Hi Wisteria, I am so glad you wrote this. You touched on several questions floating around in my brain since watching tonight's episode. And like you, I like Quinn. I like Carrie and Brody together, too. I have this crazy theory that Quinn actually lets Brody go...or somehow he enables it so that its not Brody being buried at sea, but he allows everyone to think so.
The reason for this crazy theory? All through tonight's episode, something about the expression in Quinn's eyes whenever he looked at Carrie was nagging me. At first I thought it may be begrudging respect, but then, it seemed like it was harder & harder for him to keep this unidentifiable feeling from his eyes. I think Quinn actually cares about Carrie and doesn't want to see her suffer more. I also think he identifies with Brody on some strange level.
It's all probably wishful thinking on my part. Next Sunday can't get here soon enough.
Thanks! I actually *don't* like Quinn much -- or, rather, I didn't until I rewatched the episode tonight and saw some of that indecision you mentioned. It sounds quite plausible. I don't think Quinn loves Carrie in a romantic sense, but he has grown to care deeply for her and, more importantly, really respects her. He has seen the hell she went through, and he is impressed as hell that she almost single-handedly got Nazir. He might think that she deserves some peace and that killing Brody would kill her too. Of course, he IS black ops and has no problem with assassinations, but I can see him being swayed by the sketchiness of assassinating a Congressman who has been turned and has (to his knowledge) lived up to his obligations. (Especially since he probably suspects that Estes' motivations are not exactly honorable
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It does look like things might go in that direction, particularly if they want Lewis around next season. The main sticking point for me is motivation. Ever since the Issa flashbacks in S1, Brody has been driven by vengeance for Issa's death and the drone strike. If we take the suicide video at face value, all Brody wanted was Walden's death, with the deaths of all those State Department officials in the bunker as an added bonus. He never seemed interested in making others suffer, especially innocent civilians. He has never been a part of the centuries-long war that Nazir outlined last week; indeed, Brody professes to love America itself, and religion bears no apparent part in his terroristic actions
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The reason for this crazy theory? All through tonight's episode, something about the expression in Quinn's eyes whenever he looked at Carrie was nagging me. At first I thought it may be begrudging respect, but then, it seemed like it was harder & harder for him to keep this unidentifiable feeling from his eyes. I think Quinn actually cares about Carrie and doesn't want to see her suffer more. I also think he identifies with Brody on some strange level.
It's all probably wishful thinking on my part. Next Sunday can't get here soon enough.
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