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Homeland – Season 5, Episode 12 A False Glimmer

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Carrie urges Qasim to stop the subway tunnel attack; Ivan tells Saul how Allison will be extracted from the country; Saul offers Carrie a new job at the CIA; Carrie barricades herself in Quinn's hospital room.
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Homeland — Season 5, Episode 12

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By tying up the terror plot early in "A False Glimmer," Homeland's fifth season comes to an uncharacteristically quiet ending.

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Cast & Crew

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Claire Danes

Carrie Mathison

Mandy Patinkin

Saul Berenson

Rupert Friend

Peter Quinn

F. Murray Abraham

Dar Adal

Sebastian Koch

Otto During

Miranda Otto

Alison Carr
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Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 12/21/2015
If you thought that this season was interesting because of the ISIS/Syrian orphans/Islamic militance of it all, the finale just shrugged and quickly moved on. Go to Full Review Cynthia Littleton Variety 12/21/2015
Homeland deftly avoids feeling too repetitive by shifting the dynamic to Carrie's emotional state, which goes on quite a roller-coaster ride in this hour. Go to Full Review Joshua Alston AV Club 12/21/2015
B+
The attack is thwarted in minutes, which is not quite what I was anticipating considering how intense the build-up was, but "Glimmer" has quite a bit of ground to cover and only so much time in which to cover it. Go to Full Review Mark Trammell TV Equals 12/22/2015
Hopefully, next season will be the one in which the magic happens again. If not, well, maybe Carrie's not the only one who should retire. Go to Full Review Scott Collura IGN Movies 12/21/2015
9/10
Homeland's Season 5 finale brought almost every element of the year to a thoughtful and emotionally satisfying close. Go to Full Review Cory Barker TV.com 12/21/2015
I've always felt like Homeland hasn't quite done the necessary legwork in-text to represent the depth of Carrie and Quinn's potential romantic entanglement, but "A False Glimmer" used the patchwork nature of the pairing to its advantage. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Carrie urges Qasim to stop the subway tunnel attack; Ivan tells Saul how Allison will be extracted from the country; Saul offers Carrie a new job at the CIA; Carrie barricades herself in Quinn's hospital room.
Director
Lesli Linka Glatter
Screenwriter
Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Gideon Raff
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA (L|V)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 20, 2015
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