#ray conlin

[wthomeland]

The only thing I saw when I zoomed in on Carrie's wall was a headline that said Conlin's death "believed to be a suicide". Obviously, someone decided against investigating.

And/or Belli went back in the house (instead of following Carrie) and made sure it looked like a suicide, in case someone did in fact investigate. 

[wthomeland]

Dar's anonymous defender here. We need to look closely at this "Real Truth" host. There's a reason that S6E5 almost inexplicably opened with his segment. "Homeland" could be exploring a connection between right-wing media and "deep state," which parallels what is happening in real life to an extent. Dar might be unintentionally helping their cause in his desire to impose sanctions on Iran, but he's not a direct link to Carrie's neighbor and others trying to undermine Keane in a different way.

Hey Dar’s Defender Anon, I’m totally with you on all of this. It is absolutely no coincidence that the episode opened with Brett O’Keefe and, like you, I suspect the alt-right will be somehow tied to the conspiracy. 

I’m wondering who you’re thinking is in this “deep state”? (Fore those unfamiliar with the term, see here). It means different things to different people, as you know. 

Have you watched 6x06? There are a lot more clues in it:

Saad tells Conlin that the guy in the picture “Looks like you. He looks government.” Carrie tells Quinn that not even the FBI can ID the guy in the picture, and she calls him a “deep fucking spook.” So we’re getting the finger pointed at deep government, as you suspect.

We’ll have to throw the Secret Service or some faction of it into the pool of suspects. The way she’s being sequestered and kept apart from her chief of staff should be raising alarms by now. 

This mysterious private tech company, Onyx, that Conlin visits has some kind of big role in the conspiracy. This is the missing piece I’ve been looking for -- the private industry piece of the military-industrial complex. Live I’ve been saying, I think big $$ is at stake somehow. 

Like you said, Dar’s all into his little Iran scheme. If he’s somehow looped into the broader conspiracy, it’s unbeknownst to him. 

Come back and share your thoughts after you watch 6x06, Smart Anon. I like how your mind works ;)

[wthomeland]

Geez... Conlin was so lame in his attempt to snoop around. Totally miss Quinn 1.0, he's natural for this kind of job!

I thought he did a pretty good job actually. He is an FBI agent, so it’s kind of his job? And really, is it fair to compare him, or anyone to Quinn? 

[wthomeland]

Do you think that Carrie could be a suspect in Conlin's death or do you think Conlin's part is done and we won't be hearing about him or his death anymore?

I guess she could technically be a suspect, but I don’t think that’s where the story is going. I think Conlin’s death is basically meant to raise the stakes for Carrie. She knows now that mystery guy means business and that he’s tying up loose ends. The danger just got a lot more, well, dangerous. 

Conlin’s death also removes a possible ally from Carrie, leaving her (as per usual), at her lowest -- most alone -- point midseason. 

[wthomeland]

Wait a minute... how the FBI guy did know where Carrie lives? There was nothing at the TV but still he said "are you aware of what's going on at YOUR HOUSE?" 🤔

Well, it was all over the news that there was a protest at the Fair Trial Project’s co-founder’s house, and that the said co-founder was a part of the Sekou Bah defense team. Surely an FBI agent who has been working the case would know who they are talking about LOL. 

[wthomeland]

It's a sad day for Conlin's cat. I love that he was a cat person! Won't happen, I know, but Max stopped by after the baddie left and adopted the cat in my head canon.

Was he single? It was daytime, after all. Maybe his kids and wife were at school and work. Seems like a family home type of neighborhood, but then again I have no idea how FBI agents usually live.

LOL Max stopping by a murder scene would not be very smart, but OK. As long as the cat gets a good home.

[wthomeland]

I don't see the chemistry between Carrie and Conlin, to be honest. He seems brutish and unethical in a way that I can't imagine would be attractive to her. This is completely shallow, but I also feel like an FBI agent is a downgrade from her previous suitors. But, you never know!

Anonymous 2 said to wthomeland: are people serious about Conlin? i hope no one is taking chemistry because they’d fail lol its hard for carrie to have a relationship with anyone other than quinn because claire and rupert have amazing chemistry. No other male actor can touch it on HL. rewatch 2x4. she had way more chemistry with him while they were chatting in the warehouse than she did with brody at the bar.

“You never know!” - But you do know, Anon 1. Anyone who’s ever read/heard/seen a story knows love interests are not replaceable. You don’t just decide to replace the protagonist’s love interest 2/3 of the way through the story. Like suddenly in the second half of Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen decides Darcy is no longer the guy for Lizzie, it’s the butcher boy from town. It is just not a thing that happens. 

In any case, we already dealt with the “OMG what if Conlin is Carrie’s new love interest?!?” craze last year when Fumusa’s casting was announced (search “White Shirt Panic” on our blog and you’ll see). Other “love interests” we dealt with ad nauseam were: Otto, Reda, and (more recently) Roger. 

So you’ll excuse us, but we’re not revisiting this silly topic by discussing things like chemistry or the likability of Conlin as a character. It’s irrelevant.

[wthomeland]

It might be too soon but I don't like the FBI agent, he seems to be a duche and his voice is annoying, it seems he is always whispering. Perhaps he will be a nice guy and help Carrie and I'll change my mind but his voice will annoy me anyway LOL.

We really like him! He might well be a bad guy but Homeland needs bad guys. After the lame supporting cast of last season, give me douche-y, cocky, hard-ass FBI agents any day! “Nice” supporting characters are so S5, so no thanks! I am actually hoping he turns out to be a really bad dude so I can like him even more. I love the scene where he barges into the Bah home like he owns the place. A dick move, but very entertaining.