The Cape (2011 TV series)

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The Cape
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Genre
Created by Tom Wheeler
Starring
Composer Bear McCreary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
ProducerPeter Chomsky
CinematographyJohn Newby
EditorCasey Brown
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 9 (2011-01-09) 
March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)

The Cape is an American superhero drama television series, first shown on NBC during the 2010–2011 television season as a mid-season replacement. [1] A two-hour pilot episode aired on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 9 pm Eastern and Pacific Time, and was repeated the next day. Further episodes aired on Monday evenings at 9 pm from January 17. [2] NBC reduced the number of episodes ordered from 13 to 10 due to low ratings. [3]

Contents

On March 2, 2011, NBC canceled the series after one season. It was also announced that the series finale would be shown only on the network's website. [4]

Plot

The series, set in fictional Palm City, California, follows Vince Faraday, an honest detective who decides to leave the police force after he witnesses the murder of a new police chief by a mysterious villain known as Chess. Faraday accepts an offer to work for ARK, a private security firm owned and operated by billionaire entrepreneur Peter Fleming. ARK is petitioning Palm City to privatize the police and public safety operations.

A video streamed to Faraday from an investigative blogger known only as Orwell leads him and partner, Marty Voyt, to a cargo train owned by Fleming's firm. They discover the train is smuggling implosive weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) inside children's toys. Voyt is corrupt and delivers Faraday to Chess, who reveals himself as Fleming. Fleming frames Faraday for the police chief's murder. In a news event staged by Fleming, Faraday is "revealed" as Chess as an ARK security team chases him along the city waterfront. A tanker explosion causes Faraday's apparent death.

Faraday is abducted by The Carnival of Crime, a traveling circus turned bank robbery ring, who later accept him as one of their own. Their ring leader, Max Malini, trains Faraday in circuscraft and in the use of a special cape made entirely from spider silk. While there is nothing magical about the cape, Malini shows Faraday how a talented illusionist can use it to simulate superhuman abilities, and promises to show Faraday the 26 unique effects of the cape. Faraday agrees, and commits to grueling physical and mental training required to master the illusions. Additionally, Max convinces Faraday that using a secret identity keeps Faraday's wife and son safe. Faraday decides to fight Palm City's corruption and clear his name by adopting the visage of his son's favorite comic book hero, The Cape.

