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The writers can't keep up the quality as they write the season. They're rushed for the later episodes. So characters start out as nuanced and then become more
by wmil 11y ago
The writers can't keep up the quality as they write the season. They're rushed for the later episodes.
So characters start out as nuanced and then become more one dimensional towards the end of the season. Also they need to deliver twists and shocks.
So it's not exactly stupidity but it's not really intentional either.
- e15ctr0n 11y agoThe main writer of Homeland died unexpectedly in 2013 [1]. The new writers are clueless. That's why the show has lost its nuance and most of its discerning audience. [1] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/homeland-writer-producer-henry-bromell-429701 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/homeland-writer-produc...
- paganel 11y agoOh, so that explains it. IMHO the first season was really great, one of the most subversive shows aired on TV in the last 15 years. I know the word "subversive" gets thrown a lot in many discussions lately, but the first season certainly deserved it (warning: spoilers for season 1 following), I mean, we've got an American war hero praying to Allah, getting elected as a congressman while conspiring to kill the Vice-President and only at the last second deciding not to do it, and not because he believed in America or western values, whatever that means, but because of his kids. Plus the entire higher echelons of the CIA getting bombed off to pieces at the end, you don't see that in many shows/movies.