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Homelandwas made for times like these.
Live-wire topics, for sure, butHomelandcould use the zap.
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But entering season 6,Homelandfaces the challenge of age.
More than ever, it needs annual, rejuvenating shots of ripped-from-the-headlines zeitgeist.
But their flux doesnt quite speak to our own.
Also, the PEOTUS isnt close to being a riff on Donald Trumps persona.
Adal suspects she wants to gut his fiefdom because her soldier son died in Afghanistan.
Such sexism is, alas, always timely.
It would have been more so if Hillary Clinton were in the White House.
Carrie has some side action, including one that servicesHomelands penchant for twists.
Impaired by stroke and trauma, Quinn represents an admirable bid to deal with soldier PTSD.
Friends intensity sometimes feels forced, and the scenarios are cliche.
Ultimately,Homelands first two episodes do enough to earn your interest.
