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Thoughts on Revenge
(I typed most of this last night, and now I don't know if I had an ending or not)
I feel like I'm over-analyzing. idek. (spoilers through episode seven, I think, and speculation)
We knowtwo three things:
1. Someone gets shot at the end of six months. It isn't Emily, Char, Declan, Jack, Victoria, Conrad or Nolan.
2. Jack pulls the body from the surf.
3. Three shots are fired--one is the kill shot, the other two seem to be extra rage.
Is it Daniel? Was Emily's plan all along to kill him? She brushed sand from her hand (I am fascinated and sort of in love with the idea that it's Daniel and Emily shot him in full revenge for her father's death--taking away that which Victoria holds most dear above all else) I don't think Jack shot him--not unless something incredibly horrific and drastic happens (Jack just... doesn't seem the type for murder. Emily, otoh? Yeah.) Jack pulling him from the surf, though, is he doing it on Emily's orders (I thought he was, when watching that scene before I knew who he was and what they were to each other), or did he panic on finding Daniel dead?
Is it Tyler? We don't know if he's there anymore--Emily could easily get rid of him before then. But we know that he's a thorn in Emily's side (pun not intended). He could have caused more trouble. So he might not be there at all. But if he is, wouldn't he be in the same tux? After all, he's Daniel's bff. (and we know he has a habit of stealing Daniel's phone, which would easily explain Emily's call--unless she was calling Tyler) Did Daniel shoot him--having finally figured him out? Did Emily shoot him, using the party as cover to get rid of a rival?
Oddly, when I first watched the opening scenes, I thought the person shot themself in the head, but the next two shots change thing. Are there two different shooters?
Moving on.
I really like that the show isn't shying away from the tricks Emily's pulling.
I also really like that the show isn't even trying to apologize for her being a woman doing things. She just DOES them. There's no "well, maybe she could do this..." about it. I am so not used to that, and I'm sure if this were a show that, say, fandom were watching, Emily would be called a Mary Sue. For, y'know, daring to be confident and competent and one hell of a planner.
And there's so many layers and shades of grey to everyone, I just--my mind, it boggles. I wasn't really expecting it, and it's a nice surprise.
However, I would appreciate a return to, um, more revenge. Dating her son is one thing, but not getting rid of more Bad People is a bit... sigh-worthy.
Luckily, I can femslash Emily/her namesake now.
So, the other thing I think about the show is that, as much as it owes to Dumas, it also owes to Lewis Carroll. Because Emily is Alice in Wonderland and Amanda Clarke is the Cheshire Cat. Two brains in one body, two different sides of the same personality (and it's wrong and twisty, but it makes strange sense). Emily is a construct Amanda uses to fade in and out of the world.
Victoria is the Red Queen (Conrad is the Red King, I suppose)
Lydia is the White Queen
Tyler is the Mad Hatter, and Daniel is the one he leads round by the nose constantly (not the dormouse)
Charlotte is the Dormouse, though she's not afraid of cats.
Nolan is the hookah-smoking caterpillar.
I would possibly kill for someone to do a fanvid of Revenge to the cover of 'White Rabbit' that's on the Sucker Punch soundtrack.
(in some ways, I think Charlotte is also Alice--though I suppose that means Emily is her elder sister, the one who didn't believe in Wonderland)
Yes. I think Charlotte is biologically Emily's half-sister. I think there's a very good reason why Victoria loves, but resents her. She is the promise that Victoria was never able to have--Clarke is dead, and she put him in jail.
I feel like I'm over-analyzing. idek. (spoilers through episode seven, I think, and speculation)
We know
1. Someone gets shot at the end of six months. It isn't Emily, Char, Declan, Jack, Victoria, Conrad or Nolan.
2. Jack pulls the body from the surf.
3. Three shots are fired--one is the kill shot, the other two seem to be extra rage.
Is it Daniel? Was Emily's plan all along to kill him? She brushed sand from her hand (I am fascinated and sort of in love with the idea that it's Daniel and Emily shot him in full revenge for her father's death--taking away that which Victoria holds most dear above all else) I don't think Jack shot him--not unless something incredibly horrific and drastic happens (Jack just... doesn't seem the type for murder. Emily, otoh? Yeah.) Jack pulling him from the surf, though, is he doing it on Emily's orders (I thought he was, when watching that scene before I knew who he was and what they were to each other), or did he panic on finding Daniel dead?
