Thursday, January 19, 2012

Revenge- Commitment

"You think one storms past and another ones on the horizon."
An episode filled of lies, brutality, deception and shockingly truth. This weeks revenge took viewers on a roller coaster ride of twists and turns as Emily Thorne becomes angrier and angrier and more and more people are getting severely hurt in her twisted plot for revenge. 
The divorce is about the get very messy as the news broke out that Charlotte is not actually Conrad's daughter. How has Victoria lived with such a lie for so long. Whenever she has to look at her daughter she has to see the man she loved and lost. But that doesn't mean Victoria doesn't know how to get her way in the end and in a disgusting and appalling turn of events, she confided in her son that she was raped by the "terrorist" David Clark. The lowest of lows I believe that Victoria could have touched upon. This woman has no shame. Why not just spit more on a man's name, I mean who cares he's already shunned upon by society. This revelation fueled up Emily's mission though as she was starting to think that she needed to take a break. And of course I don't blame her. When you hear your "fiance" talking about your father, a wrongfully accused man, in the way he did I applaud her for keeping her cool. I guess a congratulations on the engagement is in order than, but this engagement is going to be deadly to say the least. You know how they say you never know a person fully, well this is a clear example of that and it seems like Daniel had no idea who his family really was and now he doesn't even know who he is going to marry. 
Conrad Grayson is a generous man and up until this weeks episode he was viewed as a kind hearted man, despite all that he had done previously. Even when he offered Declan a full ride to school with Charlotte that man was kind and giving, probably making up for his past mistakes but still. But when he found out Charlotte was not his daughter and he kicked her out, I found that unnaceptable. Sure, finding out someone isn't your kid is quite the shocked but she is also a girl who lived her whole life thinking that she was someone else. Honestly, Charlotte was put in the shittiest situation ever and its not a surprise that she hates her mother so much. She deserves to know the truth though so I am hoping that one of the Grayson's has it in them to tell her the truth. The scene where she came to Emily's house crying was very emotionally touching and a good call on the writers part as it let the audience see the bond of sister-hood that never really existed up until now. They truly care about each other, despite the fact that Charlotte just thinks of Emily as a sister-in-law. 
One good thing that came out of the episode was that Amanda Clark left but you have to give Emily props for her lying and mischief to get to where she wants. Jack became a casualty in Emily's evil game but thankfully it turned out to be only a couple of bruises and broken bones. It must suck waking up from a brutal beating and finding out that the girl your in love with is gone, but what would be worse is finding out that she really isn't who you think she is and the real Amanda is going around framing everybody. She framed fake Amanda by putting those tapes in her bags and than waited until Victoria pounced of course knowing she would be suspicious. But that move she pulled with the D.N.A test and having Victoria's lawyer on her side the whole time took me for a whirl. This girl has so many tricks up her sleeve its ridiculous. How a girl can leave town after something like that and just "start over" beats me, so my guess is that Amanda will be returning very soon to finish some un-finished business. 


Memorable Quotes

  • Emily: Some say our lives are defined by the sum of our choices, but it isn't really our choices that distinguish who were are, its our commitment to them.
  • Emily: My feelings are irrelevant, look I came here for revenge.
  • Daniel: And if you truly care about my happiness you'll find a way to love her too.
  • Conrad: You've made things easier for my daughter lately I just want to repay you by making things a little easier for you.
  • Conrad: Which is fitting considering you'll once again be the desperate penniless little bitch you were when I first met you.
  • Amanda: I don't take orders from you.
  • Daniel: No one has ever made me feel as loved and as safe and understood as you do. If you let me i'd like to spend the rest of my life making you as happy as you've made me.
  • Emily: Perfectly romantic.
    • Victoria: Romance is never perfect but don't let me rain on anyones parade.
  • Ashley: All I have to say for my summer with the Grayson's is a gun wielding psychotic that made out with you while Emily gets an engagement ring and the keys to the castle. 
  • Ashely: I'm gunna go to the loo, drown myself in it.
  • Charlotte: I've just never seen him look at me that way.
    • Emily: what way?
    • Charlotte: The way he looks at my mom.
  • Charlotte: You have no idea how badly i've always wanted a sister.
  • Nolan: I may have Jacks blood all over my jacket but you have it all over your hands.
  • Emily: I have something I need to do.
    • Nolan: Don't you always. Nice ring.
  • Emily: For some, commitment is like fate, a person devoting to another person or an intangible ideal, but for me commitment is a shadow side, a darker drive that consistently asks the question, how far am I willing to go?

