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Homeland Season 1 Episode 11

The Vest

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AIRED: Dec 11, 2011

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In the penultimate episode of the first season, the truth about Brody's plans are revealed, and the stage is set for the final episode, where Brody will be revealed either as a war hero/politician/devoted family man, or a terrorist. Carrie is close to figuring out the truth, but her plans are derailed when she must deal with her own medical condition and career path.

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Homeland: Vested Interests

Claire Danes took things to the next level this week as Carrie flew off the deep end while Brody, for his part, prepared his family for life without him.

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The real side of Carrie is revealed.

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By DexterMorgan2, Mar 26, 2013

This episode has set up a perfect season finale now with Carrie surely to be fired after her true side is revealed in front of everyone when Brody tells David everything about Carrie watching him and because of her bipolar problem it has put her in trouble We now see Brody is planning something with a bomb and his daughter is getting suspicious of him and Walker is still running free with a sniper Anything can happen in the finale and all the questions will be answered to how the seasons storyline will come to a conclusion.moreless
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Great performance!

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By lezich, Dec 17, 2011

I was blowed up with the performance of Claire Danes, it is an excellent episode for a great series. can't wait for the final!
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Disappointing

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By thefanof, Dec 16, 2011

Disappointment. It has been the theme of my reviews for awhile with this show and it continues tonight.

This show had early signs of promise, and the critics love it, but it is just too slow-moving and for every good scene today we had about 15 minutes of boredom. Carrie's "breakdown" at the end as they took apart her board also featured some of the worst acting I have ever seen, unsurprisingly Claire Danes was just rewarded with a Golden Globe nomination.

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We're losing Carrie. *spoilers ahead*

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By Gera777, Dec 13, 2011

Another great episode. Claire Danes performance is outstanding.

Before his congressional campaign begins, Brody takes his family on a weekend trip to Gettysburg. But this is just cover to receive thesuicide vest. And whole trip was more about saying good bye to his family. But he starts to realize his importance and his family issues are finally over. And this leaves us hope that Brody won't do it!

After the explosion Saul finds Carrie hospitalized and manic. So he got aware about herBipolar disorder. But apparently her chaotic theories making sense. She was able to predict Abu Nazir's real intentions and restore timeline to find out the cause of his vengeance.

Carrie phones Brody to fill in the time span of Abu Nazir's absence but instead he calls David Estes and harassment and Carries illness.

So now Carrie is fired, Brody's got the vest, Walker is on the run with sniper riffle. It seems that nobody could stop Abu Nazir's plans! But I expect some surprise in the last episode!moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

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Claire Danes	Carrie Mathison
Damian Lewis	Nicholas Brody
Morena Baccarin	Jessica Brody
David Harewood	David Estes
Diego Klattenhoff	Mike Faber
Jackson Pace	Chris Brody

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Amy Hargreaves	Maggie Mathison	Guest Star
Jamey Sheridan	Vice President William Walden	Guest Star
Hrach Titizian	Danny Galvez	Guest Star

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- Brody: I have this feeling things are going to get pretty wild soon. Your mom's going to need you. When I'm not around. Promise me you'll watch out for her.
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- Carrie: Somewhere down there, there's a tiny sliver of green just taking its time. This is how everything works. You wait. You lay low. And then you come to life.
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- International Episode Title:
  France: Obsessions (Obsessions)
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- Additional credits:
  Deborah Ball - Hair Department Head
  John R. Bayless - Make-up Department Head
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- Original International Air Dates:
  United Kingdom: April 29, 2012 on Channel 4/Channel 4 HD
  Finland: March 17, 2013 on MTV3
  Germany: April 14, 2013 on Sat.1
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- This episode had 1.32 million viewers on its original airing.
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