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Sorry about it, Dec! The second hour of the season finale.  Deep breath, we’ll get through this together.   The bomb has gone off at Grayson Global, timed perfectly with Conrad’s press conference.Conrad has given the “assassin” the nod setting off the explosion. Nolan calls Aiden, telling him Jack might have been in the building. [...]

I feel like REVENGE got the Britney backlash – so perfect for a while, but when things got ugly, the fans got ugly.  Oh, and both had BLACKOUTS – sorry I’m new here.   Oh Revenge. Revenge, revenge, revenge, revenge, revenge.  My love and my enemy.   Did we ever think that our low-key, yet [...]

This whole thing was pretty ingenious, Conrad. Well, you can’t say the season finale didn’t give us what we wanted – there was definitely something for everyone. Sure it was as convoluted as ever, but in the end (all things considered) it all made sense – and was pretty thrilling.  A whole hell of a [...]

Oh yes… Well, it certainly seems like it has all been leading up to this, doesn’t it? The Revenge team somehow managed to have all of this make sense.  Maybe?  By the end of “Engagement” I felt like I was watching another chapter of the Dark Knight, but instead of Batman, we have Emily. Strap [...]

My diamonds ALWAYS match my dress! So, I guess season two will also have and engagement party. And (as it has been highly publicized) someone else will die.  Maybe Daniel for real this time? Unfortunately, the Graysons ain’t got time for no superstitions – and therefore they are doomed to repeat their mistakes. Or more [...]

Great band!  Best Coast – “Fear of My Identity” Well, the creator and show runner for Revenge was fired this past week.  Mike Kelley is outta here!  This can be looked at in a few different ways.  He was the show so it sucks he was let go…but the show has gone downhill…but he knows [...]

This picture is hilarious and sums up her relationship with Daniel perfectly. Considering how much of an identity crisis Revenge has had this season, it is appropriate that the show finally addressed “Identity”.  Now that the Initiative is no longer the focus, let’s hope the show reclaims its former, more Revenge-filled identity. The Falcon was [...]

Now THIS is the 80′s It is Halloween in the Hamptons (which sounds like an ABC Family TV movie doesn’t it? Jennie Garth, call your agent! I want 10%!). We know this because Declan is carving a pumpkin! That’s why they keep him around, guys – holiday decorating. Six weeks have passed and we are [...]

Let the games begin! I am still processing this episode.  It was definitely one of the soap-iest episodes of the show (a Masquerade Ball – yes please!), but it also one of its strangest episodes.  Did anyone find the whole thing very dark?  Fitting perhaps for the Halloween-themed episode and definitely appropriate for the Masquerade [...]

RED SHAAAAAAAAAARPIE! This was quite a gratifying episode.  There were so many wonderful aspects of tonight’s episode!   The pen!  - The foster mother takedown! – Jack continuing to be a (somewhat subdued) badass! -  The Mason Treadwell of it all!  Didn’t I just bring him up last week? Was a great show – what [...]

Well, the grand, plot-altering highlight of this week is – of course – the full reveal of Eli, the con artist foster faux-bro (thanks for that, Nolan). Oh Eli, you tricky scamp, you! You made amazing strides in a short 43 minutes and you have your little pyromaniac sister on guard. The good news is [...]

Did she really think he wouldn’t recognize her?  Bitch please… Revenge just looooves new characters, don’t it?  When in doubt throw a new character into the mix to shake things up.  Unfortunately this hasn’t always been successful (Helen Crowley, Kara the Sleepwalking Mom, RyBros).  However, foster brother Eli may prove to be a valuable addition. [...]

Not the real trailer – but you guys know Ms.VanCamp is the new female lead in Captain America 2, right?  We knew her when… Much has been made of how REVENGE has gone off the rails this season – has lost the thread, forgotten the purpose, abandoned the raison d’etre, for cryin’ out loud! And [...]

Jack was definitely having some mood swings this episode, hmm? Didn’t it seem like there was a lot of metaphorical/symbolic business going on in “Retribution”?  A cleaning house of a lot of the nonsense that had taken over the show this season?  Emily says (paraphrasing): “I can’t believe I let it get this far out [...]

I bet Elton loves this show.  And what is up with that hat? OK, you guys – we have a LOT to talk about. Firstly, let me just put it out there, the past two weeks have pretty much changed up the whole REVENGE game, amirite? I try to stay out of the “BIZ” blogs, [...]

Anyone else have RINGER flashbacks?  I’m sad, you guys!  I can’t say I was always a fan, but our former exotic dancer juvie girl wormed (and warmed) her way into my heart.  She could be annoying and her romance with Jack obviously stood in the way of Emily’s true love, but she was one of [...]

Go Sally! I don’t know if I could have been happier with this week’s episode.  Sorry guys, but I felt the last episode dragged so badly and was so pointless, I was getting a little sad about the state of our REVENGE.  But just like life, things actually happen when you least expect it.  And [...]

 Puppy!  And pre-pubescent matrimony! Well thank God, that happened.  All of it.  Actual plot movement – as in the storylines actually progressing!  Before the two week break, I have to admit this show just about did me in.  I felt like everyone was talking in circles and nothing was happening, but “Union” went a long [...]

Is Revenge getting desperate? “Collusion”? Maybe “Delusion” would be a better title? We wake up in bed with Emily having some sort of fever dream – she’s having sex with Aiden, but then he’s Daniel! OMG, you guys! She’s conflicted! But is she really – because she loves Aiden? But now she wakes up to [...]

Angry Aiden – I mean he looks good, I guess? Well, if they were going to all take a vacation – I wish it would have been a bit more festive. More along the lines of royal wedding in Moldavia. Although that ended badly, didn’t it? All in all, I can’t say I understood anyone’s [...]