One Tree Hill- In The Room Where You Sleep

One Tree Hill has always been home to me and although there isn't too much drama going on its still exciting to watch, because there is emotion, comical relief all tied together with history... but this weeks episode was so slow paced it was rather irrelevant. 
After much debate Alex let Chris Keller convince her that she will go on tour with her newest CD. Could Chase have pushed her to follow her dreams by letting his feelings for her show? I guess for a young actress living the fast life is what it is all about. She settled down with Chase, but how long can you keep a gorgeous, young and talented girl down? Sorry Chase but this looks to me like history is repeating itself and not only with the love triangle but also it looks like Keller might be heading onto a tour of his own, maybe joining Alex and becoming a power duo to boost both their careers. Taster Strudel just doesn't seem to cut it no more.  This time Haley is not involved though. The light-heartedness that Chuck brings to the show is absolutely wonderful. Instead of "Chucking" Chris Keller he ended up be-friending him in a way that drove Chase mad. Oh Chuck. 
The Clay and Quinn story still seems mighty irrelevant and is starting to sound more like a soap opera than the OTH I know. You get the pills you take the pills. After not flying out to Europe as originally planned you'd think Clay would just take his medication, seek some help and try to get back on the right track but nope. He's going to stretch this story line until it can be stretched no more. And that affects Nathan's life because once again he has to leave his family and go take care of business leaving Haley, Jamie and Lydia alone with.... Dan. Did you hear his "I'm not going anywhere Jamie" and see his sly smile? That man is up to something. At first I assumed maybe he had changed and he was on a better path but that was a mistake. He was definitely the one trying to break into the Scott household, he was the one who burned down his own little diner and now what? I say they call in some Deb Scott for re-inforcements. Haley is definitely going to need them.
Brooke gives way to many chances. Her father has been missing from this show for a good 9 years and all of a sudden he comes back and wants to be a part of her clothing line. Victoria deserves some huge props for what she said to her ex--husband. If he is trying to hurt he so be it, but their daughter is the one person who loves him without restraint, who believes that he cares for her not just because he see's her as a business investment. I would hate to see Brooke get burned on this. As for Julian, opening up a stage sound in North Carolina was probably a weak move. Not that I know much about movies and where they are filmed, but North Carolina... Really? 
The return of Mouth and Milly was not pleasant at all. No one can really say they missed Millie the crack-head but now Mouth is a fatty Mc fat fat stuffing his face with everything he can get his hands on? I always knew those chef's would add on pounds but this story line is WEAKER than the Clay and Quinn one. I'm starting to think that bringing OTH on board for another season wasn't such a good idea.... Lets hope that next week's episode brings much more to the table and changes my mind quickly.. 


"See even God needs the devil and I'm one hell of a friend"

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Pretty Little Liars- Let the Water Hold Me Down

