Being compared to '24' like this isn't quite something a show of the caliber Homeland used to be should be proud of. And I'm saying that as pretty much the original biggest stan on here.
I'm glad I saw Gone Girl before reading it. My reaction was worth it alone.
Feel bad for the poor people who read The Empire Strikes Back first instead of watching the movie. It is way more awkward than the film (tho nothing is more forced than the resolution that Leia is Luke's sister in Jedi).