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Monday 24 March 2014

Revenge 3.11 "Homecoming" Review

                                            
Everyone frantically searches for Emily (Emily VanCamp) and even Conrad (Henry Czerny) throws his weight around as wanting, no demanding more helicopters involved since he was once Governor and knows how this works.  The spotlight falls on Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) as a suspect as Emily wanted it to but things don't turn out that way.  As we know from past eps her revenge plans have gone awry many times over, but this is one that wasn't expected or where the outcome could have been predicted.  That's cos there's no guarantee you'll be entirely alone whilst on a boat in the middle of nowhere!

Lydia (Amber Valletta) lies to the police when she's questioned saying she was with Conrad but of course, she was with Victoria at first when she gave her the photo and then later said she was waiting for Conrad in the cabin. Emily gets to the buoy but her case goes under as she can't keep ahold of it.  She manages to get the GPS on her garter working but loses the signal.  Aiden (Barry Sloane) and Jack (Nick Wechsler) are frantic and Jack blames himself since he gave her the deadline.  Aiden gets the signal from the GPS and goes to to rescue her.  She has managed to climb onto a fishing boat and needs immediate treatment.  The captain of the boat discovers her after Aiden makes some noise.

Daniel (Josh Bowman) can't face seeing Emily and is stuck in the hospital corridor, cos he can't really leave either.  The doctor tells him about the baby and that there isn't one, but he wants it kept private.  Victoria is warned to stay away from Emily and Nolan (Gabriel Mann) wants to see her cos he donated to the hospital but that doesn't buy him a way in.  Victoria objects cos it's family only, well why was she barking out orders about who Emily can see since she wasn't exactly in charge or allowed to see her either.  Nolan thinks Patrick (Justin Hartley) will back him up but he doesn't, choosing to help Victoria and stick by her.  She finds out he was with Nolan and so wasn't on the boat with her.  Patrick is no help but Nolan leaves behind his phone to get a hotspot signal and so hacks into the files to read about Emily's condition.

Aiden suggests Jack ask Margaux (Karine Vanasse) what happened since she was there and she keeps back some of the photos from the night.  Aiden breaks into the hospital with Nolan's help and they think she's feigning her amnesia, but when he gets there she screams and presses the button for help.  Not recognizing him of course.  Funny how when she came too in the hospital, she grabbed hold of Daniel's hand, yes you would-be murderer, as if to accuse him!  Charlotte (Christa B Allen) finds out Sara survived, oh do we really care!  All this is her fault anyway! Daniel was only drinking cos of her.

Daniel comes clean to Victoria that he shot Emily cos he was outraged by what he heard.  Victoria can't recall what happened to her as she was in the cabin when she woke.  He wants to confess, well it's a bit late to be all noble now but Victoria doesn't want him to.  Jack sees the photos from the night in the stateroom and they show Lydia wasn't there.  Victoria finding the perfect foil to pin the shooting on.  Especially after she finds her at the manor and sitting in her perfect chair!  Which she throws wine on after Victoria argues with her.  They even go at it physically! Ha, didn't think Victoria could lose her cool like that.  Conrad adding the she claims she's not a murderer, but look at her behaviour, so catty.

She tells Conrad about Daniel and that Lydia should take the fall, It's about time he learn what betrayal is like. Considering she's been betrayed enough times by him.  He sees Lydia and shows her the photo, telling her he'll stand by her and doesn't want her to leave.  Of course using reverse psychology on her since she's going to do the exact opposite.  Which she does and it's all over the news too.  Aiden recognizes the doctor who treated him on the hospital security camera but why was she trying to inject Emily and what with, before Charlotte walks in with Jack.  More importantly, how does she know who Emily is?

Jack being there cos Emily wakes and tells Charlotte her father's name is David Clarke.  Jack tries to convince her she's Emily and that Amanda was his wife, giving her the charm bracelet.  Victoria sees Margaux thinking she'll be an effective ally and knowing Jack told her what Conrad did to his family.  Emily takes the bracelet and recalls, "Daniel shot me."

Think best scene would have to be Conrad and Daniel cos Conrad doesn't realize they're as bad as each other, like father like son.  Conrad was responsible for the plane and also framing David, but Daniel shot Emily in a moment of drunken weakness, no excuse but the two aren't really the same.  Daniel he says reprobates his sacrifices since it means losing Lydia when he found his happiness but he doesn't care! Daniel's scarified enough, still lamenting Sara, in which case, where was Daniel all those years ago when he could have made amends and been with her instead.  Conrad telling him to get down on his knees when he needs help next time and pray to the "heavenly father because your earthly father is done with you!"

Patrick sees Nolan put away Emily's box behind the painting and tells Victoria about the infinity symbol, which Victoria shows him a photo of as a  tattoo on Emily's wrist.  What a way to have a photo taken!  SO her secret's out or is it.  She has no other choice now but to come clean, especially since there was the photo  from the party and she's told Charlotte who her father is.  Personally now that Victoria no longer has her throne, I want that chair!!  What about that doctor, Niko (Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen) and what is her real connection to Aiden, other than treating his gunshot wounds.  He's made some sort of a promise to her and they kiss, which he seemed to enjoy.

These shows are hard done by in terms of finding American actors, now we get an Aussie from Home and Away playing, what, another doctor, she played Dr Charlotte on the show and she guess what, drowned at sea when she left the show!!  Poor Nolan put through the wringer again and doesn't see how fickle Patrick really is. He's proved several times now he has no loyalty and is completely his mother's son.  As Nolan put it he's got no time for "mama's boy."  I'd like to see Daniel stay married to Emily for as long as possible so that way he gets his just desserts in having to see her all the time.

Are the tables going to be turned now as Revenge kind of comes round full circle with Patrick vowing revenge on anyone who ever wronged Victoria, going up against Emily!

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