pollardsvision
Footballguy
You guys still disagree that Nazir should've/would've tried to kill Brody?
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biggamer3
Footballguy
the hit and run bit was like 24 and Kim and the Cougar. Very dumb and pointless, we dont need the stupid kids in this awesome storyline
biggamer3
Footballguy
you might have been right, but knowing this show and their propensity to take left turns, dont be shocked if Brody comes clean to Abu Nazir in an episode and plays for Nazir and gives CIA misinformation
pollardsvision
Footballguy
True.Heck, it might be the reporter chick that's about to get it.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
So, the guy parked behind Carrie when she dropped Brody by his house.....CIA sitting on Brody, Nazir sitting on Brody, or just a little meaningless misdirection that the show likes so much?
biggamer3
Footballguy
I thought it was Carrie's doofus brother-brother detective guys in the car
Ned
Footballguy
It was.
SoCalBroncoFan
Footballguy
Wasnt the chick they ran over the contact Brody had that they are looking for? I swore when the did a close up on her face it was her.Screencaps?
biggamer3
Footballguy
I dont think so, there is no way they would actually do that, that would be the death of a show like this to have a coincidence that grotesque
SoCalBroncoFan
Footballguy
I agree, I never would have figured that they would do that. But this is from the peeople that wrote 24, right?
Apple Jack
Footballguy
I wouldn't put it past them to do that, but I think they're trying to maintain at least a sliver of respectability. Not a lot; just a little. That would be the end of that. Them hitting somebody was bad enough, but that would turn the show into a comedy and I don't think they're ready to throw the towel in just yet.
ETA: Then again...the whole Carrie and Brody holding hands thing is close.
ETA: Then again...the whole Carrie and Brody holding hands thing is close.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Why does Brody's wife call Brody Brody instead of Nick?
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
He's just one of those dudes who goes by his last name.
identikit
Footballguy
Yep.Fairly common.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
I think they've maintained well more than a sliver of respect. I have no idea why we'd expect that to change anytime soon. They knocked it out of the part in the 1st season and just keep getting better.The '24' DNA is there, but this is a completely different show with far more differences than similarities. Along with a different network, different constraints, different scope, and I assume, mostly different crew and writers.
identikit
Footballguy
Much better acting as well.
biggamer3
Footballguy
I saw a poster explain that most everyone in the Marines or Armed Forces goes by their last name, and if she had met him while he was already starting to serve, he could have identified himself by his last name since that was normal for him.
pollardsvision
Footballguy
Re-watching the episode and they must've met before then. Brody got pissed off when Jessica went to the prom with Billy Burkbeck. Half of the people in my HS and many in college were referred to by their last name only, especially the bazillion Kevin's, Matt's, and Chris'. The wives that knew them then commonly still use the last name.'biggamer3 said:
pollardsvision
Footballguy
Not confirmed, just hoping/begging for it to be false.I didn't think it was and it never occurred to me that it would be.Then again, I've seen the episode twice, but didn't pay attention to that entire scene either time.
EYLive
Footballguy
Those 2 looked nothing alike.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Way too ridiculous for this show.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
We've already had a POW flip and become a terrorist and manage to get into a bunker with the VP and assorted other VIPs with a bomb wrapped around him but he didn't blow them up because the hotty CIA operative who was after him that he had the weekend tryst with went to his house and his daughter managed to call him in the bunker and just the sound of her voice convinced him to go home like she asked rather than blow himself and a bunch of other people up while the hotty CIA operative who called HIGH PURPLE had herself institutionalized and subjected to EST after being fired for being crazy but wait the CIA wants her back because there's this chick in Beirut who...I'm not sure "too ridiuclous for this show" exists.ETA: And of course the May Day text from the situation room.
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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
I thought that as well.But then again I was watching the show on a black and white TV with tinfoil on the 'rabbit ears'. And the sound was off. And I was shazzed out of my mind on malt liquor and codeine.
identikit
Footballguy
Perhaps the phone was a burner and he ditched it.
pantherclub
Footballguy
The premise of this show started out great, now its a little too campy due to trying to extend it multiple seasons.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Bodie > Brody?
Shermanator
Footballguy
it is?
I go by my last name. But my mother and my wife call me by my first name. Aint no way its common for a wife to acknowledge her husband by his last name.:shrug; I know a guy who still calls his wife by her maiden name,it is?
