Revenge 4x21 Aftermath

 

Last week I spent a lot of time wondering how exactly did Victoria plan to frame Emily for her murder after she committed suicide by blowing herself up with Grayson Manor. It’s one thing that their hatred for each other is now public knowledge, but the house and everything in it belongs to Emily, and why would she choose such a complicated and messy method for murder instead of literally anything else? These are the questions I would be asking first if I was a cop, but as it turns out if you’re the kind of cop who used to date and then got badly burnt by the suspect herself, then you can easily throw logic out of the window in favour of circumstantial evidence. As you may have guessed already, this week’s episode of Revenge was all about the aftermath of Victoria’s suicide/suspected murder, and unfortunately, with only two episodes left of the season (and possibly series), things were not looking too bright for Emily by the end of this hour.

Revenge 4x20 Burn

 

If last week’s flashback episode wasn’t a big enough sign that Revenge is slowly coming to its end this season, than this one definitely was. And I’m happy to say that it was just as enjoyable to watch as the one last week, which means that my hopes of this series going out on the high note it deserves are probably justified. Fingers crossed that I didn’t just screw it up by saying that!

Revenge 4x19 Exposure

 

I think it’s safe to say that I haven’t been this excited for an upcoming episode of Revenge since this season’s premiere. Don’t get me wrong, I love the show, and this season, for the most part, has been wonderful... it’s just never been that „oh my God, I can’t wait for next week” kinda show for me, you know? Maybe because I watched the first three seasons last summer in only a couple of weeks’ time so for me the whole waiting for next week business only started in September... anyway, what I am trying to say is, I was incredibly excited for this episode after the one last week ended with Emily telling the truth about her real identity to the whole wide world. Where can the show go after a shock like that? Well, I had no idea, but I couldn’t wait to find out.

So imagine my surprise when after the promise of a very interesting new plot – Emily’s victims trying to get back at her, which by the way would have been infinitely more entertaining to watch than whatever Margaux is up to at any given point – the episode quickly turned into a clipshow-like series of flashbacks. I know that many people hate clipshow episodes (if it’s made up of clips we’ve already seen, that is), thinking that it’s a waste of time and just a convenient way for the writers to not have to do too much work for that week, but I’m not one of those people. For me a good flashback episode can be incredibly satisfying, and this, I’m thrilled to say, might just have been the best that I’ve ever seen.