Homeland
Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer, is on probation after carrying out an unauthorized operation in Iraq. As a result, she has been reassigned to the Counter terrorism center. Whilst in Iraq, she was warned that an American prisoner had been turned by Al-Qaeda. When Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant, is rescued after being held hostage since 2003, she suspects that he is the one. While Brody is received home as a war hero, Carrie goes to any lengths necessary to catch him out.
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- 2011-2020
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Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer, is on probation after carrying out an unauthorized operation in Iraq. As a result, she has been reassigned to the Counter terrorism center. Whilst in Iraq, she was warned that an American prisoner had been turned by Al-Qaeda. When Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant, is rescued after being held hostage since 2003, she suspects that he is the one. While Brody is received home as a war hero, Carrie goes to any lengths necessary to catch him out.
Season 2 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
The Smile
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 55 mins
It's 2011; Israel bombs five sites in Iran, and the CIA hears rumors of a retaliatory attack within the U.S. When a Lebanese woman offers intelligence but will only speak with Carrie, Estes and Saul are forced to bring her in from the cold for a couple days. (She lives with her sister and father, and she teaches English to immigrants). Once in Beirut, with a Canadian cover, an initial meeting goes wrong. Meanwhile, Brody, now a member of Congress, receives an assignment from a messenger of Abu Nazir. Things have come to a head with Brody's wife, as well, when their daughter has a problem at her new upper-crust, private high school.
Episode 2
Beirut Is Back
Sun, Oct 7, 2012 48 mins
Before she makes it to a safe house, Carrie interviews the wife of a Hesbollah official on her own, learning that Abu Nazir will be in Beirut the next day. Estes and Saul are skeptical, fearing that the CIA is being set up; Carrie believes the informant. Back in D.C., Dana makes an unexpected friend while Jessica takes a step into political high society. Brody's Army buddies want him to get to the bottom of why the unerring Tom Walker missed when he shot at the Vice President. Brody gets an invitation to the Pentagon.
Episode 3
State of Independence
Sun, Oct 14, 2012 54 mins
Jessica prepares for a fundraising dinner for veterans with Brody making a speech and with her also in full view of D.C. high society; tension between Jessica and Brody seems to be abating. Then Brody gets a call from Roya, sending him to Pennsylvania. As the afternoon wanes, Jessica calls him because he is late for the fundraiser, and he makes up stories. Carrie works on her report through the night and looks forward to the debrief at Langley at 6:00 PM.
Episode 4
New Car Smell
Sun, Oct 21, 2012 49 mins
Jess suggests to Brody that he pack a bag if he won't tell her the truth. The CIA has him under 24-hour surveillance from an off-site location run by Peter Quinn, Estes' loyal and acerbic man. They decide to push Brody by having him run into Carrie outside Langley. That night, he's checked into a hotel, he's sitting at the bar, and he reaches for his phone. That afternoon, a drunk Lauder visits Jess; when she can't reach Brody, she calls Mike. Lauder pushes Mike to think anew about Walker and Brody. Dana's relationship with the Vice President's son includes a visit to the Washington Monument.
Episode 5
Q&A
Sun, Oct 28, 2012 56 mins
Brody finds himself prisoner again, but this time it's on American soil. Meanwhile, Carrie is forced to play second fiddle after her rash judgment call at the hotel as Estes is busy keeping Jessica off their trail. Dana's relationship with Finn goes to the next level when their date night turns deadly serious.
Episode 6
A Gettysburg Address
Sun, Nov 4, 2012 49 mins
Dana visits the hospital and is shocked by what she sees there. Faber gets tangled up with the CIA when he asks one too many questions about Tom Walker. Brody agrees to work with Carrie and Quinn to stop an attack on America, but his loyalty to the United States is questioned when Gettysburg once again becomes a battleground.
Episode 7
The Clearing
Sun, Nov 11, 2012 52 mins
Reeling from the recent ambush, Carrie and the team struggle to regain control of their operation. Meanwhile Brody and his family attend a fundraiser at a Virginia horse farm. Saul visits Aileen in solitary confinement, hoping she'll provide key intelligence on the attack. An anguished Dana pressures Finn to come clean about their hidden crime, but her quest to tell the truth collides with her father's secret mission.
Episode 8
I'll Fly Away
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 51 mins
He lies for Carrie. He lies for Roya. And he's still lying to Jessica. Brody heads towards a serious meltdown as he struggles to keep his complicated alliances clear. Against Quinn's orders, Carrie stages a risky intervention to keep Brody in line, forcing both of them to confront their mixed emotions. Meanwhile, Dana turns to an unlikely source for comfort.
Episode 9
Two Hats
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 47 mins
In an effort to clarify his priorities, Brody makes a necessary phone call before things spiral further out of control. Saul teams up with Virgil and Max to dig up some information on one of their own. Meanwhile, the Brody family enjoys an all-expense paid vacation of sorts. Carrie finds herself preparing for the most important meeting of her career.
Episode 10
Broken Hearts
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 46 mins
Saul catches up with an old friend. Brody and VP Walden find themselves at odds over the future of their political relationship while Dana and Finn come to terms with their own differences. But it's Carrie, seemingly at the top of her game, who turns out to be further in the dark than anyone else.
Episode 11
In Memoriam
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 52 mins
Carrie tracks Abu Nazir through the abandoned factory where she was a hostage, but he slips away. Teams of FBI agents find nothing, so Carrie suspects that someone on the team helped Nazir escape. She interrogates Roya and prompts an outburst. Estes puts Saul through a lie-detector test with the promise of wrapping him in red tape. After Dana throws a fit, Brody, Jess, and the kids are released from protective custody; back at their house, Brody decides it's time to tell Jessica the truth.
Episode 12
The Choice
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 63 mins
Brody and Carrie return to the lakeside cabin where their affair took a serious turn months ago. Quinn is watching from across the lake with orders from Estes and a high-powered rifle is at his side. Saul is locked down with a minder while Estes covers tracks. The C.I.A. plans a memorial as well as a burial at sea.
