When Charlie meets a boy who's suffered a plight similar to her own, she relates and longs to help him and his young friends. First, she must convince Miles.Download Video Revolution The Children's Crusade Episode On ABC Family Tv Online Tv Live Streaming Video. Online Watch Revolution Full Episode Watch Stream HD Video on Internet TV.Meanwhile, Rachel grows weary of General Monroe as she meets someone from her past.What would you do without it all? In this epic adventure from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and "Supernatural's" Eric Kripke, a family struggles to reunite in an American landscape where every single piece of technology - computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights - has mysteriously blacked out forever. A drama with sweeping scope and intimate focus, "Revolution" is also about family - both the family you're born into and the family you choose. This is a swashbuckling journey of hope and rebirth seen through the eyes of one strong-willed young woman, Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos, "Being Human"), and her brother Danny (Graham Rogers, "Memphis Beat").
When Danny is kidnapped by militia leaders for a darker purpose, Charlie must reconnect with her estranged uncle Miles (Billy Burke, "The Twilight Saga"), a former U.S. Marine living a reclusive life.
Together, with a rogue band of survivors, they set out to rescue Danny, overthrow the militia and ultimately re-establish the United States of America. All the while, they explore the enduring mystery of why the power failed, and if - or how - it will ever return.
Revolution is quickly becoming destination TV for action junkies, with “Chained Heat” delivering a closing setpiece on par with last week’s sword fight in the Grand Hotel. Yet despite some pretty exciting swordplay, occasional shaky-cam notwithstanding, Revolution surprisingly finds itself bogged down by its lead.
I spoke at length, last week, about the star potential in Tracy Spiridakos. She has the look and conviction of a real breakout, and I expected that she would benefit most from the show’s action-oriented narrative, being an empowered young woman in a time where The Hunger Games has been as successful as it has been.
However, “Chained Heat” is pretty dire in its characterization of Charlie Matheson, and I’m not entirely certain whose fault it is. It might be the writing of Charlie as equal parts naive and petulant, moping about how she could have prevented Danny’s abduction if she hadn’t been moping (and the cycle continues).
The episode does such a good job of charting her growth from naivete to pragmatism that it ultimately is a shame that it comes off as shrill and irritating as it does. Spiridakos is still an asset to the show, in my opinion, but it’s apparent now that there are still kinks for her to work out in her portrayal of the character, if not kinks for the writing team to sort out.
There is one overarching theme for “Chained Heat” which ties directly into Charlie’s narrative for this week: doing what’s necessary. The flashback woven throughout the episode takes us back to the days immediately following the blackout, in which the Mathesons gather up their belongings and set out on their journey, stopping briefly at Ben’s workplace to pick up a few things.
I'm biased, I like it. Reality shows are obnoxious, Criminal Investigation are flawed and predictable. Both of which seem to dominate prime time. One thing I'd suggest with this show is this: Leave any knowledge of electricity at the door. It's obviously an 'alternate' dimension where electricity works different then our own. That said, there are lots of explosions, so far (3 episodes in), lots of character building, and lots of, "I SO would have done that differently!"
Anyhow - as a Male of 24 years of age - as of episode 3 this show is much better then anything else on the TV. See a lot of negative reviews because the 'what if' premise is flawed. Yeah, some things are unrealistic - but where's the imagination, what if?
When Danny is kidnapped by militia leaders for a darker purpose, Charlie must reconnect with her estranged uncle Miles (Billy Burke, "The Twilight Saga"), a former U.S. Marine living a reclusive life.
Together, with a rogue band of survivors, they set out to rescue Danny, overthrow the militia and ultimately re-establish the United States of America. All the while, they explore the enduring mystery of why the power failed, and if - or how - it will ever return.
Revolution is quickly becoming destination TV for action junkies, with “Chained Heat” delivering a closing setpiece on par with last week’s sword fight in the Grand Hotel. Yet despite some pretty exciting swordplay, occasional shaky-cam notwithstanding, Revolution surprisingly finds itself bogged down by its lead.
I spoke at length, last week, about the star potential in Tracy Spiridakos. She has the look and conviction of a real breakout, and I expected that she would benefit most from the show’s action-oriented narrative, being an empowered young woman in a time where The Hunger Games has been as successful as it has been.
However, “Chained Heat” is pretty dire in its characterization of Charlie Matheson, and I’m not entirely certain whose fault it is. It might be the writing of Charlie as equal parts naive and petulant, moping about how she could have prevented Danny’s abduction if she hadn’t been moping (and the cycle continues).
The episode does such a good job of charting her growth from naivete to pragmatism that it ultimately is a shame that it comes off as shrill and irritating as it does. Spiridakos is still an asset to the show, in my opinion, but it’s apparent now that there are still kinks for her to work out in her portrayal of the character, if not kinks for the writing team to sort out.
There is one overarching theme for “Chained Heat” which ties directly into Charlie’s narrative for this week: doing what’s necessary. The flashback woven throughout the episode takes us back to the days immediately following the blackout, in which the Mathesons gather up their belongings and set out on their journey, stopping briefly at Ben’s workplace to pick up a few things.
I'm biased, I like it. Reality shows are obnoxious, Criminal Investigation are flawed and predictable. Both of which seem to dominate prime time. One thing I'd suggest with this show is this: Leave any knowledge of electricity at the door. It's obviously an 'alternate' dimension where electricity works different then our own. That said, there are lots of explosions, so far (3 episodes in), lots of character building, and lots of, "I SO would have done that differently!"
Anyhow - as a Male of 24 years of age - as of episode 3 this show is much better then anything else on the TV. See a lot of negative reviews because the 'what if' premise is flawed. Yeah, some things are unrealistic - but where's the imagination, what if?