Wow – this video is more significant than I thought.  RIP Adam Yauch Coming for the Sabotage! Due to the Golden Globes experience and some personal, familial issues, I am going to take a different take on the recap this week. Let’s do the most ridiculous/significant moments from this episode: Voiceover/Title Name Explanation: FAIL Really? [...]

Is Conrad having some sort of male menopause, midlife crisis brought on by his ousting from Grayson Global?  How else to explain his various ensembles featuring his bare legs, his casual use of the phrase “baby mama”, and (most significantly) his decision to run for office.  WHUT?  Oh Conrad, weren’t you recently scandalized 8 different [...]

She’s got the power Revenge returned this week with a nod to the Revenge of yore. You see, way back when in season 1, the show was built around a simple conceit: each week Ms. Thorne (nee Clarke) would locate and dispose of an enemy. The show was more concise and each week concluded with [...]

And all was right again We’re ba-aaack!  And so is our favorite tool in the game of REVENGE.  The red pen!  Oh, how we missed you, little friend.  For some reason it is oh-so-satisfying to watch Emily cross off one of her enemies after they are severely rebuked and jettisoned.  Revenge is a dish best [...]

Midseason finale! Oh Television, you and your tricky wordplay! Methinks you don’t quite understand the meaning of the word “finale”, although I will take a “midseason finale” over a “two part finale” any day.  Without the true definition of words, nothing separates us from the animals.   So…Revelations! Not sure how revelatory the episode was [...]

What was this about?  Fabulous outfits?  OK!  If you’re going to have a show called Revenge, it sure as hell better have ruthless characters fighting tooth and nail to win.  It seems that the characters this season have been a little too tame for REVENGE – a little too concerned with facts and figures, rather [...]

  What’s the expression? Monsters aren’t born, they’re made. Well, according to Lineage, they are most definitely made: Marion made Victoria, Conrad made Daniel, Nolan made Marco, Emily made Ashley. Wait, what? That last bit has yet to be revealed, but it seems to be in the realm of possibility at this point! Flashback to [...]

You’re the fairest!  You’re the fairest!!!! FLASHBACK!  Well for the second year running, Revenge has blessed us with an episode featuring our characters once upon a time.  Several important plot points were revealed and several character backstories were made clearer.  Such as: 1) Victoria wasn’t born bad, she learned to be bad. 2) Aiden wasn’t [...]

This came up on Youtube for “Felonious Sapphic Blondes”.  Seems about right.  REVENGE works best when it keeps it simple.  The Graysons ruined Amanda Clarke’s life and she is going to ruin their lives. Unfortunately it takes more story to round out multiple seasons of an hour long drama than one woman fighting one family. [...]

She’s got that look in her eye!  Run, Consuela!  Run! “The Gift of Revenge”? Gee…thanks? Thank God you didn’t get me the Gift of Turmoil like last year or the Gift of Disaster like the year before. Tis the season for the Gift of Revenge! HUH?!?  Thanks Tar-jay… Hey guys! What did you think of “Penance”? [...]

  Brought to you by our favorite Hamptons resident!   “The guest list included the creme de la creme of the Hamptons and New York business society.  The bride looked stunning in a gunmetal grey gown with matching pearls, while the groom was handsome as ever in his tuxedo – until he was carted off [...]

  That cop is all “Again lady?  Really?” Another Grayson event ends terribly. Shocker! The fact that no one died or ended up in the hospital was an improvement on the past “celebrations”, so good job party planner! At this point an arrest is old hat, nothing to really get too excited about – but hopefully [...]

Revenge – The Early Years Through the course of the first four episodes of the season, Revenge has introduced us to Kara, Aiden, Padma, Skeevy Kenny, the “initiative”, NolCorp, and now baby Carl (CARL???). There have been a lot of additions to the Revenge universe, perhaps a few too many (the “initiative”!). But this week [...]

  Yes, people – this is surprised.  And yes, it’s hard to tell. Mason Treadwell is back and stirring up trouble! Just when things begin to work themselves out the intrepid writer (don’t you just hate those guys?) returns to the Hamptons to once again report on – and create – the drama. Let’s hope he [...]

  What the hell was Jewel doing here?  At least it made a good razor commercial! When the show opened with the maid scrubbing out the blood from the foyer, I had to rack my brain trying to remember who had been murdered at the end of last week and how could I have forgotten it [...]

Emily though the shower was at the Beaver Dam Well everyone, you should be very proud of yourselves. Poor little ex-Beaver Dam employee Fauxmanda is in a coma and it’s all your (our?) fault! Poor thing. Highly doubt they will get rid of her at this point though and will probably come out of the [...]

Can we somehow find these people a place on the show? So formerly institutionalized Mom has been quietly running the local Motel No-tell all these years while the Graysons have been up to all kinds of mischief a stone’s throw away? Wonder how that worked out. Amnesia? Full on crazy? How amazing would it have been [...]

Hey, Nolan spent $11.99 for that! Summer in the Hamptons is no vacation. Who do these people go to margaritas with after a day of tanning on the beach? Or see the latest Channing Tatum movie with? Or even grab a mani/pedi with? Who can you trust? So far this season, no one has been [...]

  Last week’s premiere was about mobilizing the troops.  This week was about setting them up for battle.  Some positioned themselves well (i.e. Victoria), while some might as well have painted a bullseye on their foreheads (i.e. Declan).  Oh – and the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer.  Wonder if the Hamptons is [...]

   Revenge loves the 80’s. The 80’s night time soap specifically. The glamour, the bombast, the treachery, the deceit. All that we loved about Dynasty, Dallas, Falcon Crest, and Knots Landing can be found in Revenge. And now in season 2, Revenge is taking its cue from another 80’s soap classic – the mini-series Lace [...]