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"Homeland executive producer Alex Gansa has disclosed that the cliffhanger ending to episode two has changed the direction of the season. Sunday&amp;#039;s installment in the US, &amp;#039;Beirut is Back&amp;#039;, concluded with CIA agent Saul (Mandy Patinkin) finding Brody&amp;#039;s (Damian Lewis) taped confession for his failed suicide bombing in a collection of evidence found by Carrie in Beirut.  Discussing the twist with TV Guide, producer Gansa suggested it was important for Brody&amp;#039;s terrorist ties to be uncovered early in the second season. &amp;quot;It turns the whole series on its head,&amp;quot; Gansa said, adding of the fallout: &amp;quot;Does Saul withhold it from [Carrie] (Claire Danes)? Does he share it with her? You will know the answer at the end of episode three!&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s a huge decision to make on his part and it changes the series.&amp;quot; Gansa further explained that the Brody revelation was simply one aspect of the Homeland writers&amp;#039; attempts to move the series along in unconventional ways.   &amp;quot;It is shocking that it falls into the good guys&amp;#039; hands so early into the process,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;But it sets off a course of events that feels unexpected, even though the audience was expecting it.  &amp;quot;One of our little secret weapons is just dramatising these things earlier than you might ordinarily!&amp;quot; Homeland recently won six Primetime Emmys for its first season, including &amp;#039;Outstanding Lead Actress&amp;#039; for Danes, &amp;#039;Outstanding Lead Actor&amp;#039; for Lewis and &amp;#039;Outstanding Drama Series&amp;#039;. The show continues with new episode &amp;#039;State of Independence&amp;#039; on Sunday at 10/9c on Showtime in the US. Homeland airs on Sundays at 9pm on Channel 4 in the UK. Watch a promo for &amp;#039;State of Independence&amp;#039; below:      New! Digital Spy breakfast show - watch Anna Williamson discuss the day&amp;#039;s biggest stories including The X Factor, Homeland and Leona Lewis:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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