Revolution Season One: Home

Five left to go.

The episode begins with Miles and Jim sharing a bottle of whiskey and are thinking over their recent battle with the Militia that was pretty damn brutal. Just then Georgian Captain Dixon reports that there are no Militia survivors and that this was a great victory for the Federation, however Miles is not bothered as war is war. Meanwhile at Independence Hall Monroe is furious over the Rebel/Georgia victory over his forces at the southern border and wants Miles killed. Baker is also there and says it will be hard to draw Miles out but Monroe has a plan and orders his helicopters to take him to Jasper, Indiana.

Now that is epic, like out of an action film!

In the Plains Nation Aaron and Rachael have stopped at a market town and while Rachael goes through Jane's book Aaron buys more supplies and spots is wife Priscilla but loses sight of her shortly after. At the Rebel/Georgia camp Miles tires to talk to Charlie but she doesn't want to him until he explains what he did to her mother something he is reluctant to do. Just then Dixon arrives with a captured Militia solider who says that Monroe has taken over their hometown of Jasper and will murder everyone, including a woman named Emma, unless he turns himself in. Miles then has a Flashback when he was younger and he has to leave his girlfriend Emma because he and Monroe are joining the army.



"Where did she go"

Monroe has arrived at Jasper and has the whole place under lockdown by his Militia and Emma Bennett (Annie Wersching) asks why this is happening but Monroe evades the question and one of Jasper's citizens is beaten up, a Flashback then shows that Monroe was jealous of Miles and Emma's relationship. Later all of the citizens of Jasper are rounded up in the courthouse and Monroe visits his family's graves and finds out someone still leaves flowers, we then have another Flashback and find out that Emma cheated on Miles with Monroe will Miles was drunk. Back in the present Miles, Charlie, Nora, Jim and Dixon are preparing to go to Jasper and Charlie says to Nora that she is coming to make sure Miles kills Monroe this time.

Nothing like a stroll down memory lane

Back in the Plains Nation Aaron finds his wife again sitting at a bar but brushes off any attempt at a conversation because she is with her new husband, Aaron then leaves and we see that Priscilla's "husband" has a gun pointed at her. Later Rachael suggests that they leave but Aaron refuses to since he is with his wife again because something just didn't seem right. His suspicions are later confirmed to be right when the man Priscilla was with is locking her in the back of a wagon and when Aaron confronts him he says that Priscilla is a fugitive and has a bounty on his head. Aaron tries to fight the man but is beaten up however Priscilla escaped in the confusion and killed the man with a metal pipe.

"This is my time to shine!"

At Jasper Emma tries to convince Monroe to stop this but is unable to and at the same time Miles and the group sneak in to town but are soon spotted and a fire fight breaks out, Monroe orders the courthouse burnt with everyone in it. While Jim and the rest suppress Monroe's men Miles successfully rescues everyone from the burning courthouse however Monroe captures Emma and holds her at gunpoint. Emma begs Monroe to let her go and even reveals that they have a son from the night they cheated on Miles, this shocks Monroe long enough for Dixon to take a shot. Emma dies but Monroe and Baker escape and an enraged Miles kills Dixon. After all this Charlie says that she would have killed Emma if it meant killing Monroe but Nora is not convinced she would have. Miles grieves over the loss of Emma and directs his fury to Monroe, saying he doesn't know what he is in for.

"I'm holding all the cards now Miles"

At the Plains Nation Aaron and Priscilla reconnect with Aaron trying to apologize but Priscilla doesn't want to hear it because everyone he left her with eventually died so it was never for the best. Aaron asks her to come with them but Priscilla says she now has a family in Texas and they part ways once again. The episode ends back in Atlanta and President Foster is happy with a latest development since their new ally has given them more intel on Monroe in two weeks than they have been able to get in three years. She calls this person in to her office and it is revealed to be Tom Neville who she wants to work with Miles.

"I'm back b***hs"

I guess you can say that this episode was more centred on Aaron and Monroe more than the other characters because both plots mainly revolved around them. Firstly with Monroe I think this tired to build more sympathy for his character and showing that he is overall not that bad of a person at heart. This is shown in the town of Jasper because of how normal undamaged it was I think Monroe used to Republic to protect it because it is his home town and has his parent graves. I also think the character of Emma was good for this episode because it is a tragedy for Monroe (and Miles) since now he has lost someone that he cared about. Lastly the reveal that he has a son by Emma will probably open a new sub plot of Monroe trying to find him which makes Emma's death much more tragic because Monroe lost the only person who knows his whereabouts.

