021 – Revolution FanCast “Clues”

by Jake Robinson on May 21, 2013

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Show Notes:

Vince Flynn

Show moves to Thursdays in the fall and an hour earlier

Only 2 more episodes for this season

Nora with messed up hair

White Dress

Monroe goes into perv mode – sniffs hair

Day 21 before they inject truth serum?  This is longest time for any “rescue”

Monroe confronts Randall about Tower – Randall “it’s not important” –sounds just like real life – Where Pres O was during Benghazi attack – “largely irrelevant”

John Sanborn backs story that Tower was gov’t “Skunk Works”

Randall dodges bullet (literally) and suggests Road Trip

Randall is cuffed copter while Sanborn goes to put Nora “down” – Guard – “fine piece of tail” really?

Meanwhile, Jim/Miles strolls thru work as rebels are arming equipment anticipating power coming back on… Jim makes crude comment “your Milf-y sister-n-law” only has to flip a switch and we send all this to Philly.

As Jason tries to talk Charlie to going to Texas, he spots “Billings” from the Militia – he gets offered “a job” from “Billings” – notice he doesn’t look like the rest of the clean cut Militia members…

Sanborn sneaks Nora out and to a hospital while inconspicuously driving and honking a horn at folks who haven’t seen a car in 15 years.  Takes her to a hospital – she lets Miles know she told Monroe everything.

Miles finds her and then interrogates Sanborn and learns of Monroe’s plans to take the Tower.

Jim – “put on a dress, cuz you’re all I’ve got”

Neville informs Miles he is going on his stupid-ass mission

With Sanborn’s amp/pendant and a chopper they will fly from Atlanta to Colorado

Colorado Springs – Plains Nation – New Next 2nd – Tribes Collins & Kaminski’s

Monroe – Give them smallpox blankets

Randall’s access is denied – new bad guy group on the scene – at least 7 in the shot

Team Miles flies to Co. but has to stop at Fort Heron – ‘deactivated Air Force Base – it’s about 1300 miles from Atlanta to Colorado Springs.  Most copters have range of 400 to 600 miles.

What is the range of most copters?  check it out here 

Copter ranges:

Fuel Scavenger hunt – Miles notices weird behavior by Sanborn – whats the deal with his “shssh” to Nora and weird smile?

What was this about? The episode never addressed it…

Charlie finds dead pilot with “X” marks the spot.

Jim finds copter sabotaged.

Meanwhile, Rachel & Aaron recon Monroe’s outpost and hatches plan to kill Monroe while Aaron sneaks into Tower.

Next, Wayne gets the X-factor.

Miles suggests there is a traitor, Nora is missing.

Miles collects weapons and goes “hunting.”

Everyone is suspecting each other – Jim suggest Monroe, Monroe to “Hefty”  – where’ve you been for last two weeks?

Miles finds Nora.

Everyone is suggesting Nora except Miles – Nora agrees.

As Miles searches for “clues” Jason finds bloody knife in pocket.

No one believes Jason, including Neville and Charlie.  Charlie recounts Jason meeting Billings.  Jason explains “job” Billings offered him.  He runs as Miles tries to draw and shoot Jason.

Meanwhile, Rachel strangles Militia guy and dons his uniform.

Sanborn finds Miles and explains Jim is the culprit – Jim shoots Sanborn and engages Miles.  Miles is saved when Jason triple-taps Jim as Neville witnesses the scene.

Nora repairs copter and new smaller team Miles leave – Charlie’s attempt to apologize meets lukewarm response by Jason.

Meanwhile, Rachel strolls into camp at night with grenade-in-hand.  She walks right into Monroe’s tent with no opposition, calls Monroe and pulls the pen.

New next 2nd points a gun at her… really?  Rachel flips the latch on grenade.

Previews:

As New Next 2nd is pushing Monroe to the ground – Monroe is watching as Rachel clutches live grenade calmly as other guard is on top of her. Boom!

Team Miles gets into Tower locking Jason out.  Aaron is reunited with Team Miles and informs them someone is coming…

The Engineer and I spend a few minutes talking about the world’s worst tornado in Moore, Ok where the highest ever measured wind speed on the planet clocked in at 302 MPH.  The devastation deserves a few comments about preparation and what could have been done.

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020 – Revolution FanCast – “The Longest Day”

by Jake Robinson on May 15, 2013

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The Longest Day

Show Notes:

Episode 20 – The Longest Day 

Opens with Militia and a cup of coffee and a Drone Command Center 

Nora has next-morning-after remorse 

“You owe me an apology, boah”  Neville to Jason – Power play with pistol 

Go ahead Boy, kill the ole man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason splits and Charlie identifies 

Meanwhile, Rachel and Aaron and One Horse around the campfire 

Ben chose Aaron to give pendant to 

After Aaron proves he will not abandon Rachel she reveals the 1st Generation Nanotech Christmas tree light 

Did the Capsule “Jump the Shark?”

Charlie & Jason hear drone at the north lookout location – Charlie rings bell 

FLASHBACK:  7 years after blackout – This picks up where we see Rachel part company with Ben, Charlie & Danny – She says both Ben and her can turn power back on.  “She’s been thinking about a lot of things” (Implies she would rather be with Miles) 

Meanwhile, back at the suburban electronics store, Aaron is using the “book of spells” to cobble together a capsule-mother board.  We learn the capsule to be programmed to stitch bone, re-grow skin or can “cook us from the inside out or ignite the air” 

Drone Strike takes 90% of their camp – leaves Charlie under collapsed tower 

Neville wonders how they knew, Miles speculates a traitor 

Miles orders river-evac for anyone walking.  

