Homeland (IRL Pace) [** SPOILERS **]

bnt

I have to wonder how the 2nd series will play out, given what happened at the end.

There's no way they'll drop Claire Danes, not after all the glowing reviews for her performance and her Emmy win. But her character has, after all, been fired from the CIA, and there's no realistic way they'll take her back. Her main asset was her mind, and even if the therapy works, they'll never be able to trust her again. My guess: she is taken on by some non-governmental organisation, some unsanctioned covert intelligence group ...

Corkfeen

bnt wrote: »

I have to wonder how the 2nd series will play out, given what happened at the end.

There's no way they'll drop Claire Danes, not after all the glowing reviews for her performance and her Emmy win. But her character has, after all, been fired from the CIA, and there's no realistic way they'll take her back. Her main asset was her mind, and even if the therapy works, they'll never be able to trust her again. My guess: she is taken on by some non-governmental organisation, some unsanctioned covert intelligence group ...

She's coming back alright, I'm assuming that she could still act as a consultant for investigations.....

moby2101

Hi
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endakenny

moby2101 wrote: »

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Move the cursor to the start of the redacted part, press the button on the mouse and drag the cursor across it.

jmcc

endakenny wrote: »

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If only they could have done that with the drone report.

Regards...jmcc

Flashgordon197

Just watched the end of this series. Im a bit disappointed. I think spinning this into a second series is a bad idea. It seems like a one season idea/show. I found the last few episodes dragging quite a bit. It was building up then nothing!

Does anybody else feel this way??

eh i dunno

Flashgordon197 wrote: »

Just watched the end of this series. Im a bit disappointed. I think spinning this into a second series is a bad idea. It seems like a one season idea/show. I found the last few episodes dragging quite a bit. It was building up then nothing!

Does anybody else feel this way??

Felt the same myself. Was expecting alot more tbh.

endakenny

jmcc wrote: »

If only they could have done that with the drone report.

Regards...jmcc

lol

Bullseye1

I have enjoyed this show. Look forward to season 2.

don ramo

don ramo wrote: »

yes its been renewed for a second season,

Gaa_ wrote: »

Hope thers a series 2

ahem

PauloConn

Flashgordon197 wrote: »

Just watched the end of this series. Im a bit disappointed. I think spinning this into a second series is a bad idea. It seems like a one season idea/show. I found the last few episodes dragging quite a bit. It was building up then nothing!

Does anybody else feel this way??

Yeah, it just ground to a halt compared to earlier episodes the ending wasn't anywhere near as nail-biting as i would have liked. But overall, enjoyed the series. Need something to keep me busy till it comes out again in September (i hope)

FloatingVoter

He makes Senator / possibly VP in season 2, definitely makes it to a high ranking committee - dodges some of the debris left over from Season 1 - expect a very cute journalist to be on his tail (brunette, blue eyes...I hope).

Season 2 - newly ensconsed in the White House a smarter journalist is on the tail of the recently deceased journo from season 2. Some now disgraced Intelligence bods help her in her cause (she also gets naked with Damien Lewis) before he commits suicide and avoids disgrace.

This is assuming House of Cards doesn't take off in the US or else they will have to use their imagination.

Just my fourpence.;)

8mv

I enjoyed the final episode. The only way to end it to my total satisfaction would have left no possibility of a second season. But as I suspected there was always going to be at least a second season, this ending was the next best thing. Thought Claire Danes and Damien Lewis were great, but Mandy Patinkin is the man!

Snickers Man

krustydoyle wrote: »

I dunno what to think of that ending...

Yeah. Explained some but not all. Lots of loose ends hanging. Or maybe I missed something.

Did we ever find out

who tipped off Walker about the setup meeting so that he could send in a substitute and detonate a bomb remotely?

There has to be a mole but he (or she) hasn't been revealed yet.

