You thought Peter Quinn was a goner.
At one point while shootingHomelandlast season, actor Rupert Friend thought he was too.
We probably thought he was going to die in the gas chamber.
And that led to the whole idea of himnotdying in that environment.
Rupert wrote the letter, Gansa reveals.
And he did a great job.
So what did it mean, we wondered, that final scene in Quinns hospital room last year?
Carrie seemed like she was going to smother Quinn to put him out of his misery.
Gansa says he never meant for the scene to lead fans down the wrong path.
The season began with Carrie Mathison taking communion in a Roman Catholic church in Germany, he explains.
It ended with her having to make the decision about whether to take a life or not.
Was she going to be true to that newfound religiosity?
Or was she going to grant Quinns wish to put an end to him?
And what was Carrie going to do?
I was surprised watching the response that people assumed she was going to go through with it.
Our intention in the filmmaking was to leave it ambiguous.
So where does that leave Quinn in season 6?
Very much changed (the above photo is from last season).
Hes not really even sure if his life is one thats worth living.
So now we really get to watch a true causality of the war on terror.
Some will say, But wheres my old friend?
But thats not the way the world works.
This season is counter-factual, admits Gansa, but that might wind up being a virtue.
There will be an element of wish fulfillment for some people.
In other words: For once, theHomelands D.C. politics might seemlessscary than real life.
The season 6 trailer:
Homelandreturns Jan. 15.
