Homeland Recap: One Fine Day

Recaps

By MrsMiaWallace | Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | 11:00 pm | 5 Comments
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Brody is racing to Pennsylvania to retrieve the old dressmaker. He is inconspicuously attired in giant red baseball cap. Maybe Kate Middleton should try that, and let the boobies run rampant! Brody sneaks into the back of the store and rapidly gives the subversive seam-master the 411. Naturally skeptical and curious the man puts up some resistance.

 “How do I know you are the real Brody? He does not wear a red hat”

Then some very obvious G-men show up in a giant surveillance van and both start hot-footing for Brody’s car out back. This leads to a mild pursuit which Brody does a quick off-road maneuver to escape.

Brody does not pretend to be pleased with his mission and does nothing to allay the fears of the tailor. He bluntly admits he doesn’t know what the plan is or what will happen next but is just eager to drop the guy off and return to his pretend perfect life. The tailor begins to relent considering his life has just been saved but then, calamity strikes!

What are the odds??

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In other news, Carrie is nervously calling Danny to try to get the scoop on the briefing and Jessica is walking around the fundraiser setup looking as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

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Brody doesn’t have a jack of course but he is America’s Poster BoyScout and he starts improvising, adapting and overcoming. The tailor is trying in vain to loosen the lug nuts while Brody collects wood and wedges it under the car. There is an almost-tense moment when he is bent over in front of the tailor, who has a lug wrench in his hand and seems to be contemplating his options… but then Brody starts assigning him tasks to help make the make-shift car hoist work.

Wood, Nature’s jack

The car is up and Jessica is calling. Brody starts spinning a story for her about a labor meeting with his constituents and what the tailor overhears is not reassuring him that Brody isn’t just looking to take him out.

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Carrie is pulling up to CIA Headquarters for the debrief and she is listening to her favorite freeform jazz, of course. I am reminded how much I hate Jazz and I can’t help but think that people with mental disorders that they are trying to get under control should probably be prescribed to stay away from all forms of Jazz. And probably dubstep. She is told to wait with an administrator, but gets impatient of course and bursts into a meeting where Estes has the debrief in full swing.

“Is the CIA cheating on me?”

Estes escorts her right back out and gives her the score, which is that she is greatly appreciated by God and country. However, she is still considered batshit insane and shall not be privy to classified information.

“What about this face doesn’t look sane?”

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MrsMiaWallace is an east coast girl with a  penchant for travel, libations and great cuisine. She is not known to turn down a mimosa or a martini and finds the transition between the two a good way to mark the passing of time since she can never remember to wear a watch. Her secret love for reality tv and addiction to Bravo have drawn her like a moth to the glittering snark of TVGasm,  where she finds there are others like her... hopefully also nursing Bloody Marys.

5 Comments

  1. 1
    amandalee27
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 3:21 am

    Bravo MrsMiaWallace! Fantastic recaps–just the right amount of snark and I love how you point out all the inconsistencies and inaccuracies that drive me nuts! Where is their son?? With Dexter’s little boy? Favorite line–”I’m going to hump the patriotism back in you”.

  2. 2
    JKW
    Posted October 17, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    This show just keeps getting better and better. There has to be some kind of twist or an incomplete video ? No way can they wrap this up so fast. I am anxious to see how it plays out. Good job with the recap. Luckily, Carrie can always steal more of her dads pills…or hit up her sister.

  3. 3
    Msu11y28
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    Awesome recap. Still not sure how you manage to bring humor into this show but keep up the good work!

    I believe the preview showed Estes saying something about how Carrie was right all along, as though he had seen the video. I think what’s about to happen is some Departed-esque plot: you send a mole into my group (CIA will try to get Carrie back in with Brody); I send one to yours (Brtish journalist lady will make sure he starts hooking up with Carrie again).

    If the bomb maker was truly loyal to the “cause,” would he really give Brody up that easily? The whole flat tire/Falling on a conveniently placed spike annoyed me. Carrie’s struggles are SO believable, while Brody’s just get more ridiculous. I think they need to resolve his plot this season, then keep the show going with Carrie & Co still after Nazir or some other group.

    I commented last week that I was hoping Mike and the drunk friend would somehow team up with Carrie to help being Brody down. His reaction to Jessica’s news of Brody’s affair makes it seem like that might happen!

  4. 4
    JKW
    Posted October 20, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    I agree the Brody situation is getting weird. However, I would not want to see Brody gone. Maybe they will turn him to get to Nazir. I would like to see him stay on the show. I guess he could use the brain washing excuse. I have to see the tape again to see the background. If it looks like it could have been made anywhere he could say the terrorist coerced him into making it after being tortured for 8 yrs.

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    Samela808
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 6:09 am

    I had the exact same thought regarding the freeform jazz music being the very last thing that Carrie should listen to when trying to calm herself. I’m half tempted to suggest to the writers that they write in a Norah Jones Muzak mix tape for Carrie when she’s trying maintain some semblance of control when she’s about to enter a high-stakes, nerve fraying situation. That…..or a never ending loop Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”.

    (LMAO, “what about this face doesn’t look sane?”= coffee spray on my iPad)

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