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- Prime Video
- May 21, 2020
- Prime Video
- May 21, 2020
Summary Caseworker Heidi Bergman (Julia Roberts) works at a secret government facility to help returning soldiers like Walter Cruz (Stephan James) transition back to civilian life in this psychological thriller based on a fictional podcast.
Created By: Micah Bloomberg, Eli Horowitz, Sam Esmail
- Prime Video
- May 21, 2020
- Prime Video
- May 21, 2020
Summary Caseworker Heidi Bergman (Julia Roberts) works at a secret government facility to help returning soldiers like Walter Cruz (Stephan James) transition back to civilian life in this psychological thriller based on a fictional podcast.
Created By: Micah Bloomberg, Eli Horowitz, Sam Esmail
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Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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48% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
61
48% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
52% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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So often, us viewers unpack a mystery box TV show like this one, only to find it empty inside. Homecoming manages to add layers of meaning and complexity even as its secrets are revealed. It’s the carefully wrapped TV gift that keeps on giving.
When Monae loosens up with Chau (when the material allows it, that is), the series discovers a valuable human element. Conspiracy thrillers can be about people, or they can be about plot, or they can be about both, which is very, very difficult. At its best season two manages both.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.3
67% Positive
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10 Ratings
20% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Outstanding, will def make my top 10 of the year. I really don't get the critics giving this a low score, it doesn't seem correct relative to other shows. It's beautifully shot and scored, the team have taken inspiration from past classics like Hitchcock (and why not) but brought it up to date with some lovely shots. It's masterful stuff, from the start you're brought into the lead character's story, from their perspective and mind. It's artful and a cut above almost anything else you'll see. the writers did a good job tying it into season 1 cleverly, Janelle Monáe excels. Sit down, popcorn, what more do you want... there are even glorious end credit scenes, showing the attention to detail, a real treat.
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SEASON 2
While Homecoming’s second season lacks the intensity and mystery that made season one a hot watch, the acting, the craft, the expansive world building, and the ensuing themes of corporate greed and military malfeasance make this newest installment a worthwhile albeit unrealized capper.
While things pick up pace in the show’s final episodes, the series never quite reascends to its former glory, and in a season of only seven fairly short episodes, it feels like too little too late.
Unless you’re a diehard Homecoming fan, Season 2 will probably disappoint. It’s not that Homecoming Season 2 isn’t as bingeable or well-acted or stylish as Season 1; it most definitely is all of these things. But after screening several episodes, it’s hard not to come away feeling like you’ve just watched what effectively amounts to a neat little epilogue rather than a continuation of the first season.
Season 2 has problems standing on its own. ... Things feel mechanical rather than risky and clandestine, serviceable rather than seductive. ... It’s a forgettable follow-up, no memory-erasing drugs required.
It all feels very rudimentary and thin, especially when the narrative could have become a real and complicated exploration of trauma, identity and the way traditional mental health resources are failing veterans. The whole series is an exercise in taking the potentially significant and rendering it incidental. ... The writing is spare, the directing bland, but at least there's pleasure in watching the actors.
