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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Vampire Diaries- MEET SILAS
The producers and directors of TVD have finally cast the badass that has taken Mystic Falls into his reign. If you thought Klaus was scary, get a load of Silas. (Actually, to be quite frank Klaus is anything but scary. He's gorgeous and British.)
Scott Parks, not to be confused with Adam Parks, has been confirmed for the role by the CW. While, we will finally see the man unmasked, that doesn't mean he'll stop using his 'let me take your body' transforming skills. I'm sure pretending to be Elena or Caroline will be help him access the curse.
I also wonder, how the gang will meet Silas. Will they even know its him or will he try to slither into their lives undetected? With everyone on the look out for this man, I'm pretty sure welcoming a new comer into the tight knit circle of vampires, witches, werewolves, hybrids and a human wont be on the agenda.
What do you think? Does Silas look as scary as he's made out to be? Truthfully, Parks has me convinced that he's a geeky computer guy. Even Damon looks more frightening than he does. But I won't ride him off just yet. Maybe Parks, just like Silas, is a chameleon in disguise.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Fall 2014 Potential Pilots- CW, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX
I promised to write down a little breakdown of what we can see starting Fall for the pilots, as I was a little thrown off that The CW was turning into Sci-Fi on prime time.
THE CW
THE CW
- The 100
- Directed by Bharat Nalluri (Emily Owens M.D) so based on the director, the show already has a 50/50 shot at surviving (you know since Emily Owens flopped.)
- Starring: Eliza Taylor (Neighbors,) Eli Goree (Emily Owens, M.D.), Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Marie Avgeropoulos (Cult), Paige Turco (Person of Interest), Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy), Kelly Hu (Arrow), Thomas McDonell (Suburgatory), Christopher Larkin
- The show is based on a book by Kass Morgan (which usually means the show will do well) in this post-apocalyptic thriller. Basically, 97 years ago a spaceship left the earth with 100 people, actually juvenile delinquints, back to earth in an attempt to re-colonize after a nuclear war emerged. Already, I can see how this could be interesting and potentially an idea that hasn't hit the TV waves yet. The CW has good track records with supernatural shows and this one looks promising, especially when the pilot was written by a writer from the series Chuck.
- Blink
- Michael Weston (House), Johnny Simmons (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Elizabeth Marvel (Person of Interest)
- Not much said yet about the drama, except that it will be funny and quirky. One the of family members ends up in a coma-like state where he can hear and see everything. Alright, not seeing the humor after that short description nor am I finding coma's funny. I mean this has happened in shows before, people wondering if the person in a coma can hear them or whatever? How can this be a one hour enticing drama? I doubt the success of this one completely.
- Company Town
- Gage Golightly (Teen Wolf), Stella Maeve (Golden Boy), Maya Kazan, Merle Dandridge (Sons of Anarchy), Arjun Gupta (Nurse Jackie), Dondre Whitfield (The Event),
- A scandal erupts at a naval base and two best friends are suddenly split apart and kept apart because of the military divide on two different sides of town. Alright I see how the military and navy can make a show and how this could create some tension for a couple of episodes, but it needs to be backed up with a very strong storyline.
- The Originals
- I don't think I have to elaborate. Vampire Diaries spin off following the likes of the originals Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah when they return to New Orleans and run into Klaus's protege Marcel. Could either be a huge hit or a huge miss, depending on what fans expect from the producers.
- Oxygen
- Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights), Matt Lanter (90210), Malese Jow (The Vampire Diaries), Titus Makin Jr. (Glee), Grey Damon (The Secret Circle), Natalie Hall (Pretty Little Liars), Chelsea Gilligan, Greg Finley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), guest star/recurring Maggie Elizabeth Jones (Ben and Kate)
- Great cast. A lot of recycled CW cast members from Cancelled shows and series ended shows. Its kind of a romance love story like Twilight only between a mortal and an alien, who comes to earth with eight other aliens. The other aliens who came to earth previously have all been imprisoned. I'm assuming amongst the love story these nine aliens referred to as The Orion 9, will do everything to free their fellow alien friends. Yeah, aliens. Not digging it.
