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When I first heard about Homeland (a new series on Showtime), I didn't think I'd like it. The whole "terrorists under the bed" thing that a certain political party pushes annoys me endlessly.
I was wrong. Homeland has hooked my attention like nothing else.
A marine, captured eight years ago, is rescued.
A CIA investigator, the most brilliant one they have (and also secretly bipolar and perhaps possessing other mental illnesses as well) suspects he's been turned. (She got a tip that some captive had been.)
The show is so interesting because it tells you so little. It's such a wonderful change from shows and movies that hand you every detail on a silver platter. I have no idea if the CIA woman is just totally insane and seeing clues and hints because she wants to see them. But she had a good point: The informational value the prisoner/marine had faded fast, it would have been out of date within weeks. Why'd they keep him alive that long?
Plus the marine has the most interesting flashbacks. While of course the CIA woman doesn't know of them, they give us viewers enough information to wonder. Wonder a whole lot.
I just wish I hadn't found this show so early. (The pilot only aired this week.) I don't know how I'll wait week by week for new eps.
Edit: Also, um, did you guys mistake this as a compliment of religion?
I was wrong. Homeland has hooked my attention like nothing else.
A marine, captured eight years ago, is rescued.
A CIA investigator, the most brilliant one they have (and also secretly bipolar and perhaps possessing other mental illnesses as well) suspects he's been turned. (She got a tip that some captive had been.)
The show is so interesting because it tells you so little. It's such a wonderful change from shows and movies that hand you every detail on a silver platter. I have no idea if the CIA woman is just totally insane and seeing clues and hints because she wants to see them. But she had a good point: The informational value the prisoner/marine had faded fast, it would have been out of date within weeks. Why'd they keep him alive that long?
Plus the marine has the most interesting flashbacks. While of course the CIA woman doesn't know of them, they give us viewers enough information to wonder. Wonder a whole lot.
I just wish I hadn't found this show so early. (The pilot only aired this week.) I don't know how I'll wait week by week for new eps.
Edit: Also, um, did you guys mistake this as a compliment of religion?
