Fall Premiere Pilot Review: Revenge (D+)

Revenge (ABC)
Before even watching an episode I knew I would hate everything about this show.  I really hate revenge story lines.  I really hate the manipulative, conniving woman trope.  And I loathe stories about how hard it is to be rich, especially when the woes of wealth are fed through catty, white female characters.  So basically, this is not the show for me. I was however surprised by how it kept my attention. Emily/Amanda had a good amount of subtlety in her tone and her facial expressions in playing this highly manipulative role and she sort of grew on me, or maybe I just watched it after Ringer so the bar wasn’t set very high.

Additionally, the voiceovers were painfully scripted/cliche: Emily/Amanda said things like “When deception cuts this deep, someone has to pay.” Revenge is not justice, and I’m sick of seeing the glorification of revenge in so many of our TV shows and movies.

Seriously doubt I’ll watch again unless I’m really bored

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