The Briefing Room: A Homeland Podcast Film Geek Radio

Andrew has an update on what's going on at Film Geek Radio this summer.

It's the finale of The Briefing Room! In this special wrap-up episode, special guest Devindra Hardawar joins Andrew and Charlie to discuss Season 3 as a whole. How did the unconventional structure affect things? Did anything about the Dana subplot work? Is the show's presentation of violence more brutal than usual, and if so, is that appropriate? What will we take away from this season overall, and what are we looking forward to in Season 4? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:28 - Intro
1:33 - General thoughts on Season 3, the structure, and Dana Brody
13:34 - The depiction of violence
21:01 - What will stick with us? What are we looking forward to?
30:20 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing briefingroom@filmgeekradio.com or leaving us a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

This is the end, not just of Season 3 of Homeland, but of an arc that's been developing since the very beginning of the show. In "The Star," Brody and Carrie have some final epiphanies about the nature of their work and what's been done to them, and the mission in Iran finally comes to a close. Is it a satisfying end to the season? Has Brody redeemed himself? What is the show's underlying message about institutional violence and war? And what could be coming in future seasons? Tune in to find out. NOTE: There will be one more episode of The Briefing Room looking back at the season as a whole, so stay tuned for more Homeland discussion!

SHOW NOTES:

0:28 - Intro
3:25 - General thoughts on the episode
11:30 - The death scene
15:25 - Brody's thoughts on redemption, the show's philosophy of violence
21:55 - The romance and whether it's a priority
31:25 - Where the show can go from here
42:48 - The titular star, how people view Brody
50:58 - What happened to the Brody family?
55:07 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing briefingroom@filmgeekradio.com or leaving us a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

There are only two episodes of Homeland left, including this one! In this episode, Andrew and Charlie discuss the twists and turns of "Big Man In Tehran" and what the finale and future seasons might hold. How is the show calling back to previous seasons? What could Saul's decision mean for his relationship with Carrie? And what exactly is going through Brody's head during his final confrontation with Akbari? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:28 - Intro and clip
3:15 - General thoughts on the episode
8:50 - Alain is still here
10:58 - Saul's decision to take out Brody
19:18 - Repeating earlier seasons with a twist
24:15 - Brody's confrontation with Akbari, his arc
32:47 - What the future might hold
39:20 - A brief tangent on Dexter
41:50 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing briefingroom@filmgeekradio.com or leaving us a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

The mission is a go, but that doesn't mean it will be successful. In "Good Night" everything that can go wrong does go wrong, but thankfully the episode itself fares much better. When are Brody and Carrie their most compelling? If Brody dies, what's the right way to do it? Who knows Carrie's secret? And is anyone telling the truth about anything? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:28 - Intro and clip
2:51 - General thoughts
8:05 - What if Brody had died?
11:05 - Special Forces guys and their lies
14:38 - Everybody has a solution
20:32 - Who knows Carrie's secret? Where can they go with Lockhart?
27:40 - The complexities of Brody, Carrie's love for him
37:10 - Fara's family might be in danger
46:42 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing briefingroom@filmgeekradio.com or leaving us a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!

It turns out things have to get worse for Brody before they can get better. In this episode, Saul and Carrie recruit Brody back into the field for one final grab at redemption. He goes from a drug addict on the brink of death to in shape and ready for action in only two weeks, but will he be good enough? Are the writers going to kill him off? Is the CIA just another version of the extremists that tortured him before? Is Saul doing the right thing in using Brody and Carrie for his own means? And is this potentially final scene with Dana an effective goodbye? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:28 - Intro and clip
3:14 - General thoughts
6:40 - Alain and Lockhart
12:55 - Carrie and Brody, forms of torture
24:54 - Saul's ethical worldview
36:03 - Is Brody going to die?
39:02 - Dana, Lockhart, Caracas
53:06 - Parents and their children
57:30 - Show close

DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing briefingroom@filmgeekradio.com or leaving us a voicemail at 336-793-2509. Thanks for listening!