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Monday, 15 April 2013

Revenge 2.15 "Retribution" Review

"Emily: "In its purest from an act of retribution provides symmetry, the rendering of payment for crimes against the innocent.  But the danger of retaliation lies in furthering the cycle of violence.  Still it's a risk that must be met when the greater offence is to allow the guilty to go unpunished."

Emily (Emily VanCamp) returns home and is told by Nolan (Gabriel Mann) not to rush over and mete out any revenge on the Grayson's. She should take some time.  She washes her hands and still has Amanda's blood on them.  They can't got to see Jack (Nick Weschler) until they're told about him.  Aiden (Barry Sloane) arrives and Nolan explains what happened.  Emily holds the locket, looks at their photos inside it and cries.  Nolan: "Why do I get the feeling this isn't what Takeda had in mind when he handed you your revenge degrees.?"  Ooh where can I get one of those?

The Grayson's also contemplate whether their plan to cast suspicion over Helen's disappearance onto Amanda has worked or not and Daniel )Josh Bowman) doesn't have any stomach for this cold bloodiness.  Even Ashley )Ashley Madekwe) accused Conrad (Henry Czerny) of killing Amanda saying she had nothing against her.  Suggesting his alibi was his gubernatorial announcement, so he'd have witnesses.  He reminds her who come up with the plan to go into business with Nate.

Emily and Nolan arrive at the hospital to find Jack is in a coma.  Charlotte (Christa B Allen) lets Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) babysit Carl.  Padma )Dilshad Vadsaria) also comes down and Nolan tells her no one is getting Carrion until they can confirm it's her father's finger, which is done.  Everyone seems to be gunning for Nolan here, well practically everyone.  Even Daniel hounds him again telling him he better not have deleted his R'n'D files and he replies, "control, alt, delete - got it."  Daniel wants the programme to go after the Initiative.  Later Nolan tells Emily what Daniel said and how he threatened to digitally blow off his kneecaps.  Daniel also keeps watching that clock in his office and Aiden comes to see him by wanting to go into business with him.  He tells him how he convinced Prosser to not go with the firm on his own dime.  Victoria tells Daniel to test Aiden's loyalty against the Initiative.  If he carries out the trade then he can be trusted.  Which he does.

Conrad is in search for the missing laptop and he insists on paying Jack's bills, telling him he didn't know what Nate would do.  Jack now wants this mysterious computer and confides in Emily and Nolan about it.  He was definitely not in the loop since they already know about the computer.  But then he's not one up in many secrets between them.  Jack is brought home from hospital and looks at Amanda's coral in the bottle before he smashes it to pieces, revealing a locker key.  Here he finds the computer and a lot more besides.  I.e info about them being  sisters and being at juvvie together.  He wonders why Emily didn't tell him about Amanda or herself and she replies the same reason he didn't about the Stowaway.  Pride.  Jack wants Emily to give the eulogy.  Whilst he 'cosies' up to Conrad when he gives a press conference being oh so endearing towards Amanda.

Emily got to meet Trask (Burn Gorman) today who introduced himself as an investigator and Aiden's heard his voice but they haven't found out he's part of the Initiative yet.  Charlotte looks for Amanda's old friends but can't find anyone to invite.  Emily asks Daniel to come also.   After her heartfelt eulogy, to which Daniel brings an umbrella, ha, didn't need one 'til later, everyone feigns liking Amanda especially the Grayson's and Victoria has even gotten Charlotte back as a result of Amanda's death.  Whilst they're at the funeral, Aiden breaks into the Stowaway and steals back the computer, so much for Jack asking help from Nolan.

Daniel wants the clock fixed as it's slow and even tells Grace to keep it if she wants, yes but the Initiative will always have other ways of surveilling.  Emily throws the computer into the ocean, it interfered with her true purpose which is what we said all along, as do the Initiative.  So throw it into the ocean right under the Grayson's noses.  She returns to the grave where a man tells her how Amanda burned own his house, he's her brother.

Liked how everyone was relying on Nolan so much this episode and how he was the voice of reason as far as Emily and her instant retribution was concerned.  Also convincing her this isn't the right time to confess to Jack who she really is, since he's mourning Amanda now.  "You can't take Amanda away from him again."

Emily: "Death is a thief.  It takes and keeps all that a person is, the person was.  When it takes from us someone as extraordinary as Amanda, it takes with it not just her past but who she was to us
everyday.  Amanda was special but she never had it easy.  A childhood torn from her, a rough adolescence and a damming identity which was thrust upon her which she bore with dignity until she made herself a new name..."  Yes a name that Emily gave her and she had to wear the mask of Amanda.

Oh and this time round, Padma had the red 'Special K' Dress! ha

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