10 Unforgivable Mistakes That Ruined Great 2013 TV Shows

8. Homeland Had To Redefine Itself Too Many Times

Homeland was another show struggling with a lack of focus in 2013. After the insane tail end of season 2, it seemed that the writers didn't really know what to do at the beginning of season 3. A lot of this goes back to the show's original premise: a marine, having been captured and tortured for nearly a decade in the Middle East has been turned into a terrorist and is returning to the United States; and only one CIA agent suspects him. That original premise can only be sustained for so long: Brody either had to be ousted or be successful - imprisoned and put to death or killed by his suicide bomb - but instead, the writers found a way to keep him on the show, alive. That lasted until the end of season 2 when they seemingly wrote him off the show, sending him off as a fugitive on the run. Season 3 picked up here, and it had to redefine itself: it was no longer a show about a marine-turned-terrorist and the bipolar woman who was trying to catch him, it was a show about a CIA agent crushed by lost love. And just when viewers were getting used to the new status quo of the show, it brought Brody back for the season's end game. At this point, Brody had been turned by terrorists, turned into a double agent by the CIA, sent off as a fugitive, and finally brought back for a CIA mission. The show did not know how to handle Brody; it seems like he should've died at the end of season 1, and while the last few episodes of season 3 were probably the best, one couldn't help but wonder if that Brody was even on screen any more was a result of the critical acclaim surrounding Damian Lewis's performance.