Revenge
is one of the television shows that I am seriously enthralled with, and I never
use the word “enthrall.” This show
follows Amanda Clark (Emily VanCamp) who has changed her identity to Emily
Thorne so that she may exact revenge on the people that framed her deceased
father for backing a terrorist attack.
The family that Emily is targeting is the Grayson’s. The Grayson’s consist of Victoria
(Madeleine Stowe), Conrad (Henry Czerny), Daniel (Joshua Bowman), and Charlotte
(Christa B. Allen). Victoria and
Conrad were the heads of the household and Daniel and Charlotte are their
children. Victoria and Conrad were
the masterminds behind Emily’s father’s imprisonment, and so Emily spends her
time taking down the people who ruined her life. She also takes down those who aided the agenda of the
Grayson’s.
The
ensemble cast is amazing and the acting is campy but stellar. It is great to watch a show that is
almost like a film noir. It is
incredible to be so conflicted for characters, but love them all at the same
time. The show is suspenseful and
action packed. And the villains
are certainly revengeful. All of
the characters are all suspicious of each other. But a lot of the fighting
happens though the secret and brilliant moves that no one can see coming.
VanCamp is amazing as the lead and Stowe certainly is on the same level. VanCamp came from playing sweet and
lovable characters, and is now a powerful and kick-ass female lead, which is
very cool to see.
This
show follows Emily who we sympathize with, but the things that she does are
truly horrible. Although she never
intends to kill or injure anyone, she does intend to ruin their reputation and ruin
the rest of their life so that they are forced to live a life just as horrible
as how luxurious they lives they received after helping the Grayson’s. Emily is the hero of this story but her
actions do seem to be villainous.
It seems as though if Emily is a villain, she still follows the journey
that a hero is taken on.
When
Emily/Amanda finds out that everything she thought about her father being a
criminal is a lie, this jump-starts her journey where she can choose to forgive
and forget or she can avenge her father against his wishes. Of course she chooses revenge, which
changes her life forever. She
trains for several years in combat and computer hacking, and as she arrives in
the Hamptons she starts to take down the people who took down her father. Emily’s horrible actions are so extreme
that from an opposite point of view, it appears to be villainous. But as we go throughout the episodes,
we see how all of the characters act in villainous ways. And if everyone is a villain, is anyone
a villain? Emily knows that she
has taken the low road, which a hero usually does not do, but her path of
revenge may be her final obstacle before she can finally complete her hero’s
journey, she just might not see it yet.
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