Bet they really wish there where still Fire Fighters around

It was great to see Aaron getting the spotlight once again be reuniting with his wife again after almost fifteen years but like Monroe it didn't go very well. The reveal that leaving her was not for the best will probably haunt Aaron in the series now and that she has moved on while he never truly did isn't going to help either. It was also great seeing him try and stand up to that bounty hunter even if he didn't win but Aaron learning to deal with confrontation is part of his character development, maybe he'll use guns soon lol.

Wonder what they would think of him now?

As for the rest of the episode the action was really, really good especially at the beginning with Miles and the Georgian army fighting the Militia. That just had some great sword and gun fighting, explosion and camera shots but what we saw in Jasper was great to watch too like when Miles rescued everyone from the building. I also really liked the part with Monroe holding Emma hostage and how that went down; Miles did get mad and shoot Dixon so it made me wonder what he would have done if Charlie did take the shot.

What a battle

Speaking of Charlie I am really sorry to say that for me I think this the is start of her declining role in the series because even though they try to include her in everything Miles does it doesn't really feels like there is any need for her there. She was the main character for the first half of the series when they where finding Danny and her maturing as a person as she experiences the world but this second half is more of the war between Miles and Monroe and she feels like a spectator, with Rachael taking the leading female role from her. Even in the next two episode where she does seem to have a larger role than this one it still feels they didn't have to put it in. However this is just my opinion there are probably lots of fans who think that she still contributes enough.

"Headshot Miles and I'll get promoted.........just hope his isn't behind me"

Finally I was right that Tom is a survivor and always comes out on top in the ending where it is revealed he has defected to Georgia and what a cool suit! Tom can manipulate anyone and he sure has convinced Foster that he is a valuable asset. Going to be interesting to see how Tom and Miles will work together in future episodes, there is going to be a lot of tension between to two. Tom might not have started his own rebellion within the Republic but him joining Georgia is good and I know that Tom is still going to aim higher.

I'm beginning to think all Miles does in his spare time is drink

Overall this was an enjoyable episode because of how it focused more on Aaron and Monroe and some sad moment for them. It had some great action though it might have been a bit slow in the middle.

SCORE: 8/10

Highlights: Aaron and Monroe centre episode
                   Awesome action scene (especially beginning)
                   Tom is back!

Let - Downs: Charlie doesn't feel as needed anymore
                      Kind of slow in the middle

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Revolution Season One: Ghosts

The war continues.

The episode begins with Danny's funeral and the rest of the characters look on however the good thing in moment of grief is that no more helicopters have come. At night Commander Ramsey thinks that it is best to regroup at another base and continue the fight like they have so far but Miles disagrees because he thinks will never win like that. Miles agrees to help the Rebels but believes he needs more seasoned men to help such as Jim Hudson (Malik Yoba) who was part of Miles's assassination plot against Monroe, Miles and Nora leave soon after to find him.

So.....why is it Aaron and Miles doing the digging?

Things between Rachael and Charlie are still tense because Charlie continues to fight with the Rebels even though Rachael does not want her to put herself in danger. Meanwhile Aaron is sorting through his stuff in his backpack and removes the two pendants he has but as he leaves the room the turn on. This is finally explained back in Philadelphia when Randall tells Monroe that he can remotely activate them and track where they are. Monroe is still suspicious of him but Randall promises him more pendants and scientists and more power than he can dream of.

Randall vs. Monroe, in a battle of wits

Miles and Nora manage to find out that Jim is living in a small town of Culpeper and they set off to find him though Nora is worried that the recent deaths and failures are affecting Miles. However they are followed by a Rebel traitor who tells them where they are heading to a Militia Captain named Deckert who then orders the Rebel killed. Back at the Rebel base Charlie and the Rebels she was with have returned from the raid and Rachael is worried when she notices her covered in blood.

Just kill her now Charlie, trust me you are better off without her

At Culpeper Miles and Nora find Jim who is now married to a woman named Sophie and is working as a librarian to forget about is past life with the Militia. Miles tries to convince Jim to help train the Rebels and fight but Jim is still angry that Miles never killed Monroe after all the planning they made and forces them to leave at gunpoint. At the Rebel base Rachael noticed wounds on Charlie's body and wants her to stop but Charlie insists she has no right to tell her what to do and that she wasn't there for her and Danny, Rachael then slaps her (B***h). Before anything else can be said however everyone notices at the bases hears the sound of approaching vehicles and they looks to see several Humvees coming towards them. Miles and Nora are leaving Culpeper but on the road the notice Deckert leading a Militia kill squad to the town, Miles then rushes on ahead and warns Jim who is furious that he may have to kill again.

All librarians are packing these days

The Rebels are evacuating their base and Charlie finds Rachael removing flash drives from the pendants and destroying them in a bowl of acid. Just then however Randall leads a team of Militia soldiers in the base, blocking of the exits for Charlie, Rachael and Aaron. Randall has a Flashback six years before The Blackout and we find out that he and his wife have just received news that their son Edward Flynn was killed in the line of duty. Rachael confesses that she and Ben worked for Randall at the Department of Defence and that they where working on a weapon before the power went out. Randall then uses a megaphone to say that he doesn't care that the pendants are destroyed but wants to take Rachael away.

Super epic entrance!

At Independence Hall Tom voices his concern that he does not trust Randall and Monroe agrees but says that everything is under control however Tom feels that he is being replaced. At the Rebel base several fire fights break out and Rachael is briefly captured and we have another Flashback a month before The Blackout where she and Ben are concerned about deploying the weapon in Peshawar but Randall doesn't care. Charlie and Aaron manage to free Rachael and they flee to the rendezvous point where the Rebels where going.

Watch out for crossbows guys

Back at Culpeper Jim, Miles and Nora manage to kill all the Militia but Jim's wife sees and is disturbed by what she saw. Jim says that Miles has ruined his life again but still decides to go with him and fight Monroe. They reunite with Charlie and the Rebels and Charlie apologies to Rachael for the stuff she said earlier. Later that night Aaron insists to Rachael that she tells him everything that she knows and she starts by telling him that there is a place called The Tower. The episode ends in a Flashback and Randall is sitting at the head of a table surrounded by others and in looking at a command team that is stationed at The Tower via video link on the night of The Blackout. Everyone looks uncertain and The Tower team asks if he wants to deploy the weapon and Randall, after looking down at his son's dog tags, orders the team to deploy.

Now time for the evil laugh

We are getting some answers now!

While obviously winding down from all of the man vs. helicopter action we had last episode, this one nonetheless delivers an awesome episode. Randall is now more involved in the plot than ever and I was surprised that we got a lot of back story information on him all ready. Looks like he really did turn Ben's project in to a weapon after all and he wanted it shutdown certain part of the Middle East for the American soldiers. Obviously the weapon must have been faulty after all because it must have breached it's containment field because it infected the entire world. However unlike Rachael I feel sorry for Randall because even if he did give the order to destroy the world, he did lose his son who was a soldier he just wanted to end the fighting.



"Time to lose your head"

Now as for Rachael she was a total b***h in this episode and really for slapping Charlie, Charlie was right she has no right whatsoever to act like a mother now and I hate that she tries to. Again she tries to make everything all about her in this episode and I can't see why Randall wants her because of how annoying it was fore Monroe. Also I don't get why the writers are making her out to be this extremely intelligent woman, she just doesn't come across has one only extremely arrogant and stupid.

"I just love my booze"

One other thing I didn't like about this episode was that the pendants where destroyed so easily, after ten episodes of them being so powerful and important two of them are just gone like that. Again another thing why I don't like Rachael she just dumped them in acid before discussing with anyone else, didn't wait to talk it over, didn't even answer Aaron's question about the flash drives. I know Randall was tracking them but they could have been a major advantage to the Rebels, they could have powered up their own helicopters or tanks for some pretty intense action but thanks to Rachael that isn't happening.

WTF!

Also from what I get with the small screen time with Tom is that he is not pleased with Randall being here at all. I am sure this is going to create some conflict between the two characters and maybe Tom might even start his take over of the Republic that was hinted at a while ago. Speaking about conflict we also get the inclusion of a new character, Jim Hudson, and I am really liking his character and I hope he takes an active part with the Rebels but he really doesn't seem to be on the best of terms with Miles at the end of the episode so we will see what happens there.

"All hail the Militia!"

Lastly the action sequences where as good as ever, its always great seeing sword fighting in Revolution and we got a lot of that in Culpeper. Also we might get even more now since Jim seems to be just as good with a blade as Miles and Monroe. Charlie also stood out a lot as well with taking down her fair share of Militia at the Rebel base; I don't enough crossbow as much as swords it was still great.

A waste, a damn waste

Overall this is a solid episode like the last one with some great action at the Rebel base and Culpeper and it was interesting that Randall got his own Flashbacks. Only real let downs was of course Rachael's entire attitude and that the Rebels won't be fighting with their own power thanks to two pendants being destroyed. Also I hope we find out more about this Tower soon because, from what the Flashback at the end implied, the source of The Blackout started there.

SCORE: 8/10

Highlights: Action at the Rebel base and Culpeper
                   Introduction of Jim Hudson
                   Randall Flashbacks

Let - Downs: Rachael
                      Pendants being destroyed

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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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