All Homeland does is make me want 24 to come back on the air, even in at its worst moments 24 was more engaging than Homeland. And, the worst we ever had to deal with in terms of "family drama" were those stupid Kim Bauer B-plots in the first two seasons. Afterwards the writers knew that 24 should be about Jack Bauer fucking shit up and not some dumb teenage girl wandering into trouble like an idiot.
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Homeland: Season 3 - |Pledge Allegiance|
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RatskyWatsky
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24 is coming back though.
BrokenEchelon
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I almost had a heart attack when I realized that Dana's boyfriend was Dexter's boyfriend.
Show entered some sort of inception-nightmare stage at that point, and I know I'm like two weeks late to that whole arc.
He's like Lindsay(Lindsey?) from Stargate. Authority Figure with Cartoon Incompetence Trope or some shit.
Show entered some sort of inception-nightmare stage at that point, and I know I'm like two weeks late to that whole arc.
He's like Lindsay(Lindsey?) from Stargate. Authority Figure with Cartoon Incompetence Trope or some shit.
Yeah, but it's not here to stay so far as we know.
RatskyWatsky
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I'm sure it'll be a big hit though and it's not like Kiefer has another gig lined up or anything. I'd be surprised if they didn't make another "24 event series" in 2015.
Yeah, I feel like this should have been more of an ensamble show after the first season :/
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whole season has been great with the exception of the brody family. I think brody himself can actually still be interesting given the last couple eps. but he should get about as much screen time as he has been getting as well.
Totally, it would benefit it to a great degree.
I also just don't understand the lack of any political role in Homeland such as The President. Saul is making decision on his own he is not allowed to make and seems to just shrug it off as if there are no consequences. He's just willy nilly decides to conduct all sorts of illegal operations within the US and goes "oh well I'm only here for ten more days, what can they do?" And, yet we are the ones that are supposed to be agreeing with him.
I don't even think the writers of the show know who the President is at this point. At the start of the show we see clips and hear speeches of various President's including Obama. Yet, if I remember correctly we learned in Season 1 that the President is some old white guy. But, in Season 2 if I remember correctly there was a newspaper with the front page showing the Obama/Romney race. So, just who the hell is the President?
I just wish Showtime would let go of Brody and let us have a show about the CIA tracking other terrorists than goddamn people Brody was connected to.
I don't even think the writers of the show know who the President is at this point. At the start of the show we see clips and hear speeches of various President's including Obama. Yet, if I remember correctly we learned in Season 1 that the President is some old white guy. But, in Season 2 if I remember correctly there was a newspaper with the front page showing the Obama/Romney race. So, just who the hell is the President?
I just wish Showtime would let go of Brody and let us have a show about the CIA tracking other terrorists than goddamn people Brody was connected to.
dead souls
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Yep.
Also, the last three seasons of 24 are worse than anything Homeland has done so far.
Nah dude, it was bad granted, but it had Jack Bauer murdering shit which is a million times more appealing than the Carrie/Brody love story and the Dana CW teenage angst drama.
illmatic19
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So the last two episodes which feature barely any Brody family drama turn out to be the best episodes of the season? Get out of here.
Sshh! Don't tell show time this.
AngmarsKing701
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24 starts filming in January, I'd imagine the first trailer or teaser will debut during the Super Bowl.
I just started watching this show not too long ago. I'm on season 3 now. It's had it's moments, i thought the whole 'psycho' thing was going to be some stupid distraction for an episode or 2, instead it just kept going, and now its back again.
I also don't like how this show doesn't really make me feel like the characters need to do some of the things they are doing. Instead they just kinda tell you. People just do things and i don't really understand their motivation. I feel like maybe even the writers don't know what the show is right now exactly. They want to hold onto all these characters, but why? But omg i am so sick of the crazy Carrie plot. Getting rid of that will make this show 1000x better.
Until then i am on the fence.
I also don't like how this show doesn't really make me feel like the characters need to do some of the things they are doing. Instead they just kinda tell you. People just do things and i don't really understand their motivation. I feel like maybe even the writers don't know what the show is right now exactly. They want to hold onto all these characters, but why? But omg i am so sick of the crazy Carrie plot. Getting rid of that will make this show 1000x better.
Until then i am on the fence.
Spotless Mind
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I was completely uninterested in starting this season, but i decided to give it a go a couple of days ago and now i'm hooked again. Saul's prominence this season has given the show a much needed shot in the arm and they've done a great job of scaling back the scope to an appropriate level. Admittedly, I have been skipping through each and every Dana scene, so that's been adding to my enjoyment. I don't envy any of you sticking through those scenes. >_>
Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
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firehawk12
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Oh god. lol
RatskyWatsky
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Carrie is so fucking stupid.
"I don't care if I fuck over my friends and country! I don't care if I render my several months' worth of hard work and mental anguish all for nothing! I MUST PROVE MY BABY DADDY'S INNOCENCE AT ALL COSTS!!!!"
oh my god
ugh
"I don't care if I fuck over my friends and country! I don't care if I render my several months' worth of hard work and mental anguish all for nothing! I MUST PROVE MY BABY DADDY'S INNOCENCE AT ALL COSTS!!!!"
oh my god
ugh
I was so happy when Quinn took the shot.
I gotta watch something, and what else would I have to laugh and complain about on the internet?
Too bad he missed...
It would even make 24 blush sometimes with some of the dumb shit Homeland has.
He didn't miss. He took Carrie out of the equation, which didn't require him to kill her.
I think you missed the joke.
RatskyWatsky
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The problem is that they always give Carrie an excuse for acting like a deranged lunatic: "She's bipolar!" "She's off her meds!" "She's on her meds!" "She's upset!" "She's in love!" "She's pregnant!" I mean, it would be nice if we could go for a stretch of episodes
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Also, Brody isn't Carrie's family. He's a terrorist.
The show should have made it another debate over the merits of capturing and prosecuting a target compared to ensuring the continuation of an ongoing open-ended operation.
Instead it's either maintain the operation or allow Carrie to maybe learn something about Brody.
Stevetopsy
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With Dar Adal and Quinn pretty much saying "your going to make all these people have watched this season for nothing if you fuck this up", I don't think I've ever wanted to see someone get taken out so bad. "I don't care! Proving Brody's innocence should be CIA top priority!" ugh... Quinn is such a boss tho.
It's one thing for Carrie to compromise the mission because clearing Brody's name is important to her. It's another thing for her to think anybody else would remotely care about that.
Brody admitted on tape, later broadcast to the world, that he was going to kill many top officials. He didn't follow through but nevertheless Carrie should know that there is no such thing as clearing his name at this point.
Brody admitted on tape, later broadcast to the world, that he was going to kill many top officials. He didn't follow through but nevertheless Carrie should know that there is no such thing as clearing his name at this point.
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