Homeland - Super Powers - Advance Preview: "Claire Danes' Emmy nomination"

What do the following Homeland episodes have in common? The Vest, Q&A, The Star and From A to B and Back Again. No? They’re the episodes for which Claire Danes has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress at the Emmys, winning for the first two. Come next July, Super Powers will be added to that list.

Danes is simply magnificent this week. After learning last week that the attack in Lebanon was designed to kill her, Carrie makes it her mission this week to figure out who it is that’s after her. And how will she go about doing that? By going off her medication, of course. That, as you might expect, leads to quite a bit of chaos, and Danes is given license to do quite a bit. It varies between fun and difficult to watch, but it all makes for some fantastic television. I don’t want to spoil too much more but Claire Danes really elevates this episode into the higher tier.

Meanwhile, having received Carrie’s name on his hit list last week, Quinn is on the hunt and Rupert Friend continues to be excellent at portraying that ruthless determination. I’m enjoying seeing Quinn work and Super Powers shows that there’s really no length to which he won’t go to complete his mission.

Unsurprisingly, following Allison’s power play last week, Saul isn’t happy. They have some good scenes together and the tension is built up nicely. While this is happening, the CIA are looking for Carrie and early on in the episode, Saul goes to see Düring, and they share a very entertaining scene. Mandy Patinkin is consistently great to watch during every scene he features in, and Saul’s story has some interesting turns towards the climax.

Atheer Adel’s hacker continues to try and meet with Laura Sutton, with some fun ideas on how to do so. This story is a slow build but I like where it goes in Super Powers, setting things up well for the next few episodes.

Super Powers airs on Sunday 18th October at 9pm on Showtime, and it is must-see.

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17 year old based in England, currently Senior Staff at SpoilerTV. Most of his posts are news/spoiler based, though he is currently the reviewer of Person of Interest, co-host on the SpoilerTV Podcast. Created and is in charge of the yearly Favourite Episode Competition and currently runs the Favourite Series Competition. A big TV fan, his range of shows are almost exclusively dramas, while some of his all-time favourite shows include 24, LOST, Breaking Bad and Friends. Some of his current favourites include Person of Interest, Banshee, Arrow, The Flash, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Better Call Saul and many more. He also runs an Arrow fans site, ArrowFansUK, and aside from TV, is a keen cricketer. Get in touch with him via the links below or via email bradley@spoilertv.com

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