- Reign
- Adelaide Kane (Neighbours), Toby Regbo, Celina Sinden, Jenessa Grant, Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables), Anna Popplewell (The Chronicles of Narnia), Rossif Sutherland
- Well, the cast isn't exciting and neither is this plot line. It follows Mary Queen of Scots arriving to France as a 15-year-old, with her ladies in waiting and has something to do with the history, sexual intrigue, bad and good people. Basically a younger version of the movie Elizabeth. Yet, in a time where Downton Abbey on PBS is actually getting a lot of viewers, maybe this is the CW's attempt at a "classical piece" with a young twist.
- The Selection
- Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Louise Lombard (CSI), Sean Patrick Thomas (Save the Last Dance), Peta Sergeant,
- 300 years in the future, and based on a book, a poor young girl is chosen by a lottery to be in a competition to be a queen of war-torn territory. I don't know about you but it sounds like Hunger Games and what really irritates me is repetition. Sure, TVD sounded like Twilight and it was better and really successful, but this, this could go either of both ways. The cast is also mediocre.
- The Tomorrow People
- Peyton List (Mad Men), Luke Mitchell (Home and Away), Robbie Amell (Revenge), Mark Pellegrino (Lost)
- Based on a 1970's UK series, it brings together 7 people with superhuman powers to fight evil. Yep, I have absolutely nothing to say.
The rest of this list only consists of pilot drama's I think will probably be successful on prime time. I don't mention all of them cause some of them are just really stupid. I also only talk abut drama's and not the comedy, although it looks like comedy will be very prominent next fall.
FOX
- Boomerang
- Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Michael Stahl-David (My Generation), Patrick Heusinger (Royal Pains), Rosa Salazar (Parenthood)
- Really good lineup and the plot even in just a few short words is really catchy. It follows the daily life of people, a family business. The business? Assassins for the U.S goverment. Now who doesn't want to watch that??
- Delirium
- Emma Roberts (Scream 4), Billy Campbell (The Killing), Daren Kagasoff (Secret Life of the American Teenager), Corey Reynolds (The Closer), Gregg Sulkin (Pretty Little Liars), Jeanine Mason (Bunheads), Michael Michele (ER), Melinda McGraw (Men of a Certain Age)
- Okay, this I know will be good just because its a best selling book and it has the potential of PLL. Although I'm not quite sure if Fox is the best home for the drama, it'll definitely bring them a younger audience and keep them in the competition with ABC Family. I must say I'm excited. The plot focuses on love being illegal, but can be eradicated with a procedure. With 95 days leading up to her procedure, the main character falls in love. What this has is potential, a strong story and the ability to make it last for consecutive seasons.
- The List
- Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl), Tamsin Egerton (Camelot), Hilarie Burton (White Collar, One Tree Hill)
- Only because anything with P.Sawyer from One Tree Hill is totally worth it in my book.When members of the Federal Witness Security Program start getting killed, US marshal leads a case to find who stole the file. A mystery? All aboard the mystery express!
- Sleepy Hollow
- Orlando Jones (MADtv), Katia Winter (Dexter), Nicole Beharie (The Good Wife), Tom Mison (Parade’s End), guest star John Cho (Go On)
- The plot description is literally one sentence;A modern-day supernatural thriller based on the legend of the titular Westchester Country, N.Y. town. Yes I do realize its supernatural, but come on sleepy hollow. It has no choice but to be promising and enticing, right? Original is a horror directed by Tim Burton. I doubt someone would create it if they weren't going to do it justice.
NBC
- After Hours
- Jill Flint (Royal Pains), Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives), Ken Leung (Lost), Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under), Brendan Fehr (Roswell) and Jeananne Goossen (Alcatraz)
- Follows a team of doctors and nurses working the graveyard shift in the ER at San Antonio Medical Center. So I'm going to go with a mix of E.R, Grey's and Desperate Housewives. I'd say its golden. Anything to do with doctors and nurses and a splash of drama or murder mystery is solid for lie 8 seasons.
- Believe
- Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives), Johnny Sequoyah, Jake McLaughlin (Savages), Delroy Lindo (The Chicago Code), Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time), Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil), Arian Moayed (The Following
- Follows an unlikely relationship between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power. Alright the casting is great, the writers (J.J Abrams Lost/ Alcatraz) are pretty good, but you know it'll be heavily serialized. With J.J its always either a hit or a miss, nothing in between. This already has supernatural written all over it and what powers could she have? But see, it already has me wondering.
