The Homeland Season 6 finale has explosive developments that surprise and, more importantly, genuinely satisfy.

ThisHomelandfinale review contains spoilers.

Its a provocative image to endHomelandseason 6 on.

That last gnawing aspect has been missing since Nick Brodys neck broke beneath the jeering crowds of Tehran.

And like the man himself, it has been sorely missed.

I still maintain from last week that this potential coup was sloppy and poorly executed from the get-go.

Curiouser still, Adal learns of this via torturing a U.S. senator.

As for the attempted assassination, it seemed half-assed at best.

Its operatic, but it keeps a single toe still firmly tapped into verisimilitude.

Yet, that simple task asks for Quinns full measure, and hell give it gladly.

After all, hes been on the show since almost the very beginning.

But this year, it did feel right.

But Quinns particular narrative has always been one marred by tragedy and lost opportunities.

After his brain injury, he still wanted to serveneeded to, even.

Keane only learns his name after his death, and like us, she took it to heart.

In fact, she tookmanythingsto heart.

Or in other words, as much respect as we should give Alex Jones (read: none).

Next, we discover that she expanded the PATRIOT Act.

The show is even given a false season 7 narrative that rang particularly false: more Saul vs. Carrie.

Carrie is then offered a permanent position in the White House, yet it is all a red herring.

Carrie discovers Quinn had a son whom she never knew and now never will.

She also finds a picture of herself, giving the rarest of smiles.

And now hell haunt her too in death.

But meanwhile, Dar Adal is having his own pity party with Saul Berenson.

Even if he hadnt reached the stage of pursuing assassination, Adal still was slow-walking a coup of delegitimization.

Still, Keane turns out to be no David Palmer of24political persuasion.

Lock them up, indeed.

Carrie attempts to penetrate that bubble by pleading with Keane outside of a locked door to the Oval Office.

Even more impressive is the turnaround in storytelling quality.

But the future may be as oppressive as Keanes new, dark color palate for her South Lawn view.

Im sure Carrie and Saul will be popping up in that vista soon enough.

Rating:

4.5 out of 5