Homeland plot is "ridiculous," says former hostage In an interview with the Radio Times, McCarthy said the scenes showing US marine Nicholas Brody being questioned by the CIA after his transfer from Iraq were "an unrealistic portrayal of somebody re-entering society." He added: "My concern is that, with the flashbacks and hints and really horrible violence we see, his conversion is almost like titillation - let's keep watching... It all seems so mad, the whole bloody plot. McCarthy was held hostage for in Lebanon from 1986-1991.