I recently became obsessed with the TV show Homeland. It’s 10 years old, but because it’s about the middle east and the CIA, it could be today. The writing and the acting are so superb, and the plot twists are so dense, I was reeled in.
The stories revolve around two CIA agents: an obsessed woman, and a more reflective man. Things get interesting when a POW returns home from captivity.
The dark, dark truths revealed in Homeland are familiar ones. People can do terrible deeds when they are blinded by beliefs we hold dear: The Noble Cause. Patriotism. Love.
The show gives us one character with whom to identify. She is a teenager who must survive a suicide attempt, change her name, and leave her family in order to find the space to refuse.
I quit watching Homeland after three seasons. But I was intrigued enough to look for what others had said about the program. One of the stars, Mandy Patinkin, quit acting after his years playing Saul. He said it was “bad for my mental health.”
As an antidote, my friends urged me to watch West Wing. I’m really enjoying it.
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