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

Previews:

As New Next 2^nd 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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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 1^st 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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Episode 19 – “Love Boat”

Just a three hour tour….

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 being the General of my nuts” huh?

Then he finishes Mile’s “High Grade Liquid”

Dr. Ethan Camp – Weaponizing Anthrax

Flash to girls bitching about Neville

Miles to girls:  Democracy? “Get in line or stay here”

Steamboat Captain – Richard Lucas – Georgian Navy – Parkersburg

Meanwhile, Rachel/Aaron wanders into Thompson Tribal Lands – Plains Nation

No Food for trade – is he the only person to barter with?

Meanwhile – Neville & Jason come face to face

Jason turns down truce “I’m with Georgia because you are a traitor”

Meanwhile – Randall Flynn insults Monroe – needs to start wearing turtle necks

“Guns are Forbidden” sign – Marching men in lockstep –reminiscent of parade display

Meanwhile Plains Nation chief is ticked at Rachel for stealing food… she kills him…

Complete kidnapping of Dr. Ethan Camp

Neville dodges bullet while Dr. dodges bullet in a Charlie standoff on the boat

Rachel/Aaron leaving Lenora Kansas and she takes fall – bone sticking out – sure death in these circumstances

Best bad bone break in the biz…

Meanwhile, successful mission and Neville offers drink… Miles accepts… Neville enjoys pros…

Neville to Doc:  “You’ve been liberated”

Monroe has Doc’s fam… nope, Neville gets them – Same Work, Same Terms, different employer

Charlie offers opposition to kidnapping

Nora is also ticked off… she is willing to do most any heinous thing except kidnapping

Aaron – you wouldn’t leave me… glad to see Rachel owning up to her character

“You walked out on wife, why not me?”

Siren sounds as river patrol sides up

Charlie/Neville Standoff  - Neville looked distressed and scared –

Patrol finds “ordnance”= shotgun shell = 8-10 diamonds  (they could have been glass – no one ever whips out a jeweler’s glass)

afterward Neville gives Charlie the backhand

Bad guys sucker Rachel into unloading

Aaron in the milk truck – is this his first confirmed kill (stabbed guy)

Charlie to Miles:  “You’ve gone too far”

Charlie & Jason must have planned mutiny – locking Miles in and drugging Neville

Neville gets free and gets drop on Jason…  “I hate you”

Back at Rebel Ga Coalition – Miles to Neville “I’m smarter than you are and rubs it in with “Pride vs Win”

A&R – after they are free – why didn’t they take the horses? Or everything the bad guys had?

Page 74 in book of spells – Aaron’s software must have been a breakthrough for the tower to work

From my enhancement & study it sounds like he came up with a new type of search algorithm that is very powerful – enough to get attention of Fortune 500 companies – can’t connect the dots on how it impacts the Tower and it’s inner workings

Tower – Grace gets elevator working… elevator eats henchman (which is still reading the same edition of Maxim

What’s in the Elevator?  Monster?  Underground wild people?  What?

On prepping when the lights go out:  We discuss a bit more about Cast Iron Dutch Ovens and how I put it to use on my back deck using charcoal briquets…

Also, I am excited to attend Jack Spirko’s Homestead contour-based wood core garden workshop – when the poser goes down for good you will want to know how to do this as it will most likely save your life… predators will most likely only see ‘bushes and trees’ but in reality you can grow an entire food garden in a very small footprint that doesn’t look like your garden-variety garden.  Only 20 participants will be at this event and I can’t wait to learn!

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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 help Rachel – sends him shopping – “I’ve got two MIT doctorates”

Largest snake I’ve seen draped over someone’s neck – big around as my thigh

Slightly different angle of snake & llama

Llama

Flash – Miles vs Charlie – she asks what happened with mom – Dixon interrupts with Runner from Militia

Btw, I think  Captain Dixon looks like “Data” from star trek

There is a bit or a resemblance

Revolution Data looking forward

Star Trek Data profile – compare to Revolution Data taking a drink…
I know, I’m weird – but this stuff is funny…

Profile of “Revolution Data” taking a drink

Is it the hair-line?

Runner – good job acting his part

Flash to Bass & Emma – “We’re doing this for your own good” “Terrorist threat”

Sounds like current events – Boston bomber – stay inside – and what Nazis did to Jews

Emma catches out Bass in lie – he ‘agrees’ but then “that doesn’t give you the right to talk to me that way”

Charlie finds Dixon and others beating runner to find out where Miles went.

Flash to Bass in graveyard and find flowers

Flash to Bass at old house – flashback to young Miles/Bass/Emma love triangle

Meanwhile, Aaron finds Pricilla in bar…

“Oh Aaron”

She introduces man, Steve, as husband

Gives cold shoulder and Rachel has to break hard news to Aaron

Later that night – Aaron “not leaving her again”

Miles shows up at hometown -

Emma confronts Bass about Duane’s murder –

Even though Miles slices guy’s throat -Gunfire breaks out – Miles is discovered

Bass asks about flowers

Bass and Emma have last kiss then he orders everyone burned

Was she really “interested” or playing Bass?

Aaron finds Priscilla in back of wagon

Once again, Aaron starts the fight –woman with pipe finishes it

Miles fights way to church – goes in and Bass and a whole group just stand there and watch in go in… Bass orders no one to come out

Miles to Emma; “Good to see you again”

Charlie Company saves day,

Bass brings out Emma with desert eagle

Wow, some real emotion for a change – but is there really a son? I bet he eventually replaces Bass as a successor

Emma “I want to see him again” – my son, your son but we don’t know where he is…she sounded like she was lying… or protecting him

Bass flashbacks to hot sex scene – some friend Bass was

Dixon takes shot – Miles takes Dixon out -  Bass gets away

Charlie I’d shot her if I had taken the shot… no I would have to get Bass

Aaron-Pricilla discuss – she is wanted for murder of militia guard for protecting her daughter

Family waiting on her in Texas

She gives Aaron an  ear-full

Pres, Foster reveals Tom Neville as new spy and “string boss”

So, the lights go off and stay off for a while or you just like to camp -we talk prepping for a minute – I toured the Lodge Cast Iron Foundry in South Pittsburg, TN.  This stuff is a must if you want to be able to cook outdoors.

Home of the ultimate outdoor cooking choice – Cast Iron Dutch Ovens with feet… What in the world are the feet for?

Check out their website:  http://www.revolutionfancast.com/Lodge

OK, here is the secret to why a Dutch Oven is so cool… it is designed to generate constant heat with charcoal briquettes.  From “Byron’s Dutch Oven Cooking Tips & Techniques” website we learn this:

The general rule of thumb to produce about a 350° heat is to take the size of the Dutch oven in inches, double the number, and use that many total briquettes. (cool huh?)

(By the way, the link above is to learn more about Dutch Ovens -  I have no vested interest in any of these links and I make no money promoting them – I just think Dutch Ovens are just cool as hell…)

This is a Dutch Oven:

Probably the must useful pot you can cook in outdoors…

Here is some cast iron:

I have these two + two different size Dutch Ovens

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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?

The first exposure to the Georgia Federation

If you take two of their “flags” and flip one and shove them together you get this:

If you take the Gerogia Federation’s flag and flip it and shove it up against another you get the Old Dixie Confederate flag… So, they drop the ‘con” and just go with the Federation… funny, huh?

Are the writers sending a subtle message about the attitudes of the South?

We see a steam-powered bus but how is that motorcycle powered?

Is that motorcycle steam-powered or could it be powered by gasification of wood? Google “Pyrolysis”

Alex beats Miles and team to the cabin and takes the uniforms but leaves a knife as a ‘signal’ to Miles

Miles has a flashback 9 years after blackout and shares a moment with Alex… next we see Miles sending him to Texas as a sacrificial play to prevent a war

He admits to the truth – No way M.R. can win against Texas

Rachel and Aaron get jumped but Dr. Warren cooks them from the inside out… Microwave?

This is what happens when you are cooked from the inside ouit – Dr. Warren’s “Blister Ray-gun”

Dr Warren makes me laugh after toasting these two thugs she smiles and says, “Come back to the house, we’ve got sandwiches”

Here’s her little friend:

What I call the Blister Raygun – seems to me it cooked those guys inside out

Close up:

Could this mouse-looking device actually be able to fry a couple of thugs?

They cross into the Georgia  Federation and see a steam-powered bus and a motorcycle

If you didn’t know the lights were off you’d think it was modern day Atlanta by the suit and ties and upper scale dress code and bustle

Miles cleverly uses flashlights to find the nuke as it powers stuff around it… wonder if there was “stuff” that would have turned on in the city… street lamps, light bulbs in buildings etc?

Alex almost bests Miles but Charlie saves the day with a shoulder shot

Miles pursues Alex but gets blamed for shooting a cop

Why did Miles not just grab the gun and pursue – checking the cop to see if  he lives doesn’t seem like smart strategy

Charlie catches up to Alex but as they have a mind-game conversation Monroe flies two choppers over with Nuclear detonation leaflets

Background posters look like stereotypical communist party propaganda – workers in the field/tractor and one with PROGRESS across the top

I found a few to see if these have a similar style

This kinda sums it up when you compare this to the other posters combined

Progress with worker – this is the best shot I could find

This is worker on tractor -compare to some communist propaganda posters – this one is in the show

tractors + communist manifesto = happy worker

Miles faces the Madam President Kelly Foster and we find that she is ticked about Miles and Monroe Republic killing her soldiers and for something he did personally

She puts a knife in a sensitive area

He talks her into letting him go to try and find the bomb.

