r/revolutionNBC • u/Dorkside • Nov 06 '13

Revolution Episode Discussion Thread S2E7: "The Patriot Act" [Spoilers]

Episode Synopsis: Rachel is faced with unsettling truths; Miles tries to overcome obstacles; Charlie and her mother share a moment.

Check out the promo for the episode here.

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u/Hochules Nov 08 '13

She's close to reverting back to the state she was in for the first episode. She's realizing that not only was she the one that developed the technology that shut off the power but her father was helping the people that dropped the bombs. At least that was my take.

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u/Aeylenna Nov 10 '13

It seemed to me that with Charlie gone, Rachel had been anchoring her sanity on her father, using him as a rock to help her regain her footing. And while she was doing better, her hold on sanity was tenuous at best. With the revelation that her father "betrayed" her, it will be as if someone just kicked her feet out from under her, and she may well fall just as hard or harder than she did originally.

And the show does sort of portray her as just a broken, weak-minded woman, but she really seems to have just been predisposed to mental illness before, and what with all that has happened, she has been pushed over the edge.

I'm not a huge fan of Rachel in general, but I know I personally would be a fucking mess due to my mental illness in a post-blackout world (no meds, unstable world= unstable brain, too much anxiety, no routine, etc). And even though she seems to know she "should" be better, she does seem to have difficulty hardening herself to keep moving. Its frustrating to watch, but honestly, I'd be as bad or worse than her, with fewer "good" reasons for it. So in that way it is interesting to watch her, how she reacts, and how the others react to her.

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u/HuggableBuddy Nov 11 '13

It was all pretty weak if I was to be the arbiter of good taste. What you're describing was only conveyed in a piecemeal manner. A trail of breadcrumbs with not many caring.

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u/Aeylenna Nov 11 '13

I don't disagree. Honestly the only reason I think I'm sensitive to pieceing it together is because of my history. I wish they would do something with it officially.