The BEST episodes of Homeland
Every episode of Homeland ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Homeland!
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
#1 - Prisoners of War
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/26/2020
Events surrounding Saul and Carrie's final mission come to a conclusion.
#2 - The Choice
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2012
Carrie is faced with a pivotal decision, while Brody meets with Faber to contemplate the future of the family. Meanwhile, Saul undertakes a secret assignment; and Quinn has a decision to make that may prove to be a game-changer.
#3 - There's Something Else Going On
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2014
Carrie improvises to salvage her mission. The CIA closes in on a leak.
#4 - Marine One
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2011
While Carrie is near catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Walker secures a perch for his mission; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department.
#5 - Big Man in Tehran
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2013
Brody's loyalty to the mission wavers when he meets a ghost from his past. As Lockhart's confirmation looms, Saul stares into the precipice between success and failure.
#6 - The Star
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2013
Security forces close in on Carrie and Brody. As Saul plans a last ditch rescue operation, Brody struggles to find redemption.
#7 - 13 Hours in Islamabad
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2014
The security breach at the Embassy has far reaching consequences.
#8 - Chalk Two Down
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2020
Carrie chases answers. Max attempts a rescue. G’ulom takes an opportunity.
#9 - R Is for Romeo
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/2/2017
Carrie and Quinn make a discovery while Keane makes a decision and Max finds trouble.
#10 - Halfway to a Donut
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2014
Carrie organizes a last-ditch operation. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.
#11 - Our Man in Damascus
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2015
Carrie follows a lead.
#12 - The English Teacher
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/19/2020
Saul backchannels; Carrie seeks out one final favor.
#13 - Krieg Nicht Lieb
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2014
Carrie puts her life on the line to get her team out of Pakistan.
#14 - All In
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/2018
Saul's mission is a go. The clock ticks on the Keane administration.
#15 - Beirut Is Back
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
Fatima tells Carrie about a meeting her Hezbollah commander husband will be having in Beirut with Abu Nazir and Carrie and Saul request a special forces team to capture him.
#16 - The Flag House
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2017
Dar plays his hand. Quinn revisits his past.
#17 - Designated Driver
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/12/2020
No one admits to anything.
#18 - Q&A
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2012
Brody is a prisoner again. Carrie plays second fiddle after her rash judgment call at the hotel as Estes is busy keeping Jessica off their trail. Dana and Finn's date night turns deadly serious.
#19 - Good Night
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2013
Brody embarks on a high stakes mission, but his fragile condition threatens the entire operation. Quinn makes an uncomfortable discovery about Carrie, while a sudden crisis forces Fara to rejoin the team.
#20 - Chalk One Up
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/2020
Saul plans an announcement. Carrie gets a surprise.
#21 - Broken Hearts
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2012
Saul catches up with an old friend and discovers evidence of covert activities by Estes. Brody and Vice President Walden find themselves at odds over the future of their political relationship, while Dana and Finn come to terms with their own differences.
#22 - Two Hats
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2012
Brody makes a necessary phone call. Saul teams up with Virgil and Max to dig up some information on one of their own. Carrie finds herself preparing for the most important meeting of her career.
#23 - The Vest
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2011
In the wake of the explosion, Saul finds Carrie hospitalized and manic, but realizes her chaotic theories have merit; before his congressional campaign begins, Brody takes his family on a weekend trip to Gettysburg, where he retrieves an important item.
#24 - Casus Belli
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2017
Keane gets sidelined. Carrie's work follows her home.
#25 - Paean to the People
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/2018
Carrie and Saul's mission doesn't go as planned. Elizabeth Keane fights for her presidency. Season finale.