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Did Saul say the car journey was going to take at least 25 hours? Why would the FBI let him drive Aileen for that long without sleeping? (Or are we supposed to assume they had a break to sleep which wasn't shown?)
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It's called the Last Roll Call, in honour of dead soldiers.
http://www.writing.com/main/view_ite...Last-Roll-Call http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUAYjmYqA9I
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What exactly was the landing area for (that was visible from the roof)? "Marine..." something? What is the particular significance of that?
As for Brody, I do like him but I'll be disappointed if he really is just a good guy. I'm still hoping he's going to be more intriguing than that. |
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What exactly was the landing area for (that was visible from the roof)? "Marine..." something? What is the particular significance of that?
As for Brody, I do like him but I'll be disappointed if he really is just a good guy. I'm still hoping he's going to be more intriguing than that.
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What exactly was the landing area for (that was visible from the roof)? "Marine..." something? What is the particular significance of that?
As for Brody, I do like him but I'll be disappointed if he really is just a good guy. I'm still hoping he's going to be more intriguing than that. |
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Having seen the whole season, this was the point where the show lost it for me. It began to get silly and totally implausible.
Silly? Totally implausible? You must have been a joy when The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, etc., were read to you as a child. ![]() Seriously, you've been pissing on this series from the word go. There is so much going on if you bothered to sit back and absorb what you are watching instead of wasting time picking episodes apart for plausibility. Also, it's a television program and with all tv programs, dramatic licenses will be taken to make it more entertaining which is the point. This has been going on since television began. If I want to know more about the CIA, I'll watch a documentary. I'm smart enough to recognize the difference between the two. ![]() Finally, I found this series gripping and totally entertaining with some really fantastic performances. I truly enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to Season 2. |
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Gosh, I'd thought you would all be raving about that episode only to read people saying they're disappointed and some were even falling asleep.
I thought the scenes between Carrie and Brody were very powerful. Exceptional actually. |
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Did Saul say the car journey was going to take at least 25 hours? Why would the FBI let him drive Aileen for that long without sleeping? (Or are we supposed to assume they had a break to sleep which wasn't shown?)
It really isn't a big deal to drive for 25 hours. I've done it more than once. You make pit stops along the way to stretch out, freshen up, get something to eat, etc. On a couple of occasions, I've had two to three tagging along with me so we would switch drivers to keep on going. It can be done.
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Gosh, I'd thought you would all be raving about that episode only to read people saying they're disappointed and some were even falling asleep.
I thought the scenes between Carrie and Brody were very powerful. Exceptional actually. I wasn't disappointed by it though, not at all. The show is nicely written with an undercurrent of tension and interesting characters. I've accepted it's a slow burner and am properly taken in with it. I just hope it has a satisfying and perhaps shocking conclusion, I feel like I've earned it. |
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Gosh, I'd thought you would all be raving about that episode only to read people saying they're disappointed and some were even falling asleep.
I thought the scenes between Carrie and Brody were very powerful. Exceptional actually. Keep on watching and enjoy.
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I was expecting more from this episode, something big.
I wasn't disappointed by it though, not at all. The show is nicely written with an undercurrent of tension and interesting characters. I've accepted it's a slow burner and am properly taken in with it. I just hope it has a satisfying and perhaps shocking conclusion, I feel like I've earned it. Such as? Personally, I thought the revelation that Walker is still alive was something big. It caught me totally off guard when I first saw the episode.
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Did Saul say the car journey was going to take at least 25 hours? Why would the FBI let him drive Aileen for that long without sleeping? (Or are we supposed to assume they had a break to sleep which wasn't shown?)
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First off, Hi JD.
Such as? Personally, I thought the revelation that Walker is still alive was something big. It caught me totally off guard when I first saw the episode.I was/am expecting something shocking, such as a Beslan style terror attack. Something brutal. Or should I think of Homeland as more in the vein of Spooks where there is threat and tension but disaster is usually averted? Don't get me wrong, I think the show is absorbing, best thing on TV at the moment and I'm happy for it to take me where it dictates. |
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Did Saul say the car journey was going to take at least 25 hours? Why would the FBI let him drive Aileen for that long without sleeping? (Or are we supposed to assume they had a break to sleep which wasn't shown?)
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[quote=Squiggle;57450135]Yes, you are entitled to your opinion, I recognize that. However, I need to chime in here.
Silly? Totally implausible? You must have been a joy when The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, etc., were read to you as a child. ![]() I found The Three Little Pigs to be somewhat unrealistic, fully of lazy stereotypes with little in the way of plot ![]() As for 24, I actually enjoyed it ofr what it was - fluff but not trying to be anything but. There was no pretension. Some people think Homeland is "serious drama" and perhaps sneer at those who enjoyed 24. Homeland started well but became extremely silly |
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I was expecting more from this episode, something big.
