Episode Discussion - S03E01, "Tin Man Is Down" [Spoilers]

[u/fuzzy_dunnlop]

Season 3 premiere. Brody remains at large. Saul plots a counterstrike.

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Hey guys, here we are, another season of Homeland! I know this or an earlier version of this episode leaked but let's still keep the spoilers out so people watching live won't have it ruined. Thanks and enjoy!

[u/herr0there]

The balding bearded guy working with Saul- same guy that Quinn met with at the diner last season?

[u/fuzzy_dunnlop → u/herr0there]

Yeah I'm pretty sure!

[u/[deleted]]

What the hell happened to Mike?

[u/fuzzy_dunnlop → u/[deleted]]

Good question.

[u/kelling928]

Well, fuck you too, grandma

[u/HBIFC]

spoiler

[u/Wildcard23]

Episode was alright. I had one question though. Where the hell is Mike? Shouldn't he be supporting the family?

[u/gatorbruh]

Looks like Zach Hamilton from Dexter moved from Miami to Virginia.

[u/[deleted]]

Decent opener. One gripe: how can the CIA HQ not have any security camera footage that would show who parked Brody's car for the detonation? That's a pretty large hole for us to look past.

[u/[deleted]]

Peter Quinn is so effing bad ass. I enjoyed that they created the story line of him killing the young boy. It will make for some interesting development later.

[u/infiniteraiders → u/[deleted]]

I have a feeling Saul is going to get screwed by this because when he was talking about taking out the 6 terrorists, he said the mission was executed perfectly.

[u/[deleted]]

25 minutes in and they let chris speak his 6 words.

[u/IAMAHungryHippoAMA]

I've always liked the (non-romantic) relationship between Carrie and Saul better than Carrie and Brody. I mean, it's arguably my favorite dynamic in the whole show. Given the betrayal at the end, I think things will be very interesting for me.

[u/jpthejetsfan]

Am I the only one who really enjoyed this episode? I mean sure I am broken after what Dexter pulled last Sunday, but I really liked the premiere.

[u/Kim235]

So why did Saul say all that stuff about Carrie at the hearing? Did he figure it was going to come out anyway?

[u/theflealee]

Oooooh Dana's a naughty suicidal girl.

[u/FallenAerials]

It was okay. I have lots of confidence in the writers, so I'm hoping there's a solid plot arc for the season. My frustration: Seeing Carrie so depressed and beaten down all the time is exhausting.

[u/kelling928]

Why are people on committees always assholes?

[u/bumblingbagel8 → u/kelling928]

While the guy was being a dick and I certainly have sympathy for Carrie, she has fucked up in a huge way, and the questions being asked are understandable. However, there are certainly more people to blame than Carrie.

[u/hausehunter]

I loved the episode, but was not clear on one thing. Who were the six that the CIA targeted and how were they connected to the attack on Langley?

[u/supertexgrrl]

I loved the scene in the restaurant when Saul oh-so-casually told crazy-eyes Carrie, "Sit down, have some tiramisu."

But at the end, I was like WTF SAUL!?!?!?!?

[u/absolutsyd]

So by the end of the episode, the committee had intel that Carrie and Brody were together inside the building, which means that they must understand that someone else moved his car, right?

[u/Justice-Solforge]

Plot twist: Dana goes to jail for distributing child pornography and has to register as a sex offender.

[u/aeshleyrose]

I love the show, but is anyone else not exactly psyched that Carrie is back off her meds? Yes, she portrays the character perfectly, I am of course impressed. But I've always found her off-the-rails storylines to be taxing and boring.

[u/musicornoise]

Even though what Quinn had pulled of was so unrealistic that it felt like a James Bond movie, I liked how he was affected by murdering a child (see that Todd??) he wanted to protect. He will probably be one of the more likable characters this season. But please turn down the Dana-Drama. That was certainly the most annoying part in SE2. Don't do it again.

The premiere's been OK, can't compete with Breaking Bad but then again who can.