The Sincerest Form of Flattery
- Episode aired Mar 4, 2018
- TV-MA
- 54m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
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Clare's past is revealed. Quayle suffers through his own birthday party.Clare's past is revealed. Quayle suffers through his own birthday party.Clare's past is revealed. Quayle suffers through his own birthday party.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe title of this episode comes from the proverbial expression, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." It is a proverbial expression that dates from the early 19th century, although versions of it existed well before then. An expanded paraphrase by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900): "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness." [02.17.2020]
- Quotes
Mira: [gruffly] You're not some stupid little girl who gets to make friends boyfriends and hopes and dreams. You are a soldier. If that makes you angry, think of who took it from you and focus on that.
Young Clare: [grimaces but doesn't cry]
Mira: Congratulations.
Young Clare: For what?
Mira: You're truly suffering now. It's beautiful. It means you're growing.
- SoundtracksI'll Make It Easy
Written by Cal Wayman
Performed by The Incredibles
Featured review
Waste of an Episode
This is why I have a hard time watching cable and Netflix shows. There are very few episodes each season which makes it even more irritating when they waste one. I did not need to see a complete backstory on one of the least interesting characters. I'm barely a fan of backstories on the best characters when you have so few episodes. They gave Clare the same story they give all these spy types. She was a good person who was forced to do bad things. I could have guessed that without a 40 minute explanation. Any time you only have about three minutes of the main character being onscreen in an episode there is a problem. I wish they would stop making these cable shows so good, so I can stop only having it for about ten episodes then having to wait close to a year to see it again. I wouldn't be so mad if they were wasting one out of like twenty-four episodes. Knowing more about the characters might even be a welcome addition even though Clare's story would probably still bore me since it's used so much. I'm giving it four stars for about the four minutes of the episode that actually interested me. That's how great the overall show Counterpart is.
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- bmorrow1
- Mar 5, 2018
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- Runtime54 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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