I wasn't disappointed by it though, not at all. The show is nicely written with an undercurrent of tension and interesting characters. I've accepted it's a slow burner and am properly taken in with it. I just hope it has a satisfying and perhaps shocking conclusion, I feel like I've earned it. Quote:
I happened to find this episode excellent on all fronts. Wait until you see the rest. I think that some people don't really focus on what they are watching. I keep on going back to the phrase, short attention span, when I read some of the comments. I don't know what they are looking for, but the pacing, the storylines and the performances keep me totally into it. I think that people just want crazy action all the time which would be way too implausible for this particular series.
Keep on watching and enjoy. ![]() When Carrie mouthed off at the redneck Aryan neo-Nazi in the bar, I was expecting a Sons of Anarchy style bar brawl. I love the edge that Carrie has, whether it arises from drink-fuelled bravado, her barely contained psychotic tendencies, her CIA training or whatever it is that makes her tick, she is one multi-faceted, fascinating character. She's the sort of woman I want to see on screen instead of the Sex and the City types that women are supposed to like. I felt quite broken for Carrie and Brody at the end of the episode. To find something in each other that they both so desperately needed only to have it ripped away was gut-wrenching to watch. I am most encouraged to hear you imply that the show gets even better. I will definitely keep watching and enjoying.
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Silly? Totally implausible? You must have been a joy when The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, etc., were read to you as a child. ![]() . |
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Yes, you are entitled to your opinion, I recognize that. However, I need to chime in here.
Silly? Totally implausible? You must have been a joy when The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, etc., were read to you as a child. ![]() Seriously, you've been pissing on this series from the word go. There is so much going on if you bothered to sit back and absorb what you are watching instead of wasting time picking episodes apart for plausibility. Also, it's a television program and with all tv programs, dramatic licenses will be taken to make it more entertaining which is the point. This has been going on since television began. If I want to know more about the CIA, I'll watch a documentary. I'm smart enough to recognize the difference between the two. ![]() Finally, I found this series gripping and totally entertaining with some really fantastic performances. I truly enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to Season 2. So often people criticise TV or Film for the reasons argued above...drives me mad! Just enjoy it! |
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I am loving Homeland, i think there are elements of it which are a little unbelievable but i use my brain in work all day so when i sit down to watch TV i dont analysis every little element of the story i just let it flow and try not to pick holes as its a pointless exercise, you just have to enjoy the good parts of the show and for me these out weigh the minor plot holes.
I thought the Brody & Carrie scenes were excellent, great how their relationship has developed on a scale which neither expected or realised, i think both actors are doing a great job. |
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Re the call for Walker three times (I think) at the service, it was quite spooky and appeared to unsettle the congregation but I have it in my mind that there is some tradition about summoning a spirit by calling their name three times... but otoh, I could just have read too much fantasy fiction over the years!
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I am loving this series, I dont trust Saul, just me!!??? Jury is still out on the relationship with Carrie and Brodie is it real,? or is she sleeping with him for her job?!
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Yes, you are entitled to your opinion, I recognize that. However, I need to chime in here.
Silly? Totally implausible? You must have been a joy when The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, etc., were read to you as a child. ![]() With Homeland I was expecting a more classy series, on 'spies' and their work, in the 21st Century. All I've seen up to now, is a very poor substitute for 24, it just has no Back Bone, no real story, to get your teeth into. Yes Brody in a hole for 8 years, could have been a good story, but it's now played out in such a crazy way, with him and Carrie, that I'm finding Aileen's plot, much more interesting, if only Saul wasn't around, how boring is he ....and as for the revelation that Tom is still alive, and up on a Roof, well....laughable in my book. |
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Ive seen the complete series, to all those watching , keep on its a cracking series and has loads of twists and turns, dont let the knockers get to you, enjoy the finest series probably since The Wire.
BTW see series 2 of the Wire starts this week on Sky Atlantic , probably the best story series part of the Wire series unmissable TV. |
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Marine One - it's the helicopter equivalent of Air Force One.
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After having lived in a dungeon for 8 years, I would've thought that Brody, upon seeing the beautiful setting of the cabin (wow - how lucky is Carrie & her family to have that place at their disposal), would've fell to his knees & got emotional. Poor guy, gets out to find his best mate has been having an 'affair' with his wife, the government thinks he's a terrorist, & he falls for a woman who, it would appear to him at any rate, is part of a 'honey trap'.
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