It is the middle of October which means that, for the most part, the new TV season is underway and while there are still one or two shows still to air, I am officially naming REVENGE best new drama. The story centers around a young woman, Amanda, enacting revenge on people who framed her father for terrorist attacks when she was a child.
Every episode is about Amanda, now called Emily (Emily Van Camp) taking down another member of the Hamptons elite, all the while circling in on enemy number one Victoria Greyson (Madeleine Stowe.) Oh Victoria Greyson, the Queen Bee of entitled society, the world bends at her command. Stowe, who somehow hasn't aged a minute since 1995's TWELVE MONKEYS, plays this brilliantly, with a stoic bitch portrail that rivals that of Meryl Streep in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.
I am so addicted to this show. I mean like TORCHWOOD addicted, partly for that selfish reason that uninsured twenty sometimes without their own apartments loves seeing bad stuff happen to people who have more money than God, but also because it is such a great show. It has that perfect pairing of soapy indulgence and relatability that makes you believe it could be happening.
REVENGE airs Wednesdays at 10 on ABC
I am so happy that ABC has already renewed it for next year. A must see for all. Love your review of the show.
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