female Actor and Best Male Actor in a Drama Series respectively. Danes won to claim her second career SAG award.[29]

For the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received 11 nominations, with two wins. Claire Danes won her second consecutive award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and Henry Bromell posthumously won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Nominations included Outstanding Drama Series, Damian Lewis for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Morena Baccarin for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Mandy Patinkin for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Rupert Friend for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and Lesli Linka Glatter for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode "Q&A". It also received nominations or Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), and Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series.[30]

For the 2013 Writers Guild of America Awards, it was nominated for Best Drama Series and Meredith Stiehm received a nomination for Best Episodic Drama for "New Car Smell".[31]

Home media release

Homeland: The Complete Second Season was released as a widescreen region 1 four-disc DVD and three-disc Blu-ray box set in the United States and Canada on September 10, 2013.[32] In addition to the 12 episodes, it includes deleted scenes and four featurettes—"The Border: Prologue to Season 3", "Return to the Homeland: Filming in Israel", "Damian Lewis: A Personal Video Diary", and "The Choice: The Making of the Season Finale". The same set was also released on September 23, 2013 in region 2.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Homeland – Listings". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 2, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Wins Night, 'Dexter', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Homeland', 'Breaking Amish', 'Long Island Medium' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Steel Magnolias' Wins Night + 'Jeff Dunham: Minding Monsters', 'The Real Housewived of NJ', MLB, NASCAR & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 16, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings:'The Walking Dead' Dominates Night, Space Jump, 'Dexter', 'Boardwalk Empire','Homeland,' 'Breaking Amish', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 23, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings:'Walking Dead' Kills it Again, + 'Breaking Amish', 'Dexter', 'Long Island Medium', 'NFL Countdown', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 30, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Breaking Amish', 'Dexter', 'Homeland','Long Island Medium', 'Boardwalk Empire' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 6, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Walking Dead' Easily Wins Night, + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Breaking Amish', 'Talking Dead', 'Long Island Medium' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ Bibel, Sara (November 13, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Breaking Amish', 'Dexter', 'Homeland', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  9. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 20, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'Breaking Amish', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Dexter', 'Sofia the First' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ Bibel, Sara (November 27, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Dominates Night, 'Soul Train Awards', 'Liz & Dick', 'Dexter', 'Homeland', 'Boardwalk Empire' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  11. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Midseason Finale Dominates Night + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Shahs of Sunset', 'Dexter', 'Sister Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  12. ↑ Bibel, Sara (December 11, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'Dexter', 'Homeland', 'Sister Wives', 'Shahs of Sunset' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  13. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 18, 2012). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' Beats 'Dexter' + 'Shahs of Sunset', 'Homeland', 'Ax Men' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  14. ↑ Rice, Lynette (October 26, 2011). "Showtime renews 'Homeland' for a second season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  15. 1 2 Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 10, 2012). "Exclusive: Homeland Hands Out Two Series Regular Promotions". TVLine. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  16. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (July 30, 2012). "Homeland Scoop: 'Carrie Gets Her Mojo Back'". TVLine. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  17. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (April 18, 2012). "Early Intel on Homeland Season 2: Will Carrie Go Rogue? Plus: The New Threat to Brody". TVLine. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  18. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (June 19, 2012). "Homeland Adds Rupert Friend as Series Regular for Season 2 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Homeland: Season 2". Metacritic. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  20. ↑ "2012 Television Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  21. ↑ "HitFix's First Annual Television Critics' Poll". HitFix. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  22. ↑ "The Best TV Shows of 2012". TV Guide. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  23. ↑ Rabinowitz, Dorothy (September 28, 2012). "The Jihadist in Congress". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  24. ↑ Weigand, David (September 27, 2012). "'Homeland' review: Season 2 doesn't disappoint". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  25. ↑ Roush, Matt (September 28, 2012). "The Jihadist in Congress". TV Guide. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  26. ↑ Bianco, Robert (September 27, 2012). "Showtime's 'Homeland' is unmissable TV". USA Today. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  27. ↑ Lowry, Brian (September 23, 2012). "Homeland". Variety. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  28. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (January 13, 2013). "Golden Globes 2013: Homeland, Game Change and Girls Win Big". TVLine. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  29. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (January 27, 2013). "SAG Awards 2013 winners revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Homeland". Emmys.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  31. ↑ "Previous Nominees & Winners". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  32. ↑ Lambert, David (June 20, 2013). "Homeland - Finalized Date and Pricing, Early Extras and Box Art for 'The Complete 2nd Season'". TVShowsonDVD. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Homeland – Season 2". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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