Homeland - Season 2

Watched Season One ... and bought the DVD ... And so it was inevitable that Season two was on my birthday list! If you enjoy tense, tight scripts, fabulous acting and excellent diverse plot lines, well produced and directed ... Damian Lewis (Nicholas Brody), gives of his usual best, as do the rest of the myriad other stars in this highly acclaimed award winning series. Claire Danes, (Carrie Mathison) is brilliant in her portrayal of an 'on the brink of lunacy' CIA agent, with Mandy Patinkin (Saul) as her Stoical colleague. I urge you to stay in for a day ... or a couple! to watch this seat of the pants four disc set! Season three has begun ... and guess what? Amazon are taking pre orders:) for it. A highly recommended DVD, in my opinion up with the best! Go fot it!

Love this show. Great actors

Homeland is an intense, interesting, suspenseful epic from start to finish. If you enjoyed the first season, be assured that the themes and tone of the second run mainly in parallel with the first and the show has not lost any momentum over the transition. The plot develops significantly with regard to Brodie, however, which adds a dynamic new dimension to the mix, leaving you wondering, as ever, just how trustworthy some people are. Gritty, entertaining and dramatic; I would readily recommend this product.

The first series of Homeland was excellent and was thoroughly a suspense thriller throughout the entire run of episodes. The second series is just as good but it seems to lack the suspense and novelty of the preceding run. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are back again in their roles - both excelling in their capabilities as actors. British actor Lewis is also surrounded by a couple of other Brits, David Harewood and newcomer to the series Rupert Friend playing analyst Peter Quinn. Friend is a very good addition to the show and his US accent is 100% perfect. We see alot of Brody's daughter and her entanglements in this series, something I felt was simply there to fill in the episodes. Mandy Patinkin is fantastic as Saul and Morena Baccarin utterly convincing as Brody's wife. Well worth a watch!

I had heard about Homeland from the press but had never watched it on TV. Then I decided to buy the box set of series 1 and became hooked on it. Gripping, well acted, and excellent story lines. I have now pre-ordered the second series so that I am up to speed before series 3 starts on TV in October 2013. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are great as the CIA operative and the ex POW US Sergeant. One of the best series I have seen.

If you like politics, action, and a mostly realistic representation of those things in the spy world, this is a must buy, the entire show is fantastic, amazing cast too.

It might be that the CIA agents are acting in real life as shown here, but if they do, it's a wonder they have ANY successes at all. The plot is great, the whole concept is great, but the agent Mathison character is doing one silly thing after the next. Not to say that the Islamic cell is not making mistakes - boy, it is. On the whole, while I watched season 1 in one go and loved it, season 2 is merely OK, the writers managed to kill season 2 with a total and utter lack of logic in the characters' behaviours. Don't want to include spoilers here, but dear Lord... it was painful at times.

I have seen this on TV . I also saw the first series and my G'daughter bought it for me as a Xmas present. What can I say about - Homeland ? Excellent,brilliant etc; I am completely hooked on it. Damien Lewis - Brilliant (and British) Claire Danes - Brilliant. In fact everyone acting in the series is brilliant. Damien and Claire deserved the awards they won for best actor and actress. I have used my £20 Xmas voucher from my daughter as part of payment for this 2nd series. Roll on September when I should obtain it from Amazon

what a fantastic series. It is like watching the greatest, suspenseful, intriguing, genius acting , I can't say enough for this series. I have purchase series one and the complete second season, I can't wait for the series to be sent. And then I will want to purchase series 4. I have always had a spot for the military, what they must have gone through, what they must have suffered. Damien Lewis is so great you can almost feel the anguish he is going through. Carrie when she touches his face you can just feel the empathy and love she has for him. I would recommend this series to anyone.

i thought this was even better than the first season. interesting and look forward to season 3. the closest to 24 that I have seen.

