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'Homeland': absorbing saga, confounding end
'Homeland': absorbing saga, confounding end

“Homeland” ended its mostly absorbing fourth season by leaving the characters and viewers in a confounding place. SPOILER ALERT: Sunday’s season finale underscored how inventive and cynical the spy drama can be. After the previous episode’s jaw-dropping conclusion, the season finale went a more personal route and concentrated on the private life of Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes). She prepared for her father’s funeral by brusquely sending away her mother, who had abandoned the family years before. Carrie was in for a string of surprises. Fellow spy Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) wanted a relationship with her. After dismissing her mother, Carrie traveled to...