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Revolution's Creator, Eric Kripke, Says Second Half Is "Bigger and Better"

Revolution wrapped its fall episodes last night with a victory and a setback for our heroes. The good guys are finally all together, with Miles and Charlie having rescued kidnapped Danny and Rachel. But the devious Gen. Monroe now has the electrical power to command a high-tech military force. What’s planned for the second half of the season? In an exclusive interview, Revolution creator Eric Kripke talks about last night’s hour and how things will change (and improve) for the second half of the season. Kripke addresses the four-month hiatus, reveals what mystery will definitely be solved in the spring, and what key characters will be doing. “We have bigger and better stuff coming,” he promises. Here’s the scoop:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Was there ever a version in your head where Miles goes, “Yeah, I’m re-joining Monroe”?

Eric Kripke: What we love about Miles is half of him is light and half is shadow. If this story was set a couple years ago he would be the bad guy. You never want to lose sight of that. Just because Miles was able to face-off with Monroe in this particular encounter and maintain the heroic side of his personality doesn’t mean it’s going to happen again. So even though he was able to resist the temptation, that temptation is still there. Even moreso when he starts to fulfill his destiny and becomes a leader for the rebels [in the second half of the season]; he starts to fall into his old bloodthirsty patterns again. … There’s also a lot of important pieces in last night’s episode that move the story forward. We’re setting up how pissed Monroe is going to be in the second half of the season; how personal Neville is going to take Miles’ assault on his wife. And [we hinted that] Rachel and Miles have a very secret history.

I gotta ask, since I’m seeing this comment on the boards: How could Rachel forget to grab the pendant on the way out of the room?

Kripke: We shot a scene where Rachel goes, “We have to go back and get the pendant,” and Miles says, “We can’t go back, they’re shooting machine guns at us!” We ended up cutting it for time because we thought, maybe wrongly, that when there’s a room full of five people shooting machine guns in your direction that you can’t run toward those machine guns.

1x10 "Nobody's Fault..." Pictures + Behind the Scenes

Revolution Fall Finale Ratings

Revolution Episode 1x10, "Nobody's Fault But Mine", scored 2.9 in the 18-49 demographics and 8.70 million viewers. The Fall Finale was up 12% from last week's series-low 2.6.

Revolution ended the year with really good numbers. 2013 promises to be full of action now that the Matheson family is reunited and Monroe got the power.

Complete Season 1 Ratings here: Episodes

Everything Will Change in 2013 - PROMO HD

Finale Review & Discussion: "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 1x10

Review by SpoilerTV

   Revolution's mid-season finale, "Nobody's Fault But Mine", left us with a Kripke-worthy cliffhanger, and I'm pretty ticked off we have to wait four months to find out what comes next. I'm really hoping that the powers that be take a chance and give the show an early pick up because it would seem even crueller than that cliffhanger to keep the cast and crew wondering until well into May if they wait to see what the ratings are like in the spring.

   "Nobody's Fault But Mine" was written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Matt Pitts, both of whom have already written episodes, and directed by Frederick E. O. Toye who is well-known from other Bad Robot projects like Lost, Alias, and Fringe. I felt this was a tightly paced episode, packed with a lot of pay off for viewers. Owusu-Breen wrote the other episode "No Quarter" that featured Jeremy and also showed Miles and Bass on the road after the blackout. Having her write more of their backstory and the climactic reunion between the two was a good choice. Pitts also wrote "The Children's Crusade" which suffered from some plot inconsistencies but did feature some excellent backstory on Rachel, and as Rachel was again a featured character in this episode, he was a good choice here too. There were a number of really outstanding performances in the episode and some great action sequences.

   I'm hoping that we are going to see more of Mark Pellegrino as Jeremy Baker in the second half of the season. He had only a few scenes here but was his usual under-stated best. He's obviously been vying for Monroe's attention and affection as a replacement for Miles and after tonight's episode, it looks like he might be stepping in to become Monroe's new best friend. I was sad to see Rachel kill Will Strausser. David Meunier was deliciously psychopathic and particularly creepy talking about Charlie in tonight's episode - he'll be very much missed.

Revolution Finale Interview, Spoilers on Monroe and More

   Revolution‘s band of fighters have finally reached Philadelphia, but the City of Brotherly Love it ain’t. In fact, the survivors’ troubles are only beginning now that they’re in enemy territory.

   Here, co-executive producer David Rambo previews Monday’s big midseason finale (NBC, 10/9c), which features an internal conflict for Miles, the reveal of Monroe’s plans and a possible mother/daughter reunion. The EP also teases what’s in store for the second half of Season 1 (hint: it involves travel), which kicks off on March 25.

TVLINE | What challenges lie ahead for Miles, Charlie and everyone now that they’re in Philadelphia?

Next week will be the first time that all the Mathesons are in the same city since the premiere. So there are lots of opportunities to see what could happen there. A big challenge for Miles is — [as] part of him revealed in the hallucination he had last [Monday] — if Monroe asked him to come back, he would like that. We are going to see Miles and Monroe come face-to-face, and Monroe is going to ask him to come back to the militia.

TVLINE | How does that meeting compare with the one that we saw in this past episode? (Granted, it was a hallucination.)

[Laughs] Well, the hallucinations pretty much express Miles’ own internal needs and wants. Really it was from Miles’ heart, the hallucination. But Monroe really means it when he says, “I want you back. Come back.” We’ll see that next week. Of course, that’s a crisis for Miles.

TVLINE | Despite the fact that obviously something really horrible went down between them and Miles tried to assassinate Monroe, is there a feeling of brotherhood and love when they meet again?

A lot of that’s going to be revealed in [Monday's] episode…. It’s really the heart of the episode. I can tell you we really go pretty deeply into how the bond was formed, how far back in their lives it goes and the crisis that that presents in the present for them both when they come face-to-face. And there is an epic sword fight. I have to say that. It’s fantastic.

Kashmir Episode Pictures + Behind The Scenes

New Poster for Mid-Season Finale

New Revolution poster for the mid-season finale, airing on Monday 26! Click the image to enlarge.

Revolution Episode 9 Ratings, "Kashmir"

Revolution Episode 1x09, "Kashmir", scored 2.6 in the 18-49 demographics and 7.04 million viewers. This numbers are practicaly the same as last week's and they should rise a little in the finale. Don't miss it!


Complete Season 1 Ratings here: Episodes