Miles magically finds Charlie and Nora and they follow the crowd as this is where

Why aren’t they using the flashlight method now?

Rachel gets caught snooping through stuff

She gets book of secrets

Hmmm, Radio works – strike force – detonation is a go

Alex is really hacked off

I knew Alex would get the “lucky charm” in the end…

 Why wouldn’t Miles answer Monroe on the radio???

So, did miles keep the radioactive material?

Maybe the best line of the episode:  “I have tall ships in Savannah, I have aid from England, his third-world-ass is gonna mess with me?”

President Foster offers Miles 200 men + weapons to help her fight Monroe

Director Rambo says Aaron and Monroe will both get big bombshells that will blow their minds… emotional bombshells

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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 the next episode.

News Story Here

See you next week!

Jake & The Engineer

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Episode 016 Show Notes

We discuss the “reason” the lights go out – micro-virus-computers that float in the air and fill the planet to the tune of a “couple of hundred quadrillion.”

Living Cybernanbots that replicate and asbsorb electricity? How does this work?

Virus size computers that caused the Black Out

Neville performs in the most gruesome scene yet in this series – it was truly the most gory and explicit scene of violence in the entire run.

The most horrifying, gory and realistic scene of the entire series. Neville is truly evil…

Jason totally snows us as he scams his father, Neville into giving up his top-secret mission destination.

Rachel and Miles reveal there has been more to their relationship than a pure platonic nature with their hot and bothered kissing scene.

So, looks like Rachel cheated on Ben when he was still alive… shameful

Miles to Jason: “I’ll bash your little boy-band face in”
Jason to Charlie: “What’s a boy-band?”

We discuss the book – “Dies the Fire” by S.M. Stirling – a great book that Revolution’s world could have been based on…

Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling – a great novel about the power going off… the “world” of Revolution could have come from this book… a great read…

Can diamonds  really be a form of currency?

and what’s the deal with these posters?  Care to comment if you know?

The writers never do anything in the background that doesn’t have significance – are they tipping the hat to Communism? Revolution?

and this one…

Anyone know the what the symbolism is here?

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NBC’s Revolution takes a turn for the broader scope and we learn power goes to Monroe’s head – he now has set his sites on the entire country.  The gang has many near misses and Randall upsets the apple-cart when he offers a deal to Monroe.

Here are some of our talking points:

Does Miles feel responsible?  (At Danny’s funeral) 

“God bless America” – Miles joins the rebels 

Echo Base 

Randall to Monroe:  “Not sure how far up your ass your head was…”

“Governor Affleck of California” – hmmmm, really? 

Jim Hudson – Culpepper 

North Virginia Military Camp 

In the library… did you see the book “The Stand” by Stephen King? 

Yet another ‘tip of the hat’ to Stephen King’s “The Stand” – a post-apocalyptic story about the end of the world

Aaron has two pendants… a Google genius didn’t think it was a big enough deal to tell Rachel about the times it turned on – on it’s own. 

“Conan the Librarian” 

Flashback – 1 year before:  Randall’s son killed in Afghanistan 

Close up of the amplifier in the HumVees

Flynn – “Assistant Secretary of DOD”

This is Randall’s mobile Pendent tracking device… kinda looks like a black Samsung S III camoflougeFlynn – “Assistant Secretary of DOD” 

“We are KILLERS” Miles to Hudson 

Neville’s loss comes back to bite him in the butt by Monroe… you’re benched for grieving time 

Flashback – one month before… Randall lays law down on Ben/Rachel 

Thought Sophia would be killed by “Big Nose” to give Jim the reason to join Miles 

Big Nose gets it like a zombie 

Rachel/Charlie make up… Nora pushing Miles? 

Night of Blackout… Randall orders Tower to execute the “weapon” 

Maybe the last words spoken before the lights go out – Randall ordering Tower to “Execute”

Flynn’s Revenge against war?

Dogtags of Randall’s Son – is this why he jumped the gun and “Executed” the Tower – Did Randall know the power would go off around the world?

We talked about how to “rebuild” civilization with the 50 machines needed to do the job…

Check out this TedX Talk about how this is happening in real life and how Open Source Ecology is blazing the trail – OSE

We find out next week WHY THE POWER WENT OUT!!!

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Danny’s last act

NBC’s Revolution makes it’s return after a 4 month hiatus.  “The Stand” depicts the Rebel Forces as they use mere long rifles against the power of mini-gun mounted choppers and air-to-ground rockets.

