What Nicholas has been through would be a nightmare for any sane person. He lived in a hole, cut off from everything that he knows, for eight years. Whether he remains loyal to his country and profession, or whether he is turned, one can hardly blame him. The horrors he still faces through haunting memories are unimaginable. But now, not only is he away from Iraq, but he's home. He has to readjust to family. He appears to be doing so in front of the cameras, but a tense and somewhat angry bedroom scene with Jessica shows very clearly that he does not have it all together. There are any number of reasons this could be, but, thankfully, Homeland doesn't reveal why quite yet.
Equally jarring is Jessica's experience. True, she lives much more comfortably these eight years. There was likely a period of deep grief, but she came out the other end intact. Now she has to reopen old wounds. She is glad to see him, but she has moved on. She tries to backtrack, putting herself back in the mindset of his wife.
Not only that, but she has just as little chance of understanding what Nicholas goes through as the viewers. Less, because she doesn't get to see the flashbacks. It's a complicated situation under the best of circumstances, and with Carrie sure to make their lives even more difficult, these are not the best of circumstances.
Homeland is extremely gripping, and is off to an incredible start! It feels like an action show, but with little action. You won't want to miss it, airing Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on Showtime.
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Article comments
1 - IC_Bird
I work in the Intelligence Community and I gave up on Homeland after about 10 minutes. It took too many liberties with reality for me to be able to tolerate. For example, I really doubt that a rescued POW would be given the hero treatment without being thoroughly screened and debriefed to make sure he hadn't turned. And the notion of a CIA officer --even one with mental issues-- paying for a private surveillance of an American citizen's home is too ludicrous to take seriously and just shows how little people understand how the IC works.
2 - greyeyed
You can't watch a show about your area of expertise. It will never match up to reality, and you will never be able to suspend your disbelief.
Also, should you really be telling everyone you work in the Intelligence Community? lol