Homeland

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Season 6
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2011
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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Critic Reviews

  1. Collider
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Jan 10, 2017
    60
    While the last few seasons have kicked off with sound and fury, Season 6 is quiet and taking its time to build its case. For fans still here through six seasons, it’s a safe bet that we’ll keep giving it time, wherever it may lead.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Feb 2, 2017
    50
    Homeland has lost the sense that it’s always a step ahead of our real-life worries. Besides transitional indigestion at the CIA, there’s not enough going on.
  3. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Jan 12, 2017
    50
    With only the first couple of episodes to go on, it's too soon to tell if this is going to be one of those seasons where Homeland stretches credibility like overworked taffy, or if it turns out to be so intense we can overlook plot holes.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Jan 3, 2017
    50
    Just because these first two episodes are going for something slower and ostensibly more thoughtful doesn't mean it won't be back on 24 terrain by midseason, and that probably wouldn't hurt, because these early episodes aren't really what Homeland does best.
  6. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Dorothy Rabinowitz
    Jan 13, 2017
    40
    The overwhelming sense of a work drained of vitality-- of a series once rich in suspense of the most brilliantly imagined kind, especially in the past two seasons, now flattened, on the evidence of the first episodes, to a deadly predictability, all of it the inevitable result of works dedicated to sermonizing.

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 125 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 125
  3. Negative: 27 out of 125
  1. EludiumQ36
    Feb 11, 2017
    1
    After three episodes, I'm calling Time of Death. This is the most pathetic start to "Homeland" in its five seasons. It's boring, plodding, andAfter three episodes, I'm calling Time of Death. This is the most pathetic start to "Homeland" in its five seasons. It's boring, plodding, and tainted with more political crap that none of us wants to deal with after the insane election of 2016. Whoever drew up the architecture for this season is to be fired. But that's just me. If you want to see Carrie as a mommy, as a Muslim sympathizer, and a surrogate to a Hillary stand-in, then knock yourself out, but this isn't the same series it's been to now; and it's likely the final season. I don't see a renewal after this travesty. Movin' on.… Full Review »
  2. SDSurfer
    Jan 30, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. While I have greatly enjoyed Homeland over the years, this year seems like a blizzard of leftist talking points with a plot line thrown in. Whether it's Saul lecturing his Israeli sister over the settlement that she lives in, or alleged American war crimes being presented as fact, the ravages of PTSD, the Iranian nuclear deal actually being taken seriously, etc. etc. etc., it's just a bit heavy on the preaching.

    Will still tune in out of habit, and to see if twists balance out the obvious political slant to the writing, but I'm almost at the point where I'll just cut to the chase and read the latest from Buzzfeed instead.    … Full Review »
  3. shooter17
    Mar 4, 2017
    1
    Very disappointing season (6 shows in) for the once very strong show. Not sure what happened to the writers from past seasons but maybe theyVery disappointing season (6 shows in) for the once very strong show. Not sure what happened to the writers from past seasons but maybe they went on strike or went onto other things - leaving the show this season to be written by the college interns from UC Berkeley. So disappointed with the extreme liberal left views on this show and now making our CIA organization to be similar with Putin's old KGB team. And don't even get me going with the incredibly stupid Quinn storyline - I'm surprised the actor went along with these scripts...pathetic. Just so frustrated with a show that once so good and so riveting...now, not sure what Danes is doing but she needs to stop the crap about being a lawyer for a person who hates America and get back to producing a good story about espionage. Very disappointed with you Claire and the rest of this team. Might be the last season for me....… Full Review »
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