Giancarlo Esposito hopes we never have to experience anything similar in our lifetime to what the characters are going through in NBC’s Revolution. Season one found the power extinguished and life turned upside down for those trying to cope with this strange new world. But in season two, Esposito says things are going to get even crazier.
“You expect to be the big boss man and you have the ability to sort of want to control everything but you really can’t in a world that is unpredictable and vulnerable. And so I’m excited to be in a new city with new people and a different look to the show, which creates more interest and visually more eye candy for what we’re doing,” explained Esposito during our interview at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con.
As for the relationship between Esposito’s character Tom and his son, Jason (played by JD Pardo), Esposito said Tom feels letdown.
“It’s not that Tom does not like his son or take his interest into consideration, but he’s disappointed. He raised this boy to be a survivor and everything points to this young man not listening to the advice or the way that he was raised. And when your children sort of go that way…especially in a world that is so tenuous, that’s so on edge…it could mean life and death,” said Esposito.
“It’s not that he doesn’t love him; it’s just that the boy hasn’t gotten it yet. Now, in season two we start in a position where they’re thrown together once again. The roles might get reversed for a period of time because you’re in a world where the bomb has hit, cities have been wiped out and we don’t know where people we love are. So then all aspirations and machinations of being the one who controls the world are gone. Now you can only control yourself – hardly even that because of the water supply, food…”
What else can we expect from this upcoming season? Check out the full interview:
