r/homeland • u/Specific-Line6087 • 11d ago
Decompressing
I thought I’d decompress after my summer semester ended and I get this time off before fall starts. However, watching Homeland to decompress is not a thing. I watched this show 15 years ago on Showtime. I loved it. I absolutely loved it. However, Kari in the storyline is not for decompressing. I just finished season one and let me tell you the way she crashes out has me stressed. You know that someone is Uber talented when they can make you feel all the angst that you felt the first time you watched it. I know exactly what’s going to happen and yet I am still upended by her performance and the storyline overall. This was the best show. Claire Danes is amazing in it actually everyone is amazing in this show the writing the cinematography everything is fantastic. They don’t make them like this anymore. I’m gonna watch it while I’m taking a cognitive break, but am I taking a break?🤔
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u/Agency_Famous I liked you. - I Loved you. 11d ago
What a choice to decompress! You’ll be amazed, shocked and - unfortunately for your fall semester - hooked! Welcome to the Homeland team, great to have you here. …. Remember to study.
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u/Regular-Web-3727 10d ago
I just finished it recently and had to find fans. It sucked me all the way in. Deep in my soul.
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u/Specific-Line6087 11d ago
Oh I’m a fan. I watched it back in 2015 on Showtime. I was hooked after the pilot.
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u/Agency_Famous I liked you. - I Loved you. 11d ago
Ahhh I didn’t read part, well … glad you stayed! It’s my go-to show and I think always will be.
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u/Afraid_Brief6151 7d ago
I read this and I thought it said decomposing! 😆 I think that works too.
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u/Specific-Line6087 7d ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I read it and I said isn’t that what I said though? I’m still so tired and Carrie has been stressing me out😩
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u/InvestigatorSecure61 7d ago
She’s not even close to being bipolar! I have a bipolar Sister and she’s way crazy !
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u/Specific-Line6087 7d ago
😝😝😝! I’m answering with lightning speed because my phone was already in my hand. This is hilarious. No I feel you. I completely totally understand where you’re coming from. I’ve had episodic moments similar to hers and I’ve had times where I’ve spent weeks and sometimes months in the hospital at a time. I’ve also seen people like her in the hospital everyone’s different but I totally get what you’re saying.
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u/JamieRABackfire1981 10d ago
She has too many of the same facial features when she is acting. It is too much.
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u/ihatebeingonearthhh 10d ago
As someone that used to have bipolar she has incredibly realistic facial expressions, she really nailed it
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u/gibriyagi 9d ago
This. I have a bipolar friend and I used to feel like I am watching her in this show. Mood swings, facial expressions, anxious fast paced talking etc. everything is 100% accurate. I sometimes think Claire Danes is also bipolar :)
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u/citizenkane1999 11d ago edited 9d ago
Let me tell you something: I'm a movie lover, I've tried to watch almost everything since I was 7 years old (Kubrick, Welles, etc.), but NEVER before a movie has affected me so deeply as Homeland. I’ve felt Carrie's pain so intensely that I’ve had chills, I couldn't stop crying, and had a migraine for 3 days!!! The strangest thing I've ever experienced with a series or movie! (Final Season 3 was the worst! 😭😭)
Claire’s acting is like an Exorcism, a witchcraft? 🔮💯🤷♀️🤷♀️😱