The Best of Homeland

The Best of HOMELAND (SHOWTIME)

Creators: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

Seasons: 8 Episodes: 96 Years: 2011-2020

Premise: Bi-polar agent gets too involved in CIA cases

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Pilot S01E01 | #01

Carrie is suspicious that a POW has been turned into a sleeper agent

2. The Vest S01E011 | #11

Carrie is manic and hospitalized; Brody goes to Gettysburg to get a bomb

3. Marine One S01E12 | #12

Saul investigates Carrie’s timeline; Brody prepares for the VP summit

4. Broken Hearts S02E10 | #22

Saul questions Estes; Carrie is captured and Brody needs a number

5. The Choice S02E12 | #24

Carrie makes a decision; Brody leaves; Walden’s funeral ends very badly

6. Big Man in Tehran S03E11 | #35

Brody tries to take down the leader but ends up with Nazir’s widow

7. The Star S03E12 | #36

Security closes in on Carrie and Brody; Dar betrays Saul again

8. From A to B and Back Again S04E06 | #42

Carries fakes capture to follow Aayan to his uncle; Saul’s abducted

9. Redux S04E07 | #43

Carrie’s pills are switched as she tracks down Saul

10. Halfway to a Donut S04E08 | #44

Saul fakes a suicide to escape and tells Carrie to kill him if he’s recaptured

11. There’s Something Else Going On S04E09 | #45

CIA closes in on Dennis; the prisoner exchange happens

12. 13 Hours in Islamabad S04E10 | #46

A security breach at the embassy results in death and a list in the open

13. The Litvinov Ruse S05E09 | #57

Saul and Carrie try to reveal Allison as a traitor; the CIA and BND track her

14. Casus Belli S06E05 | #65

Keane is not given access to her staff; Quinn protects Franny in the house

15. The Flag House S06E10 | #70

Quinn finds Astrid’s killer; Dar plays his hand; Carrie is kept from Franny

16. R is for Romeo S06E11 | #71

Carrie & Quinn make a discovery; Keane takes on Brett on the air

17. America First S06E12 | #72

Keane is targeted and Carrie must protect her; Quinn sacrifices

18. Like Bad at Things S07E04 | #76

FBI engagement leads to hostages, casualty and attack

19. Useful Idiot S07E09 | #81

Dante gives some important info; Paley is clued in; Carrie a bad mom

20. Prisoners of War S08E12 | #96

Carrie goes to great lengths to find out Saul’s mole in Russia

My Top Five

1. Marine One

2. Casus Belli

3. The Choice

4. R is for Romeo

5. Halfway to a Donut