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The Best Episodes of Homeland Season 3

Every episode of Homeland Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Homeland Season 3!

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CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Homeland Season 3 Episode 11 - Big Man in Tehran
    9.1/10(4466 votes)

    S3:E11

    Brody's loyalty to the mission wavers when he meets a ghost from his past. As Lockhart's confirmation looms, Saul stares into the precipice between success and failure.

    Director:Daniel Minahan
    Writers:Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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  2. Homeland Season 3 Episode 10 - Good Night
    8.7/10(3508 votes)

    S3:E10

    Brody embarks on a high stakes mission, but his fragile condition threatens the entire operation. Quinn makes an uncomfortable discovery about Carrie, while a sudden crisis forces Fara to rejoin the team.

    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writers:Alexander Cary, Charlotte Stoudt

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  3. Homeland Season 3 Episode 9 - One Last Thing
    8.4/10(3350 votes)

    S3:E9

    Carrie reunites with Brody, but the circumstances are more difficult than either of them could have imagined. Meanwhile, Saul gets a win from an unlikely source, and Dana grapples with her new life away from home.

    Director:Jeffrey Reiner
    Writer:Barbara Hall

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  4. Homeland Season 3 Episode 12 - The Star
    8.4/10(4625 votes)

    S3:E12

    Security forces close in on Carrie and Brody. As Saul plans a last ditch rescue operation, Brody struggles to find redemption.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writers:Meredith Stiehm, Alex Gansa

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  5. Homeland Season 3 Episode 8 - A Red Wheelbarrow
    8.3/10(3245 votes)

    S3:E8

    After new information comes to light, Carrie and Quinn pursue a key suspect in the Langley bombing. Saul deals with political backlash while Fara discovers the toll an intelligence job can take. Meanwhile, the Brody family gets startling news.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writers:Alex Gansa, James Yoshimura

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  6. Homeland Season 3 Episode 7 - Gerontion
    8.1/10(3154 votes)

    S3:E7

    With an old adversary in custody, Saul makes the gamble of his career. Carrie and Quinn scramble to contain a local police investigation, while Mira finds her marriage at a crossroads.

    Director:Carl Franklin
    Writer:Chip Johannessen

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  7. Homeland Season 3 Episode 4 - Game On
    8.0/10(3557 votes)

    S3:E4

    Carrie learns that even in its crippled state, the CIA can still exercise power when needed. Dana Brody goes AWOL, forcing Jessica to go to the police. Saul and Fara follow the money trail to an unexpected location, and Carrie has breakfast with a new client.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writers:Alex Gansa, James Yoshimura

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  8. Homeland Season 3 Episode 5 - The Yoga Play
    7.9/10(3249 votes)

    S3:E5

    Carrie puts her mission on the line to do a risky favor. Saul is forced to rub elbows with his adversary, Senator Lockhart, on a hunting trip. Still on the run, Dana makes a shocking discovery.

    Director:Clark Johnson
    Writer:Patrick Harbinson

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  9. Homeland Season 3 Episode 6 - Still Positive
    7.9/10(3187 votes)

    S3:E6

    Carrie turns the tables on the mastermind of the Langley bombing, but recruiting one of Iran's most powerful operatives has dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Saul struggles to keep an intrusive Senator Lockhart at bay, and Dana makes a radical decision that will change the Brody family forever.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writer:Alexander Cary

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  10. Homeland Season 3 Episode 1 - Tin Man is Down
    7.7/10(4019 votes)

    S3:E1

    Alleged Langley bomber Nick Brody remains at large. Saul plots a risky counterstrike on the terrorists connected to the bombing. Carrie becomes the focus of a hostile Senate investigation. Humiliated and abandoned by the Marine Corps, the Brody family struggles to cope with Dana's destructive behavior.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writers:Alex Gansa, Barbara Hall

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  11. Homeland Season 3 Episode 2 - Uh... Oh... Ah...
    7.2/10(3667 votes)

    S3:E2

    Saul attempts to track down those responsible for the Langley attack and recruits an unlikely expert to follow the money trail. Meanwhile, Quinn takes matters into his own hands; Carrie learns who is really on her side; and the Brody family turn to therapy to mend their broken household.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writer:Chip Johannessen

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  12. Homeland Season 3 Episode 3 - Tower of David
    7.1/10(3737 votes)

    S3:E3

    As Brody finds himself in increasingly desperate straits, he returns to his faith for guidance in an unexpected way. Carrie struggles to connect with Saul when a mysterious man offers to help her, but at a great cost.

    Director:Clark Johnson
    Writers:Henry Bromell, Will Soodik

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Big Man in Tehran" is the best rated episode of "Homeland" season 3. It scored 9.1/10 based on 4466 votes. Directed by Daniel Minahan and written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson, it aired on 12/8/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Good Night".