The worst episodes of Homeland
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Series 4 ends with Carrie and Saul returning to the U.S. and investigating what she saw in Islamabad.
- 02
Carrie tries to earn the trust of a frightened asset. On his way out of town, Saul catches a break when he spots a familiar face. Quinn and Fara stake out a new suspect.
- 03
An inquiry brings Carrie back to the US where she has issues debating between her motherhood duties and her commitment to solving the drone strike issue. Quinn becomes more mentally unstable and an old case worker reveals new information.
- 04
Carrie makes a discovery. Wellington protects Keane. O'Keefe continues to broadcast.
- 05
Carrie gets a tip from Redmond regarding Quinn's lead. Saul calls in a favor with an old friend in the Pakistani military. Fara uncovers a deep-rooted conspiracy.
- 06
Carrie attempts to recruit an asset and leaves the US again. Quinn has further issues and communicates with the lady he previous protected and the CIA question his resignation.
- 07
Carrie has a distressing realization. Saul negotiates. Keane and Wellington disagree.
- 08
Brody returns to his faith for guidance in an unexpected way when he finds himself facing increasingly desperate straits. Back in the U.S., Carrie struggles to connect with Saul when a mysterious man offers to help her but at a significant cost.
- 09
Carrie puts her life on the line to get her team out of Pakistan.
- 10
Carrie and Düring visit a refugee camp. Saul and Allison are at odds.
- 11
Carrie and Franny live in Brooklyn where Carrie works as an advocate for Muslim Americans. Dar and Saul brief President-elect Keane. Quinn struggles with his new circumstances.
- 12
Carrie and Franny are living with Maggie's family in DC. Saul and the federal employees detained after the attempt on the President-elect's life are in prison. President Keane's administration comes under scrutiny.
- 13
Carrie and Reda fight for their client while Quinn fights against his new life. Saul and Dar suspect Keane has a secret.
- 14
Saul goes to Abu Dhabi. Carrie delivers bad news. Quinn senses something.
- 15
Saul attempts to track down those responsible for the Langley attack and recruits an unlikely expert to follow the money trail. Meanwhile, Quinn takes matters into his own hands; Carrie learns who is really on her side; and the Brody family turn to therapy to mend their broken household.
- 16
Carrie makes a vital choice when her counterpart in Islamabad gives her urgent intelligence resulting in a media disaster. Saul has issues with his new position/job.
- 17
Lockhart arrives in Islamabad to help negotiate Saul's release. Meanwhile, Carrie's investigation gets complicated as she deals with Saul's situation, the search for a hospital employee with the key to Haqqani's true medical condition and a serious threat to her own sharp focus.
- 18
While Carrie tries to build a new life in Berlin, a request from her boss forces her back into the world she abandoned.
- 19
Carrie puts a plan in motion. Saul visits a source. Keane makes a desperate plea.
- 20
Season 3 begins with Brody remaining at large, while Carrie is called to testify before a senate committee investigating the terrorist bombing in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Saul takes command at the CIA; and the Brody family deal with a tragic occurrence.
- 21
A mysterious man enters the country at the U.S.-Canadian border; Carrie puts her mission on the line to do a risky favor; Saul is forced to socialize with his adversary, Sen. Lockhart, on an elite hunting trip; Dana makes a shocking discovery that could end her getaway for good.
- 22
Carrie puts her operation in motion.
- 23
Carrie follows a lead. Saul's situation goes from bad to worse.
- 24
Carrie makes a move. Wellington has a reckoning. Saul expands an operation.
- 25
Carrie organizes a last-ditch operation. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.
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