- The Blacklist
- James Spader (The Office), Megan Boone (Law & Order: LA), Ryan Eggold (90210), Diego Klattenhoff (Homeland), Harry Lennix (Dollhouse)
- The world’s most wanted criminal suddenly turns himself in and offers to give up anyone he’s ever worked with. The catch: He’ll only work with a new FBI agent, one with whom he has no known connection. Alright, so he knows everyone in the world, I'm guessing and this will be a thriller in some twisted but totally worth the watch way. I'm getting hooked. As long as they can keep all the characters in check without weaving the web too far.
- I Am Victor
- John Stamos (The New Normal, Glee), Megan Dodds (CSI:NY), Matthew Lillard (Scream), Terry Kinney (Oz), Lorenza Izzo (Hemlock Grove), McKaley Miller (Hart of Dixie), Josh Zuckerman (90210)
- As much as I want to be game for anything Uncle Jessie, I just can't do this really sad pilot description. Really, a show about a divorce lawyer who has a unique view of relationships? What X-ray vision??
- Wonderland
- No cast just yet.
- The project will use Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel as a point of origin, but will be built around a new character named Clara. Alice will have assumed the role of Wonderland’s evil queen, and thus will be the woman Clara wages war against. I'm intrigued. Alice the little blonde-y becomes evil and everything breaks loose. Definitely an attempt to catch up to Once Upon A Time and I see the success already.
ABC
- Big Thunder
- Ed MacLiam (EastEnders), Pierce Gagnon (One Tree Hill), Ana De La Reguera (Eastbound & Down), Zahn McClarnon, Alex Hassell, Alex Meraz, Ruth Bradley, Spencer Locke
- Sold because of Pierce Gagnon, but in all honestly I think this plot sounds interesting and a little different than everything we've seen thus far.A late 19th century New York doctor and his family relocate to a frontier mining town run by a powerful, but mysterious tycoon. Unfortunately, they quickly realize that not everything in the titular city is as it seems. (Inspired by the Disney Parks ride Thunder Mountain Railroad.) Plus Melissa Rosenberg has been writing and although she's got a bad rep cause of Twilight, I'll stick up for her.
- Gothica
- Raza Jaffrey (Smash), Chris Egan (Kings), Tom Ellis (Merlin), Janet Montgomery (Jersey Girl), Tracie Thoms (Cold Case), Emma Booth (Underbelly), Seth Gabel (Fringe), Melissa George (Hunted, Alias)
- A modern-day Gothic soap that weaves together the mythologies of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray, among others. Honestly, modern and gothic do not go well together. This sounds disastrous.
- Once Upon A Time In Wonderland
- Sophie Lowe, Peter Gadiot, Michael Socha (the UK’s Being Human), Emma Rigby (Hollyoaks)
- The presentation/potential spin-off features Wonderland both post- and pre-curse. Wait what? More Once Upon A Time? Is ABC merging with NBC on this one? Like I said when to much is overdone, it becomes boring and therefore less viewers tune in.
- The Returned
- Omar Epps (House), Kurtwood Smith (That ’70s Show), Devin Kelley (Covert Affairs), Frances Fisher, Samaire Armstrong (The Mentalist)
- The potential series asks the provocative question, “What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day’s gone by? The lives of the people of Arcadia are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.” I say yes only cause that question really made my brain churn and I started imagining and I got tweaked out. So yes, go for it ABC. Give it a whirl!
- WestSide
- Jennifer Beals (The L Word), Odette Annable (House), Luke Bracey (Home and Away), Bruce Greenwood (The River), Michael Graziadei (The Young and the Restless), Lincoln Lewis (Home and Away), Dean Winters (30 Rock)
- The Romeo and Juliet-esque soap focuses on two rival families living in “California’s most seductive ‘city,’” and the forbidden and dangerous romance that emerges between them. All I can say is, I love me some California and some Romeo and Juliet.
- The Ordained
- Nestor Serrano (Blue Bloods, Dexter), Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire), Jorge Garcia (Lost), Audra McDonald (Private Practice), Emmanuelle Chriqui (The Mentalist), Sam Neill (Alcatraz), Hope Davis (In Treatment)
- The son of a Kennedy-esque family leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister from being assassinated. Awesome cast lineup and the storyline seems fresh and promising. Sold.
