Homecoming - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Where to even begin? The podcast was exciting, and compelled me to listen. I was years late to the party, and had to find the TV series in hopes of following interesting characters to the end if the tale.

I wish I hadn’t.

Listen to the podcast, and stop there.

The TV series is a star-studded flop. The writers should’ve stuck with the original story. The diversions from the original did nothing to improve the story. Season two was bizarre and deeply unsatisfying. I was interested in the story of the corrupt company and veterans. I was not seeking a drama about an interracial lesbian couple’s rise to power. The sub-plot hijacked the whole story. Having Joan Cusack parachute in as a jarringly and inexplicably deranged top dog who seized power out of thin air was about as logical as the Wicked Witch of the West crashing the Lollipop Guild’s welcome party. Walter, the central character, became a one-dimensional, unrelatable bit-part player. The ending was hollow. No justice was served. To add insult to an injurious ending, they closed out with the uncontested worst-ever version of “My Way.” And this was characteristic of all the poor music choices in this series. What a great pod that turned into a horrible TV series.

Better than the TV series, so listen to this before watching the show.

Star-studded, and well acted. An intriguing story with a very satisfactory ending (unlike most fiction podcasts). The only reason for 4 stars is that the sound design is a tad underbaked. It has a nice, organic sound to it, but compared to modern fiction podcasts, it feels quickly assembled.

In all, it's very deserving of being made into a series, and it's an important early entry in the first chapter of audio fiction.

The first season starts slow but really gets you by the end. The second season is higher quality with variety of characters. The drum solos aren’t as bad as people are making it seem. If you want the next story podcast to follow during quarantine this and Blackout are solid choices.

Finished in two days and was engrossed the whole time. Immersive audio and great editing and voice acting

As others have said, this may have been better as a one season podcast. Season 2 episodes are ultimately a bit boring - they don’t really go anywhere and the ending is unsatisfying.

Also, I totally agree with those that find the drums in season 2 to be highly annoying. They are too loud and don’t fit in with the rest of the podcast.