'Homeland' Season 3 Spoilers: Writers Are 'Playing a Long Con'

By Clare Morris, Christian Post Contributor Monday, October 21, 2013

Season three of "Homeland" is certainly full of surprising twists and turns, and last night's episode was no exception. With character on and off medications, and deceptions being revealed all the time, it's hard to predict what will happen next. However, showrunner Alex Gansa provided some spoilers; read on to see what he says is in store for the rest of the season.

Alex Gansa recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the rest of season three. He spoke about Carrie and what audiences can expect from her.

"One of the things you'll discover this season is that she very much is on her game. What she's pulled off is huge. And she's done it in an incredibly professional way and sacrificed a great deal in the process. She's been an unbelievable intelligence officer these first four episodes," the showrunner said.

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Gansa also provided some spoilers for what audiences can expect for Brody.

"We had originally thought to set that story in a South Eastern or South American jungle, in a very Graham Greene-like setting. In fact, the character of the doctor is called Dr. Graham in honor of him. Then there was a piece in the New Yorker about the Tower of David in Caracus. And we thought that would be a very interesting and unique place to set the story. And a CIA intelligence agency does have some rather nefarious connections with South American drug dealers - you just have to witness what happened during Iran Contra scandal," he explained.

"So it's quite plausible that Carrie might have had dealings with some warlords down there. We found an an empty building in San Juan where the construction have stopped," Gansa told Entertainment Weekly.

And it's not just current characters that Homeland fans have to look forward to. Apparently some new characters and old characters not currently on the show will be returning this season.

"We've got some new characters stepping up to the stage. Sen. Lockhart is coming back. We got Dar Adal as major character now. We got Fara. Quinn is going to be a major character this season. The theme of this season is the cost of being an intelligence offer. We will see that," the showrunner said.

"We've already seen that Quinn shot that kid - that's going to be big part of the show. This season will begin to pick up pace now. By the time we move into the last five episodes, we'll be back in breakneck speed again. In the writer's room, we've been playing a long con too," Gansa added.