"Your not who I thought you were"
This weeks episode of Pretty Little Liars was slow paced to say the least. I mean what did we really figure out? That Lucas was not working with A the way we thought he was and that all the mysteriousness around Lucas was because of the fact that he gambled away Caleb's savings? Than why did he act so sketchy around Hannah. Sure, his story is believable but it is the truth? If so than who was working for A and why do the writers wants us to be skeptical of Lucas? One things for sure, Lucas has adapted the psycho sneak into your house and scare the crap out of you in a stalker way skills from A.
Now we find out that Noel Kahn broke up with Mona. She's heartbroken and giving Hannah a hard time about their friendship because all of a sudden she cares. Teen drama, but the bigger picture lies with Noel. Why was he in the water skinny dipping the night Hannah was in that boat? Why did he suddenly break up with Mona after everything happened. We have been trained from the start to not like Noel, so a safe bet is that this story line will have some weird and odd explanation just like Lucas's did, but hey you can never be to safe.
Our next advancement in knowledge lies with Jenna. After Spenser stalked down some blind folks to the school, or should I say rehab, of the blind she confided in a boy who knew Jenna when she attended. He didn't really provide us with much information besides that he was very fond of her but of course Spenser stole one of the check in books from the year Jenna was there and looked back to the day Ali died and viola! Garett checked in to visit Jenna that day, picked her up, took her out, but never provided a time that he brought her back meaning that Jenna and Garett are top suspects in this on-going investigation. This isn't solid evidence though as there could be a logical explanation and Jenna and Garett could have been anywhere. All we know is that they weren't where they should have been and Jenna was in a hurry to get out of rehab and back to Rosewood to "take care of some things." At this point, I don't believe anybody is A cause everybody seems to find a way out of it somehow. 
Aria and Ezra deserve to be toghether. I mean when they ran into each other (and not coincidentally) time literally stopped. That right there is a pure sign of love. I mean did you see Aria, nothing else existed the minute she saw Ezra. And its not like she's being awfully discreet about it. Anyone with the ability to piece two and two together could figure it out. The good thing about Holden is that he seems to have an agenda as well and if they combine efforts I'm sure they could find a way to sneak and lie to their parents. Ahhh the joys of forbidden love. Speaking of love did anybody catch when Mia told Emily she hooked up with somebody and than dropped the "he" bomb. Yep, she hooked up with a dude, which from my understanding means shes bi. Well she had Emily fooled there. The poor girl isn't going to know what to do with herself, and well its not like she can call up the ex-blondie because well she's to busy laying in a coffin on Vampire Diaries... Sorry I had too.
The one thing that still remains a mystery, well besides the identity of A and what the hell happened to Ali that night (amongst many other questions), is why A is so set on playing with Hannah's mind. I mean he/she has set out an agenda for Hannah since day 1. First she got hit by a car than there was that whole cupcake stuff your face incident, than the scandal with her mothers missing money and her douchebag bf and now the whole Lucas/Caleb situation. It just seems that aside from attacking Emily for a little bit Hannah has been A-bait over and over again. Give the girl a break damnit. I'm surprised that A never outed Aria's inappropriate relationship with a faculty member while he was still her teacher. Damn Pretty Little Liars and their mysteries. I just hope they finally reveal some secrets next week.


Memorable Quotes

  • A: No fun choking on lake water is it? Choke on this bitch. -A
  • Kid: You didn't hear this from me but the administration doesn't think tiaras and orange jump suits are  good fit.
  • A: Life is but a dream and I'm your nightmare. -A
  • Hannah: It sucks being the girlfriend who knows the most.
    • Emily: Well it sucks being the girlfriend who doesn't know enough.
  • Teacher: Lets just say its got a lot of undisplayed passion.
  • Mona: I bought like 5 cashmere blend sweaters. Have you ever seen me wear cashmere sweaters? No because I don't wear cashmere or blend!
  • Holden: I saw the way you looked at him before the show and I saw your face when you found out he'd gone.
  • Aria: Then maybe we have fate on our side. 

Monday, January 16, 2012

Gossip Girl- The End of the Affair?

"Just because we can't be together doesn't mean I wont love you"
Gossip Girls return this week was a huge stretch from the anticipated. Seeing Chuck back on his feet and safe was a realization that the Gossip Girl writers know exactly what they are doing as they strayed from having 9 episodes involving Chuck in a hospital bed and got straight to the point. (Hint last season of One Tree Hill). One annoyance I must point out is the constant struggle that Blair faces internally between being with Louie and with Chuck. The decision is fairly obvious- be with the man you love, the one you spend all your time thinking about and the one you base your life decisions around. And that is not Louie. Yet another part of me can't help but melt at the fact that a love so pure exists that Blair is willing to give up her own happiness for the sake of Chuck. 
The introduction to Blair as a Catholic though was downright hilarious if not poorly constructed. Converting to Catholisim because your husband believes in it is explainable. Converting because you belive that God helped you out when you asked for it is also explainable, but if you don't believe in him for the first 22 years of your life, the chances of that happening are kind of unbelievable. But straying from the rant on religion, the fact that she is converting because she wants to keep the man she loves safe while she marries another one because she thinks God will take Chucks life if she goes back to him is downright ridiculous. My understanding is that God wants you to be happy and happiness is with Chuck obviously. The fact that he got almost hit by a cab just means that Chuck Bass should look both ways before crossing the street and stop talking on the cellphone while doing so. 
Thirdly, Bass deserves and explanation in all of this. Why lie to someone and keep them hooked and have your best friends lie for you. Humphries is already invested in Blairs life more than his own, this being he even has a life of his own and now Serena is in the lying game. Not to mention the two were put in the most akward situation since their "siblings" and "ex's." That look on Serena's face after the midnight kiss was most likely just a sneak peak at the soon to be Dan and Serena love story take 19? Anyone still think its a good idea? Yeah, didn't think so. 
The Nate and Gossip Girl partnership, is a mighty fine addition to the season though as my interest in who Gossip Girl is, is peaking. If it is never revealed I might just regret the past couple of years of my life. But more to the point here comes my wise prediction for the next couple of episodes. Nate will figure out that the car was actually intended for him. He will tell Blair this on her wedding day, she will make a realization that God actually wants her to be with Chuck since this wasn't her fate, she will leave Louie at the alter and all will be forgiven. Don't say I didn't warn you... 
The biggest mystery though lies with Charlie Rhodes. The idea was that either the real Charlie Rhodes didn't exist or that her and Carol had a falling out, but after seeing the real Charlie today its quite clear that she loves her mother very much, I mean you only keep pictures in your wallet of the people that mean a lot to you. So why hide her from the rest of the family and hire a decoy? Is it because Carol never wanted her perfect daughter (hint hint she goes to Juliard) to be sucked into the UPE lifestyle like fake Charlie did? Did she only use fake Charlie to get real Charlie's money to fund her schooling in Juliard? This Rhode's Riddle is impossible to solve, but with the help of a private investigator it shouldn't take long. Too bad Carol wasn't one step ahead of everybody else like maybe changing her daughters name or something. This would have never passed on Revenge.... 
Memorable Quotes

  • Blair: Well as you can see I survived without you and I intend to continue that way so you should go.
  • Chuck: We were your priority Blair. What happened? What changed after the accident?
    • Blair: Did it ever occur to you that there's no such thing as an accident?
    • C: Well it sort of felt like one when the car hit the wall.
    • B: Or it was the universe's way of pointing out what was really important.
  • Chuck: Love doesn't make sense and neither does Blair's behavior right now.
  • Dan: You know how many brides I had to peek in on to find you. Yes it is possible to loose too much weight before the wedding.
  • Blair: I can't get married in this dress. Vera designed it for me before the accident and now all I can see in it is all that I've lost.
  • Blair: The only one are you, me and God and God doesn't blab.
  • Dan: You're the most accomplished liar I know. Well except maybe Jenny but you trained her.
  • Blair: I'm not hiding I'm primping. Their very different one is done in a dark corner the other with light reflecting powder.
  • Blair: He's alive but I feel dead inside without him. 
  • Serena: God doesn't punish you for being in love. 
  • Blair: I'll loose everything before I loose Chuck again.
  • Dan: We didn't want our families to know. Your kind of like her brother.
    • Chuck: So are you...
  • Serena: It's not the secrets that cause the problems, its the assumptions that people make about them.
  • Gossip Girl: How about we help each other. XoXo Gossip Girl 