Friday, April 5, 2013
What's Cancelled and What's Renewed? Fall 2013/2014 Season!
Its that dreaded time again. Spring is a brewing and everyone's excited to play, yet TV stations must make the decisions of who shall stay and who shall go.
The CW's 90210 has already been terminated, which means that this is its fifth and final season. Look the writers and producers really got away with a lot on this show. Ratings had fallen, fans tuned out, but there is something really magical about that zip code that entices people. I wouldn't call this show serialized, because you can definitely tune in and out and still understand whats going on, which is mainly why I think it survived for so long, but its safe to say the run is over. Goodbye Naomi and gang!
Everyone can catch their breath and uncross their fingers though. The Vampire Diaries are renewed for another season! Obviously. With TVD also comes Supernatural, which I'm not too concerned about because I never saw it to be a good show to begin with. Also on this list How I Met Your Mother (because we cannot get enough of Barney, ever), The Following (unlike The Cult), and Hawaii 5-0.
A lot of other shows are on the fence. Revenge is one of the shows that I'm personally concerned about because of its complicated plot line involving the Initiative and the fact that its episodes have been spread so thinly this past season, making it even harder to keep up with the heavily serialized show. It seems that its much easier for stations to keep the non-serialized shows, which bothers me because serialized shows are the meat of everything. Sure, those half hour shows that take up time slots and let you laugh after a long day mindlessly are needed, but so are the shows with exceptionally good writing and complicated plotlines. Revenge is like Lost, only simpler. Although it scored a mere 1.5 in the 18-49 category, its an ABC produced show that will likely get picked up for season 3. Let me just point out how finicky the prime time system is. Last week's episode of Revenge drew in 6.8 million viewers. Honestly, I call that a good day for TV, I don't know about you. Shows, Once Upon A Time, Nikita, Chicago Fire and Nashville are all looking at renewals as well.
The Carrie Diaries and Beauty and the Beast are half and half just because its unsure if The CW will be able to fill the slots with anything, should I say "better." Of course, the CW can count on the success of their new show The Originals, which is an almost guaranteed win, unless the show backfires miserably which I doubt. I think The Carrie Diaries started off as something that could have become really good, and failed to live up to the noise and fame of "Sex and the City" because of the childish writing.
What I'm really upset about is Red Widow, which has gotten just rotten reviews and a weak viewership. I personally am really backing the show just because i think it has a great deal of potential. The first few episodes were rocky, but I don't think that its a horrible show. Unfortunately, with prime time TV its all about the numbers, the viewership and the money you can get for ads, which is what Red Widow failed to deliver. I don't want to give up all my hope yet, but I think that its a done deal when the network only order 8 episodes.
Same goes to Cult, which I predicted would fail miserably after its low scoring (and kind of pathetic) series premiere. With a pretty legit cast, the shows writing was under-developed, especially competing with The Following, which is Fox's leading show. Both had similar plotlines, yet Cult was aimed at a younger demographic, who just didn't find it appealing. After getting the day and time switched from Tuesday to Friday, it was pretty much over at episode two. Same goes for Smash, whose excessive advertising didn't do them much justice. Hart of Dixie will probably saying adios as well, as the country strong show just doesn't have what it takes to compete at the prime time level.
The CW's 90210 has already been terminated, which means that this is its fifth and final season. Look the writers and producers really got away with a lot on this show. Ratings had fallen, fans tuned out, but there is something really magical about that zip code that entices people. I wouldn't call this show serialized, because you can definitely tune in and out and still understand whats going on, which is mainly why I think it survived for so long, but its safe to say the run is over. Goodbye Naomi and gang!
Everyone can catch their breath and uncross their fingers though. The Vampire Diaries are renewed for another season! Obviously. With TVD also comes Supernatural, which I'm not too concerned about because I never saw it to be a good show to begin with. Also on this list How I Met Your Mother (because we cannot get enough of Barney, ever), The Following (unlike The Cult), and Hawaii 5-0.

The Carrie Diaries and Beauty and the Beast are half and half just because its unsure if The CW will be able to fill the slots with anything, should I say "better." Of course, the CW can count on the success of their new show The Originals, which is an almost guaranteed win, unless the show backfires miserably which I doubt. I think The Carrie Diaries started off as something that could have become really good, and failed to live up to the noise and fame of "Sex and the City" because of the childish writing.
