Revenge 1.10

‘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.