In our final analysis and review for Homeland season 6 Pearse and I dissect the last two episodes, looking at the shifting loyalties and role reversals around the attempted assassination of the president-elect. We look at how Homeland has latched onto a number of ideas that have become popular in recent months, most obviously the notions of Fake News and the Deep State, and portrayed these ideas in a subtle and complex light. We ask what propaganda value this season has for the CIA and whether they are being portrayed as the rational actors in a violent, complex world. We finish up with a look at Alex Jones, and the relevance and potential pitfalls of the recent admission that he is a performance artist.(Read more...)
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