And I wanna fall in love with you

Friday, January 13, 2012

The Secret Circle-Fire/Ice

"Dark Magic Can Turn On You. You Ready To Take That Risk?"
What do you get when you put 6 witches in a binded circle? A whole lot of mayhem. This episode was action packed full of backstabbing, sexual tension and magic gone wrong. These teenagers have a lot of unresolved issues that mainly just focus on their jealousy of one another. Faye is jealous that Cassie has dark magic because she wants to do magic by herself as well. Diana is jealous that her ex Adam is in love with Cassie but she is also best friends with Cassie. These little jealousy issues are heightened with the addition of magic. When Faye decided to ask her voo-doo prince to help steal Cassie's dark magic she didn't think about the consequences or how this might affect anybody else. 
You would think that after seeing how a spell could go horribly wrong as Faye fed off of the circles powers, lit the gym on fire and caused all the ice sculptures to fall she would stop messing and trying to find new ways to gain her own power but no. After she stated that Cassie is the one with evil magic who chokes people with her mind and brings out demons that kill others she is still the bad seed of the circle, she runs back to her voo-doo guy in search for more ways to alienate herself from the rest and gain individual power. This is stupidity on Faye's part because voo-doo priest doesn't seem to be too trust-worthy and revealing to an outsider that one is a witch might not be in her best interest. How can you be sure he doesn't have an agenda of his own or isn't another witch-hunter? Meanwhile poor Cassie is left struggling with this powerful magic that seems to take a shape of its own. Without even trying to be evil she lights dresses on fire and does all this horrible stuff. The only way to control this magic is to find out more about her father, who he was and how dangerous this stuff really is. The only problem is that nobody is willing to talk about John Blackwell...
Diana and Melissa have started their friendship over again. After Diana lost Adam, she became friends with Cassie but we all know its kind of impossible to be best friends with your ex's new squeeze. Especially when Adam has no shame about asking Diana to convince Cassie its okay that she wants to be with Adam.. Guys really just don't have a clue do they? Plus Cassie's dark magic has begun to scare Diana the same way Faye's need for power has started to scare Melissa. As they both kind of come out of their "partners"shadows I think it will be interesting to see what this team up can bring to the table. They are both kind of the nerdy, shy girls so maybe their friendship will bring out the bad-ass side of both of them and take away their sadness.
Cassie is stuck is a love triangle amidst all her other problems. Since the very first episode she has been entranced by Adam and if what his dad says is true than they are destined to be together. When they finally kissed it was very passionate and there was definitely something more than lust there. Of course though that had to be interrupted by Jake walking down the stairs. So why is Cassie attracted to Jake as well. I mean he was obviously a witch hunter. He came into town with his eye on Cassie and although he helped her out previously is he still only attracted to her because she has dark magic? Her mother warned her that she has magic that other people are going to want and they will use her to get to it. I don't know if I fully trust Jake. I'm with Adam on this one there is something very off about Jake I just can't put my finger on it. 


Memorable Quotes

  • Guy: I've been watching you and your little friends. Looks like you and Melissa aren't the only teen witches in town. 
    • Faye: What are you talking about?
    • Guy: Blondie, Emo Boy, The Girl Scout.. Collective Circle you got.
  • Faye: How mini Martha Stewart of you.
  • Guy: I guess you can't judge a book by its lipgloss.
  • Faye: You know your pretty jumpy for a voodoo priest.
  • Cassie: Your messing with power none of us can understand.
  • Guy: Power doesn't come cheap.
  • Faye: Miss innocent here is full of dark magic. Evil Magic. How does this bitch get a free pass and I get burned at the stake?
  • Adam: Your destiny is important to me. 

Till Next Week Loves!