Nach der Erstbegegnung mit dieser 2. Staffel im November 2013 von Woche zu Woche im Abendfernsehen, habe ich jetzt die 12 Folgen an vier Abenden hintereinander gesehen und bin restlos begeistert. Diese Staffel ist noch besser, noch spannender als die 1. Staffel, und vor allem das Verhör in Folge II,5, die sehr persönlichen Einblicke in Abu Nazirs Seele in Folge II,10 und das absolut krachende, völlig überraschende Staffel-Finale in Folge II,12 (von dem auch die Autoren wohl bis zuletzt nicht genau wußten, wie es ausgehen würde) - diese Diamanten bester Drama-Kunst sind einfach nur stark und wunderbar. Zum Inhalt (Vorsicht, Spoiler-Alarm): Carrie hat sich mit Elektro-Schocks behandeln lassen und ist jetzt Lehrerin. Da taucht in Beirut eine frühere Informantin Carries auf und ist bereit, den Terroristen Abu Nazir zu verraten. Carrie lässt sich zu einem Kurzeinsatz in Beirut überreden und ist fortan wieder voll im Einsatz für die CIA. Als Folge aus dem Beirut-Einsatz ergibt sich, dass Carrie mit ihrem Verdacht gegen Nicholas Brody vollkommen Recht hatte. Dieser ist inzwischen Politiker, er will für das Amt des Vizepräsidenten der USA kandidieren. Die CIA macht Brody zum Doppelagenten, und von nun an ist dieser völlig zerrissen zwischen seiner Liebe und Treue zu seiner Familie (er enttäuscht vor allem seine Tochter Dana schwer), zwischen seiner Liebe und Treue zu Amerika (er liebt sein Land, aber er hasst Vizepräsident Walden und die Machenschaften der CIA) und zwischen seiner Liebe und Treue zu Abu Nazir und dem Islam (einer Religion, die ihm inneren Frieden und klare Ziele für sein Leben gegeben hat). Wieder weiß man als tv-Zuschauer mehr als die einzelnen Akteure der Serie (z.B. auch, dass ein Killer auf Brody angesetzt ist ...), und wieder nützt einem dieses Wissen herzlich wenig, weil es immer wieder überraschend anders kommt, als man denkt. Wieder 5 Sterne für "Homeland Season II" weil + Der neue CIA-Analyst Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) bringt neue, geheimnisvolle und undurchschaubare Momente in die Serie, ebenso die gefährliche Fernsehjournalistin Roya Hammad (Zuleikha Robinson). Unglaublich die Verhörszene mit ihr, in der sie erst so tut, als sei sie eine Seelenverwandte Carries - und dann explodiert sie geradezu in einer endlosen Tirade aus Hass und Zorn und Fluch und Mord und Verderben. + Die schönen, gefühlvollen Momente zwischen Carrie und Brody in Folge II,12 tun einfach gut, alles scheint sich aufzuklären, viele lose Story-Enden werden zu einem sinnvollen, glaubwürdigen Abschluss geführt. Aber so ist das wirkliche Leben nun mal nicht, es geht immer weiter. So auch das Filmserien-Leben, es passiert etwas völlig Überraschendes, und alles ist in einem Nu wieder anders und völlig offen. Eine Wahnsinns-Dramatik, toll inszeniert von den Autoren und Serien-Machern! + Die Figuren bleiben vielschichtig und teilweise undurchschaubar, man rechnet immer wieder damit, dass etwas anders ist, als man denkt. Selten hat eine Serie die Spannung bei mir permanent so hoch gehalten wie Homeland.

Una serie indimenticabile e un sospense fatto con intelligenza e professionalità. Mi é piaciuto molto sia la stagione 1 che la 2 e anche la 3. Mi piace il tipo di film basato su una analisi intelligente dei motivi profondi di tutti quanti. Mi sembra molto vicina ad una realtà sia dei servizi che dei soldati (i marines) mandati in Irak o in Afganistan. Non ci sono scene di sangue ne di torture gratuite, tutto e sfumato, lasciato all'imaginazione piuttosto che alla cruda realtà che spesso e gratuita nel suo orrore. E che spesso ci lascia freddo. I protagonisti sia Karin che Nicolas Brody et que Quin o l'indimencticabile Saul sono molto bravi e reggono il film con maestria. Ho consigliato e anche comprato questo prodotto a mia figlia, mio nipote e mio fratello.. e anche a degli amci. Aspetto la stagione 4 e spero di potere vedere un giorno la stagione 5. Vi prego di scusare il miio italiano scritto non sono una vera e propria italiana di nascita.

I have already seen Season One & enjoyed that very much so looked forward to seeing Season Two. This also was excellent - well acted & exciting.