1.07 "The Children's Crusade" Revolut'n Discussion

[AntiArbitrator]

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S01, E07 - Mon 11/5, 10:01pm-11:00pm, NBC
Charlie relates to a boy with a similar past and tries to convince Miles to help him and his friends; Rachel meets someone from her past.

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Monroe and Neville get serious with Rachel on the next episode of Revolution, Monday at 10/9c on NBC!



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[AntiArbitrator]

This is the first time I wanted to punch Lt. Neville in his smug face.

[SoCal]

Yikes! I am really looking forward to tonight's episode. Maybe I'll even be able to stay awake to see it.

You know, the guy who playes Neville would have made a good Lucifer (if Mark Pelligrino handn't gotten the gig.) He spooks me with that colder than ice, evil smile.

[AntiArbitrator]

Me too! And I agree about Neville being cold.

[AntiArbitrator]

Every time I think I know what is going to happen in an episode, they surprise me. Well...tonight was a game-changing shocker that I would never have believed they would do.

I did have a chuckle when Miles pointed out to Charlie how annoying it is when a kid tells you what to do. Charlie's courage got her into more trouble than she could handle in this episode. Charlie can relate to Peter's actions because they both lost a parent and Charlie does not follow orders any better than those children did. How will Charlie convince "rebels" that she is not with the Militia? Will Charlie use the brand to infiltrate the Militia?

I am glad Aaron protected the children instead of waiting to be found. They were in a basement so it was not sunlight that caused the pendant to activate. I have not figured it out yet. Holy serendipity, Batman! The lighthouse became lit at the right time to provide a distraction for the Mathesons and crew. Aaron has really grown a set if he is going to challenge Miles to take something from him. My $$ is on Miles.

Miles drew his sword - twice! Miles' conscience is torturing him. I understand why he wanted to remain at the bar instead of getting involved with Charlie. He knows he can never rectify the suffering the Militia has caused.

Rachel has been dealing with some moral issues of her own. How many people will she sacrifice to save Danny?

[SoCal]

Did anyone else notice Colin Ford (young Sam Winchester) as Michael, Peter's younger brother? Wow, he's growing up. And it must be nice to have Erik Kripke as a friend!

Great episode. It almost seemed like Peter Pan.....the leader of the kids was named Peter and he led a band of lost children. One seemed remarkably fat for being on his own for 7 years. But....okay.

Nice to finally see the background on the mysterious pendants and the fact that they were a "mistake." Instead of providing cheap reliable power they shut the power off.

So we see how Rachel was "corrupted." Randall (now we know who he is and that Cora is alive!) bought her to save the unborn Danny.

Wonder what will happen to Brad and his daughter. He looked like he wanted to kill Rachel.

Love this show. It's so inventive even if it does lapse on more than a few pertinent details. Looking forward to next week. Sad to know we only get 3 more episodes until 2013.

On Revolution!!

[KyleEl]

I was really glad they finally gave us background on why the power went out.

I'm curious about the lighthouse since I hear parts of the show have been filmed in North carolina. I didn't recognize it.

[Mistermoonlight]

Nov 5, 2012 19:52:12 GMT -5 SoCal said:

Yikes! I am really looking forward to tonight's episode. Maybe I'll even be able to stay awake to see it.

You know, the guy who playes Neville would have made a good Lucifer (if Mark Pelligrino handn't gotten the gig.) He spooks me with that colder than ice, evil smile.

You should have seen him in Breaking Bad. MUCH more evil and brilliant than we've seen so far on Revolution. Giancarlo Esposito is a major talent. He spooks us all.
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[Watchtower]

I did finally watch the episode. I thought it was very good. The group of kids with a leader named Peter did have kind of a Peter Pan feel to it.

[Mistermoonlight]

This episode struck me as Lord of the Flies meet Revolution. How great an idea that they show us how this has affected children in a manner we hadn't seen before. This really shows us how fucked up the country has become.

I was excited to hear more about how the catastrophe happened, but I have to be honest, the idea that it was caused by evil members of the United States Dept. of Defense is an old trope that we've all seen way too many times before. Unless they can put some kind of new spin on this idea, it's very disappointing to me, mainly in the fact that it's been used in so many TV shows and movies that it's now trite.

I continue to give NBC kudos for putting the episodes up for viewing on their website the very next day, though, as it seems that they are willing to move into the 21st century in terms of getting viewers.

[AntiArbitrator]

SoCal, yes, I saw Colin Ford. He is growing into a handsome young man.

MisterMoonlight, I agree it would be trite for the evil DOD to be the culprit. I returned to your thread to see what Kripke said, and I got the impression the story behind the blackout would be a shocker. Maybe the shocker is what you mentioned about the science doing the opposite of what was intended.

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Edit: Watch 1.07 Revealed which tells us there is more to the blackout...