The twisty genius of Showtime’s ‘Homeland’
Nobody puts on a brave face like Damian Lewis.
In the twisty thriller “Homeland” (10 p.m. Sundays, Showtime), Lewis (“Band of Brothers,” “Life”) portrays a Marine rescued after eight years as an al-Qaida POW.
He returns a national hero, masterfully masking any lingering effects — except from a CIA agent (Claire Danes) convinced he’s been turned.
The genius of fall’s best new drama is that, between his increasingly suspicious behavior and her secret stash of antipsychotics, you’re never entirely sure whom to believe.
Nothing’s cheap, obvious or easy.
Especially from Lewis, who creates more layers than those yummy Mexican dips.
— By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE