Revolution Season One: The Stand

Another episode to review! Thought I point out that when I watch TV series, if I can, I like splitting the episode into arcs like in Anime. For example the last episode ended the Finding Danny Arc because they now have him back and I like to call this second half of season one the War Against the Republic Arc.

The episode begins with the helicopter firing at the group however they manage to find shelter in a restaurant and even survives its barrage of missiles by hiding in the freezer. Back at Independence Hall Tom reports to Monroe that no remains where found but Monroe does not care about them anymore. With a working attack helicopter he wants to wipe out all of the other nations but he will first start off by getting rid of every Rebel in the Republic.

DAMN!

The group manages to escape from the city by hiding in a corpse wagon and Charlie pretending she is one of the Militia by using her brand. As the group is walking through the trees they spot the helicopter in the distance and guess that it is heading for the Rebel base in West Chester and they try to get there as fast as they can. However they are too late to save anyone as the base is wiped out and Nora insists that she has to warn Rebel headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland which Danny and Charlie agree to as well. Aaron is against it saying that they finally have Danny and managed to escape from the Republic and they can just go home but Rachael says she must fight Monroe because it is her fault Monroe has power. Miles does not know how they can take out a helicopter but Rachael knows of an old co - worker nearby who has the weapons they need.

 

Aaron, you made the most sense out of everyone in that room

The group then decides to split up with Miles going with Rachael to get the weapons and the rest going with Nora to the Rebel base. It then changes to another destroyed Rebel base and Tom, Jason and a few of the Militia are viewing the burnt base from a distance. Jason is disgusted by this because it was nothing more than a massacre while Tom argues that this is war and that the Rebels shouldn't be hiding with their families in the first place. Tom then turns to a captured Rebel to have "a little chat" about the next closest Rebel base.

 

"Our little chat is going to end with a bullet in your brain right"

Charlie's group make it to the Rebel base and are greeted by Nicholas who has made it there with his Rebel group as well. Nicholas leads them inside and the group sees that most of the Rebels are severely wounded by the recent helicopter attacks. They are also introduced to Commander Ramsey who says that the resistance is now over but Nora says that Miles will save them. Meanwhile things are tense between Miles and Rachael but Miles says that he truly thought that she was dead that Monroe even showed him a body.

 

"We Rebels are good and screwed"

Back at the Rebel base Jason spots Charlie and some children from his hiding spot and Tom soon does as well and wants to order a strike on the base. Jason is against this because of the amount of people at the base even though Tom suspects he only cares about Charlie. After a heated argument and a fight Tom says to Jason that he is dead to him and to never return home. Miles and Rachael make it to the house of John Sanborn (Leland Orser) who says he has been out of touch with a lot of the old scientists for a while, even Grace.

 

You got one weird hobby there Sanborn 

At the Rebel base Jason warns Charlie of the upcoming attack and even though she is grateful she says that Jason cannot come with her. Charlie then tells Ramsey this who insists that they fight because they cannot get the wounded out in time. Things are also not going well for Miles and Rachael because they are soon knocked out by a sonic sound gun by Sanborn who says that Randall got to him first. Shortly after this however Miles manages to break free of his bonds and knock out Sanborn, they then take his weapons which includes a RPG. We then see Randall preparing to leave the base he has Grace confined and but insists she continue working on an elevator that will get him to level 12. He leaves a guard to watch her while he is absent.

 

"Look after the house while I am gone"

Back at the Rebel camp Charlie tries to convince Danny to sit this fight out but he refuses and then the helicopter arrives but there are two of them now. The group hold them off as long as they can but a lot of the Rebels are killed, just when all hope seems lost Miles and Rachael come galloping on the wagon. Miles tries to use the RPG that is activated by the pendant but is but knocked out by a helicopter missile, Danny then makes a move to the RPG. He manages to blow up the helicopter with the amplifier in but the other one, crashing because of the loss of power, blindly fires bullets which hit Danny. He dies with Charlie screaming over his corpse and Rachael not really looking like she cares.

 

Looks like helicopter beats guns

With Danny dead Rachael wonders how she could have been such a bad mother and let him fight but Charlie now says that they are joining the Rebels so they can kill Monroe. At Independence Hall Monroe is annoyed by the loss of his amplifier but one of his men tells him someone, who drove here in a Cutlass Ciera, wants to see him. Randall introduces himself along with Sanborn who asks Monroe what they can do for him. The episode ends with Rachael cutting open Danny's corpse and removing and mysterious small and blinking metal object.

 

We must stop this Deadly Alliance!

Now that was quite the explosive episode wasn't it!

 

What I really didn't expect was the death of Danny after we spent ten episodes following Charlie's quest to save him, I guess the writers really want to end that part of Revolution in a really final way. I do like that they went this way are well because it is almost like an F - YOU to the characters; after everything you been through this is the end result, you may have destroyed the helicopter but Monroe still won in the end. What also is good about it is that Charlie and Miles now have a reason to continue the fight on the Republic however what I didn't like is that I expect now that a certain other character will now try to hog a lot of the story.

 

Sorry Danny - Boy your part is over now

I am of course talking about Rachael and this episode once again just proves how much I hate her! Aaron really was the only one who made sense earlier; they had a chance to just go home and hide from Monroe, even if he did conquer America I seriously doubt he would ever have found them again. But no Rachael has to make everything about her and puts what she wants before anything else and she puts her children in danger as well. Also she never even cried or scream when Danny died and I just want to shout; "Your son just died in your arms, show some f***ing emotion for once!" but no the writers are making the really bad move of making her seem like this really detached and strong character that isn't working. Also I know that she was crying a bit when she was expressing regret with Charlie but Elizabeth Mitchell is such a bad actress that I didn't believe it and again her face just wasn't convincing or changed. Plus another reason to hate her is that with that moment she had with Miles makes me suspect that she cheated on Ben so now we can add cheating whore to the list of things she is.

 

One betrayal and it haunts you for life right Jason? 

However enough about Rachael bashing for now a highlight of this episode was definitely the slaughter of the Rebels by the helicopter. Monroe was right earlier when saying that if he had one everyone would bow before him and he was right. I especially like the stand against the two helicopters at the end; it was intense, brutal with some awesome explosions and it was great seeing the Rebels fight back. Overall this was probably one of the best action sequences in the series and I was really worried at first about Monroe losing the helicopter so early but that went away when I saw Randall.

 

"What evil scheme shall I think of now"

It final looks like Randall is going to get more of a major role in future episodes now that it looks like he is joining Monroe, he is such a mysterious antagonist and I want to know what his motives are. I seriously doubt he has just decided to join Monroe; he must have is own overall agenda and he must being planning to use Monroe to get it. However I hope Randall is careful because Monroe is not a man to be played and he is going to use Randall for his own purposes. Also I wonder what why he wants to get an elevator up and running again and why to level 12? I am sure we will find out soon and I bet it won't be good. Also I really liked the character of Sanborn and is sonic gun was really cool, looks like he has joined Randall and Monroe for now but I don't think it will be for long. Looks like he was obviously intimated by Randall and I do want to see more of his character and if he will defect.

 

Try and aim for the pilot Nora!

Lastly to point out Tom and Jason have finally fallen out and I am guessing they will soon find themselves fighting against each other. Even though Jason was turned down by Charlie she doesn't own the Rebels so I am sure he will find some way in or fight on his own. As for Tom I think he decided to let is son go more out of love than hate because if Monroe found out about Jason sympathising with the Rebels then he would have been killed. Tom letting him go was actually saving his life and it is not like Jason can't survive out on his own and that is because Tom made sure that he could.

 

Have you got a prayer for this Nicholas?

Overall this was a great episode with the scenes with the helicopter being the stand out one of the only things that bothered me was Rachael in it. She was annoying enough in this that I would have to mark it down for it and even though she removed some object from Danny at the end, if it has something to do with her I doubt I will care much. Also quick mention even though I am glad they survived how could that helicopter miss them in an open field at the beginning of the episode? And how could they survive that missile attack in a freezer? this isn't Indy 4!                        

 

 

SCORE: 8/10

 

Highlights: The stand off against the helicopter

                   The possible alliance between Monroe and Randall

 

Let - Downs: Rachael

 

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Revolution's Possible Season Three Plot..........That Isn't Happening




As everyone already knows I am a big Revolution fan, I think that it was truly something different and creative; an Action/Adventure/Sci - Fi series that I looked forward to watching every week. So when it was cancelled I was of course devastated like so many others because I know that Revolution has a strong fan base. I hated the fact that the people behind NBC, when they where deciding what shows to renew, would have chosen some reality show or generic comedy over it because honestly who the hell wants to watch stuff like that?

I watch a lot of shows on TV, my current ones are Game of Throne, Falling Skies, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, The Strain and The Walking Dead. Some old shows that I like and have on DVD are Stargate SG1 and Star Trek the Next Generation, notice anything similar? Not a single reality show or stupid comedy; no what I watch are shows that actually have a story, shows which actually require writing talent and creativity.

So when I lost Revolution from my list I followed in on Twitter and Facebook in hopes of hearing some news on a third season that looks like is never going to happen. However I have recently read an article that was linked on the Revolution Facebook page that may destroy any hope for a third season but makes me optimistic that the story will go on, here it is;

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/revolution/creator-eric-kripke-answers-wi-54948.aspx

This has really put me on a downer because season three sounded like it would have been so good! I don't know what the mystic treasure was going to be but it sounded like it would have been more like season one. Those who have read my reviews know that I like the travelling the most in these kind of shows, of going to new places and the character experience new adventures each time, it is one of the reasons why I like season one more than two. Don't get me wrong season two is still awesome but I didn't like that the majority of it was in the same location; Dr. Porter's village and the surrounding desert area.

It seems like that they want to conclude the Revolution story a different format and by the sound of it the options they are considering is book or comic. Now I guess I wouldn't really mind it too much if they decide to do that because I read all the time but I admit it probably won't have the same excitement of a new season. So while this does seem that they creators are working on something I kind of still hope that it is a new season because I just love watching Revolution.

