Revolution (2012 NBC Series)

Kitsune Inferno

I was gonna hold off on a discussion thread for this show since the pilot episode was so meh, but Episode 2 was a pretty big improvement and I can see it generating a lot of discussion.

Video is pretty self-explanatory, but the show eschews the typical post-apocalyptic cyberpunk setting and instead takes a trip down the epic adventure route. The first episode was, well, watchable, to say the least, but there wasn't a whole lot to it: things happened, things happened very fast, and then it was over and a couple of twists happened. Pretty average stuff, but it moved way too fast to care.

Episode 2 slowed down considerably and gave us a lot of good stuff to chew on, though the jumping around can get annoying, especially if the show stays mostly about Miles and Charlie like it seems to be doing, at least for the time being. But I'm holding out for some good stuff, especially what those last couple of scenes will entail. Here's hoping the show improves (and doesn't get cancelled in the interim :ninja:)!

Elizabeth Mitchell deserves a page of discussion on her own. Best actress in this show.
Giancarlo too. Can't go wrong with him.

Waffles

Surprised by this show, very enjoyable.

Taggerung

I'm trying to watch it. Maybe it's to early to call some things plot holes but already there's some shit that doesn't make any sense just logic wise. and charlie is really really annoying. Still Esposito is enjoyable and there's the possibility for some really nice depth to the world, the first episodes cliff hanger was practically a given but the last two scenes of the second one will probably make me watch the third though i have a feeling they won't get much explanation or screen time.

edit:

! didn't grace have a weapon in the first episode, a gun i think, which is illegal but i don't remember the militia taking it from her. why didn't she use it on randall instead of running upstairs. or why didn't get any kind of weapon. randall might be special or something so i can't count that out but if he's not it's going to haunt me for the rest of the show why she didn't just end his shit right there.

FelRes

I plan to watch the show. Didn't realize it already premiered though. Gonna have to track down those first two episodes.

LUFFY1fan

Didn't like the pilot but if the second episode is so much better I may look at it.

Waffles

Fantastic episode, fantastic show!

Jacob from Lost is a part of the cast now….count me in!

Taggerung

well that was loads better than last week. they might be hitting their stride or it could just be a lucky break. I hope they can keep this up next week.

Monkey King

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Kitsune Inferno

These episodes just keep getting better, but that's bound to happen when your pilot episode is so bad. It last we've got a full season to see where they're taking it. I mean, maybe they'll kill off Charlie in ten episodes.

! Don't think Maggie's making it out of the next episode alive.

KaizokuJinbei

Took time to watch this.

Like most I believe the pilot went way fast everything just happened with no explanation.

2nd and 3rd episode both were awesome.

And I love Uncle miles he does sh** like a boss and he is a total bada**

Waffles

Badass episode. This show is fantastic. Giancarlo Esposito….total boss! Fantastic actor. Besides the pilot every episode has been top notch, full of action and suspense. Very very enjoyable.

Kitsune Inferno

Time to collect the twelve Dragon Emeralds.

This episode was probably the best yet, simply because Neville is the show's best character and his evolution, while a bit too on-the-nose ("Never hit people" -> "Lemme shoot that bitch"), added even more shades to the menacing militiaman. What really sold the episode to me though, is that I've been saying for a bit that this show needs an episode akin to "Walkabout", and this feels like that episode with its twist, but whether the reveal does for this show what Walkabout did for Lost remains to be seen. I doubt it'll ever reach Lost's heights, simply because half the cast is awful, but we needed an episode like this to give some texture to the supporting characters. And finally it looks like "Nate" has more to do than stalk Charlie for 5683546 episodes.

Speaking of Lost, the Losties are coming out of the woodworks it seems, though Hutch was nowhere near as interesting as Lapidus. Another plus for the show is that exploring characters like Neville, Nate, and Nora means less screentime for Charlie, which is always a good thing. The only scene she had of note was that spar with Neville about "her boyfriend", that I think really personified every thing wrong with this series. Giancarlo owned the scene and Spiridakos struggled to size up to him, which left the scene as nothing more than a really jarring display of both extremes of the show's acting spectrum.

Of course, back to those twelve Crystals of Light, it looks like the show's gonna eventual take the turn towards "MacGuffin Quest", though the reveal gives the show lots of ground to cover through the course of its run, what with nine more shikon shard bearers to meet and greet, not to mention we still haven't really met our old buddy Randall. And we need more Grace.

Next week, the plot decides to jump the shark and sell Charlie into a human trafficking ring. The promo rings "Who's it gonna be? Nora or Charlie?" and I think we all know who the obvious choice here is. Now's your chance, Miles! It's the only way to save this "trainwreck" of a show!

Kitsune Says: B+

P.S.: I refuse to call J.D. Pardo's character anything other than Nipples.

Taggerung

This show could've kicked it up to a whole different level if it hadn't just set everything back to 0 at the end of the episode. Overall it was great though.

taboo

@Monkey:

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Kitsune Inferno

Apparently after airing Episode 10 on November 26th, the show is going on a four-month hiatus until March 25th.

Now either the show has an 18-episode order or it will run through June with The Voice, which is weird (broadcast season typically ends in May. See when NBC piled all their Community episodes into one night last year to keep it in-season)

This is potentially an interesting choice, especially if it means there's more time to make Season 1.5 not suck.

Waffles

I hate NBC. They routinely make stupid, stupid decisions

Kitsune Inferno

This is the best episode yet, if we're measuring quality by the number of times Charlie gets punched in the face.

Waffles

Who cares, she's smoking hot!

KaizokuJinbei

http://www.zzstream.org/2012/11/revolution-season-1-episode-10-nobodys.html

A nice mid season finale.

Kitsune Inferno

So, the show finally returns tonight and promises a character death:

! Judging by press releases, it's going to be Danny. PLEASE DO THIS SHOW. PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE.
! Note this could be a red herring as Aaron's actor Zak Orth appears in press releases as Also Starring for episodes 12 and 13, but doesn't appear to be doing anything. This COULD be a trap. But it's about 80% likely to be Danny, which would be the best thing.

KaizokuJinbei

! A great return for the series although I do feel Danny dying defeats the purpose of all the prior episodes. And Randall teaming with Munroe was something I expected.

Kitsune Inferno

@KaizokuJinbei:

! although I do feel Danny dying defeats the purpose of all the prior episodes.

! Portgas D. Ace says hi.

Kitsune Inferno

Rising this thread from the ashes because holy crap, this show decided to not be terrible over the past nine episodes.

I know I was optimistic about this show last year but once we got the "MICROSCOPIC ROBO MACHINES ATE THE POWER" reveal, I was done. Done and gone. I checked in for the finale but this show about no power was full of laser gun battles and nukes and, well, yeah, it shat all over its own premise.

What the show did, however, was slap itself with the RESET button, blew up half its status quo and said "there, kids, the power's gone forever and we're never bringing it back" and then proceeded to time skip ahead six months and pretty much pretend season one never even happened. With nothing to lose, the show embraced the supernatural and got really fucking crazy really fast and not in a trainwreck clusterfuck kind of way, but in a let's bring in better writers and let them go head with their bad selves and see what happens way. The results are incredible. One of the main characters becomes a pyromancer with his mind and proceeds to burn down any preconceived notions of self-indulgence this show lugged around. And that midseason finale. Holy. Crap.

Let's try this show again. Ignore everything season 1 and start from season 2. Then let's embrace the cray-cray. It might already be too far gone at this point (The ratings a minute fraction of their past selves) but in just nine episodes, this show revolutionized itself. And Giancarlo Esposito is attached to something good again. Praise Gilgamesh.

kevo_koma

Well, damn I'm willing to give it a chance. I have to ask though, is the girl still annoying?

Commander Chopper

@kevo_koma:

Well, damn I'm willing to give it a chance. I have to ask though, is the girl still annoying?

Do yourself a favor.Don't.

Kitsune Inferno

@kevo_koma:

Well, damn I'm willing to give it a chance. I have to ask though, is the girl still annoying?

Charlie gets significantly downplayed and what role she does have is far and away much better written than she was last season. She has her bland moments, but ultimately the show keeps her out of the spotlight and when she's in, they tend to write to her strengths. Where the show succeeds most is in its increased focus on Neville, Monroe, and Aaron.

I can't stress this enough: you do not have to watch season 1. Do yourself a favor and don't. There's some confusing stuff, yes, but ultimately, there's more new than old, and quickly the old becomes irrelevant.