Homeland

[bklynred]

I'm confused, what made Saul suspect Quinn wasn't an analyst?

[angelaudie]

Nov 27, 2012 10:35:55 GMT -4 bklynred said:

I'm confused, what made Saul suspect Quinn wasn't an analyst?

When Quinn was first introduced Carrie privately shared with Virgil she had never heard of Quinn even though supposedly he claimed to have been working at their office the whole time. She told Virgil to check him out. I guess Virgil shared with Saul instead of Carrie because Carrie wasn't available and Saul is usually on the same page as Carrie.

[bklynred]

Ah, ok. That makes sense. Thanks! This was a good episode--I'm starting to wish Carrie cried a little less because she has an ugly cry, but what are you gonna do.

[Deleted]

There's been lots of criticism that the show has gone downhill and too 24 in the last two episodes. Well....I kinda agree with the 24 part but I think it's still very entertaining and I can never wait for the next episode. Also, this show will never fully be like 24. Instead of torturing the terrorist like Jack Bauer used to, Carrie sleeps with him. ;-)

The only aspect that truly annoys me is the Dana story. Last episode showed that it was never meant to go anywhere. So Dana knows now that people suck. Glad we got that one out of the way.
I'm beginning to like Mike. That means he's really going to die now, as I've been suspecting all season long ;-)

[angelaudie]

The only aspect that truly annoys me is the Dana story. Last episode showed that it was never meant to go anywhere. So Dana knows now that people suck. Glad we got that one out of the way.
I'm beginning to like Mike. That means he's really going to die now, as I've been suspecting all season long ;-)

I think the purpose of the Dana story line was to pull Dana away from Brody and bring her closer to her mother and Mike. It seems the family is being set up to move on without Brody. Jessica is done with Brody. Dana has had it with him. Mike stop caring about Brody a long time ago. The only one that seems to be Team Brody, aside from Carrie, is Chris. But even Chris loves Mike so while he would be upset if Jessica and Brody split he would recover.

But I can't help but wonder if Brody is going to going to be killed off at the end of the season. As I mentioned above the family is clearly moving on without him. Carrie telling Mike that one day the kids were really going to need him just smacked of foreshadowing. I think it's possible Quinn has been introduced as a replacement love interest. I can't see how they can stretch out the Abu Nazir plot any longer. Once Abu Nazir is gone what place does Brody have in the story? Brody has also shown moments that suggest he wants to redeem himself (i.e. conversation with the former solider at the party). What better way for Brody to redeem himself than to die stopping Nazir?

I also think Galvez is the mole. They made a big deal out of him being near death and then suddenly he shows up in the latest episode wanting to help Carrie. Yeah, not buying it especially since the next episode appears to tackle the mole issue. My other prediction is it will turn out Galvez technically doesn't work for Nazir and is connected to a character that will be the next big bad.

[sardonictart]

Angelaudie - your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. ;-). Seriously though, your theories sound pretty good to me. I'm still loving this show and admit to kind of cheering at the VP's death. He was a Darth Cheney type for sure.

[sardonictart]

Well, dayum! That was quite the season finale. I love Saul so much; he really is one of the best characters on TV. I can't shake this nagging feeling that Brody was in on the bombing though. Anyone else? I know that it's a ridiculous feeling given that it certainly looks like he was set up, but I don't know. I just can't shake the suspicion, I guess. He wanted to kill those responsible for the drone strikes, and he did and so did the bomb.

[Baby Fish Mouth]

I'm fairly convinced that Brody wasn't in on the bombing. He's sold his love for Carrie pretty well, and I don't think he'd risk hurting her. And Dana has always been the moral center of the show (more or less) and she seems pretty convinced that Brody had no part in it.

But knowing this show, anything can happen next season.

When the bomb went off during the memorial service, I literally yelled "HOLY FUCK."

[iClaudia]

I can imagine a scenario whereby Brody and Nazir concocted everything from the time he got hauled into the helicopter onwards but the show hasn't played it ambiguously so it seems highly unlikely. I am shocked that they killed off Estes but I guess they felt that they needed a shocking death and Saul, Brody and Carrie seem to be untouchable.

I had started to think that the mole storyline was just a red herring but it seems that the mole must be the same person responsible for the bombing. I try not to overthink things though because I suspect there are massive plot holes where the mole storyline is concerned.

[Deleted]

Dec 17, 2012 16:58:34 GMT -4 Baby Fish Mouth said:

I'm fairly convinced that Brody wasn't in on the bombing. He's sold his love for Carrie pretty well, and I don't think he'd risk hurting her.

That's my thought too. Plus, Finn was there and I really don't think Brody would want to have anything to do with killing a child.

And can anyone tell me if that was the Hebrew prayer for the dead Saul was reciting at the end?