What I found interesting about Neville’s phraseology though was just how diplomatic and politic it sounded. It sounds as if Bass won over the people to get power by telling them he would do things and getting them done. Awe, that kind of reminds me of the only President this country has ever had that actually did everything he stated he would do in his inaugural speech. Sit tight folks, none of us were alive when he was in office…it was James K. Polk and he settled things like the California Question (whether California would enter the Union as a Free State or a Slave State) and the Nuaces Question (whether the Mexico/Texas border was at the Nuaces River or the Rio Grande). Anyway, we know that Bass said he would put down the other militias attempting to gain power and he would bring back law and order. This talk really makes me feel (like everything I’ve seen lately about Monroe) that he fits that Dark Knight line perfectly: “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” When did the Republic go from a proud cry that Monroe had saved them to fear and loathing of even his symbol? And is Monroe right now being the hero they need? The dark character that is making them learn to stand up and fight for themselves again? Well, probably not yet. He’s probably not quite ready for redemption…I think that mainly has to do with him not yet seeing the totality of what has happened to the Monroe Republic. He hasn’t been able to get out there and be among the common people. He has been fighting wars and separated from the common people for a long time. I think it will take someone to make him see what his vision has become…I think we need for that to happen before redemption can come…And, just throwing it out there, I’m still thinking that it will be Charlie that will eventually be able to get through to him…
But another thing about Neville. Monroe taking Neville into his confidence, leaving the gun out the way he did, offering Neville a drink and promoting him, I got the feeling that Monroe was officially giving Neville the hammer position that Miles had. Of course Miles was a General and Neville’s promotion brought him to Captain…but I think that is telling with Bass, also. Bass knows he needs strong people around him. But he also doesn’t want to give anyone the level of power over himself and his men that Miles had. Bass doesn’t want to make that mistake again. If a person that high turns, he will be powerless. With Miles, he was powerless. If Bass wasn’t Bass, Miles would have killed him. Bass knows he can’t afford to allow anyone else that level of control.
Neville has proven himself resourceful, and Bass seems to be really good at reading Neville. Again this webisode I got the impression that Neville isn’t very good at lying to Bass. Which of course makes me wonder about that lie that Neville told Bass in the episode last night! I’ll bet Bass saw right through that. Or at least suspects Neville was being less than forthcoming about his son. My guess is that since Bass needs Neville right now, he’ll let it slide, but it also means he’ll watch Neville and probably have a difficult time with trusting him very far. Which plays into what I’ve read about Neville not being happy about feeling like he is being shoved out of Monroe’s inner circle…I definitely think there is a lot to be seen here in Neville’s character. That he was able to talk up Monroe the way he did, makes me feel that he could be very dangerous in the future. He is out in the trenches, and is willing to do some very horrible things all in the name of law and order. Neville doesn’t just torture terrorists, and he can speak well. We saw it in this webisode with Monroe. We saw it when he was getting one of his fatally injured soldiers to take the poison to die sooner. Neville is dangerous, and could become far more dangerous. I do get the feeling that maybe we are seeing the genesis of the real big bad…you know, besides Randall. Now Randall and Neville will be interesting to see. I’ll almost put money on Randall whispering in Monroe’s ear to start locking Neville out…
I love it when I watch shows where every time I watch it’s like seeing another layer of the onion…There are so many different levels and so many different places we can go with these characters! I can’t wait to find out more about this exiting brave new world that has been created. I’ll be working on the episode review, too. I may not be able to finish it tomorrow night because I’m going to a talk about writing for television that David Rambo is giving at a local college!
Let me know what you though of the webisode. It was a great one! I love having David Lyons on my television/computer screen! He brings such depth to Monroe…Giancarlo Esposito is also striking in this episode. The two really work wonderfully together.
And in case you were as blindsided as I was about Part 5, here you go!
http://youtu.be/mnYn8oBoTYU