It was a small gesture of defiance that doubtless provided some closure for her, and fed into her desire to have the rest of the world know about Brody, even though people won't know what it was for and the janitor will probably wash it off in a few days. It was plausibly within her character after all the defiant…

Well, like, I mean what else could she have done? And I say that in all seriousness.

I think it was that guy who got shot in the hotel room. I thought they made it reasonably clear, although it was a tad ambiguous the way it was handled.

He said a "vocal minority," not what "most" are saying.

Meh, a lot of shows these days air season finales that really could be series finales as a way to forestall any last minute cancellations after shooting. Not saying that's what happened here as obviously they are coming back for S4, but just saying a lot of shows give closure in their finales and yet find a way to…

Decent interview with Gansa explaining some rationale for the season and stuff with Carrie, and the (lingering?) question on who moved Brody's car hehe::

It's plausibly in his character for me, especially since we saw him actually debating and resisting the point with Dar Adal in the previous episode. It's obvious he had reservations before.

From your mouth to God and the Showtime CEO's ears, and both will be equally ignored. ><

Yeah, and I also recognize the universal principle that people (and by extension characters in TV shows) change their minds. :)

I don't if Saul fought to try and bring Brody back JUST to make Carrie happy. I can see how he would have thought it was the honorable thing to do. I don't see how you can jump to that specific conclusion based on the evidence given. His motivations were not made definitive and I can think of multiple explanations.

I'm sorry, I thought you were making sense till I got to headshotting Coulson. At best, in the rules this universe set up for itself, in the comics and such, these sorts of arguments would not be entertained.

They probably wanted a bunch of standalone episodes at the beginning as a sort of entry point for people (Whedon did this with Dollhouse too), but now the long-term arcs and mythology will kick in more.

How long do you think the heroin addict to Marine thing should have taken?

I watch and love Boardwalk Empire as well, and I do like the courage they have in killing fan-favorite characters. Of course, with one of those characters you mentioned, you have to remember that he was involved in MULTIPLE shootouts and other situations in which he probably should have been either severely crippled…

I actually wholeheartedly agree with this. The problem with watching TV in the internet blogosphere age is that once a show commits ANY misstep, it is pounced on and ridiculed endlessly. .gifs are made, sharks are jumped, vitriol is tossed. Even the stuff the show does right is sort of lost in the ether. And that…

Looks like ratings improved significantly this week (~2.6 in demo). If they keep at this level, renewal is a foregone conclusion. Hopefully, they retool and come back very strong in Season 2.

I think foreshadowing requires forethought.

Didn't Mira have a key? How else is she there alone and waiting for Saul to come home all the time? It is really not a huge stretch that he somehow gets access, although I will admit that the fact there's no security stuff at Saul's house is a bit wonky.

If it were anybody we actually knew, these commenters would have torn into the writers for manufacturing a cheap shock. Then everyone would start picking apart all the plot inaccuracies and claim Homeland jumped the shark (even more than they already do). So nah, I was fine with this. :)

He probably had a key or made a copy of one. Not such a stretch, or a laugh.