In the series finale, "Endgame", The Cape exposes ARK's corruption. Fleming asserts that he is innocent. He paints Voyt, now the chief of his private police force, as a corrupting influence who has usurped daily control of ARK. Faraday's wife, Dana, prepares Voyt's legal defense and convinces him to turn state's evidence. Fleming decides to eliminate both families before Voyt can testify. The Cape hides both families with the Circus, but Fleming's assassins find them. During the assault, Voyt sacrifices himself to save The Cape. As Voyt dies in The Cape's arms, Faraday reveals his identity and forgives Voyt's betrayal. The series ends with Fleming still at large; Faraday's family still believes him dead, but Orwell assures Dana that Faraday still loves her, implying that he is still alive.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Simon West Tom Wheeler January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)8.45 [5]
Palm City police officer Vince Faraday is framed for a series of crimes that were actually committed by the mysterious villain Chess, revealed to be Peter Fleming, CEO of the mega-corporation ARK. Farady manages to elude custody, but is presumed dead and taken in by a gang of circus performers who are also bank thieves. Their leader Max Malini trains Vince and imbues him with the abilities of a superhero. Determined to clear his name and be reunited with his family, Vince takes on the persona of his son's favorite comic-book hero, the Cape. On his first outing in his quest to bring down Chess, Vince meets Orwell, an anti-corruption electronic espionage expert who keeps a whistleblower blog on the activities of ARK and Fleming/Chess.
2"Tarot" Deran Sarafian Tom WheelerJanuary 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)8.45 [5]
The Cape must battle Chess' latest accomplice: a serial murderer named Cain who specializes in poisons, and who is a member of the secret Assassin Order called the Tarot. Chess tries to take down the one man who keeps him from controlling the prisons, Patrick Portman, (Richard Schiff) the secretary of prisons, but the job proves difficult when The Cape, Orwell, and the circus gang help him save the target.
3"Kozmo" David Jackson Craig Titley January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)6.22 [6]
Russian convict Gregor Molotov, previous wielder of the cape, escapes prison and seeks to reclaim it for himself. Vince is able to defeat Gregor and decides to allow him to live despite warnings that he will likely escape from prison and come back for the cape again. Dana discovers a witness that informs her her husband was not Chess. Orwell meets Max and the circus.
4"Scales" Dennie Gordon William WheelerJanuary 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)5.85 [7]
The Cape informs villain Scales that Peter Fleming/Chess has betrayed him in the business deals when he's paying money to the same person twice. This information eventually leads to Scales confronting Fleming on the Monte Carlo train during the costume gala. Meanwhile, Max and his "carnival of crime" plan to rob the same train during the party. Additionally, it's Trip's 10th birthday and Vince feels frustrated that he will be is missing it, so is Dana as she is stuck in traffic and races home to celebrate with her son.
5"Dice" Michael Nankin Tom WheelerJanuary 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)5.34 [8]
When Peter Fleming reveals a new program called T.R.A.C.E. that's capable of predicting every single move a person makes in the future, he inadvertently attracts the attention of a very special, deadly mastermind: the daughter of research physicist Henry Jerrod and one of Chess' victims, Tracey, a savant who calls herself Dice (Mena Suvari). Since Dice also knows Fleming's alter ego, Chess, the Cape must do whatever it takes to keep Fleming alive in order to clear his name—including elevating his skills to new heights by learning to walk a high wire. Meanwhile, Dana tries to bond more with Trip as they cope without Vince. Also through the episode Flemming is trying to retain control and fears that these assassination attempts will reawaken Chess. By the end of the episode Chess returns; glad that Peter wants to play again.
6"Goggles and Hicks"Deran SarafianCraig TitleyFebruary 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)4.58 [9]
After Faraday's last adventure, which resulted in broken ribs, Max decides the Cape must take a day off. While Faraday recuperates, Fleming hires two professional killers, Goggles and Hicks (Pruitt Taylor Vince and Chad Lindberg), also members of the Tarot known as Chariot, to kill the Cape once and for all. Meanwhile, Dana confronts Marty after his promotion to Police Chief about telling her the truth about Vince's case.
7"The Lich (Part 1)" Karen Gaviola William WheelerFebruary 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)4.07 [10]
After a woman Rollo dated named Janet Peck is found dead, Max enlists Vince, the cop to gather evidence at her grave site. Meanwhile Vince, The Cape tries to alert Police Chief Marty Voyt of an impending threat to the city during the Founder's Day parade. However, his attempt backfires when Marty follows Fleming's orders to set up The Cape. Orwell receives some help from Patrick Portman about Conrad Chandler (Glenn Fitzgerald), the founding heir of Palm City.
8"The Lich (Part 2)" Roxann Dawson Toni Graphia & Robbie ThompsonFebruary 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)4.15 [11]
With Orwell's location unknown, The Cape must seek Dana's legal connections to track down the Lich's whereabouts. She enlists the help of her boss, Travis Hall so he can get access to the interrogation room where one of The Lich's followers, Preston Holloway (Tom Noonan) is being held. The Cape, Max and Rollo then break into the Orchard to rescue Orwell who has been drugged by Conrad Chandler's paralyzing toxin. She struggles to fight the effects of this potent serum and has hallucinations of her wedding day and an uninvited guest, Peter Fleming, who claims he is her father.
9"Razer" David Straiton Tom Wheeler & William WheelerFebruary 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)4.10 [12]
Scales makes a tenuous alliance with Fleming to protect his gang's territory and calls a dangerous villain, Razer (Grant Bowler), to the city. However, Vince interrupts Razer's arrival and takes his place by disguising himself to gain entry into Scales' gang. With the help of his doctor, Fleming battles his alter ego, Chess, while Orwell battles her own demons, alluding to an unclear future, trapped in isolation with a dark state of mind.
10"Endgame" Ernest Dickerson Christine RoumMarch 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)(NBC.com)N/A
The Cape and Vince Faraday's world collide and hard truths are revealed—Police Chief Marty Voyt lands behind bars, in the hands of ARK Corporation, fearing he may receive the same fate as Vince. Attempting to learn more about Vince's disappearance, Dana takes on Marty's case, and the impervious ARK Corporation, only to discover secrets of betrayal. The city becomes aware of The Cape's existence when Vince must conduct a daylight rescue, and his double identity becomes blurred when Max and the carnival of crime attempt to protect Dana, Marty and his family.

Reception

The Cape has generated mixed reviews from critics, [13] scoring a 54 out of 100 on Metacritic. [14] Critic Ken Tucker described the show's premiere as "fun, refreshingly free of irony" with "a sensibility that allowed for a sense of humor without slipping into tiresome campiness." [15] Other proponents of the show have said "if the premise sounds cheesy or busy, the execution is crisp and efficient" [16] and "someone in network land has learned a lesson from Heroes ." [17] At the same time, Matt Zoller Seitz criticized the series pilot for failing to develop its narrative effectively. While having no complaints about the premise of the series, he wrote that the pilot "rushes through everything, pulverizing potentially engaging characters and story until the whole production starts to feel like a long trailer for itself." [18] Peter Swanson of Slate wrote that the series "falls into a wasteland of its own making, where neither the stakes nor the jokes can distract one from the thinness of its writing." [19]

The special Sunday two hour debut of the show garnered a 2.6 in the key 18–49 demographic. [5] It placed third overall in terms of top science fiction genre network premieres for the 2010–2011 season, behind fellow NBC show The Event and ABC's No Ordinary Family . [20] For its first non-repeat airing in its official Monday timeslot the show had dropped 31% to a 1.8 rating, [6] and the next two episodes received a 1.6 [21] and a 1.5 [8] respectively.

