So... What Now (Revolution Pilot Episode Review)

I am really not sure what to feel about Revolution's pilot episode. With all the hype in the show and the credibility of the producers of it, episode one was placed between the lines of mediocrity and quality television. 

So many things had happened in this episode that it became difficult for me to divulge in the characters, especially to Charlie who's obviously the lead star of Revolution. There were fights and battles here and there that it seemed like I am watching a badly written movie where all the writers want is to give a number of unnecessary action packed sequences to the audience.

The cold open of the series reminds me a lot of Stephen King's The Stand. It was a typical night but then  god knows something happened and the blackout occurred. After that, the episode jumped forward fifteen years later wherein all of the people have finally adapted to their condition. However, a new government has risen - named the Monroe Republic which is led by of course, Monroe - and they need Tim (the father of Charlie) because Monroe knows that he knows the solution for this blackout problem. But, as Monroe's militia tried to get him from his village, an outburst occurred which unfortunately killed him. So that the militia will not go home empty handed, they took Danny (Charlie's brother) instead. Before Tim died, he asked her daughter Charlie to look for his brother Miles in Chicago because he knows the secret too.


The overall plot of Revolution is really interesting. I believe that the show will reveal more secrets and mysteries as it progresses since we're still stuck with what happened on the last few seconds of the pilot - Grace, the woman who hides Danny from the Monroe Militia, has the same necklace/flash drive as Tim's and she has access to... electricity. She apparently has some online chat voodoo in her computer and she was communicating with someone.

Overall, Revolution had a pretty rocky start. It may either improve as it goes on or it may disappoint us. Nonetheless, Giancarlo Esposito is in it. Oh wait, that's not a valid excuse. Let me repeat. Nonetheless, a stable and well written arc has a huge chance of becoming so much better in the next weeks to come.