Miles decides to go after Charlie, Nora goes, and then Neville throws in… 

Neville:  “His mother will never forgive me” – is this the real reason or does he somehow care about son?” 

Charlie comes to under pile of rubble 

Back at Militia headquarters – Jeremy is giving Monroe a pep talk and invite for a drink.  “I’m one of your oldest friends” means I am about to die… 

Sniper fire and Jeremy never took cover. Monroe notices 

Aaron fires up Mac and starts writing program.  Compiles and executes program using lots of “Hot_plug” commands 

Inserts capsule – Rachel does a good job of portraying pain… 

The growth is complete

Capsule re-growing bone

Bone grows back together.  I thought it would take longer 

Hunter/Gatherers come in just in time to witness the “miracle” and take Aaron & Rachel by gunpoint 

Meanwhile, Miles & company rescue Jason – Neville decides to get Jason out himself to allow Miles & Nora time to search for Charlie 

FLASHBACK 2:  Miles with search team at Rachel’s family cabin looking for Ben.  “You think we haven’t heard the stories – The Butcher of Baltimore” – Miles “That’s not what  you used to think of me.”  Rachel, “We had a cheap & ugly fling and not a day goes by I don’t regret it”  Miles acts more like Monroe acts now. 

Hunter/Gatherers demand their “healing powers” to his son.  Rachel agrees to help. 

Meanwhile,Monroe pours a drink… the Decanter of Death… spins his web to eliminate another “traitor” in the ranks.” Jeremy at least sees it coming and “tells the truth” for which Monroe thanks him and we think he is first to “dodge a bullet.”  Think about the order he must of given to the four guards to wait until he left the room.

Farewell Jeremy, you were a loyal friend & soldier

 

Do you buy that Jeremy hung around cuz he was hoping to build a better world? 

Miles & Nora start firefight – insurmountable odds. 

Charlie manages to squirm out of hidey-hole – pushes a piece of wall at least 110 lbs with almost no effort

Is Charlie strong enough?

Neville, “I don’t care if you’re the devil himself, that’s where I draw the line” 

Meanwhile, back at Best Buy, Aaron & Hunter start discussing Michael Creighton when Rachel clocks him with something.  Aaron & Rachel argue about her intent.  “What makes you think I’m in it to help people?”  “If you want to stay here I’ll leave you here” 

Meanwhile, the Longest Firefight.   Meanwhile, Neville gets caught by three-man militia party. Neville dispatches them handily with his pistol – gets a flesh wound. 

Nora decides to be the hero so she doesn’t have to watch Miles die as he makes one last attempt to storm what’s left of the hundreds of militia soldiers. 

Charlie makes a break and reunites with Miles.  Nora is gone. 

FLASHBACK:  Miles has Rachel strapped to chair – threatens her but at the same time uses their “relationship”

Monroe learns Jeremy was telling the truth.  Oh well. 

Jason wakes up in hospital in Atlanta with Charlie – they kiss as Neville walks up.

Wonder what Neville would have said if he found Jason alone? 

Miles is demanding search team or spies to find Nora – President Foster paints a dire picture and talks surrender.

Nora gets thrown into a holding cell with Monroe. 

Previews:  Nora dressed to kill and dinner with Monroe– reminiscent of Rachel’s captivity.  Miles looks for mole – looks like Jason gets framed.  Who do you think it is? 

And… is this the set of “The Tower” they used as a backdrop on recent interviews?

Is this the set of “The Tower?”

 

Again, another reveal of “The Tower?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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019 Revolution FanCast – “Love Boat”

May 9, 2013

Subscribe at  iTunes  Episode 19 – “Love Boat”   Opening Scene:  Kidnapped scientist – why don’t they get the amplifier + pendent????!!! Pete gets executed – “Bag or no bag?” “High Grade Liquid” Tom Neville Entrance Shortened version “Hate to see your lips move when you read” – Neville to Miles: “You can go back to [...]

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018 Revolution FanCast – “Home”

May 1, 2013

Subscribe at  iTunes  Episode 18 – Home Captain Dixon – “no survivors” – Pres Dixon’s eyes/ears Flash to Bass:  “We lost Carbondale, Marion and Evansville camps” His captain – calls them peach-eaters Bass “He started small” – must kill Miles now Miss. River – Rachel/Aaron pays ferry in diamonds “welcome to Plains Nation” Aaron wants to [...]

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017 Revolution FanCast – “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”

April 24, 2013

Subscribe at  iTunes  Monroe learns Neville deserted Monroe pops a cap in the head of his next in charge – he’s getting really paranoid We get first glimpse of Georgia Federation sign on the border… what is their flag remind you of? If you take two of their “flags” and flip one and shove them together [...]

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UPDATE: NBC preempted Revolution for Bombing Report – no podcast this week

April 16, 2013

Subscribe at  iTunes  Hey folks, NBC ran a special on the Boston Marathon bombing in the slot that Revolution normally runs (Mon at 10 EST) – The next episode – “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” will be pushed to next week as will the entire series.  We will not have a podcast until [...]

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