Monday 19 November 2012

Revenge Season 2-Episode 7

Last time on Revenge: Kara is about to have a mental breakdown, the bride wore grey and Amanda wants to "handle" Mason...with a crowbar!


And now: Things are looking grim for, well, just about everyone and as Emily's voice over informs us that everyone  must do penance for the things they've done we get a shot of Victoria sleeping and Conrad cutting himself shaving. It makes me wonder though, is Emily not going to have to pay for the things she's done? Emily is setting herself up as a god and we all know how that ends in TV land. Mason drops by Emily's house to tell her that he's figured out the connection between her and Amanda...except he thinks they were lovers. I think Emily was fairly shocked that THAT was the only conclusion he could come to. Still, I think her smirk says that maybe they actually were lovers? Anyway. 

Last week Daniel went all  Star Wars on Conrad's ass, by declaring that they needed a vote of no confidence to get rid of him. As I said, I don't really get the business-y end of this show but suffice to say that they need to position (ooer) Daniel at the head of Grayson Global while Conrad is still in le olde (metahorical)jail cell. Kara, who has been lurking around Casa Grayson announces, subtly as ever, that she will be leaving and needs Victoria's credit card. Victoria hands it over, I guess when you're that rich you can do that!? 

Amanda is pining away about her dream wedding but this just all seems a bit ridiculous to me. Amanda seems like a fun loving, down to earth girl not a 'fairy tale wedding' girl to me. And Jack is like "yeah, I guess we'll have a nice wedding and all since I love you, like, a bit, I guess. " Luckily this scene is interuppted by Mason calling and asking to have lunch with Amanda. Amanda immediately informs Emily of Mason's invite and Emily tells her to tell Mason that there will be no lunch. Furthermore, if he doesn't leave her alone she is going to get a restraining order.  Amanda still wants to bust out the crowbar, after all, several months have gone by without her whacking anyone and she's getting bored. Emily reminds her that she has a family to look after now, and violent crime may not be the best idea.

At the Grayson manor, Conrad is feeling blue about their imminent downfall but Victoria tells him not to give up, they aren't going to go down without a fight. At the subplot, Kenny's brother, Anders from Battlestar Gallactica, shows up and some exposition informs us that they want to get revenge (!) on Jack and Declan's father for...something. Kenny's having second thoughts though, since he's starting to like the brothers. Well, that makes one person.

Mason shows up to question Amanda and she says she will tell him everything...somewhere else. Somewhere where offing someone via crowbar is less obvious. Amanda tells Mason that Emily is a psychopath (she really is, right?) and Mason eats up every word but when he turns around, Amanda has the crowbar at the ready. Fortunately Emily swoops in and stops Amanda's murderous ways. Then she straight up tells Mason that SHE is Amanda Clark. Well, that was a twist, but I liked it!

Nolan hands over the incriminating cheque linking Nolcorp, David Clark and Grayson Global because he loves Emily THAT much. Also there is dramatic glass smashing! Aiden also loves Emily and wants to make up for ditching her in the weird revenge school maze. Meanwhile, at the Graysons, an investor meeting is going on and the others  The Initiative have infiltrated said meeting. Kara has (not surprisingly) ditched her flight and has rented a car on Victoria's credit card. What? We already know she is a.) not smart and b.) not smart. Kara is intercepted by Mason who is being told what to say by Emily, namely that Gordon has left her. He goes off script though and tells Kara pretty much everything. Knowing that the Graysons have stolen not one but two of her husbands is too much for Kara and she takes off to go on her own murderous rampage. Jeez, Amanda really could have been her daughter.

While the investors discuss Conrad's ousting with Daniel, Nolan breaks into Mason's house and Kara breaks into the Grayson's house. When Victoria tries to tell Conrad about their son becoming Emperor Palpatine, she finds him being held at gunpoint by Kara. Kara  lets loose about Victoria's man-stealing ways, framing ways and general badness but Conrad defends her. This scene was so touching, Conrad takes all the blame and truly seems to love Victoria, or at least realise that he once did. Victoria decides to improve Kara's mood by telling her that husband number 2 actually killed husband number 1. Frankly, I wouldn't bother telling anything to Kara, that woman is crazy AND in denial.

Nolan plants evidence that will frame Mason for, well, everything and the police swoop in to arrest him (Mason, that is). Meanwhile, Emily is watching everything go down at the Grayson's. Kara has turned off some of the cameras (I didn't have her pegged as a tech-savvy kind of woman but okay, I guess). Emily calls Aiden who comes to the rescue of Victoria and Conrad, after instructing Emily to turn off the cameras. Later, Conrad and Victoria discover the cameras were off and believe that this was the Initiative's doing.

Kara wakes up  in a car with Emily. Emily tells her that Aiden is undercover and they give her a full tank of gas and her meds so she can make her exit. I really didn't like this character, so I'm hoping she stays gone for a while .

Emily goes to visit Mason in jail where he believes he will be getting out soon and she believes that this is not so. She tells him he will confess to everything and in exchange she will get him out by confessing that is was all her...after her vendetta is done. Then he can write a book about it.

Emily goes home to find Aiden there and....they make out! Yay!  Sigh, I wish Aiden was mine. Next door, Victoria is about to rat on Daniel when Conrad tells her that it can wait. Then he kisses her on the forehead. Aww, another good episode and more roof that Conrad and Victoria really are the characters who are driving this show emotionally.

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