Homeland

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Season 5
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2011
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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Critic Reviews

  1. Slate
    Reviewed by: Jonathan L. Fischer
    Oct 5, 2015
    60
    Viewers will have to decide how much good faith the show earned with its redemptive fourth season as its fifth one crawls in the direction of a plot. If this is the season in which Homeland aims to resolve its own contradictions and to deliver to its tortured characters some measure of understanding or peace, it would benefit, as my colleague Willa Paskin has noted, from a little bit more crazy.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Oct 2, 2015
    60
    Those three central performances [Carrie (Claire Danes), Saul (Mandy Patinkin), and Quinn (Rupert Friend)], along with that of F. Murray Abraham as the C.I.A. sensei Dar Adal, still carry the show, though it’s starting to feel as if we’ve seen everything Ms. Danes has to offer as Carrie.
  3. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Oct 1, 2015
    50
    If you're still on board with wondering if Carrie will go off her meds again, whether she and Saul will patch things up, or if Quinn is an alienated killing machine or kind of crushing on Carrie, welcome back to Homeland. But if you're craving something more, Season 5 may feel like a retread job on tires that are showing their wear.

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#82 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 172 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 132 out of 172
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 172
  3. Negative: 24 out of 172
  1. joeygrace
    Oct 19, 2015
    3
    I am a big Homeland follower but this season leaves me cold. The weak storyline and low action over the first three episodes makes it hard toI am a big Homeland follower but this season leaves me cold. The weak storyline and low action over the first three episodes makes it hard to watch. This season doesn't compare to past seasons.… Full Review »
  2. Ravens1294
    Oct 11, 2015
    7
    A great start to Season 5 and this season might be the best yet if the quality of the show just slightly improves over the course of theA great start to Season 5 and this season might be the best yet if the quality of the show just slightly improves over the course of the Season. Very excited for the rest of the season.… Full Review »
  3. trooper1993
    Nov 4, 2015
    5
    Meh, It's not what it used to be.

    There are way too many analogies with current events that tend to fall under the oversimplified and    Meh, It's not what it used to be.

    There are way too many analogies with current events that tend to fall under the oversimplified and clichè.

    The way past characters interact with each other makes it feel like it has beena decade away from season 4.    … Full Review »
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