Originally Posted by
elgransenor1:
“I think this show skirts around the issue too much.
what it lacks is constant action. there should be a scene where brody blows away the smug vice-president with a sawn-off shotgun. "how do you feel about this, you smug drone-abusing bitch!"
or maybe carrie torturing estes with a blow-torch and some pliers. "you didn't believe me over brody? well suck on this!"
”
You need to listen to the interview by the producers and Damian Lewis.
If you are expecting, or maybe hoping this show to provide high octane action constantly throughout every single episode, then you will be sadly disappointed. Although this show is produced by Alex Gansa who co-produced 24; this show offers something completely different. It allows room to breath and draws the viewer in.Whilst it does have it's similarities of becoming very intense & fast paced at times; it also allows you to understand the psychological aspects of each individual character. It allows the viewer to be drawn into the behavioural emotions & the political aspects. Well, in the first series in any case.
I would actually say that one of the main things that frustrated me about "24" (albeit, I loved the show) was the constant way the writing ran off the rails because the producers felt the need to rush through plotlines in order to throw in twists to please the viewers. It would appear that they may be going down the same path as 24 this season, pushing through plotlines in such a way that it's hard for them to pass the willing suspension of disbelief..
I loved the first series of Homeland because of the suspense during each episode, allowing the viewer to draw theories and analyse the way it was plotting together piece by piece.
It also frustrated me that Carrie who realizes what an asset Brody could be in leading the CIA to the other terrorist contacts, suddenly blows the whole mission and the entire terrorist network getting away because he 'made her'. That seemed a little forced and far-fetched. But, saying that - Carrie is a little unhinged and maybe we can put this down to her forgetting her meds.
I am kind of hoping that the need to somehow move the show forward in a way to create more 'action' doesn't ruin the shows direction and indentity..