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Revision as of 22:57, 19 July 2009 by 70.249.243.112 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)act the CIA and they stop the bomb(s) destined for New York City. However, this part of the story might be inconsistent with Hawkins surprised response that "New York made it?!" in "Long Live the Mayor" upon learning the news from Gray Anderson. However given his later revelations about being an undercover CIA officer, it is possible Hawkins may have reacted in this manner in order to maintain his cover persona.
All of this information, however, (regarding Hawkins' CIA involvement) is as told by Hawkins to Jake, meaning that it may omit several key truths, or be completely fabricated. One aspect that supports Hawkins story being true, is the use of flashbacks in the episode, which would be unlikely to be shown if it was a fabrication. However, it is possible that the use of such flashbacks is the result of the "unreliable narrator" device, used successfully in films such as "The Usual Suspects".
The "package" being sought by Hawkins' stalkers is a bomb that Hawkins was supposed to deliver to Columbus, Ohio. It is buried under the tool-shed in his backyard.
In the season finale, Hawkins uses a satellite to gain intelligence on New Bern's movements. However, someone (Hawkins presumes this is Thomas Valente) begins to trace his location through the uplink. Later, at Camp Liberty in southwest Nebraska, Valente informs Colonel Hoffman that they have tracked a "high-profile terrorist" within 200 miles of Jericho.
At the beginning of the second season, Hawkins encounters another one of his team members. Chavez, who has infiltrated the military and goes by the alias Parker, arrives in Jericho with Major Beck's forces. The two take advantage of President Tomarchio's visit to Jericho by infiltrating the mobile White House and downloading files. Chavez later travels to Texas to convince them not to side with Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Hawkins later establishes communication with 'John Smith' by means of a cell phone. Smith apparently knows about Project Red Bell and that Robert has the package. He later lets Robert in on who's behind the attacks, but turns out to be the mastermind all along.
After a failed attempt to deliver the bomb to Texas in which the bomb is seized by government forces, Rob enlists Jake Green to help re-acquire the bomb. In Cheyenne, he and Jake meet up with another one of Rob's team members, Cheung, who is later killed by John Smith while re-acquiring the package. Though Robert is shot, they manage to get the package to Texas, which imminently leads to Texas rejoining the United States government based in Columbus, Ohio and starting the second American Civil War. In an ambulance, Rob asks Jake,"How does it feel, making history?", thus completing a major chapter in his life, one that he was involved in for a long time.
Character conception
In February 13, 2008, Lennie James gave an interview on BuddyTV about his character. The character is supposed to be from Missouri and he had to adopt an American accent, even if he himself has an English accent. According to what he said to the interview, this is one of the things that surprises the fans when they meet him.
I've got friends who have been in other shows from England doing kind of American accents, and everybody deals with it in very different ways. I have one particular friend who, whenever he meets fans of his particular show, he always speaks in the accent of the show, because he doesn't necessarily want to let the fans down. But I am an English guy, and I don't really think about it as me putting on an accent. Just as I wear different clothes when I'm Robert Hawkins than I do when I'm myself, Lennie James, he also just speaks in a different way. He has a different mind set, he has different principles, he has different rules of engagement, so for me it's not about putting on an American accent. It's about being Robert's character and speaking in his voice, and that just happens to be his voice.
In another interview, in IGN in February 11, 2008, he stated that he shares some similarities with his character.
I'm comfortable with the vocabulary of screen fighting, and all that kind of stuff. That being said we do have very good trainers and experts on the Jericho set that kind of keep us real. Really so it's one of those things it's like if you're not careful and you don't show it its due respect, all of the stuff you build up as your character could just be lost if all of a sudden you're in a physical situation with your character and people look at you and kind of go, "Oh no, I don't believe this guy couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag." You can't let your character slip in those moments, so you have to give them the respect they're due.
References
- "Exclusive Interview with 'Jericho' Star Lennie James". BuddyTV. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- Tory Ireland Mell (2008-02-11). "IGN Exclusive Interview: Jericho's Lennie James". IGN. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
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