Homeland Season 4 has aired its final episode and if you go back to its earlier episodes, you probably think that the Showtime political series would go out with a bang. With all the suspense and roller coaster ride, one can expect nothing but another thrilling cliffhanger. That is not the case though for many. Fans and critics alike are divided when it comes to the reaction on the 12th and last episode of Homeland. They think it is boring.
In an interview with the Entertainment Weekly shortly after the Homeland Season 4 finale episode, Showtime president David Nevins said that people might have gotten everything wrong. For him, the episode titled 'Long Time Coming' is one of the best in the season.
"We went out of season three with this massive ending, with the death of Brody. (Damian Lewis) And I think a show with this amount of political and narrative complexity can do a last episode that has a change of pace," Nevins started.
"I thought they needed to do an episode back in Washington, and needed to deal with Carrie's (Claire Daines) family situation and her issues with motherhood. And there needed to be a political conclusion, too, not just an action conclusion."
The Showtime boss even went on to say that finale episode of Homeland Season 4 is the best.
"The season had some great action, but at its core it was really a political thriller about America's place in the world, and how difficult that position is in the 21st century. This season is very much about how America deals with the Muslim world, and what it means that Dar Adal was sitting in the back seat as Haqqani was taking his victory lap in Islamabad. When I first saw it, I told [showrunner Alex Gansa] it was one of the show's most beautiful episodes."
Homeland will return for fifth season next year. The show was renewed just a few episodes into the fourh season.
