Warning: This story contains a major spoiler from the season finale ofHomeland.
Peter Quinn is the new Jon Snow.
The current TV trend of wait, so are they dead or not?
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Showrunner Alex Gansa is not doing interviews about theHomelandfinale.
Quinns current diagnosis
The doctor was pretty clear: Quinn almost certainly has major brain damage.
So even if he lived, its hard to imagine him playing a role withinHomelands espionage-driven storytelling.
Quinns entire character arc
Quinn has represented the worst of the mental effects of working for an intelligence agency.
Year after year hes become more hollowed-out and depressed.
He is the cautionary tale that Carrie is herself trying to avoid by trying to get out the game.
Its an arc that was made all the more clear by …
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I wanted the darkness.
Carries euthanasia fulfills what hes been seeking.
Steering you clear of the rocks.
And then sunlight bathes Carrie, making the metaphor to death pretty clear.
Either way, this marked the first season ofHomelandthat also felt like it could have served asseriesfinale.
