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Homeland – Season 6, Episode 1 Fair Game

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Carrie and Franny return to the United States; Dar and Saul debrief the president-elect; Quinn struggles with new circumstances.
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Homeland — Season 6, Episode 1

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Although Homeland's premiere episode lacks the shows signature thrills and gimmicks, "Fair Game" effectively sets the table for future improvement, establishing a powerful sense of time and place and nuanced character moments throughout.

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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

Hill Harper

Rob Emmons

Robert Knepper

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Aaron Riccio Slant Magazine Jan 31, 2017
Quinn's instability serves to place a tidy, metaphorical bow on "Fair Game," as Carrie, her heart breaking for the man, decides to take him out of the indignity of the VA hospital and into her Brooklyn brownstone. Go to Full Review Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 30, 2017
In previous seasons, Homeland dragged out key story strands endlessly. So hurrah that the new series is simply getting on with things. Go to Full Review Judith Warner New York Times Jan 17, 2017
I'm glad to see Dar Adal is already playing such a prominent role, too... And - did my eyes deceive me - I thought I saw a hint of humanness, in the whiff of desire making its way toward the young, blunt and beautiful Israeli agent. Go to Full Review Tricia Romano The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 22, 2017
There wasn't much forward motion in the season six premiere-it was more like a staging episode that set up the players and established the plot point to propel us forward into the darkness. Go to Full Review David Crow Den of Geek Jan 17, 2017
3.5/5
As it turns out, we need Carrie Mathison more than ever now, and that ending signals that instead of the show having to lower its rhetorical tone, we've all begun speaking it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Carrie and Franny return to the United States; Dar and Saul debrief the president-elect; Quinn struggles with new circumstances.
Screenwriter
Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Gideon Raff
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 15, 2017
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