Posts Tagged ‘Homeland’

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Three, Episode Three: “Tower of David”

October 14, 2013

I reviewed last night’s Homeland for Rolling Stone. The gap between that show’s ambition and its ability to execute is a lot of fun to write about.

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Three, Episode Two: “Uh… Oo… Aw…”

October 7, 2013

I reviewed last night’s Homeland for Rolling Stone. It lived up to its title.

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Three, Episode One: “Tin Man Is Down”

October 1, 2013

I reviewed the Homeland season premiere for Rolling Stone. Maybe you’ve watched it by now!

2 more good moments from Homeland‘s bad Season 2

December 18, 2012

I updated my Rolling Stone list of Homeland highlights to include a couple of strong scenes from the finale. There’s always good stuff in there!

I’d also like to promise everyone that no matter how vitriolic I sounded in my reviews, I ain’t even mad. The worst thing that happens when you watch a bad episode of TV is the feeling that “argh, I just watched a bad episode of TV.” Writing the review forces you to articulate the negativity, but that doesn’t mean I’m angry at the people who made it.

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Two, Episode Twelve: “The Choice”

December 17, 2012

I reviewed the season finale of Homeland for Rolling Stone. I did not like it, I can tell you that much.

The 10 Best Moments from Homeland‘s Bad Season 2

December 15, 2012

Despite my many many problems with Homeland this season there were still a lot of terrific scenes in there, and I wrote about them for Rolling Stone.

One thing I don’t think I mentioned specifically but which bears mention generally is that Carrie and Brody are both really singular characters amid the prestige-drama landscape, and the performances behind them (at least until very recently) have been dynamite. Between them they carve out a lot of new territory for the TV that big-time TV watchers watch, which is a big part of why the show clicked the way it did, and why folks have had so much patience with it.

The 10 Juiciest TV Hookups of 2012

December 10, 2012

I contributed the Game of Thrones and Homeland entries to Rolling Stone’s list of the 10 hottest liaisons on TV this year. My write-ups are juvenile and I make no apologies for this, nor for how excited I got to see where one of my entries ranked.

“entries”

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Two, Episode Eleven: “The Motherfucker in the Turban” / “In Memoriam”

December 10, 2012

In the guise of a review of last night’s episode, which appears to have been retitled while it was airing, I present my grand unified theory of what’s wrong with Homeland over at Rolling Stone.

The 10 Most Shocking TV Deaths of 2012

December 4, 2012

I contributed the Breaking Bad and Homeland entries to this list of TV’s ten most shocking deaths of 2012 for Rolling Stone. SPOILERS, SPOILERS, OH GOD THE SPOILERS FOR EVERYTHING obviously.

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Two, Episode Ten: “Broken Hearts”

December 3, 2012

It’s usually a pretty bad sign when your Emmy Award-winning drama repeatedly makes me think of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The result is my review of last night’s Homeland for Rolling Stone.

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Two, Episode Four: “New Car Smell”

October 21, 2012

I reviewed tonight’s episode of Homeland for Rolling Stone. Short version: Carrie Mathison is the one who knocks.

“Homeland” thoughts, Season Two, Episode One: “The Smile”

September 30, 2012

For my review of tonight’s season premiere of Homeland, please visit Rolling Stone. It’s kind of a half-review, half-vent.

“Homeland” Cheat Sheet

September 28, 2012

I’m excited to be covering Homeland for Rolling Stone this season. Here’s a Homeland cheat sheet I whipped up to catch you up in time for Season Two.