The Vampire Diaries- Our Town

"Crazy or not that kind of love never dies"
Who knew that one day Klaus and Stefan could have a role reverse a la Freaky Friday? Ok, Ok well I wouldn't go that far but it seems like thats the direction those two are heading in. Stefan was stripped of his humanity, yes, but the difference now is that he doesn't want it back. He wants to keep the switch turned off and he doesn't care who he hurts. I had faith in Stefan. I believed that no matter what he was doing this to help everybody else, but after last nights episode, my thoughts of that once sweet vampire have done a 360. What scares me even more than my feelings changing about Stefan though are my feelings towards Klaus. Yeah I remember everything he's done in the past but now he's just being an evil villain because he want's his family back. Klaus has threatened to kill people for example Jeremy and Caroline, but his plans have never gone through and even know when Tyler accidentally bit Caroline, he came to her rescue out of the goodness of his deep and hidden heart. That scene where he saved her life (check out how he says "On your Birthday" hehe) was a game-changer for sure. Although, this might just be a plan of his to get everybody in Mystic Falls on his side.. With Klaus we can never know and that's the fun of it!
Now to further on my I hate Stefan idea he adapted an "Emily Thorne from Revenge" attitude and he pushed the envelope. As he stated in this episode the only thing that he has left is to kill Klaus and you can't blame the guy, Klaus took everything away from him, even his free will. He ruined his life and now Stefan wants payback. The scary part is how far is he willing to go. You see Stefan claims to understand Klaus, but does he really? He tested Klaus's strength by using Elena and he made Klaus blink. Stefan actually had the upper-hand. But was it really worth it? Driving like a mad man with your ex girlfriend, feeding her your blood, and threatening to drive the car off the bridge and turn her is a little extreme don't you think? In that stressful scene and the emotional one that followed, I felt bad for Elena. It would be understandable if Stefan tried to push Klaus's limits anywhere else, but on the bridge that her parents died? On the bridge she almost died? The bridge that her whole life got thrown into this crazy world, that was a douchebag move. Stefan got his point across, he got the upper hand, but while risking so much more... 
Lets touch upon the couples of this show briefly. Can Caroline and Tyler be together now? Even if so I'm not sure I would ever forgive my ex for biting me and almost killing me on my birthday. The fact that Klaus saved her doesn't mean that Tyler wont be compelled to do something else to harm her. He's sired and no matter how much he tries to fight it he can't. Also after Caroline received that beautiful bracelet from Klaus I was left thinking if maybe Klaus had a thing for Caroline? Does he want a thank you in return for her life? Does he just feel brotherly to her because she has a resemblance to Rebekah? Bonnie was not my favorite this week. Her selfishness took over to an extreme that she was willing to tell Jeremy the truth so he could make "his own decisions" without putting into consideration that the reason Elena did all of this was to save Jeremy and give him a better life. Sure maybe she has no right to erase someone's memory but I think she had legit reasons for her actions. Plus she can't afford to loose anymore people and Jeremy's her brother. I'm sure Bonnie can find a new lover for the time being. 
Damon and Elena. What are the writers trying to pull with this couple? They kiss, they fight, they kiss, she wants him, she says no STOP! After seeing what kind of an asshole Stefan could be to her she should have realized that she has a man in front of her who is in love with her. Who would move mountains to be with her. Who half went into an alliance with Klaus just to save her from her crazy ex. Yes it is wrong to go after your brothers girl, but if the brother gave her up than its fair game. And even Stefan said so himself, he lost her the minute he left with Klaus she just hasn't admitted it. Maybe that made her feel bad but truthfully it should have pushed her to Damon, her vampire in shining armor. There is a reason she smiles around him, feels normal, and thinks about their kiss all morning while he prances around half naked and giddy. (Love scenes like that)


Other Thoughts
- The friendships they all have are great, so when Elena and Caroline had funerals to their old selves it was a very touching addition to a crazy episode.
-Why does Nanny Cary, Spensers sister, and now Doctor Fell always have to be psychotic on T.V. shows? Here I thought she was going to be normal but she already knows vampires exist, probably thinks Alaric is one, and killed her ex bf with a stake? Cryptic yet I don't quite get where were going with this yet... 
-Matt needs to get a good girlfriend and maybe some super powers. He talks about how all his friends got sucked into this world and he is just left out...
-What the heck is in that coffin? I still believe Bonnie's visions were true and in some weird twisted way Klaus's body is in that coffin making him impossible to kill because his soul is only with us or something. Yes kind of a stretch but you know....


Memorable Quotes

  • Stefan: Why are you all chippery?
    • Damon: No reason, purely in the mood.
  • Damon: These hybrids. Really bringing the neighborhood down...
  • Damon: You'd think that the spirits of a bunch of dead witches that could make a coffin invisible that they'd figure out how to open one!
  • Damon: The only way to call someones bluff Stefan is to be willing to loose everything if your wrong.
  • Bonnie: Smores, Campfires, Cake.
    • Elena: Like we were little.
    • Matt: Except with tequilaaaa.
  • Bonnie: What? You've already claimed that your birthday is everybody's favorite day of the year.
    • Caroline: Yeah and now its just a reminder that technically, I'm dead.
  • Ric: Suddenly you care who lives or dies
    • Damon: I have a small list..
    • Ric: Talk about humanity dimmer list.
    • Damon: Screw you.
  • Damon: No dead hybrids at the founders party!!!!
  • Stefan: Destroying Klaus is all I have left.
    • Elena: You had me!
    • Stefan: I lost you the minute I left town with him. You just haven't let yourself admit that yet.
  • Elena: Is that what your doing trying to make me hate you?
    • Stefan: I dont really care what you think about me anymore Elena.
  • Caroline: Are you going to kill me?
    • Klaus: On your birthday? Do you really think that low of me?
  • Klaus: I'll let you in on a little secret. There's a whole world out there waiting for you. Great cities and art and music. Genuine beauty and you can have all of it. You can have a thousand new birthdays, all you have to do is ask.
  • Elena: You can't kiss me again.
    • Damon: I know.
    • Elena: It's not right.
    • Damon: It's right. Its just not right now...
"But I know you will make through alive Cause you never said goodbye Like a city besieged, it was the loneliest thing Your silence held in cold delay And I felt faint of heart cause I was caught between The weight of everything I couldn’t say" 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Revenge- Infamy

"Infamy can be a sentence more damning than any prison term"
Emily Thorne is a person that is always a step ahead of everybody else. She knows everything, she can predict how people will react and she can predict the outcome of any situation. So even she was in for a shock in this weeks episode. 
The one thing Emily has that nobody else in the Hampton's does is balls. Sure, Victoria has her minions and enough money to pay off everybody and their mothers, but all it takes is one person who knows the truth, and one person to be brave enough to push the envelope and test everybody's limits and all the money and the detectives and lawyers become irrelevant, because the truth is a powerful weapon, and if properly used can cause much destruction and damage. With each episode we encounter people that are just pawns in Emily's game. Her charming smile makes her personable and so people feel comfortable opening up to hear and telling her many of their secrets- just enough so that she could rip them to shreds, take away everything they value, and cross them off her list with big fat red marker. That is exactly what she did to "Leo" in this weeks episode, all because he betrayed her trust when she was nine years old. He took money, fame and glory in exchange for the truth and harmed an innocent man. Now he must suffer the consequences.  
After Amanda Clark was unable to convince Leo to come clean, Emily had to move on to plan B and she did it without blinking an eyelash. She broke into his house while he was out at dinner with Nolan and stole all his footage, all the interviews, that were used in writing his book "Society" blaming David Clarke for everything that happened with flight 197. As risky and dangerous as Emily's actions were they led to maybe the most shocking and game twisting revelation- Charlotte was in fact a product of David and Victoria's love. She is not Conrad Grayson's daughter, she is David Clarks which makes Amanda (Emily's) step-sister. So in a twisted way Daniel and Emily are related as well. Blew your mind? Yah mine too.
The Grayson's have a lot of family drama coming their way now. Charlotte only trusts her father Conrad so if this slips she will hate Victoria even more than she already does and probably stray from Conrad. The legal battle between Victoria and Conrad is affecting the children. Conrad thought he was outsmarting Victoria but little did he know that Daniel really does want to marry Emily and this will help him and his mother be owners of Grayson Global. After Emily got wind of this, she didn't seem to bothered by the fact that her boyfriend was going to marry her to gain interest in his fathers company. Maybe a marriage will benefit the both of them as she probably already has an agenda for that as well.
Aside from the dramatic revelation, what intrigues me the most about Emily is that she can go from lighting houses on fire to putting on sexy lingerie and seducing her boyfriend, a boyfriend that she doesn't really love but pretends to just to hurt Victoria. We known from the first episode that Daniel dies on his wedding night with Emily and it is safe to speculate that she is behind the death, so is she really hoping to end this, hurt everybody and make a life with Jack, the guy she is really in love with? How does she plan on getting rid of Amanda or coming clean about all of this. I understand that revenge is something she really wants to get but after all is said and done, did she not fall one bit for Daniel? Can you simply walk away from everything in the end and live normally? From next weeks previews it seems that the news of a step sister shocked Emily, because madness is going down in the Hampton's and it affects each and every character including Jack.. Check out the promo below!


Memorable Quotes

  • Leo: Trust me one doesn't easily forget a deal he's made with the devil.
  • Charlotte: I can be quite the multi-tasker.
    • Declan: I believe you, I'm just not sure I want to be one of your tasks.
  • Conrad: My son is easily distracted. It's a family trait. I'd be surprised if that relationship lasts the summer. 
  • Emily: Sometimes bad things happen to good people. 
  • Emily: People are fond of saying that you cant un-ring a bell and while that may be true you can certainly smother its ring under the dull roar of conjecture and lies.
  • Emily: Some words are immortal, long buried or even burned, destined to be reborn like a Phoenix rising from the ashes. And when they do it can literally take your breath away. 
  • David Clark: You want proof that I'm telling the truth ask her who the father is. 
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