Like a comic book character coming to life, “The Cape” is a drama filled with intense action, gritty villains, and intriguing characters that brings an excitement to network television for the first time in a long time.
“The Cape” is a drama series starring David Lyons [“ER”] who plays Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force. Faraday finds himself framed for a series of murders, and is presumed dead after a chase with the corrupt cops who try and kill him. Forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana, Jennifer Ferrin [“Life On Mars”] and son Trip, Ryan Wynott, [“Flash Forward”] faraday’s life changes in the blink of an eye. While being being fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminals that have overtaken Palm City, Faraday becomes “The Cape” his son’s favorite comic book superhero- and takes the law into his own hands.
This show has an exceptional cast. James Frain [“The Tudors”] plays billionaire Peter Flemming, the Cape’s nemesis who is known as a twisted killer named Chess; Keith David [“Death at a Funeral”] plays Max Milani, the ringleader of a circus gang of bank robbers who mentors Faraday and trains him to become “The Cape” with a bunch of magic tricks. Summer Glau [“Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles”] is Orwell, an investigative blogger who wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City; Dorian Missick [“Six Degrees”] is Marty Voyt, a former police detective and friend of Faraday; Martin Klebba [“Pirates of the Carribean”] is Rollo, member and unassuming muscle of the circus gang of Bank robbers; and Vinnie Jones[“Euro Trip”] is Scales, a resident thug with a disfigured face and accomplice of the Cape’s nemesis, Chess.
With this kind of cast, “The Cape” is definitely a must watch, especially if you enjoy superheros and comic books. This show has a creative story and flows well throughout. There is not one point through the pilot where you’ll feel disappointed. There is plenty of build up leading towards the climax, as Faraday trains and develops his character as “The Cape”. The action is great, although a bit far fetched at times, but you get that in almost everything you see nowadays, so it’s not a huge problem.
What is great about this show is that “The Cape” is different from the rest of the superheros in a way that he is actually more believable, and his angle is much more entertaining. Not to mention the training sessions that Faraday goes through to become “The Cape” are quite amusing. A superhero learning magic and disappearing makes the character much more enjoyable to watch because of the powers he displays.
The villains in the show are interesting, especially Chess, because he does not make things easy for “The Cape.” Usually, superheros take down their nemesis with ease, but Chess really makes you work for it, and pulls off being a villain extremely well.
So far, “The Cape” gets off to a great start and will keep you tuned in as you are anxious to see what will happen in the upcoming episodes. It’s been a while since there was excitement for a show on network TV like this. With that said, “The Cape” will definitely keep you watching and wanting more.
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