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Old 09-12-2012, 22:43
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That was ridiculous!
If he had still been there he could have just shot her. What was the use in her arming herself with a metal bar?
Very silly episode!
Her doing the opposite of the sensible thing has been annoying me for ages!
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Old 09-12-2012, 22:48
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Her doing the opposite of the sensible thing has been annoying me for ages!
There must be some significance to it tho don't you think ?
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Old 09-12-2012, 22:51
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Carrie was so noisy she may as well have shouted "I'm coming to get you"
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Old 09-12-2012, 22:56
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I didn't watch Series 1 - does the sleeping child shown at the beginning and end of the ad breaks have any particular significance?
You *really* should watch season 1! As much as I like season 2, I think that the first was much better.

this is getting silly now. pacemakers, weak hearts, serial numbers.

you get the impression the writers are making it up as they go along.
Or perhaps they just read the New York Times?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/bu...web.html?_r=2&
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Old 09-12-2012, 22:58
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I didn't watch Series 1 - does the sleeping child shown at the beginning and end of the ad breaks have any particular significance?
Don't know how you can make of this series if you didn't watch Series 1 . Arn't you ?
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:00
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Why didn't Carrie warn them about what Brody was going to do? She didn't need to spend time explaining the details, just tell them to stop him.
But did she know the significance of the code number? Did she even know that whatever was going to happen was going to happen straightaway?
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:09
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I liked the ending obviously Estes is pissed off with Saul for uncovering Quinn, so before he can dig into their shady roles I think he is going to be set up as a mole.
Carrie is still doing my nut in with her lone wolf idiocy. Have to wiki pacemakers, seems a strange system to me, if a good hacker got into their system half o the attendees at my local Bingo could be keeling over.
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:17
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But did she know the significance of the code number? Did she even know that whatever was going to happen was going to happen straightaway?
She was nearby when AN was explaining to Brody what the significance was. She knew that AN had the number and could trigger it straight away or would the VP have to be near the base unit for it to work at all?
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:18
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But did she know the significance of the code number? Did she even know that whatever was going to happen was going to happen straightaway?
did she not hear the comversation between an and brody? did she said he will never give you the number?
she appears so more concerned about saving brody than anything else
or did she fall for AN too?
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:20
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Have to wiki pacemakers, seems a strange system to me, if a good hacker got into their system half o the attendees at my local Bingo could be keeling over.
it really is a croocked system, it carrie slots of limitations, it saves people life but also affect so many future treatments, I know because of my late father having similar device
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:24
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I liked the ending obviously Estes is pissed off with Saul for uncovering Quinn, so before he can dig into their shady roles I think he is going to be set up as a mole.
Carrie is still doing my nut in with her lone wolf idiocy. Have to wiki pacemakers, seems a strange system to me, if a good hacker got into their system half o the attendees at my local Bingo could be keeling over.

There was a documentary on ITV last week on the footballer Fabrice Muamba. After his heart attack on the field, he was fitted with a pacemaker of some kind.

It sends information to his doctor regularly on the state of his heart, and he joked how the doctor phones him form time to time to check what he is doing if the rate goes to abnormal.

The doctor in a separate interview also said using that info they are able to re-calibrate the device remotely if they need to.
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:26
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... it carrie slots of limitations
I pondered that for a while... it (if) Carrie what?
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:34
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There was a documentary on ITV last week on the footballer Fabrice Muamba. After his heart attack on the field, he was fitted with a pacemaker of some kind.

It sends information to his doctor regularly on the state of his heart, and he joked how the doctor phones him form time to time to check what he is doing if the rate goes to abnormal.

