“That’s good for revengey stuff but sad for you.” – Nolan
That quote kind of sums up Emily’s whole life, not just her situation with her mother, doesn’t it? She’s in so deep now, her life will never recover. Yet we still love watching.
I know they’re actors, but they REALLY do look like mother and daughter.
First things first – that was a short coma, wasn’t it? Amanda woke up already, and was cradling her premature little miracle baby in her arms as Jack lovingly looked on. And her mother was back in town. Ouch, Emily.
When Emily “met” her mother, Kara described a young Emily who wouldn’t even hurt a spider. How far things have come since then. All their interactions were dripping with extra meaning. Kara sadly remarked that Amanda didn’t recognize her and Emily replied “I can’t imagine how that must feel.”
“Forgiveness” was the name of the episode, and we got it when Emily eventually decided to at least try to forgive her mother – via Amanda. And Emily, realizing what she’s put the real Emily Thorne through, admitted to Amanda that she’d lied about the paternity test. I expected Amanda to freak out, but it was a welcome swerve from the expected when Amanda instead apologized herself, recognizing that she was playing with fire when she made Jack fall in love with her under the guise of being his long, lost childhood sweetheart. I didn’t think Amanda had that clarity in her; maybe motherhood has made her wiser.
I’ve got to say, I’m not really into all this Nolcorp/Grayson Global business mumbo-jumbo. Sigh. It’s just not what I signed up for, even though I know it’s important. It’s making me lose interest in Aiden as well.
I do like that Mason Treadwell is back, and he’s on to Amanda and Emily’s switcheroo. Someone had to figure it out eventually, and I’m glad it was someone so greedy and selfish like Mason. He’s not on their side, but he’s not a Grayson either.
Stray thoughts:
- Until we know what the deal is with the guy Declan robbed, I will not care about him or the bar. There has to be more there.
- I like seeing Nolan woo Padma, only because he’s so damn good at it. But that girl is trouble, and Nolan better do something about it.
- There are a lot of loose threads hanging around right now, and I’m worried that the show is starting to lose focus. Time to tie a few things up, Revenge.
While I’ve been enjoying this season, I was not a fan of Sunday’s episode. Fauxmanda was in a coma but then magically ok enough to walk and be released within a day or two? Also big word on not being interested in Declan’s storyline – I know Montauk is the new Hamptons and that real estate prices must be going up, but I can figure out/care what creepy guy wants with the bar. I don’t mind Padma, but I think the big reason for that is because the girl who plays her was on Greek, a show I really enjoyed. Like you, I hope they start wrapping things up.
I totally agree. There has to be a bigger reason the guy wants the bar, and it needs to have something to do with it being the baby daddy of Amanda Clarke. Otherwise it’s a waste of our time.
Also I’m not sure if it’s just me, but every time they say The Initiative, I automatically think of Buffy
I always think of Chuck, which doesn’t even make sense because there was never a ‘The Initiative’ on that show. But there were similar things. My Buffy watching was inconsistent though.
Whenever they mention the initiative, I think of the Dharma Initiative of Lost. I must say while there has been some excitement this season, so far, as a whole, this season pales in comparison to the first season. I think we talked last year about how the premise of this show has a short lifespan, could we be seeing that now? I also couldn’t care about Declan’s career as a thief/guy partnering at the bar. Last season was tight, excitement amped up but Emily was always making progress on getting back at the Graysons, now it almost feels like things are twisting and turning just to twist and turn but with no real purpose.
I agree that this season hasn’t been as strong as last year, but I do think the stuff with Emily and her mother has been good. I find the bigger problem is too many storylines and a lack of focus, rather than the main storyline running out of steam. But maybe those two things are connected.
I think the show’s strength is in Emily’s mission, and whether Victoria is a villain, or in more of a grey area also working against Conrad. That’s what the show needs to focus on.