Now if they still use the same storyline of the good guys and bad guys looking for this mystic treasure in a new season or book here is what I would like to see:

The Treasure: They say that the treasure is supplies so maybe they are powerful weapons that where unaffected by The Blackout and can possibly combat the Nanites. Also the Nanites can't see them or know where they are so they can't get to it straight away.

Kill Rachael: Just f***ing kill the b***h!

A race to the treasure: The three main groups I want racing to the treasure are Miles, Charlie and Aaron, the New Monroe Republic which includes Monroe and Connor and the Nanites which includes Tom and Truman. I know Monroe worked with Miles in season two but that was strained at best and I want a New Monroe Republic because I just really miss it. Tom and Truman are two of my of my fav characters and since they lost everything in the last episode I think they might work with the Nanites.

Nanite - Ben: Ben is one of my fav Revolution characters (Rachael should have died not him) and I have mentioned before that he should be the permanent avatar for the Nanites. I hated the Nanites taking over Aaron's wife because I don't think it worked very well but I really liked it when the took on the form of dead characters.

See more of America: Texas was good but we really need to get these characters travelling again and I think the treasure is a great excuse for that again. Also maybe we could include other countries as well, maybe they heard of the treasure and sent armies in by boat to get it.

There you go my thoughts on the recent news of Revolution and what I want to see with the new storyline.

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Marvel Civil War, My Thoughts

Those of you who have paid attention to some recent Marvel news must have heard that Marvel is planning to adapt the Civil War storyline from the comics in the third Captain America film. I thought I'd give my thoughts on how it could work and what I think could happen, this will contain some SPOILERS for the comic and the Marvel film franchise.

Quick overview for those who haven't read the comic and don't care about spoilers; the Civil War arc begins when the United States introduces the Superhuman Registration Act which requires anyone in the United States with super powers to register themselves with the government. Tony Stark is for the Act because it would mean that inexperienced superheroes would get mandatory training and control their abilities. Captain America however is against it because it is against their human rights; if all identities of superheroes are registered and revealed then the "normal" part of their lives would forever be in danger. Thus a Civil War breaks out in the Marvel universe with many superheroes for and against this new Act.

Now the Civil War arc in the Marvel comics has always been one of my most favourite storylines because of its overall dark nature and that the good guys find themselves on opposing sides of war. If the films does this right then it can be an even more epic film than the Avengers or The Winter Soldier. I thought if they would have ever adapted the Civil War arc it would have been a stand alone film like the Avengers but I guess it does suit for a Captain America film because of its theme of civil war in America and protecting human rights.

Firstly what I am looking forward to seeing in this is if Stark will be the main villain because in my opinion he really is in the comics. He may support the Act for some right reasons but he does turn on a lot of his former comrades and it is easy for him to agree to the Act because everyone in the word already knows who he is and that he is Iron Man. Also wouldn't it be great to see the first hero to start off the Marvel universe of films become a major villain? It would be interesting to see how he agrees to it in the films because those who have watched it knows that he is always fighting with the government but I think what will drive him is guilt. In the comics he is guilty that his alcoholism almost kills people when he was in his suit but they have already dealt with alcoholism in Iron Man 2 so that leaves Ultron.

Everyone now knows that the plot of Avengers 2 revolves around Stark creating the artificial intelligence called Ultron that becomes self aware and deems humans to be the biggest threat to the world. I don't know how the film will play out because it is not released yet but I think Stark may feel remorse and guilt over what he created and feels after that superheroes, like himself, needs to be kept in check. This is just a guess however and I could be completely wrong about it.

As for which sides the other Avengers will take I can see The Hulk siding with Iron Man because Bruce Banner and Stark are good friends in the films and I think Banner would like the idea of young superheroes controlling their powers. However the Black Widow and Hawkeye will probably join Captain America because of their past together in S.H.E.I.L.D. As for Thor I don't think he will be in this film because the Act would not really affect him in any way.

Now for non - Avengers I first hope that War Machine (James Rhodes) is in the film because he has always been one of my favourite superheroes (even if he is now Iron Patriot) and Don Cheadle has been really great has him. But if he is to chose a side I hope he joins Captain America because it would be cool to see two armour - powered superheroes on opposing sides. Flacon will also join Captain America because he sides with him in the comics.

Starks side is looking pretty thin and that is because his big supporters are missing from the films, The Fantastic Four, Reed Richards in particular. I hear that they are rebooting the Fantastic Four films but I don't know if it will be out in time for Cap 3, however even if it isn't I guess that can still include the them. Also it would be interesting to see The Winter Solider agree with Stark and clash once again with Captain America, maybe feeling guilt over the things he has done?

Something that really worries me however about this film though is that they won't be able to include the X - Men and Spiderman because they exist in a separate movie universe. They are both against the Act and become major participants during the war so it is a real damn SHAME that we won't see them. However it is not only them but also heroes like The Punisher, Blade, Ghost Rider etc. that are also not included because once again their films have been standalone ones not connected to any other Marvel films. So I do really hope they reboot them quick or introduce them once again in Cap 3.

There you go just a quick run down of my thoughts on the Civil War arc that is going to be used in Captain America 3, I hope that everyone is looking forward to it like I am.