Some tidbits from Revolution's PaleyFest Panel
It's called "20 things we learned..." but I'm only posting the important spoilery ones, the rest are at the link.
Source: hitfix
16) We're going to learn why the lights went out. Soon. Very soon. "It's almost avant garde it's so crazy," Kripke says. "We reveal why the power went out and we do it early. I don't know a genre show that's given up their big mystery that soon, but I think that's sorta the television landscape now and it's my own personal taste. We don't get precious with the answers. We deliver it and we ask a bunch more questions and I think the mystery still continues, but it just keeps evolving and shifting." He seemed to indicate that the answer would be coming in Episode 13. The March 25 episode is the season's eleventh, so mark your calendar as appropriate.
15) Jon Favreau was responsible for making them give the power answer. Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) is with the main group and the writers agreed that Rachel would know the answer, so it because a question of how to keep giving her reasons not to tell everybody what she knows. Favreau apparently came into the writers' room and asked "Is there any reason she wouldn't say it?" And nobody had a good answer. If you remember all of the circumstances on "Lost" in which complicated mysteries could have been solved if people would just ask the right questions, this is almost... revolutionary.
14) Those aren't the only answers fans will get. "Every question that has been asked in the first 10, we answer it before the end of the season," Kripke promises. Among the answers we will get: Why did Rachel slap Miles? Where's Grace right now? What was the big event that turned Mikes and Monroe against each other? Plus...
13) Aaron (Zak Orth) is reunited with the wife he abandoned. Nobody mentioned this initially when they were mentioning the big upcoming moments between characters, but an audience member asked about it and Kripke was more than happy to answer. "He sees her again and they're able to work out their issues and they do have a face-to-face," he promises. "She's in present day and you catch up with what she's been doing for the past decade or so and then you deal with Aaron. And Zac murders it. He's so good and he's so emotional."He makes it so real, everything he does, so huge props to Zac.. He left her because he thought he was protecting her, but he was a coward to do it and since then he's found his strength and so now he sees her again and so what does that mean for them?"
12) Monroe and Nora may have a scene together and that may be notable. Everybody was being very free on the panel talking about collaborations and all of that stuff, but when David Lyons said he just worked with Daniella Alonso, everybody cut him off. So make of that information what you will. Or not.
11) Charlie is going to get to be funny. Maybe. A little. Asked about favorite moments, nearly every actor said that their favorite moments are still to come, because that's what you say at things like this. Tracy Spiridakos' response: "I love right now where I get to see a totally different side of Charlie, which you guys will get to see. She even has a little humorous sides of her. She's evolved into a woman." Wait. Humorous? Charlie? Seriously? But it won't all be humor and womanliness. Charlie's also going to have "a lot of anger and resentment" towards her mother. Expect plenty of answers there as well.
10) Leslie Hope is coming and she's a "badass." We're going to be exploring other republics, including Georgia, which is governed by President Foster, played by Leslie Hope. She has "her own management style." Kripke compared the ability to delve into other kingdoms to "Game of Thrones." We're fine with that.
5) The webisodes aren't unimportant. Part of how "Revolution" has attempted to keep fans engaged during this long, long, long break is with webisodes featuring Giancarlo Esposito and David Lyons. The first of the webisodes just premiered and don't go thinking this is just filler. Kripke says that anything that happens in the webisodes is part of the show's core mythology and that they're character-developing. Esposito insisted the webisodes are some of his favorite moments yet. So... watch. If you care.
You should check out the link, there are some cute non-spoilery things there.
Edit: I found some pictures HERE from the PaleyFest
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So what do you guys think? What important Monroe-Nora upcoming scene could we have? Maybe it's a flashback? Maybe Nora is taken captive? I can't wait for Aaron to be reunited with Priscilla and for her to give him hell for it/show him that she's better off. My Aaron dislike is showing Can't wait for Rachel to finally give us some answers and to meet President Foster.
Source: hitfix
16) We're going to learn why the lights went out. Soon. Very soon. "It's almost avant garde it's so crazy," Kripke says. "We reveal why the power went out and we do it early. I don't know a genre show that's given up their big mystery that soon, but I think that's sorta the television landscape now and it's my own personal taste. We don't get precious with the answers. We deliver it and we ask a bunch more questions and I think the mystery still continues, but it just keeps evolving and shifting." He seemed to indicate that the answer would be coming in Episode 13. The March 25 episode is the season's eleventh, so mark your calendar as appropriate.
15) Jon Favreau was responsible for making them give the power answer. Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) is with the main group and the writers agreed that Rachel would know the answer, so it because a question of how to keep giving her reasons not to tell everybody what she knows. Favreau apparently came into the writers' room and asked "Is there any reason she wouldn't say it?" And nobody had a good answer. If you remember all of the circumstances on "Lost" in which complicated mysteries could have been solved if people would just ask the right questions, this is almost... revolutionary.
14) Those aren't the only answers fans will get. "Every question that has been asked in the first 10, we answer it before the end of the season," Kripke promises. Among the answers we will get: Why did Rachel slap Miles? Where's Grace right now? What was the big event that turned Mikes and Monroe against each other? Plus...
13) Aaron (Zak Orth) is reunited with the wife he abandoned. Nobody mentioned this initially when they were mentioning the big upcoming moments between characters, but an audience member asked about it and Kripke was more than happy to answer. "He sees her again and they're able to work out their issues and they do have a face-to-face," he promises. "She's in present day and you catch up with what she's been doing for the past decade or so and then you deal with Aaron. And Zac murders it. He's so good and he's so emotional."He makes it so real, everything he does, so huge props to Zac.. He left her because he thought he was protecting her, but he was a coward to do it and since then he's found his strength and so now he sees her again and so what does that mean for them?"
12) Monroe and Nora may have a scene together and that may be notable. Everybody was being very free on the panel talking about collaborations and all of that stuff, but when David Lyons said he just worked with Daniella Alonso, everybody cut him off. So make of that information what you will. Or not.
11) Charlie is going to get to be funny. Maybe. A little. Asked about favorite moments, nearly every actor said that their favorite moments are still to come, because that's what you say at things like this. Tracy Spiridakos' response: "I love right now where I get to see a totally different side of Charlie, which you guys will get to see. She even has a little humorous sides of her. She's evolved into a woman." Wait. Humorous? Charlie? Seriously? But it won't all be humor and womanliness. Charlie's also going to have "a lot of anger and resentment" towards her mother. Expect plenty of answers there as well.
10) Leslie Hope is coming and she's a "badass." We're going to be exploring other republics, including Georgia, which is governed by President Foster, played by Leslie Hope. She has "her own management style." Kripke compared the ability to delve into other kingdoms to "Game of Thrones." We're fine with that.
5) The webisodes aren't unimportant. Part of how "Revolution" has attempted to keep fans engaged during this long, long, long break is with webisodes featuring Giancarlo Esposito and David Lyons. The first of the webisodes just premiered and don't go thinking this is just filler. Kripke says that anything that happens in the webisodes is part of the show's core mythology and that they're character-developing. Esposito insisted the webisodes are some of his favorite moments yet. So... watch. If you care.
You should check out the link, there are some cute non-spoilery things there.
Edit: I found some pictures HERE from the PaleyFest
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So what do you guys think? What important Monroe-Nora upcoming scene could we have? Maybe it's a flashback? Maybe Nora is taken captive? I can't wait for Aaron to be reunited with Priscilla and for her to give him hell for it/show him that she's better off. My Aaron dislike is showing Can't wait for Rachel to finally give us some answers and to meet President Foster.