Homeland
Season Two
Episode Six
'A
Gettysburg Address' - 7.0
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| 'Remember that time we spent in backseat heaven? Welcome to front seat hell.' |
I thought last week was intense! Hello, machine gun-wielding men in black!
I had come
to the conclusion that Galvez was actually the mole, so imagine my surprise
when he was gunned down just as haphazardly as Quinn, Chapman and the four or
so other agents sifting through the deceased tailor's digs. Of course, Quinn
doesn't die, at least not blatantly, so we can expect to see a bit more of
him.
It all went
down because someone was clearly watching the tailor's place to ensure that it
wasn't raided, so when it was they had to rush in a retrieve whatever big of
incriminating evidence lay behind the false wall. My question however, is why
they didn't retrieve it earlier? Why wait until the CIA were actually in the
building before moving in. Did they want to make an example out of the CIA?
Hopefully this is the case, as it makes a lot more sense than 'we waited two
weeks and suddenly it became urgent'. When Roya points out that it had taken
two weeks before it was investigated properly hints that maybe this was the
reasoning.
Can I just
say how much better Roya Hammad is now that she is a known enemy, rather than
the mysterious middle man for Abu Nazir? Everyone knows she's evil, but she
doesn't know that she's been made. It is entirely against her controlling,
dominating character and it is pleasurable waiting for her to start squirming,
even if I have to endure Brody squirming all the while.
There is
just this one issue, and I have been over it before: why trust Brody? He's a
confessed jihadist and someone with a known desire to cripple America, why
recruit him into the fucking CIA? You have to question whether jeopardising
every single operative on the team is worth the possible link to Abu Nazir.
Just so you
know, I'm currently talking to Centrelink on the telephone as I try to
concentrate on writing this review. I'm pretty new to this adult responsibility
thing, but I see why everyone hates to talk to this crazy corporation. I've
been listening to awful hold music for the duration of my time at the desk
here, interspersed with the jarring ring tone and almost motivational slogans
only a government organisation would throw at you. 'Sick of rebellion? OBEY THE
AUTHORITY!!! Live happy!'. Ok, it's nothing like that, but you get the idea.
In the world
of Dana Brody, things are just as complicated. Well that's a giant lie, as her
plot seems ripped straight from the pages of any soap opera script. Dana gets
all emotional and flighty after talking with the daughter of the woman they ran
over last episode, and once again we find the main character being the moral
compass in a crime duo, with the little known boyfriend being the dick. Why is
the main cast always so righteous? Discounting the fact she should have gone to
the police by now, we are clearly supposed to be on her side in this whole
mess, but it's such a tired storyline that I'm not really on anyone's side.
All I want
from you, Homeland, is to give us a story about Brody and Carrie. If this
hit-and-run plot is going to tie in beautifully with theirs then go about your
business, but if you are going to wrap this up with no ultimate connection then
FUCKING GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH. Dana-schmana. I kind of wanted Carrie to
strangle her in the season finale anyway.
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