How to Fix Homeland

Showtime's hit drama Homeland featuring Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and the spectacular Mandy Patinkin hit a serious rough patch in its second season that the now-airing season three is trying to correct.
Homeland's first season was spectacular, as it perfectly told the tale of Carrie Mathison, a CIA agent who has the misfortune of also being bipolar. Carrie is tipped off by an informant in the pilot epsiode that an american POW had been turned by a particularly nasty terrorist named Abu Nazir. That POW quickly rears his head as Nicolas Brody, a respected war hero that was held for eight years. A game of thrilling cat and mouse insues, with Carrie constantly trying to convince her superiors of Brody's guiltiness until she falls in love with him. Brody gets her to lower her guard, and at the end of season two (spoiler alert) a bomb explodes inside Brody's car, leveling CIA HQ and killing hundreds, including the head of the CIA.
The bombshell ending of season two left viewers shocked but not suprised, as the Nicolas Brody storyline was growing quite thin and annoying and in need of such a bombshell. Season two went on for much longer than necessary, and it was frustrating to watch the characters run around in circles without any real developments.
Nothing against the actors, they all have serious chops, except for Mona Baccarin (Brody's wife) whose character has the potential for serious moments to shine that she squanders at almost every turn. Morgan Saylor, who plays Brody's daughter is a powerful actor but her whiny voice and poorly written character is agonizing to watch. Danes has done a spectacular job as Carrie, perfectly nailing the truth and insanity in her lines. As a whole, the acting is definetly not the problem, so what is?
The real problem with Homeland lies at the top, with the heads of Showtime too afraid to jettison the Brody family as a whole and move on to the shows strengths. As long as Damian Lewis is contending for Emmy's Showtime never has had the reputation that HBO does when it comes to killing off characters (HBO is infamous for it) and would be an incredible improvement to the integrity of Homeland, restoring it as a show that prides itself on capturing the real-life situations of CIA agents and moving it away from the soap opera that is the Brody family.