Revenge

I like to say that, as an author, it makes enjoying media difficult. Why? Because you think like an author. For example, when the show opens, with someone getting shot, and jumps back to 'six months ago,' as an author, I know the only way they're going to be able to properly pull it off is if they're pulling the wool way over our eyes.

And they were.

There aren't a lot of surprises for me in television, but I'm fully, and enthusiastically, willing to admit that Revenge does this to me on just about a daily basis. Even if it is starting to seem a bit trite that everything comes back to this single corporation, I am still very excited to see where it will go.

I like to watch shows full of characters smarter than me, and just about every character is smarter than me. Even the specified layman, Jack, is smarter than me. I couldn't pull off half these schemes they do, nor could I defend myself against them. Every character is a master of Xanatos Speed Chess, and that makes the twists and turns nearly impossible to predict.

Even if it starts off fairly formulaic, it gets significantly better as it grows into its own shoes. It, unlike a show I will soon review, raises and answers enough questions to remain intriguing, but satisfying.

A show like Revenge, I suspect, will become an Unintentional Period Piece because of the economical politics surrounding it. It was clearly made during the recession, and clearly takes place during it too. A young woman, screwed over by a corporation, going to take down a bunch of rich people?

Maybe I'm overthinking it.

I have a question for any readers out there who have seen Revenge. Do you think Emily is faking all semi-balance of emotion? Does she truly love Aiden? Or does she just know he'll be a great alibi? I personally, have no idea if Emily's a very, very talented psychopath, or just a very screwed up, angry, smart girl.