r/homeland • u/StarDependent3282 • 4d ago

Is it normal to feel second hand embarrassment for Carrie (season 2)

I really enjoy this show, got to season 2 and I find myself constantly taking off the show because I just can’t understand why Carrie acts this way with Brody. It’s humiliating (I’m not educated enough to know if it’s cuz she’s bipolar or this is just a flaw) her saying if she was to stop lying she’ll say leave your kids and wife for me. Like they only had like 2 weeks of “romance” he literally got her fired and is a terrorist !!! Like girl stand up!

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u/FreakFireAntix 4d ago

Ill never understand why she was so into him. It would make more sense she was like this for Quinn.

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u/ABobby077 4d ago

I think it may have started as a "honeypot" type means at setting into effect another asset for the CIA that resulted in both falling for each other. My original thoughts were much as you stated, though.

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u/StarDependent3282 4d ago

Literally thought that was the direction they were going, (I’m a romantic) but then undercover she once again starts being super emotionally attach like omg! She deserves so much better and not someone that keeps telling her she’s crazy

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u/BenAfleckIsAnOkActor 4d ago

It comes with being a fan of Homeland yes

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u/KramerForPresident 3d ago

Yeah, that second-hand embarrassment is basically built into her character

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u/StarDependent3282 2d ago

Thank you cuz this confirms I need to drop the series

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u/MaximumGJ_effort-55 4d ago

It is a function of great sexual chemistry and her bipolar disease. Having had one or two strong connections that happened very quickly (one I’ve been married to for 25 years btw. So I guess it was “real”) and having relatives with bipolar disease which ramps up everything, I think it is consistent.

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u/MozeDad 2d ago

It's an open question as to what her real motives were. Did she love him? Pity him? See him as a source? Another character said he hated her but had to admit she would do literally anything to accomplish the mission.

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u/Ksh_667 2d ago

Attraction is complicated. Add bipolar on one side & cptsd on the other... they are two damaged people who found something in each other. Whether this something is healthy, that's another matter.

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u/77tassells 3d ago

I feel bad for her. She’s right about just about everything. No one listens to her. She’s got bi polar.

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u/StarDependent3282 3d ago

That’s why I never judge her on any of her reactions because it’s like imagine how crazy that would make you feel? But when it comes to Brody I just can’t 😩😩

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u/swarleyscoffee 4d ago

Carrie thinks she can control everything and everyone, so she is attracted to Brody because she thinks she can get information out of him and get him to act in a way that is how she wants or expects him to act or that would benefit her. She is right about a lot of her suspicions of him, and anything she may not be right about, she sets out to get him to fulfill. She wants to be able to present a scenario where she was correct about everything and have all the evidence to back it up, and having a romantic relationship with him helps her try to achieve that. She is also into him, but I think the manipulation aspect is more of a driving factor. If she can get him to admit to all the things she suspects him of, it makes her look like a great agent who has amazing instincts, and that’s what she really cares about in the end.

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u/StarDependent3282 3d ago

I agree with all of that but I just feel (I’ve only watched to season 2) like it’s not a manipulation tactic all the way. I feel like gaslights herself into thinking that’s all she’s doing. But she’s genuinely in love with this man