Did the Homeland season 5 finale kill a major character?
Seems like it may be all up to interpretation.
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The series 5 finale of Homeland looks as if it may have just bumped off one of its major characters.
*CAUTION: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD*
Entitled A False Glimmer, the show's now left fans on absolute tenterhooks about the fate of one of its most beloved characters.
We opened on Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) running into reluctant jihadi Qasim (Alireza Bayram) in the Berlin subway as she attempted to stop Bibi (René Ifrah)'s plans to release sarin gas and create a massive loss of life in the city. Qasim joined her and together they managed to thwart the plans, though both Qasim and Bibi were killed in the process.
The major plot thread now resolved, the rest of the running time was dedicated to the unresolved issues of its characters. Laura Sutton (Sarah Sokolovic) was finally arrested by the BND for her unchecked whistle-blowing; though Astrid (Nina Hoss) secured her cooperation by threatening to deport Numan (Atheer Adel) back to Turkey. Meanwhile, Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) secured his revenge against Allison Carr (Miranda Otto); she was executed in the car carrying her to safety in Russia.
But, there was one thing still plaguing the minds of fans. What of the fate of poor Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend), Carrie's longtime colleague? Still in a coma, suffering permanent brain damage at best if he ever recovered from the dosage of sarin gas he received.
We see Carrie read Quinn's letter, in which the conflicted black-ops agent declares his love for her and accepts the inevitable "darkness" of their world. Then, as she moves to disconnect him from his equipment, light suddenly bursts into the room. A signifier that Quinn has finally found peace?
Nothing's certain. The light does seem to mirror Quinn's last words to Carrie, that he would be a beacon of light to shine and guide her away from the rocks. It would be an extremely poetic manner in which to leave this Earth; that's for sure. That said, the light could also have been a sign Quinn's on the border of some sort of miraculous recovery, too.
Showtime has announced the show will return in 2016.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments