Chained Heat
Revolution has one major problem, why should anyone watching this show care about what is happening? Aside from a few outstanding characters (one who only appears in flashbacks for now), the show falls completely flat and stagnate. WIth a show that tries so hard in making the audience believe that the power is off and will never come on again, the major flaw in the show’s thinking is that people went absolutely insane 15 years after the blackout. There are millions of people still alive who lived while the power was on, America was a country, and the symbol of the country stood for something. Yet now everything went out the window for seemingly no real reason. This might come out later in the show, but it is a hard pill to swallow.
Back to the lack of interesting characters. There aren’t enough of them. Period. The audience is suppose to like Charlie because her life has taken a turn for the worst, but she is so bland and she has a terrible glare that she gives people. It just comes off cheesy. Plus she holds back Miles, the most interesting kick-ass person on this show. In fact, Revolution would be better if Miles went off on his own and focused just on him. Kill Charlie off and make the show better. She is holding some of the show’s potential back.
Also there still isn’t a clear objective (next to finding Danny and saving him from the Militia) that is worth anything. The interesting story about some strange pendant, that is one in a series, that has the potential of turning the lights back on plus a cryptic computer message in the first episode begs to have this story told. This is what Revolution should be about, not some boring rescue story that is cliche.
The main saving grace are the great sword fights that scatter throughout the episode. Crank up the action and turn down the melodramatic main characters. They have a small window of becoming interesting, but that window is closing fast.
Rating: Fans Only
Original Air Date: 9/24/12
On NBC, Mondays 10/9 central
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