Homeland - back soon!

[Hassled]

I am beside myself with excitement. here - who's putting the contacts in? Is that Carrie in a disguise? Any one else agog?

You did diddl but I read that as the wife. I get names mixed up easily. Dana sounds like a wife name to me

Hmm, this now has the smell of Lost to me...a very successful programme that gets the green light for several more series when the writers had only really thought ahead to one, maybe two series...so lots of plot twists and turns that don't really make sense and no-one has really thought through and will be quietly dropped at some point (ie what about the mole from series one?)....just so they can keep it going for as long as it's making money. They probably know the ending (I suspect Brody will either die or be re-located with Carrie by his side) but they just don't know how they are getting there yet.
And they have had to "turn" Brody to make him palatable to the US audience, if he is going to be in it for several more years.
Still enjoying it though!

I think I need to watch it again.

I thought Carrie said indemnity not identity? As in they would sort out indemnity from prosecution?

That would make sense!

Yes she said he had to quit politics and move away and he would face no charges .

I think it's a shame if in the show he does have to quit politics, move away. They could have surely made it more interesting if he'd stayed a congressman, been close to the Vice President, etc.

I think part of the reason it's taken this turn is that the writers want to get back to that 'will they, won't they' thing between Carrie and Brody, ie basically sex it up. Note the plan to have their top secret espionage meetings at her place.

Anyway I've seen those two shagging I'd rather watch Estes get down to it. Or the new CIA guy. Or both of them at once.

But if he quits politics then he no longer has the cover of finding out stuff for Nazir?

I think he won't quit before Nazir is caught. But I don't think Carrie made that very clear!

Why is Carrie so in love with him? Its not like he promised her anything.

Maybe she´s not as in love as she says?

i think the 'leaving politics' is after they've finished with him isn't it?

if he lives politics now Nazir will smell a rat.

That would make sense Nancy.

Ive just watched it and Im confused it doesnt take much

When she was driving him home she said "I assume youve spoken to M about me?" and that they will use the affair as the cover. Who was she on about? and why did he tell his wife straight out?

Roya-who i think had suggested that Brody reestablish contact with Carrie?

I really thought I heard it as an M and I rewound three times.

I cant remember her suggesting he contacted her.

Does anyone else feel like theyve missed an episode along the way?

i have to record it and watch it so i can rewind and listen to things twice otherwise i'd never keep up.

Maybe I´m not thinking of the exact bit, but in the car Carrie says "I assume you´ve spoken to Roya about me"

Brody says "It was her who suggested I contact you"

Carrie says "to explain any absence just say you were with me"

(not verbatim)

Carrie also said "Great, that'll be our cover" and she definitely said that when they needed to meet they would do so at her place. (Hope Jessica hasn't got 'find my iphone' installed on Brody's mobile.)

Carrie also said that they would just phone each other when they had to arrange a meeting, I remember clearly wondering how he's going to keep all that back and forth from his wife.

I also think the hit and run is eventually going to involve Walden in some way. He's going to do something (political) he doesn't want to in order to save his son's golden future. Maybe withdraw from the presidential running, maybe admit the drone strike?

I started off disliking Jessica intensely - I like her now. They've developed her character well - that scene with Dana was nice.

I dont think the person he ran over is anything to us. Yet.

I also dont understand why someone was tailing her. Do we know for sure who that was?

I watched it again today. It was definitely Virgil in the car behind Carrie, I'm guessing pre-arranged to watch Brody's house?

I thought the close up of the accident victim was to show us that the person was injured but not killed? I agree with Tamoo that the accident will be used against Walden in some way - maybe Walden will find our about Brody but won't be able to use that information because Brody knows Walden's secret? For sure I imagine Dana will confide in her father about the accident.

I absolutely thought the interrogation was amazing TV. When Brody laid his head down on the table you just felt his relief. (Though what was injection - presumably some sort of pain relieving narcotic?) However, I don't think he has been 'turned' to the CIA. For one thing, after it taking years to turn him to Nazir's cause, surely it would take a bit longer to turn him in the opposite direction? And another thing which made me think Brody is not to be trusted is that, despite Carrie saying he must keep it secret, Brody immediately told Jess what he was doing. Now you can bet Jess will divulge this to Mike??

Phew what an episode. I needed a glass of wine just like Carrie at the end

Oh, huh. I thought him telling Jess was agreed - they didn't give him any other cover story, did they?