In this episode we cover a range of topics as listed below:

Walk-in Cooler Retreat

Aaron in coffin

Miles “I saw your body” to Rachel – He believed she was dead?

Jason and father, Neville finally duke it out – does Jason join the rebels?

New character – John Seaborne – a pre-blackout work colleague of Rachel – will he save the day with his awesome weapons?

Seaborne subdues Miles and Rachel with his pendant-energized “Sonic Gun.”

Meanwhile, Randall has grace in “The Tower” trying to get down to subterranean “Level 12.”

Is this a “Super Collider” and is this the secret to turning the world’s power back on?

Randall’s henchman – Austin just chillin’ out and browsing a Maxim magazine – funny!

Rebels get a pep-talk and are reminded that Monroe won’t do what the Germans, Russians and Al-Qaeda couldn’t do.  Finally, someone with the guts to remind us that America is great!

Neville informs Monroe his son is dead (“to me” – at least that’s what he should have said.  Will this come back to haunt Neville if Jason ruins his dad’s plan and gets Neville in hot water again with Monroe?

Miles charges into the fight with a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher but makes a rookie mistake and hesitates to fire on the first chopper as he is “distracted” by the second chopper… Really?

Danny saves the day and picks up the rocket launcher and blows the chopper out of the sky… what happens to the second chopper with no “amplifier?”

Danny takes four in the chest and goes out like Scarface

Danny goes out like ScarfaceComic relief – “General, I think you’ll want to meet this person, he drove here in a Cutlass Sierra! Bwahahaha

What the heck?  Rachel does postmortem impromptu surgery on Danny’s body and digs out a mysterious Blinking Blue Pill… is this the magic Christmas Tree Light we’ve all been waiting for?

Is this some high powered Christmas Tree Light?

Much tension between Miles and Rachel with their weird “Forehead bump/kiss” and the kiss between Miles and  Nora once they get out of the coffins and away from Philly… why did Miles open his eyes and look at Rachel during his kiss?  Awwwkward

Some kind of weird forehead-bump-kiss?

The Engineer and me also discuss many topics of the day that we connected the dots to the “world of  Revolution:”

North Korea’s growing ability to launch an EMP-enabled Nuke from space…

This is a snapshot of NoKo’s new satellite that orbits earth every 90 minutes. Some suspect this could be an ideal launch platform for a High Altitude EMP. After all, NoKo just tested yet another Nuke underground and are advancing the ability to miniaturize their nukes.

Want to track NoKo’s satellite LIVE?

Gun Control – now and “15 years into the Revolution future”

How the US may now be “breaking up” into different demographic nations.

Go check out WalkingToFreedom.com and vote for the 10 most Naughty States that have the least amount of freedoms and liberty – and then ask folks to “vote with their feet” to find a more positive environment to live in… another State – but post your “goodbye letter” on the site.

and a bunch more…

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Willam Forstchen – Author of “One Second After”

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Dr William Forstchen – author of  “One Second After” gave a riveting interview and is  one of our highlights of this podcast as we  discuss at length what EMP is and how he  created a novel that has captivated an audience with his realistic portrayal of “life after an EMP.”

Dr. Forstchen fields a wide range of questions from The Engineer and me as we dig into the effects and possibilities of Electromagnetic Pulse, Coronal Mass Ejection and the pop culture risk for those who choose to ignore the growing danger as our enemies are working to make this happen.

If you have wondered what it would be like after the lights go out,  rest assured,  the show, Revolution scarcely depicts what would happen in the early days – the first 12 months – when 75% to 90% of our population would perish due to starvation, disease and dehydration, as well as civil unrest and violence.

Dr. Fortschen’s book gives a frighteningly realistic and chilling view of what might happen – set in a small town in North Carolina and how this small town faces the realization the lights are not coming back on and food, medicine, transportation and energy are running out with no help from the outside.

How does this relate to the show?  If the TV series ever dedicated a full episode or three on the weeks and months just after the power goes down you would have a deeper appreciation for those who are still alive and scratching out a living 15 years on in the Monroe Republic.

We discuss the threat of North Korea’s efforts to create a society-killing EMP weapon as well as Russia’s efforts to improve on the technology by creating a “Super EMP” weapon.

We are eager to hear your feedback and comments – please do engage us!

Spoiler Alert:   you can watch the first 8 minutes of Season Two’s episode online right now at 8 minute preview

Did you know Revolution is The 3rd Deadliest Show?

North Korea – Red Dawn EMP  could destroy US now?

PRY: North Korea EMP attack could destroy U.S. — now

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For a well-done fictional account of what things could be like in the first year after an EMP read “One Second After” by William Forstchen

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