TOMATOMETER
Critic Consensus: "New Normal" takes an exciting new turn but at the expense of a long-gestating spy story set up by Homeland's previous episodes.
Episode Info
Cast
as Carrie Mathison
as Nicholas Brody
as Saul Berenson
as Jessica Brody
as David Estes
as Capt. Mike Faber
as Dana Brody
as Chris Brody
as Mira Berenson
as Sen. Andrew Lockhart
as Peter Quinn
as Dar Adal
as Martha Boyd
as Virgil
as John Redmond
as Otto During
as Allison Carr
as Laura
as Jonas Happich
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Critic reviews for New Normal
Homeland has entered the final sprint of Season Five, and it's surprising to note how little of the drama that led us here still resonates in "New Normal."
F. Murray Abraham earned this week's [MVP] honor in an instant.
It's certainly a good time to have all hands on deck, but it's also unexpected.
The thread with Allison remains compelling, and the business involving Quinn's "death" was gripping and tough to watch.
Over the last two weeks, Homeland has alternated which of its two primary stories has gotten the time to shine, with notably different results.
After weeks of cliffhangers and continually upping the ante, "New Normal" was something of a letdown.
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