“Danesy!!”
With that the Variety Actors On Actors segment featuring Damian Lewis and Claire Danes begins. She’s locked down in her New York apartment while he is roaming the English countryside in search of a signal. Thank God he found it! For the ensuing 34.05 minutes (with commercials 🙁 ugh) we are transported back to CarrieBrodyland.
Their friendship irl is as palpable as their chemistry was in Homeland Seasons 1-3. It’s remarkable to observe how closely Damian listens and how emotionally open Claire is with him.
“I missed you so much when you left…(S)eason 4 was about Carrie grieving the loss of Brody and I was grieving the loss of you. My friend.”
“You were great, Claire. Carrie did so many questionable things (but) You acted her without any sentimentality, any vanity!”
They spend a good deal of time talking about Billions, which Claire refers to as, “your robust afterlife.” She enjoys watching him play this Marvel (Comics) character and notes especially his physicality and sense of play.
“Billions is a study of men and their fathers. (It’s) pre-Freud. It’s Shakespearean. It must be played with an Avengers-like relish.”
“The dialog is so much fun to play!
“People love assholes being assholes.”
I think my favorite thing Damian says about Billions is
“It’s really a gangster show”
Claire’s achievement in completing Carrie Mathison’s story arc in the 8th and final season of Homeland , of course, is what brings the two actors together again. Damian congratulates her on “bringing it home” and asks if she was happy with how it worked out. Yes, she was. He adds
“It was great to be in it again!”
Claire replies that the twist of putting Carrie in Brody’s shoes was a natural unfolding.
“She’s always been tethered to you, to Brody and this was a way of acknowledging that.”
Of Brody Damian admits. “Poor Brody. I always felt sorry for Brody. He was always a victim in a larger game – always.”
I really loved watching them reminisce about working together on Homeland:
The “intense couple of days” filming The Weekend (S1 E7), meeting with Gansa and Michael Questa to “thread the needle” of who was playing whom and when.
Arguing in the trailer on set about the craft acting .
That time his sense of fun was not so appreciated during filming of The Weekend.
“You lost your shit with me!”
No, no you’ll have to watch to learn more!
The fact is, it’s so affirming to me to hear Claire Danes’ view of the relationship
“I, as Carrie, was always looking back to you, Brody. She has other ..relationships, sort of, but that was the central one… It was much more real than she had any awareness of.”
Sorry, baby.
I’ll give Mr. Lewis the last word.
“That’s the fun, isn’t it? You always remember the intensity. Homeland always felt so important.”
Watch for yourself! Do it for you!
Cara Damianista, scrivo sempre in italiano perché il mio inglese, nonostante continuo a riguardare Homeland in lingua originale, non migliora…. Ho una domanda per te. Guardando tutti i video su Brody e Carrie su you tube in uno c’è una scena dove Carrie prende per un braccio Brody e gli dice “non andare via” o “resta”. Io sto rivedendo tutte gli episodi in loop della 1 e 2 stagione, ma non trovo questa scena. Potrei recitarli anche io perché li so quasi a memoria… Sono un po’ pazza, ma quando ci si innamora si perde un po’ la testa … E io l’ho persa per questo ragazzo coi capelli rossi e questa storia d’amore. Sto pensando di comprare il biglietto per il 5 giugno. Lui è bellissimo! E Sweet Chaos mi piace da matti. Il mio compagno pensa che io sia completamente impazzita! Scusa se ti ho stressata, ma di questo amore posso parlare solo con voi… Ultima cosa, tu che sai, lui potrà mai venire in Italia per un concerto? Fammi sapere, mille baci e buon tutto!
Hello! I don’t know about the scene you’re talking about – maybe it’s a deleted scene on DVD (I don’t have Homeland on DVD) and someone uploaded it on YouTube? Or maybe the dream sequence from Season 4 Episode 7 Redux where Brody makes an appearance? I really don’ have any idea. I completely understand you falling in love with Brody, because I did, too… and this basically made me launch this blog. FOR BRODY. I can have your partner get in touch with my husband so he understands, hahahahaha.
Sweet Chaos is fantastic, isn’t it? I’m so looking forward to the album. How nice that you plan to go to the album launch show and signing! I don’t know any plans about Italy. I only know what you know about the shows. Much love to Italy – my favorite country in the world, I’ll be in Puglia in May!
Accidenti la Puglia è a 1000 km da qua, ma se potessi verrei a conoscerti perché sei troppo simpatica e ti farei un milione di domande sul “nostro” amore. Va a finire che comprerò anche Homeland in DVD. Devo dirti che Billions non mi piace proprio tanto… Non mi prende come Homeland. Sono invece restata sconvolta ( in bene) da Keane! Un mito! A presto! Grazie
Cara Damianista!
Svelato il mistero…. Allora ho comprato i DVD di Band of Brothers, Molto rumore per nulla (ma non riesco a vederlo perché è canadese e il mio DVD non lo legge) e Homeland. Oggi è arrivato il cofanetto della prima serie e ci sono anche scene tagliate, racconti degli autori e degli attori che parlano dei loro ruoli. Quella scena di cui ti scrivevo è un sogno di Carrie quando è sottoposta all’elettroshock. Lei sogna lui che la va a trovare, sono sereni e amichevoli ma poi lei dà un po’ di matto lui se ne va. Il titolo mi pare sia “premessa per la 2 stagione”. Se riesco faccio un video dalla TV e te lo mando. Nel mio shopping compulsivo su Damian Lewis, ho comprato per il mio compagno anche una maglietta della campagna elettorale di Brody… Regale poco apprezzato…. Non so se si possano allegare video in questo blog, ma se è possibile mi faccio viva presto!
Ha! I didn’t know there was a deleted scene in which Brody visited Carrie at the hospital after her electroshock therapy. I came to the party a year later. When I started to watch Homeland, they had already aired Season 1 and 2, and Damian had won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Brody. I am giggling about the t-shirt you got for your partner. Why did you think he’d appreciate it? Hahaha. But I completely understand what Brody has done to you. He’s ruined me! I couldn’t cope and I started a blog to write about this man who turned everything upside down!