The Cape was nominated for a 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special for the ninth episode, "Razer". [22]

Web comic

As they did earlier with Heroes , [23] NBC released webcomics to supplement The Cape on the official website. [24]

Music

The original music for The Cape was composed by Bear McCreary. In contrast to the brand of music used by Hans Zimmer for Christopher Nolan's Batman films, McCreary's scores for the series were in a more classically heroic mode in the style of Shirley Walker's work on Batman: The Animated Series . On September 27, 2011, La-La Land Records released a two-disc album of McCreary's work on the series, featuring selections from all episodes but "Razer" and "Endgame" (the last two episodes - "The Lich, Part 2" was the final episode to be scored to picture), plus the original song "Let's Just Pretend," which was written by Brendan McCreary and performed by Young Beautiful in a Hurry; the album is dedicated to Walker's memory in honour of her influence on Bear McCreary's music. [25]

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."THE CAPE Main Title"0:49
2."A New Day Ahead (from “Pilot”)"3:02
3."The Death of Vince Faraday (from “Pilot”)"4:18
4."The Carnival of Crime (from “Pilot”)"4:10
5."The Greatest Circus Act That Ever Lived (from “Pilot”)"6:32
6."The Faraday Family (from “Pilot”)"2:00
7."Confronting Chess (from “Pilot”)"6:16
8."Gregor Molotov (from “Kozmo”)"2:59
9."Asylum Fight (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"1:00
10."Orwell’s Dream (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"2:16
11."Waltz for Raia (from “Kozmo”)"1:59
12."Rube Goldberg Death Machine (from “Dice”)"3:19
13."Scales in the Cage (from “Scales on a Train”)"1:53
14."Cain (from “Tarot”)"2:52
15."Scales (from “Pilot”)"1:49
16."Unnatural Things (from “Kozmo”)"7:04
17."Young Tracy (from “Dice”)"2:59
18."Kitchen Battle (from “Tarot”)"4:46
19."Casino Attack (from “Dice”)"2:27
20."Justice Takes Time (from “Kozmo”)"3:42
21."The Lich (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"3:30
22."The Telepath Strikes (from “Dice”)"4:13
23."Gregor the Great’s Carnival of Fear (from “Kozmo”)"5:56
Total length:79:51
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Let’s Just Pretend (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"4:25
2."Sewing the Mask (from “Tarot”)"4:39
3."Runaway Train (from “Scales on a Train”)"3:15
4."Ghosts of Palm City (from “The Lich, Part 1”)"5:44
5."Highwire Training (from “Dice”)"2:59
6."Faradays are Fighters (from “Tarot”)"3:40
7."Concerto for Tuba and Goggles (from “Goggles and Hicks”)"3:15
8."Attack of the Bumblebee (from “Goggles and Hicks”)"2:15
9."Opposite Sides (from “Scales on a Train”)"2:19
10."Two Weddings (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"4:12
11."Brazil Nuts (from “Scales on a Train”)"4:47
12."Kozmo (from “Kozmo”)"2:41
13."Orwell’s Recovery (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"1:48
14."Scales Goes Rogues (from “Scales on a Train”)"4:55
15."Rescuing Orwell (from “The Lich, Part 2”)"3:21
16."The Cape Keeps Watch (from “Tarot”)"0:48
17."Jerry (from “Goggles and Hicks”)"1:44
18."Outsmarting the Assassins (from “Goggles and Hicks”)"1:34
19."Trolley Park Amusements (from “Tarot” and “Scales on a Train”)"2:27
20."Palm Reading (from “Dice” and “Kozmo”)"2:27
21."Portrait in Courage (from “Tarot”)"1:53
22."The Dead Will Rise (from “The Lich, Part 1”)"6:21
23."Out the Window (from “Tarot”)"2:36
24."No Journey Too Far (from “Scales on a Train”)"2:05
25."ARK Corporation Theme Song (from “Pilot”)"1:07
26."Homeless Blues (from “Kozmo”)"1:11
Total length:78:17

Connection to Community

The Cape received minor recognition when the series was continuously mentioned on another NBC show Community . Throughout the episode "Paradigms of Human Memory", the character of Abed voices his love of the show and his disappointment over it getting cancelled. The most notable scene is when Abed fashions a cape for himself and attempts to mimic the show's protagonist only to anger the character of Jeff Winger who yells "Show's gonna last three weeks!" Abed yells back "Six seasons and a movie!" [26] [27] This line was adopted by the Community fanbase when it appeared the show was close to being cancelled. [28] The show would eventually go for an additional sixth and final season while moving to the streaming service Yahoo! Screen, while a movie is currently in development and set to stream on Peacock in 2024. [29]

In the episode "Pillows and Blankets", which parodies the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War , Keith David provided the narration. At the end of the episode, Jeff Winger interrupts him and asks if he was on The Cape, to which David responds "No." David would eventually join the cast as Elroy Patashnik in the final season when it was moved to Yahoo! Screen. In "Advanced Introduction to Finality", Abed Nadir meets his evil doppelganger in the darkest timeline and he is informed that The Cape was renewed in their world for a third season, switched to cable, and was retooled, making it better.

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