Revolution Season 1 Episode Five

Soul Train 

The curious case of the missing brother finally makes some headway this episode, sad that it took so long for this storyline to get interesting. Danny finally shows some backbone when talking back to Tom. And about Tom, another stellar series of flashbacks about characters that are interesting. Tom before the blackout was a family man that was working in the insurance world when he got fired for being to nice to people. There is still that side to him alive in him being Captain. 

Charlie tries to play it cool when she runs into the Captain in the train yard, but her tone comes across vicious, yet she holds it together until Tom leaves, then she does the cliche deep breath thing. But of course Tom knows she is lying, proving that Charlie can’t do anything right again. So Miles takes over, again. 

In-between Charlie failing again this week, Nora gets her underground rebelness on, by finding the local secret office in town. Well, it turns out only to be an army of one but she is still going to destroy that train, just the two of them. 

Back to awesome banter. Tom and Miles have a great rapport, which seems to be yet another common theme, Miles being one of the few people in our gang of good guys that can hold a conversation for more than two minutes. Miles is the only character of the group that is able to look past the small picture. He is the only anchor of the group. Charlie still needs to grow up and think about her actions more carefully in the dangerous world she lives in. Charlie first and foremost needs a radical change in her personality. 

Most interesting tidbit of the episode is how the country split up in these 15 years. Different militias, republics dominate the former United States, opening up future conflicts with these waring powers. But that future is a long way away, for a show that knows where it is going, not a show that has a main cast that is being supported solely by one character. 

Some real twists happen in this episode, but not until the last act, which is too late to build any steam. The buildup wasn’t worth the wait. Showing the train so early and getting to see it on the move so late in the episode was a poor decision. Still, the episode wasn’t a complete wash, it moved the Danny storyline along. 

Rating: Watch 

Original Air Date: 10/15/12

On NBC, Monday’s 10/9 central