The doctor in a separate interview also said using that info they are able to re-calibrate the device remotely if they need to.
Interesting stuff, cheers, I'm sure if the doctor can re-calibrate remotely they would only be able to do it within strict limits. Anyhow I quite enjoyed it tonight except Carrie and here weekly Homer Doh moment.
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:40
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I can only think that Carrie is more interested in protecting Brody than she is in protecting the VP. And the same goes for Estes more generally, since he never warned the VP about Brody in the past.
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:43
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Interesting stuff, cheers, I'm sure if the doctor can re-calibrate remotely they would only be able to do it within strict limits. Anyhow I quite enjoyed it tonight except Carrie and here weekly Homer Doh moment.
You just know when she gets that wild bulging look in her eye...
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:48
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I can only think that Carrie is more interested in protecting Brody than she is in protecting the VP.
And/or she's also been influenced by the drone attack, like Brody.

A surprising episode - I thought the whole thing with the TV gear last week was a set-up, but seemingly it was genuine. I did jump when the car hit Cary, even though it was the typical setup for something happening.

God only knows what the third series will bring, given what was blown in this episode. And that's before the finale!
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:54
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I pondered that for a while... it (if) Carrie what?
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Old 09-12-2012, 23:56
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Why didn't Carrie warn them about what Brody was going to do? She didn't need to spend time explaining the details, just tell them to stop him.
Several complicating factors:
1. Brody acted under duress in order to save her life so ungrateful to 'shop' him
2. could she get him stopped without him getting shot or harmed?
3. she cares more for him personally than the VP
4. VP is a nasty piece of work anyway
5. better story development if Estes is no longer fast-tracked by VP and we still don't know his motivation
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Old 10-12-2012, 00:02
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There was a documentary on ITV last week on the footballer Fabrice Muamba. After his heart attack on the field, he was fitted with a pacemaker of some kind.

It sends information to his doctor regularly on the state of his heart, and he joked how the doctor phones him form time to time to check what he is doing if the rate goes to abnormal.

The doctor in a separate interview also said using that info they are able to re-calibrate the device remotely if they need to.

so a footballer can have a doctor monitoring his heart and act accordingly but not the Veep... poor old sod
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Old 10-12-2012, 09:10
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I don't want to venture into the US thread for fear of spoilers but...

Can someone tell me how far ahead the US are in terms of Homeland shows? We're off out there this week and I want to carry on watching but am afraid I'll miss some episodes.

Any ideas?
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Old 10-12-2012, 09:30
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I don't want to venture into the US thread for fear of spoilers but...

Can someone tell me how far ahead the US are in terms of Homeland shows? We're off out there this week and I want to carry on watching but am afraid I'll miss some episodes.

Any ideas?
The series is almost over, I think? Assuming it's as long as season 1, then they will be getting the last episode on the 16th December.
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Old 10-12-2012, 09:39
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I don't want to venture into the US thread for fear of spoilers but...

Can someone tell me how far ahead the US are in terms of Homeland shows? We're off out there this week and I want to carry on watching but am afraid I'll miss some episodes.

Any ideas?
The US aired the penultimate episode last night so they have 1 week/episode left.

We have 2 left.
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Old 10-12-2012, 09:41
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I don't want to venture into the US thread for fear of spoilers but...

Can someone tell me how far ahead the US are in terms of Homeland shows? We're off out there this week and I want to carry on watching but am afraid I'll miss some episodes.

Any ideas?
They're a week ahead. Penultimate last night, final next Sunday.
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Old 10-12-2012, 12:06
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They're a week ahead. Penultimate last night, final next Sunday.
Thanks all.

No repeats of the penultimate episode anywhere on US networks later this week? (Bearing in mind I'm there from Thursday night onwards)

Then I might be able to watch the finale on Sunday. *excited face*
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Old 10-12-2012, 12:33
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Thanks all.

No repeats of the penultimate episode anywhere on US networks later this week? (Bearing in mind I'm there from Thursday night onwards)

Then I might be able to watch the finale on Sunday. *excited face*
It's on the premium cable channel Showtime.

A quick look sees episode 11 on Showtime 2 on Friday at 10pm and Saturday at 11pm.

Also,Sunday 16th morning at 3am and 8pm on Showtime (so you could watch both the last two on the same evening!!).

http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/index#
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