Saving "Revolution"

          I hear through the twitter feed that there is a possibility of Revolution getting cancelled. WHAT?! That's one of my favorite shows! NBC is that other station that has a habit of canceling great shows. Here's why I think Revolution is a great show and should get a few more seasons.

Is there a garden growing in that car?

1. I've seen post-apocalyptic worlds before but this one has to be one of the most thought out and engaging. It appeals to me because it seems like something that could actually happen. It shows that when civilization falls so does humanity. Like Game of Thrones there are not many characters in this show who are good. Most of them have done horrible evil things and mostly in the name of survival. It's also accurate when one civilization falls others rise in its place. The United States became divided into little providences, each with a different philosophy on government. Monroe was a dictator while the Plains Nation took more to war lords and Georgia and California are democracies. I also appreciate the ironies. The United States government takes refuge in Cuba, Texas becomes a nation unto itself (like it sort of does now), and Mexico becomes the prosperous country with a wall trying to keep us out and we suddenly become the illegal aliens. 

Swords don't need bullets

          The power going out made us revert to the dark ages of ignorance, disease, and brutality. People dying of infections and old illnesses such as cholera and polio, which could have been treatable had they had the right vaccines or if they could even make them. Humanity had to relearn everything including how to make penicillin. So there's this medieval meets the modern struggles. They can't even make bullets! Soon they'll have to stick with swords or steal some 18th century rifles, melting down iron they can find to make those old bullets. This struggle leads to getting creative and raising the stakes and adding to the characters' desire for success.

Lord of the Fireflies

2. Yet the show would be completely boring if there wasn't some chance of getting the power back on. The nano-tech storyline has really upped the anti. They are everywhere, in the air that the humans breathe and now they are conscious. That means they can make their own choices. The uncertainty of that alone makes it a nail biter. Aaron being a sort of "messiah" (although that's something his friend Peter thinks of himself as) advances his role as a more essential character. 

Let's boost those ratings up

3. The characters are a key to making the show watchable. As I said before, no character is without sin, making it hard to route out the villains for the heroes. Jason and Charlie come close but they grown up considerably and are capable of horrible things. Although Rachel Matheson is on the protagonist side she can come off as more of an antagonist for almost everyone. Tom Neville is a Machiavellian who will speak words of honey but is ready to spew venom to get to the top. Bass Monroe is clearly emotionally unstable and yet looking for a family. All of these characters are complex and with each episode or flash back we gain some more insight into what makes them tick or shows us that they can be even more complicated. 

Not only is he a great actor but he makes Monroe so hot!!!

       I also appreciate David Lyons and Tracy Spiridakos for how great they are when it comes to crying on cue. They really sell their characters' inner struggles and spoken fears. Despite Rachel being a character you would love to hate, you can see that she really has a conscience and in sometimes that threatens to destroy her as well as her talent for letting her emotions cloud her judgement, which can be just as destructive. Miles has those one liners that keep things light sometimes. Of course everyone has that moment of being the comic relief so no one is without a sense of humor. Well you can either laugh or cry, but why not both? 

People who hate the show get a time out in the cellar

      Every character on the show makes a decision that can send ripples and cause either bad consequences or perhaps even worse ones. Yet there are times when a character will step up to do the right thing, like Jason who was willing to risk his family's safety in finding out the Patriots' horrible plan to "cleanse" and consecrate a new America.

Dr. Horn was certainly creepy but that made the stakes more intense

     So my question is: where are the Emmys for these people? David Lyons especially because he has really settled into his role as Bass Monroe the emotionally turbulent, self-destructive killer who seeks a family to support him.

"Hello, Mr. President who sounds like Bush..."

4. I can't be the only one seeing the harsh similarities between the United States now and the United States portrayed on the show. The episode where the Patriots were water boarding a suspect really did send a message if not a clear one. Yet I do understand that it is science fiction and not meant to be a huge criticism of the U.S. Still, the Patriots are like America run by "Hitler Youth Group on Meth" as Neville so blatantly put it. The name "The Patriots" seems ironic but also meant to be a sort of warning of what comes from blind loyalty. How far will you go for your country until you see that it will cost you your humanity? It's like reading that book 1984 where the government becomes this unstoppable entity that threatens to rob us all of a separate identity that will be unrecognizable to us when we look in the mirror. 

About as bloody as it can get & I can't get enough

         Similarities aside, I think this raises the stakes for our heroes this season. Monroe was formidable but he was emotionally unstable while The Patriots seem like a bigger threat because they are organized and calculating than Monroe ever was but no more insane than him. I also want the show to run long enough that if the Patriots do lose then will Bass really seek to rebuild his dictatorship with his son, Connor by his side? I of all people want to see that.

Who could say "No" to this man's brooding face?

       There are more reasons why this show should get more seasons but I am only one fan in a sea of Revolution advocates. I hope that NBC takes a chance on the show as well as Grimm which has also been rumored to be close to the chopping block. Some shows need time to build but Revolution hasn't made that much of a dip in ratings. So other people are philistines who can't appreciate a good show when they see one; the voices of applause should be more adhered to than the voices of dissent.