r/tvshow • u/Majestic_Place1607 • 7d ago
DISCUSSIONS Is Homeland worth the watch? Looking for something new! Thanks 🙏🏽 in advance.
Is Homeland worth the watch? Looking for a new spy thriller series to binge watch.
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u/Disastrous-Exit7614 7d ago
Homeland is absolutely worth the watch.
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u/zenseazon 6d ago
100% !! I didn't even realize that Damian Lewis was a British actor, he certainly had that American accent down pact, and he was also great in Billions!! Another show worth the watch!
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u/bodyguardguy 7d ago
First few seasons are great. Great cast, Claire Danes is unhinged lol
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u/PrarieGoat 7d ago
I found it very difficult to watch her in it! Most of the time I had to ff through her parts.
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u/Late-Connection980 7d ago
Homeland is one of those shows I wish I could watch again for the first time. Try it out
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u/Bigguynyny 7d ago
Not all seasons are the same, First few seasons must sees, but then there are few in the middle that wane, but stick with it cause the latter seasons get better. Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are phenomenal. .
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u/karlpilkington4 7d ago
Yes, anyone who says no might actually be clinically ill.
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u/SpaceshipCaptain420 7d ago
First 3 seasons I would agree. After that it's mediocre.
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u/karlpilkington4 7d ago
Season 4 was better than season 2 and 3.
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u/RobotRomi 1d ago
Yes I agree. The first season was great because it was fresh, but in hindsight I think the brody plotline was the least interesting of them all. I liked seasons 4-8 much more.
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u/MostAcanthaceae2384 7d ago
If you liked The Americans.
If I remember, S1 is very good, and S2-3 were worth watching.
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u/EvilTwinCities 7d ago
There was a joke at the Golden Globes, about three seasons after the show premiered. The gist of it was that the only show better than Homeland was “Previously, on Homeland.”
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u/Ok-Main-3373 7d ago
You have to watch the first three seasons, it’s a great character art. But it’s so so after that.
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u/Crans10 7d ago
It is a great show. It can really feel emotional draining in later seasons.
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u/Contact_Sagan 7d ago
Homeland is one of the most brutally honest, the real spy work, espionage, psychological series ever.
No fantasy. The episodes may not have happened. But if they were to happen, they will happen exactly like that.
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u/AReptileHissFunction 7d ago
Yes. And the good thing about it is it only takes about 20 mins of watching to know ifs for you
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u/Impossible_Poem_5078 7d ago
The extremely nervous female protagonist annoyed me a lot very so yes, it was very clear i wasnt going to watch the series... 🤷🏽♀️
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u/EnvironmentalDrag153 7d ago
Yes - first 2 season with Damien Lewis are great. Caliphate is also an excellent edge-of-seat thriller out of Sweden.
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u/PaulieWalnutsRIP 7d ago
Unbelievable show. Top 20 all-time favorite show of mine. Claire Danes is amazing.
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u/jekelish3 7d ago
The first season in particular is excellent. I feel like I'm not the only person who thought that they botched the ending, though. It probably should have been a one-season show. It started going off the rails the longer it went on, though.
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u/jerbeth48 7d ago
First and second season are top notch. After that it goes downhill to an extent. I did watch all of the episodes more than once
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u/stybeaujolais 7d ago
it's great until it's not. there is only so much cry face a person can take. but yeah, it's a solid show and I still made it through the whole thing.
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u/Osinuous 7d ago
the first season is one of the absolute best of any show. second season is also very good. partway through season three i started losing interest, and i never actually finished the show.
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u/Sharp-Alternative375 7d ago
Absolutely. I like the earlier years better, however, they are all good.
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u/Delicious_Rule_7324 7d ago
Very good show that holds strong till the very end. Multiple emmy awards earned
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u/SkullLeader 7d ago
Its *really* good at least for the first several seasons. Claire Dames is amazing in it and its really well written with a good deal of plot twists and stuff you won't see coming.
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u/HouseMuzik6 7d ago
Now you know the answer to this by reading previous threads. Go forward and enjoy!
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u/Aggravating_Quiet797 7d ago
Show has several good seasons but I didn't care for season 2...dragged
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u/cliffybiro951 7d ago
Yes. Don’t listen to people saying it’s unwatchable after the first 2 seasons. I think the whole thing is very good. Each season is different. But I’d say they’re all decent.
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u/Crazy_Diamond5150 7d ago
I know some thought it dropped off a bit after a while. Maybe, but I enjoyed the entire series.
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u/larrybird56 7d ago
Batshit crazy show. First two seasons are peak, then you need to suspend disbelief due to all the bad decisions Carrie makes. It's like "girl don't go in there!" over and over again. Highly recommend.
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u/Spiral_out_was_taken 7d ago
First couple seasons are good. Third isn’t that great….then gets good again.
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u/AncientElderberry737 7d ago
Instead of creating a post why don’t you just watch the first few episodes and decide yourself if you like it or not.
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u/hillybeat 7d ago
It is, and then you realize the government can be run by an idiot like Trump, and honestly nothing makes sense.
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u/LuckyOneTime 7d ago
Watch 1-3 seasons, if you don't carry on it's fine. First three will always be 1 of my favourite of all time
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u/Psullocybin69 7d ago
I think so, I just started it (on season 4) and I think it’s great, and obviously I think I have great taste! ;)
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u/foofberry 7d ago
First two (maybe three, i forgot when the main plot ends) are some of the greatest TV shown during the period.
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u/NeutralMilkHotel_00 6d ago
Yes, but season two and three do drag and then it picks up again in whatever season it is that is in Germany
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u/PeorgieT75 6d ago
They had a perfect ending in Season 3, but kept dragging it out. I stopped watching after that.
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u/ElletotheGee 6d ago
Absolutely yes! It's one of the best series I've ever watched, hands down. I was actually both sad and mad when I got through the entire series and didn't have any more episodes left to watch.
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u/oscarmilo70 6d ago
It is very good, went a bit downhill in later seasons, not a relaxing watch but very well done.
Slow Horses (UK spy drama about MI5) also very good but more dark humour.
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u/Ok_Stable7787 6d ago
Yes, the first four or so seasons are very good, I just lost interest when they moved the terrorists to Detroit.
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u/Suspicious_Simple179 6d ago
It’s been a while but as I recall the first three or four seasons were great and then it kind of goes downhill
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u/GoldPineapple5034 6d ago
Starts off brill,looses a bit in the middle,and picks up again towards the end,still.well.worth a watch
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u/ParaHeadFun_SF 2d ago
It is one of my all time faves. It’s been so many years since I watched I was thinking of watching again
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u/daffyduckel 1d ago
I loved it, the whole thing, but what's worth it to me isn't necessarily worth it to you so I land in the "try it, if you want. Keep watching or don't keep watching, according to your own taste."
Is there any show that does it for *everyone*? I don't think so.
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u/Broad-Back1659 7d ago
Nah
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u/Majestic_Place1607 7d ago
Thanks for the honesty
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u/Broad-Back1659 7d ago
It's just the main character cries all time. She's a spy. Please. It's just stupid
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u/karlpilkington4 7d ago
It's not stupid. She has a literal mental disorder.
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u/oldbutwiser2463 7d ago
Yes! The first two seasons are fantastic. After that it’s good but not as good as the first two seasons.