Mavi Boncuk |Caroline Anne "Carrie" Mathison, played by actress Claire Danes, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama/thriller series Homeland on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Carrie is a CIA officer who, while on assignment in Iraq, learned from a CIA asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda. After a U.S. Marine platoon sergeant named Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity, Mathison believes that he is the POW described to her.
Carrie's investigation of Brody is complicated by her bipolar disorder and results in an obsession with her suspect.
Season Finale:
"When Brody’s final moments come, he refuses to don a black hood before the hangman’s noose is cinched around his neck. And he doesn’t struggle as a crane lifts him high off the ground.
Despite Brody’s admonition to stay away, Carrie joins the jeering crowd gathered for the execution. She tearfully calls out to Brody before a guard knocks her down.
Brody’s story is over, but Carrie begins a new chapter four months later. She’s promoted to Istanbul station chief by CIA Director Lockhart, making her the youngest person to hold the prestigious post. In her new position she’ll work closely with Javadi to improve Iran’s relations with the West.
Carrie is also pregnant with Brody’s baby. And she’s sad and scared, deeply worried that bipolar disorder will render her an unfit mother."