What I'm really upset about is Red Widow, which has gotten just rotten reviews and a weak viewership. I personally am really backing the show just because i think it has a great deal of potential. The first few episodes were rocky, but I don't think that its a horrible show. Unfortunately, with prime time TV its all about the numbers, the viewership and the money you can get for ads, which is what Red Widow failed to deliver. I don't want to give up all my hope yet, but I think that its a done deal when the network only order 8 episodes.

Well, here's what "better" might include. The CW is turning into a channel dedicated to well, the paranormal/ supernatural. Its obvious I am the number one fan of TVD. I'm super excited for The Originals. But when one channel premieres a whole fall lineup of shows that will be featuring the super-normal alien or nuclear war delinquents, cut me out. I don't know whose attention these people are trying to get but it isn't mine. That being said, check back soon for a list of all that's to premiere for the Fall 2013/2014 season.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Red Widow- The Captive
"Whatever you have to do. Whomever you had to do it to."
At first I found the storyline of Marta's young daughter kidnapped for ransom kind of predictable and totally worthless. I thought it would be Schiller to the rescue, Marta falls in love and that whole dynamic of being stuck in a "bratva" would be over. Yet, I was pleasantly surprised to see the characters grow and expand in a way I didn't even think about.
Natalie was ditching school and acting weird all because she felt like she was alone. No one would tell her the truth about what was going on, so she decided to try and help her brother out by throwing some graffiti on a brick wall with the killers shoe on it. Alright, not the smartest move but she is only like 15, I'll let it go. Poor girl couldn't expect to be kidnapped, especially not by her uncle Mike. Of course the pieces of the puzzle fit together perfectly. Mike lost his wife and owes a whole lot of money to some really bad people. He can't get any shipments, Marta fired him and he's addicted to the white stuff. What better way of getting some free cash than by kidnapping your god daughter. Of course, knowing her mother is completely loaded after the passing of your best friend and that she would do anything for her daughter. Totally avoiding the fact that she is a Petrov and working with Schiller.
What was interesting is that Natalie stood up for Mike and protected him, despite what he did to her, because he was the only one that was truthful with her. Well, up until he told her that Schiller killed her father. This of course, is probably completely false, but it does lead to an interesting story arc. Natalie now knows her mother is doing a lot of stuff to protect the family and clean up her fathers mess. Seeing the two of them bond after being reunited was really touching and some great writing. There is nothing stronger than a mothers love. While Marta was suppose to do a drive through of the boats through the waters to see how long the shipment of Alexandra's guns would come in, she was sidetracked by an amber alert, technically. This mean that Schiller paid her a visit at home and Natalie heard her mother confronting Schiller about "working for him." Lets just see how that one will play out. I still think that the shoe has to do something with Marta father and his body guard.
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I don't understand why the grandfather is allowing Gabriel to be involved in "bratva" matters, but this is an obvious parenting failure for Marta, whose trying to keep her family out of the drug business. I don't blame her, I just don't want Gabriel to go down that road. Especially seeing how your grandfather and uncle beat down on someone who was clearly a family member at one point. Its sickening to teacha young boy that and Marta is clearly not doing a good job, since her father wants her to strike up a deal with Alexandra Dechenko and her family and ultimately take down Schiller. It doesn't seem like thats going to happen. My prediction; Marta now knows how powerful Schiller is. She will hopefully ask him to track down her husbands killer based on Boris's memories. That will lead to her papa and his mob, which will than cause turmoil for the whole family. That including the fact that Evan is sleeping with his father girlfriend, who honestly gets treated like trash on the show (not that she comes off any different.)

Two things I enjoyed within this episode. Kat was finally spending quality time with her husband, even if it is to tell him she has the hots for agent Ramos. And agent Ramos was nowhere to be seen and hopefully minding his own business dealing with his crack headed wife. Ultimately though, if the Petrov-Walraven family comes into war, and the Deschenko, Schiller and Ramos families are involved, I am strapping myself in for the ride. Definitely potential for this show, yet I don't think that a break is needed just yet as the writers are still trying to establish themselves as a serial, especially when week to week the numbers keep falling. This week their down to measly 1.0 for 18-49. Could it possibly be that too many good things are on Sunday nights? Would a different day work better for the crime-thriller?
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.