‘There’s no need for the dramatic pauses’
Well maybe there is, but perhaps not as many as were in this
episode of Revenge. Being almost half way through the season, we are expecting
Revenge to pick up steam with plot twists and shocks. Although the show has
been full of those up to now, it seemed that this week’s episode was turned
into a filler episode, and a way to promote the exclusive Hampton area,
It was clear that the producers were trying to make the most
of the idyllic setting, as the episode was periodically full of panoramic views
of the Hamptons, including the beach, harbour and Grayson estate. Such scenic
views are all very well, but when you are expecting a show full of tension and
suspense, as Revenge has been up to now, this episode was a little disappointing.
However, this episode kept the audience hooked by exploring
two of the most interesting relationships on the show – Emily (Emily VanCamp and Nolan’s (Gabriel Mann) and
Nolan and Tyler’s (Ashton Holmes). Nolan and Emily’s constantly changing relationship is
interesting, with Nolan often providing the comic content to counter Emily’s
scheming ways. Yet when it was needed tonight, Nolan wasted no time in
questioning Emily’s methods and proved that he could potentially be the moral
compass of the show, by reminding Emily when she goes too far. Similarly, the
ambiguity of the relationship between Nolan and Tyler is gripping, leaving us
wondering if there are true feelings involved between the two of them, or if
they are simply using each other – and I wouldn’t put it past them!
It was Nolan who truly stood out tonight, both as a key man
in two key relationships and as the comic relief. His quip of ‘do you know how
much ecoli you just dumped next to my lunch?’ gratefully lifted the mood of
what could have been an intense conversation with Tyler.
Despite seemingly being an episode to make up numbers, many
plot lines were also set up, and threatened for the coming half of the season.
The ominous music playing when Tyler’s empty canister of medication was found
gives indications of trouble ahead and we finally saw Emily slip up for the
first time.
Last week we wondered who exactly Takeda is. This week we
are still left wondering, although we have been given a few more clues – the fact
that he’s a wealthy millionaire and that Emily went to train in the art of
Revenge withn Japan. It is mysteries such as this and the threat of more plot
twists ahead which makes this programme one that the audience will keep tuning
in to each week.
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The difference between Storybrook Regina and younger Regina was
greatly emphasised by Parrilla, although making her look younger seemed to have
been attempted slightly too hard for an already youthful looking actress. Her
youth was emphasised by the control her stereotypical wicked mother (Barbara
Hershey) had over her – i’m sure many mothers wish they could have such
controlling magical powers over their daughters!
