Revolution: Season 1, Episode 20 “The Dark Tower” (D-)
I think I’d appreciate this show’s strong moments more if they weren’t submerged in idiotic plotlines and populated by truly irritating characters. The notion of the President being hidden in Guantanamo Bay and ready to resume his post following Randall’s act of annihilation is utterly fascinating, and that’s exactly what this show should have focused on from the beginning. Learning why Miles tried to kill Monroe, which boils down to Monroe being way too trigger-happy and ready to murder innocent women and children, was infinitely less interesting, and Nora’s death, while dramatic, was the first real sign of any true consequences we’ve seen since Danny invited helicopters to shoot him after his heroic action. Through the end of the season, Tom remained an ever-changing, inconsistent character, demonstrating his ruthlessness by killing a disloyal underling after making him think he was free and taking back a promise he made to his son only moments earlier. Jason wanting to save Rachel is pointless since Charlie won’t soon forgive her for Nora’s death, and it’s all moot now that Randall screwed everyone ever and wasn’t even willing to stick around to see what the aftermath would be. Aaron wins the award for the most hapless punching bag on this show, responsible for the complex code that made the Tower run but still subject to verbal beatings from everyone around him, always telling him that now is not the time for one of his useless complaints. I’m not sure what Monroe’s role in all this is now that Miles inexplicably let him go, and the same goes for the more minor character of President Kelly Foster, whose call to ready the choppers to take out Philadelphia may be futile. I really hope that season two starts off with a better sense of how to tell this story, and I’d love to see this show resemble the kind of post-apocalyptic thriller it’s never been.
Season grade: C-
Season MVP: I suppose Giancarlo Esposito, but hardly
Friday, June 7, 2013
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment