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Homeland S2E4 — New Car Smell
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Homeland•Season 2•Episode 4

New Car Smell

8.6/10 · 3,832 votesOct 21, 201249 min

Ranked #4 of 12 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

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Brody takes his car to be professionally cleaned and to have a strong smoke smell removed. Max and Virgil follow Brody and take photos of him. Brody then takes a cab to CIA Headquarters, where Carrie waits inside for his arrival. As he walks towards

Directed byDavid Semel
Written byMeredith Stiehm
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Claire Danes

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Carrie Mathison

Damian Lewis

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Nicholas Brody

Mandy Patinkin

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Saul Berenson

Morena Baccarin

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Jessica Brody

David Harewood

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David Estes

Diego Klattenhoff

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Mike Faber

Jackson Pace

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Chris Brody

Morgan Saylor

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Dana Brody

Sarita Choudhury

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Mira Berenson

Jamey Sheridan

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William Walden

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Episode Summary

"New Car Smell" is episode 4 of Homeland season 2. It scored 8.6/10 from 3,832 votes, ranking #4 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by David Semel and written by Meredith Stiehm, it aired on October 21, 2012.

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