So here is the basic premise Carrie (Claire Danes) works for the CIA, her main skill is interrogation. The beginning opens in Bagdad were we basically see that she goes to any length to get information. Now we the audience do not hear what information she gets because its whispered to her but we find out later on in the episode at the relevant point. Carrie herself doesn't think it important until later on as well. When Sgt Nicholas Brody is found by the special services, I actually thought this seemed a lot like the footage we saw of the finding Bin Laden, he was a prisoner of war for 8 years. Carrie is not as overjoyed as everyone else is because she doesn't believe he is still on America's side.
Now i gotta say Claire Danes is kinda brilliant in this role, Carrie is found out to be on anti psychotics and well she did scare me a little bit when she seemed to go on a low/high. I don't know if this is always used but i liked the idea of messy jazz being the only thing that can really calm her. I know this is early but i will be shocked if Claire Danes is not nominated come award season, mainly because this show is everything voters eat up but also Claire Danes is very good in this role and she is high profile too.
However Claire Danes is not the only strong cast member, so far I haven't noticed really a weak link. The other main character Sgt Brody (Damien Lewis) had me fooled really the whole episode, and if you watch it you will understand why, but for those just reading this I cant imagine what a prisoner of war is really like after they come out of it but I would presume it is a little bit like how Lewis plays Brody. The rest of the family is Ok, don't really think much of them yet, well i dont believe the wife Jessica (Morena Baccarin) hadn't remarried in 8 years, not so much because of who the character is more because of how the actress plays her, so not sure on my opinion of the wife yet but I kinda want her more with the lover/friend Mike (Diego Klattenhoff) rather than the husband.
The pilot episode itself seems to run very quietly and smoothly and the only neuriticness of it is Carrie herself, everyone else seems to be happish, however they are a couple of characters that had little moments of doubt over things which i think will be addressed in future episodes. I think this series is guna shock us quite a bit and I am excited to find out how.
Check out the series promo below:
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