I think the decison to make John Smith an American (rather than an ethnic German) was deliberate. It's important to remember that the Nazis, regardless of whether or not they got the A-bomb first, would need the complicity of "native" Americans to govern such a large territory. The uncomfortable reality is that…

From what I can tell, it looks like the racial laws don't really apply to the neutral zone. But in Nazi race theory, he would still defintely be considered black, regardless of the fact that he is albino. Nazis were very concered with you your parents were. The whole 1/8th rule thing would probably be used.

Just to chime in about the Holocaust questions: Yes, there were Jews that were able to hide their identities by dying their hair or just changing their names, ID cards, etc. There were also many Jews from mixed families that had "Aryan" features who were able to hide in plain sight (Shoshanna from Inglorious Basterds…

I really don't understand this critique though. Just because Assad exists doesn't mean they couldn't do their own story. I think it's safe to say that viewers understand that Homeland takes place in a universe that resembles our own but is not the same.

Carol is a character that snuck in from a much better show.

Well…Glenn is still technically a minority. They're diversifying.

That's just reader speculation, hasn't actually happened yet. But it's more than safe to say that's where it's going.

Exactly. Every time she's on screen I perk up.

Can we start a "Save Billie Lourd" campaign?

Not sure about the "conservative tone." I think the journo is meant to be a sympathetic character. Not sure what is to be expected from characters who work for the CIA or German secuirty. For better or worse, they pretty much encapsulate the views and opinions of people who work for those agencies. I don't think…

This episode felt like a pilot.

Such Edge

Meh. Europe looked that way too not too long ago.

Why?

Just realized Chillton was still glued to the chair when he went flying into the water. Jesus Christ

I was like, "What the hell were you all doing before?"

I think Barristain's death jarred Danny out of her delusions.

Nice save, brah.

Mercifully, it is being written out.

Yeah she's probably too much of a die hard.