And it's a bit of an unsatisfactory loose thread letting that hang over to another series.

jcsoulinger

Snickers Man wrote: »

Yeah. Explained some but not all. Lots of loose ends hanging. Or maybe I missed something.

Did we ever find out

who tipped off Walker about the setup meeting so that he could send in a substitute and detonate a bomb remotely?

There has to be a mole but he (or she) hasn't been revealed yet.

And it's a bit of an unsatisfactory loose thread letting that hang over to another series.

My money is on Saul to be the mole, I would be surprised if Im still watching when the mole is revealed tho. Its not that good of a show.

lukin

Enjoyed the series but the whole thing of Brody

"he's a terrorist, no he's not, hang on actually he is" was a bit too 24-ish for me (very reminiscent of Tony Almeida in Seaosn 7). Also the yet to be revealed mole in the CIA was pure 24.

Was also disappointed at how Carrie

prevented the explosion but it was not revealed to anyone (even herself) so she will not get the credit for it.

Cartman78

Wouldn't be shocked to see Nina Meyers or Jack Bauer popping up at some stage.

I was hugely disappointed with this series overall - it started very well but has gone down the very well worn path of '24' in terms of plot.

The last episode was a bit of a joke really - it was fun entertainment up to a point but just got ridiculous - ie. the call from his daughter just as he was about to push the trigger.

Claire Daines is excellent in it though. The 2nd series could be interesting if they keep away from the '24' style plot drivers (moles, key witnesses/targets getting killed just as they're about to solve the case etc) but I doubt it.

part time punk

Cartman78 wrote: »

I was hugely disappointed with this series overall - it started very well but has gone down the very well worn path of '24' in terms of plot.

The 2nd series could be interesting if they keep away from the '24' style plot drivers (moles, key witnesses/targets getting killed just as they're about to solve the case etc) but I doubt it.

Not so sure I agree. Sure some of the elements are the same as it's a tv show based around CIA/counter terrorism so of course you're going to have moles, witnesses etc. But broadly speaking the characters in 24 very much took the 'shoot first ask questions later' approach but Homeland it's much more based around gathering info/intel etc. although some exceptions

e.g. shootings in the mosque whihc was FBI agents and not CIA

I will watch a second series of Homeland but I do hope that it doesn't drag out for too long. I loved the first 2 or 3 series of 24 but then gave up on it.

brian_t

part time punk wrote: »

I will watch a second series of Homeland but I do hope that it doesn't drag out for too long. I loved the first 2 or 3 series of 24 but then gave up on it.

From an interview with executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon

Do you see this series as ending at a set time after a few seasons and telling one complete story, like some limited-run British series or HBO’s “Rome”?

Gordon: I think as long as your characters have a story to tell, I think the show will have life to it. As long as they’re moving forward and carrying their baggage and history with them. I think the show has got an edge because it’s about the CIA, so there’s no reason for it to stop unless it’s out of gas.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/12/20/homeland-producers-spill-secrets-of-the-second-season/

part time punk

Thanks for that

brian_t wrote: »

so there’s no reason for it to stop unless it’s out of gas.

and that's the crux of it, whether it runs out of gas or not

lukin

Homeland season two 'remarkable'
Howard Gordon has been doing with Homeland what he used to do with 24; hyping up the new season way before its premier.
It usually turned out to be a false dawn with 24, remains to be seen if that will be the case with Homeland.
Don't read the link if you haven't seen the entire season one.
http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0523/homeland.html

JP Liz V1

Season 2 starts on RTE 2 on Tuesday the 2nd of October 2012 at 9pm

Penfailed

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Season 2 starts on RTE 2 on Tuesday the 2nd of October 2012 at 9pm

...and it was excellent

JP Liz V1

Homeland new season starts on RTE 2 at 9pm on Tuesday 6th October

lukin

Last season surprised a lot with how good it was considering

the loss of Brody from the season before

.
They will be hard-pressed to repeat that this season. Particularly as it is set in Berlin.