I don’t know how many of you watch the HBO series “Homeland,” but it started off well. It was a nuanced look at the war on terror, it showed that people had actual reasons for terrorism — other than a mindless hatred of non-Muslims. Muslims weren’t presented as monsters, which was refreshing.
And then it degenerated. It was a show I enjoyed watching, but the past two seasons have devolved almost into the kind of terror porn that marked “24,” the series that many soldiers cited as an inspiration to torture prisoners. (Which is only predictable, because “Homeland” and “24” have the same producers.)
At this point, I’m hate-watching. This season (with only one or two exceptions) was a parade of one hackneyed, over-the-top scenario after another. I don’t think I’ll watch it again.