Shermanator
Footballguy
ok. i'll move on then. lol
I think the show would have been better if Brody had been successful in Season 1. Season 2 could have started with all of the second guessing, then Carrie catches wind of another cell, and they go overboard going on a wild goose chase - that ends up being absolutely nothing at the end of season 2. That sets up a third and final season where it is touch-and-go on some leads, but after some near-misses, the GGs catch/kill the terrorist in the final episode.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Yep. Have one guy friend who refers to his wife by her maiden name and another whose wife refers to him by their last name. Depends on what your definition of common is. Yet a third whose wife refers to him as OB for their last name O'Bannan.:shrug; I know a guy who still calls his wife by her maiden name,it is?
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Bigboy10182000
Footballguy
FWIW my wife's ex- mother in-law used to call her husband by his last name...it is?
Is Estes going to keep Brody's exposure from the POTUS? Making Brody a congressman makes this all a mess. Suspending disbelief for the sake of entertainment is one thing but this becoming a stretch. Would have been better off having put Brody back in the military in some capacity. They could have put him in an anti-terrorism post.
It was her, but she was wearing a mask.Those 2 looked nothing alike.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
I wonder if she called her husband by his first or last name...It was her, but she was wearing a mask.Those 2 looked nothing alike.
Yep. Have one guy friend who refers to his wife by her maiden name and another whose wife refers to him by their last name. Depends on what your definition of common is. Yet a third whose wife refers to him as OB for their last name O'Bannan.:shrug; I know a guy who still calls his wife by her maiden name,it is?
Florida Grads?sporthenry
Footballguy
Well the previews indicate that he tells Roya something and Carrie confronts him about it although this show is very good at deceiving what the actual previews are. I have no idea where the show is going, just enjoying the ride.All shows are going to somewhat ridiculous in nature but this show has done fairly well at being realistic. I just hope it ends in good fashion and doesn't jump the proverbial shark. Additionally, isn't their a mole in the CIA they still have to find? I like Peter Quinn so far but it'll be interesting to see if the mole is a known character or someone else.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
I haven't seen it mentioned. But it was a real 
moment when the interrogator stabbed Brody's hand. Then, he started going bat#### crazy. That was badass.
moment when the interrogator stabbed Brody's hand. Then, he started going bat#### crazy. That was badass.
Billy Bats
Footballguy
I wasn't really buying his good cop/bad cop reason either, I think he really flipped. Or was that just Saul's way of getting him out of trouble?I haven't seen it mentioned. But it was a real
pollardsvision
Footballguy
I bought it.I wasn't really buying his good cop/bad cop reason either, I think he really flipped. Or was that just Saul's way of getting him out of trouble?I haven't seen it mentioned. But it was a real
sporthenry
Footballguy
Me too. He seemed too calculated beforehand and doesn't really have a back story with Brody or this case to get that upset after 5 minutes of negotiation. I know Carrie is the protagonist and was hoping she would finally be rewarded with getting it all right with Brody's confession but I'm surprised they didn't drag that out. He really could have played the "I didn't have a bomb on me" much longer because they really didn't have any evidence. Thought they'd at least have an episode where they had to put the pieces together and go to Gettysburg, etc.I bought it.I wasn't really buying his good cop/bad cop reason either, I think he really flipped. Or was that just Saul's way of getting him out of trouble?I haven't seen it mentioned. But it was a real
biggamer3
Footballguy
On a podcast before the year the mole was brought up and the showrunner for Homeland said that dont exactly think the mole has to be uncovered on the show as 90% of actual intelligence moles get away scott free in real life. It's only on broadcast TV shows where the moles "have to" get busted.
MarshallPlan
Footballguy
Billy Bats
Footballguy
I guess it just suprised me that he would intentionally give up that easily and turn the interrogation over to Carrie who he doesn't seem to respect. Plus it seemed like Saul forced the good/bad cop schtick on him.'sporthenry said:Me too. He seemed too calculated beforehand and doesn't really have a back story with Brody or this case to get that upset after 5 minutes of negotiation.'pollardsvision said:I bought it.'Billy Bats said:I wasn't really buying his good cop/bad cop reason either, I think he really flipped. Or was that just Saul's way of getting him out of trouble?'Mario Kart said:I haven't seen it mentioned. But it was a real
identikit
Footballguy
I think Quinn's using what he has available (ie Carrie).He knew he had a unique angle on Brody by using her.I guess it just suprised me that he would intentionally give up that easily and turn the interrogation over to Carrie who he doesn't seem to respect. Plus it seemed like Saul forced the good/bad cop schtick on him.'sporthenry said:Me too. He seemed too calculated beforehand and doesn't really have a back story with Brody or this case to get that upset after 5 minutes of negotiation.'pollardsvision said:I bought it.'Billy Bats said:I wasn't really buying his good cop/bad cop reason either, I think he really flipped. Or was that just Saul's way of getting him out of trouble?'Mario Kart said:I haven't seen it mentioned. But it was a real
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
for when I catch up.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
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