Tonight, I watched the series premiere of Revenge. Although I developed a small interest in Revenge when I saw Emily VanCamp (from Everwood) and Joshua Bowman (from Make It or Break It) in the tv spot, my mom is the one who convinced that I should check it out. I thought the episode was a bit boring at times since I didn't know what exactly it was building up to, but the end was really amazing. Emily Thorne, aka Amanda Clarke, decides to move back to her childhood home Southampton and initiate a plan of revenge against those who wronged her father David Clarke. I thought the opening of the show was very compelling. At a party, the body of Daniel, the son of Conrad Grayson, washes up on shore. When Charlotte, Conrad Grayson's daughter, and Declan Porter (played by Gossip Girl's Connor Paolo) find the body, havoc breaks loose. We have no idea who killed Daniel or why. The episode then goes back a few months to when Emily moved into town. This is where the pace of the episode slows down. Anyways, I loved the use of flashbacks to show what happened to Emily and her father when she was a child. It was very effective. Emily's father was arrested for being a murderer even though he was innocent. At the end of the episode, we learned that Emily's father was betrayed by the woman he loved, Victoria Grayson. I was shocked to learn this because there was nothing to suggest that David and Victoria had a relationship in the past. In present time, her husband Conrad was shown to be having an affair with a woman named Lydia, so it looks like Victoria made a poor choice in finding a husband. At the end of the episode, it wasn't surprising to learn that Emily was the one who poisoned Conrad, who seemingly had a heart attack when he was with Lydia.
Other interactions that I noted in this episode: I think Emily and Daniel will have a fling before she decides to murder him in revenge since he is the son of Victoria and Conrad. I thought the interaction between Emily and Nolan Ross was very compelling. When watching a video and zooming in, he figures out that Emily is Amanda Clarke and decides to confront her because he's the only one who knows the truth about her father and his innocence. Thankfully, Nolan is willing to keep Emily's secret and even help her. Since Emily doesn't particularly want his help, I'm thinking that Emily and Nolan will be reluctant allies throughout the show. Emily and Nolan do have a past as he gave a box to Emily from her father at some point after she turned 18. He told her that her father wanted to bring justice to the truly guilty. I can't forget about the interactions between Emily and her father in the flashbacks, since they clearly had a lovely father-daughter relationship. The double infinity thing that her father told her about was really cool because she decided to get it tatooed on her wrist. I'd like to think that it symbolizes her love and dedication to her father.
I think I've said everything I've wanted to say. Coming up tomorrow: TVD and TSC
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