Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

That was quick. I figured Brody would at least kill his handicapped friend first before the CIA would get to him. Very interesting season so far. Maybe season 3 would be about the mole after Brody is dead or locked up.

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

True that. Brody is a trained marine, not 007 super-spy. He has no secret double agent master training. He's just a guy who has been brainwashed. It actually kind of bugs me when he is portrayed as some master deceiver and reader of people because there is no particular reason he should be.
Got a chuckle there as well.

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

He's not incapable at all. Look at the first episode when they had sex. He sees her as a wet hole and doesn't give two shits about her beyond that. He's basically putting up with her when he fucks her. Hence the masturbation scene. It's no different for him to rub one out than fuck his wife.

With Carrie, on the other hand, he gets an emotional release along with the physical one. It's part of the twisted bond between Carrie and Brody.

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

Agreed, I had fully settled in to expecting a few weeks of surveillance, with near misses and close calls, and this show completely foreshadowed that and then proceeded to shatter those expectations beautifully. You knew Carrie was going up to the room, but I had no idea that was coming. Now I am just guessing as to where they are going to take this.

While the daughter storyline doesn't live up to the intensity of her father's current storyline, I agree that they wouldn't waste time unless it was going to tie back in somehow.

Everybody seems to hate the wives in these shows (like Skyler in breaking bad) as if they are just an obstacle to the main character doing whatever they want. They need to ground these characters somehow, and the family life brings Brody back to something real so it doesn't pull too far away into the absurd.

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

But why? She totally hot, I'm assuming they were in love before he was taken hostage. Or is there some back story they neglected to pass on?

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

Separated by 8 years. Fucked up from torture and brainwashing. The baggage with Mike. Easier to make a connection with the fun new person than the "old" person with the kids and the responsibility and all that.

Lots of reasons.

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

Just because she's hot and fuckable doesn't mean he loves her. At least not any more. I'm sure we'll eventually find out (perhaps this Sunday) that part of his breaking was making him resent his wife in some subconcious way. He clearly just puts up with her.

Pretty much the reasons you listed. :up:

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

Brody explicitly stated in Season 1 how difficult it is to connect with somebody who hasn't been over to the Middle East, a common bond between he and Carrie.

Re: Homeland -- "New Car Smell" -- 10/21/12
 

That's fine. But that's my point. None of that was intimated at all. I'm not about to draw those broad conclusions on my own without some sort of back story. If indeed he was conditioned to despise her, that would be good to know.

Sorry, I cannot make that connection. Oh well, I'll move on.