re: Homeland season 2

I'm not so sure there is a mole, but I guess you never know with a show like this.

Isn't the main reason for there being a mole because someone slipped the prisoner a razor in Season 1? My memory is a bit hazy, but isn't it perfectly rational that Brody slipped it to him in their struggle?

Let's examine the suspects: mainly Estes, Sol and the guy working under Estes. I think the assumption is the mole is working with Nazir.

If so, you can pretty much rule out Estes and Sol. Both had the ability to cancel the strike before it even got planned without being questioned and didn't. And Nazir is dead without Brody's warning. I don't see how either can really be the mole unless they turn out to be double secret agents. That means we should be able rule out anyone that was in on the strike.

The other guy (is it Galvez?) is possible. We don't know if he knew about the strike or not so he could have been left in the dark. I would doubt Estes right hand guy wouldn't know something was going down, but that could be plausible. We aren't seeing him much this season, so that could be misdirection to get us to forget about him.

My pick is it's either Galvez or someone out of leftfield.


As to who Brody kills...that depends on how sympathetic they want to keep Brody. The drunk is an a-hole and we wouldn't feel too negative towards Brody if he has to kill him. That can create drama/tension and still keep us rooting for Brody.

But if their plan was originally to have him go through with the bombing, they may have a darker path for him. So let me throw out another possible victim...his best friend. Say he gets too close to the truth and Brody has to take him out. Now Brody kills a truly good guy and he's not so sympathetic.

Another possibility is the reporter. Say Brody feels trapped and kills her because she's going to report something bad back to Nazir. I doubt this because it looks like a brutal killing and that may be a bit much with a female that so far is only a go between.

Really, really good show. Like someone earlier said, this show keeps me in more suspense than most horror movies. Brody's character is maybe the most complex I've ever seen in a show. I can sympathize and hate him at the same time for some of his actions. Ultimately I'm hoping he completely redeems himself.