Homeland season 5
Ever since homeland has been aired on the small screen, controversies are unleashing. The show is accused to be racist and islamophobic because it features CIA tackeling with terrorism (islamic jihad specifically) all over the world. In my opinion, a lot of criticism is undue. Frankly, whats so not-racial way to show terrorist organisations? I do agree show has some technical inaccuracies and the director would have made himself familiar with culture of middle east a bit more, and that show endorses some cliche but that doesn't puts it in the category of racism. It features Islamic Jihad specifically so it is obvious that Muslims will be targeted and honestly what else do we expect? If terrorism organisations feed on ideology directly related to Muslim religion, and they manipulate and brainwash people by same tool, the world will attack that ideology. Plus they have equally criticised drone attacks and shown their repercussions in the show and that is what balances it, somehow. Moreover I do not expect it to be completely unbiased at first place because American nationalism can't just disappear from the screen. All this aside, my real concern isn't its targeting nature towards Muslims. My concern is that homeland is losing its touch. The first two seasons were extremely thrilling but after that show started dwindling. Last chapter was featured on Pakistan and they just ruined it by misrepresenting Pakistani capital as some backward african ghetto. Finale didn't feel like finale and it left me high and dry. Fifth season just came up and it was exhilarating for me because they have featured ISIS-the most recent threat. But with three episodes out already, I've started feeling like it has become less about ISIS and more about Carrie mathison's personal life, her boy friend who literally popped out of nowhere, and her struggles with detaching herself from CIA. Plus it has many flaws like Quin roaming in the streets of Berlin, killing and bombing people but no one giving a fuck. How is that even possible? Its Germany for Gods sake.Carrie's eversion to religion and sudden outpouring of guilt is so cliche. Saul sleeping with German station chief made me want to puke, plus in first two episodes there wasn't even one moment where it would be palpable. Its just third episode and story is still unrolling but its crystal clear that since Brody's death, homeland has been dying slowly and even Carrie's charm isn't helping it much.
Ever since homeland has been aired on the small screen, controversies are unleashing. The show is accused to be racist and islamophobic because it features CIA tackeling with terrorism (islamic jihad specifically) all over the world. In my opinion, a lot of criticism is undue. Frankly, whats so not-racial way to show terrorist organisations? I do agree show has some technical inaccuracies and the director would have made himself familiar with culture of middle east a bit more, and that show endorses some cliche but that doesn't puts it in the category of racism. It features Islamic Jihad specifically so it is obvious that Muslims will be targeted and honestly what else do we expect? If terrorism organisations feed on ideology directly related to Muslim religion, and they manipulate and brainwash people by same tool, the world will attack that ideology. Plus they have equally criticised drone attacks and shown their repercussions in the show and that is what balances it, somehow. Moreover I do not expect it to be completely unbiased at first place because American nationalism can't just disappear from the screen. All this aside, my real concern isn't its targeting nature towards Muslims. My concern is that homeland is losing its touch. The first two seasons were extremely thrilling but after that show started dwindling. Last chapter was featured on Pakistan and they just ruined it by misrepresenting Pakistani capital as some backward african ghetto. Finale didn't feel like finale and it left me high and dry. Fifth season just came up and it was exhilarating for me because they have featured ISIS-the most recent threat. But with three episodes out already, I've started feeling like it has become less about ISIS and more about Carrie mathison's personal life, her boy friend who literally popped out of nowhere, and her struggles with detaching herself from CIA. Plus it has many flaws like Quin roaming in the streets of Berlin, killing and bombing people but no one giving a fuck. How is that even possible? Its Germany for Gods sake.Carrie's eversion to religion and sudden outpouring of guilt is so cliche. Saul sleeping with German station chief made me want to puke, plus in first two episodes there wasn't even one moment where it would be palpable. Its just third episode and story is still unrolling but its crystal clear that since Brody's death, homeland has been dying slowly and even Carrie's charm isn't helping it much. 
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