Revenge- Masquerade

"May your ornate facades lead you to intrigue."

Six long weeks have passed on Revenge and Emily's patience is at its peak as she plans out just the right moment to strike her blows. Although, a Halloween episode in the beginning of April is a bit of bad writing if you ask me, I'm always a fan of masquerade parties, especially one thrown by Queen Victoria Grayson. 

Aiden and Emily continue their mission to bring down the initiative, with the hopes of finding Padma. In order to get Trask to come out of hiding, Aiden risks his job position at Grayson Global. His risky business looses Trask a lot of money and Daniel loses the investment of the initiative. That's one way to get them off your back.  Aiden is than able to follow Trask back to the lair, where he finds that Padma was killed the morning of. Seems quite hard to believe that people as smart as the initiative, who clearly anticipate things before they happen, fail to have any kind of security or back up with them. All situations flow together as Daniel learns that this in fact was the best move his company could make revealing that his mother is the one behind the threatening photographs against Emily. He also becomes curious about Aiden's past, which apparently if his father's past doings are revealed could cause some real trouble. One thing is certain; Aiden has been looking to blame and torture someone for his sisters death and killing Trask with his bare hands was the icing on the cake. He can proudly say he avenged his sisters death. 


Nolan has been loosing it and getting nearly zero to no sleep in his attempt to find Padma by trying to track down the Falcon. He gets a little distraction thrown his way when Jack asks for his help to take down Conrad Grayson at his gubernatorial meeting. Unfortunately things don't go Nolan's way at all. His search for Padma hits a dead end (no pun intended) and in a odd twist of events, he is actually suspected for the death of Padma. His inability to use the governor's meeting as an alibi for his whereabouts at that time in the day also don't serve in his favor. I'm actually very upset at how slowly Emily, Aiden and Nolan progressed at saving Padma. Nolan is the one person on the show that deserves a bit of happiness and that was torn right from him, in front of his eyes. There was nothing he could do about it. He stayed positive, believed, hoped and than bam, just like that she's just dead. Its really something that should be mourned. Too many people are dying in this attempt to gain revenge and set the record straight about David Clarke. 



Emily has gotten into Daniels good graces again, making page six of The Post. You know, going public makes it official. This brings her one step closer to Victoria and one step further from Aiden. But what does she really want to do to Victoria? We're in a couple of seasons now and killing her is clearly not an option. How much can we make her suffer? When will she reach the level of maximum happiness with her need to avenge her fathers death? I feel that hurting Daniel or Charlotte would do more damage than anything else. 

In the relationship corner, Emily must play on a couple of fronts. While she's clearly in love with Aiden, she has to keep up this love facade with Daniel that leaves Aiden completely disgusted. Who could blame the guy? Yet, he did know what he was signing up for in the beginning. Emily is also playing her cards against Victoria by using her son against her. Not Daniel, but the one she gave up when she was 16 and apparently raped by her mother's boyfriend. Conrad thinks that this threat comes directly from the son in an attempt to ruin his campaign. Boy, are these people clueless. The answers are lying right in front of them. Victoria is completely paranoid at the masquerade ball where she is to find the masked intruder with the 12 black rose. Morbid right? Dead love and all that. One might also call it good taste; the holiday spirit if you will.

Well the plan was executed properly. Victoria faints at the mere sight of a man with the rose who is than traded off with Aiden taking his place. But who is the masked man? Can it really be the son? Has Emily tracked him down? She had more than enough time to do so in the six weeks that have elapsed since she last found out about him. But, we learn that Victoria had given the boy to a convent where she asked the sister never to tell the boy who his mother was and never to tell her what he turned out to be. That means it would be physically impossible for Emily to track down the kid, or should I say man. She would need Victoria to lead her to a place that would present that opportunity. Well Victoria did. She came to the orphanage and Emily followed her, posing as a woman who was pregnant and didn't know what to do. My guess is that if that scene had any meaning its to lead up to Emily's revelation of who the son is. But why does it matter? What role will he be able to play in Victoria's demise?

Some other questions that I was pondering through the episode. What will the Falcon help Emily and Nolan do? What comes after the initiative? How does Jack plan to take down Conrad and how is asking Ashley to join him in ruining Conrad a smart move? I know Jack hasn't been in the loop and revenge isn't his expertise, but really Ashley? The Grayson's tell her jump and she says how high? Despite all the revenge she might want to get for the way they treat her, she has it to good to be the mole. She's going to sell Jack out asap. And if she doesn't well, we found Jack's new love interest. I'm sure Amanda would be thrilled. What does Emily have in store for Victoria? Why is Charlotte hitting people and why are people calling Amanda a druggie? Especially random people at a masquerade ball? As intriguing as the show is, cutting out a huge chunk of the plot line leaves so much room for development, that I can't foresee where we're sailing to next. I just know it'll be dark and twisted; Emily Thorne style. Unfortunately, we must wait till April 28 to find out what happens next. The writers always keep us guessing. 

Memorable Quotes

• Emily: All to often we mask truth in our deface, concealing ourselves in fear of loosing the ones we love. Prolonging a deception for those we wish to expose. We hide behind that which brings us confront from pain and sadness, or use it to repel a truth to devastating to accept. 
• Nolan: I have to believe it. Even if every alley I run down is a dead end.
• Daniel: You know I'd never risk Emily's life, no matter how much I want her by my side.
• Emily: I wouldn't strike me off your dance card just yet.
• Ashley: Wear a tie. People want to be able to relate to you, not feel like their actually related to you.
• Trask: We don't threaten in 2 dimensions, we act in 3. 
• Charlotte: A symbol of dying love seems more disturbing than thoughtful.
• Daniel: Feel free to use one for each of your two faces.