HOMELAND SEASON 5 SERIES

The original broadcast was watched by 1.63 million viewers, an increase in viewership from the previous week of 1.11 million viewers.The fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 4, 2015, and concluded on December 20, 2015, on Showtime, consisting of 12 episodes. Ĭynthia Littleton of Variety gave a positive review, calling the storyline involving the CIA and General Youssef 'remarkable for its discussion of real-world leaders, real-world terrorists. Club graded the episode 'A−', stating that Carrie and Quinn being on screen together elevates the series, and praised the performances of both Claire Danes and Rupert Friend, saying of Danes 'scenes like the recording of the video serve as a potent reminder of why Danes has been so widely celebrated for her performance'. Price Peterson of New York Magazine rated the episode 5 out of 5 stars, saying it 'surprised and delighted as much as any mid-season episode could', and that Carrie and Quinn's relationship 'has never been more compelling'. With 11 positive reviews out of 12, the episode received a rating of 92% with an average score of 8.9 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating ''Why Is This Night Different?' finds various strands of Homeland 's intriguing season five plot snapping into place amidst an intense, satisfying installment.' The episode was directed by John Coles, with his first directing credit for the series, and written by co-executive producer Ron Nyswaner, with his first writing credit for the series after joining the writing staff this season. The plane carrying General Youssef explodes seconds later. Allison answers the call, asking in Russian 'is it done?'. Carrie dials the one contact number she finds in the hitman's phone. General Youssef boards a plane to return to Syria, with Allison and Saul seeing him off. Numan (Atheer Adel) later happens upon her body. Korzenik, along with his girlfriend back at their apartment, are then both killed. Krupin has Korzenik beaten until he gives up the location of the extra copies he made of the documents. Korzenik (Sven Schelker) goes to a meeting, expecting to sell the CIA documents to the diplomat he made arrangements with, but instead is greeted by Krupin ( Mark Ivanir), a Russian SVR agent. Allison and Saul eventually reveal themselves, warning Youssef that he could be arrested on the spot for war crimes, and attempt to persuade him to be their chosen new president of Syria after their planned coup to overthrow current president Bashar al-Assad. Carrie takes the hitman's phone.Īllison and Saul oversee an operation in which General Youssef of Syria ( Yigal Naor) is lured to a bogus clinic in Switzerland where Youssef seeks a kidney transplant for his daughter. Quinn is shot but survives, and the hitman is killed. After Quinn drops off his 'proof' of Carrie's death in the post office box, a hitman arrives, targeting Quinn, and a gunfight ensues. Before she does, Carrie insists on scouting the post office where Quinn gets his assignments in order to confirm whether it really was Saul who wanted her killed. They stage a scene and take photos to fake Carrie's death, and Carrie prepares to go into hiding. Peter Quinn ( Rupert Friend) tells Carrie Mathison ( Claire Danes) that he was given an order by Saul to kill her. Etai compares the slavery of the Jews in ancient Egypt with the treatment of the Jews in the Second World War in Germany. It premiered on Showtime on October 25, 2015.Īllison Carr ( Miranda Otto) and Saul Berenson ( Mandy Patinkin) are guests at a Jewish Passover Seder at the home of Etai Luskin ( Allan Corduner). ' Why Is This Night Different?' is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 52nd episode overall. 4th episode of the 5th season of Homeland ' Why Is This Night Different?'

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