Is it Tyler? We don't know if he's there anymore--Emily could easily get rid of him before then. But we know that he's a thorn in Emily's side (pun not intended). He could have caused more trouble. So he might not be there at all. But if he is, wouldn't he be in the same tux? After all, he's Daniel's bff. (and we know he has a habit of stealing Daniel's phone, which would easily explain Emily's call--unless she was calling Tyler) Did Daniel shoot him--having finally figured him out? Did Emily shoot him, using the party as cover to get rid of a rival?
Oddly, when I first watched the opening scenes, I thought the person shot themself in the head, but the next two shots change thing. Are there two different shooters?
Moving on.
I really like that the show isn't shying away from the tricks Emily's pulling.
I also really like that the show isn't even trying to apologize for her being a woman doing things. She just DOES them. There's no "well, maybe she could do this..." about it. I am so not used to that, and I'm sure if this were a show that, say, fandom were watching, Emily would be called a Mary Sue. For, y'know, daring to be confident and competent and one hell of a planner.
And there's so many layers and shades of grey to everyone, I just--my mind, it boggles. I wasn't really expecting it, and it's a nice surprise.
However, I would appreciate a return to, um, more revenge. Dating her son is one thing, but not getting rid of more Bad People is a bit... sigh-worthy.
Luckily, I can femslash Emily/her namesake now.
So, the other thing I think about the show is that, as much as it owes to Dumas, it also owes to Lewis Carroll. Because Emily is Alice in Wonderland and Amanda Clarke is the Cheshire Cat. Two brains in one body, two different sides of the same personality (and it's wrong and twisty, but it makes strange sense). Emily is a construct Amanda uses to fade in and out of the world.
Victoria is the Red Queen (Conrad is the Red King, I suppose)
Lydia is the White Queen
Tyler is the Mad Hatter, and Daniel is the one he leads round by the nose constantly (not the dormouse)
Charlotte is the Dormouse, though she's not afraid of cats.
Nolan is the hookah-smoking caterpillar.
I would possibly kill for someone to do a fanvid of Revenge to the cover of 'White Rabbit' that's on the Sucker Punch soundtrack.
(in some ways, I think Charlotte is also Alice--though I suppose that means Emily is her elder sister, the one who didn't believe in Wonderland)
Yes. I think Charlotte is biologically Emily's half-sister. I think there's a very good reason why Victoria loves, but resents her. She is the promise that Victoria was never able to have--Clarke is dead, and she put him in jail.
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The only time I thought I wasn't sure about Emily's planning skills was with the therapy DVD. She seemed way too close to the coincidence, you know?
I look forward to seeing more of her swath of destruction. :-)
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(I think she got careless in the heat of the moment)
I am eager for more destruction. *happy*
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And I too am enjoying all the delicious shades of grey in each character, and I love going along for the ride as we discover each character's flaws and brilliances.
Emily is awesome. I almost can't believe there is a character like that and she's female. I almost feel like someone is pulling the wool over someone else's eyes in order to get her on screen if that makes sense. Like somehow she's something forbidden. Which is honestly really, really sad.
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I feel this so intensely, it freaks me out that we actually have a female character like her, and she's the heroine of the piece. I just. It makes me flail a lot.
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She is a planner and a plotter and not afraid of ruining people. However, her horror at Lydia's fate tells me she's more into psychological revenge than the more physical version. She wants to ruin the people, and have them around to wallow in how ruined they are.
Which, hey, a bit more callous than simply killing people? IDK where I'm going with that one.
Who I feel sorriest for is probably Nolan. Daniel seems like a nice guy overall (shocking, that), but Nolan is rejected on just about every level.
Well, except for by blackmailing Tyler, but that's another story. :)
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This. It's why Daniel is such an integral part to her plans--he is what Victoria values most. Destroying him in some way is possibly her goal.
(ok, so I think murdering him might get the maximum amount of damage, just so she can see the fall-out, but you're right. I don't think she's quite at the level of murder yet)
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I love this show so, so much.
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I'm a bit surprised at how much I love the show. =D