The basic plot for Revenge is that the Amanda Clarke's father, when she was young, was screwed by over by rich people from the Hamptons and was framed as a terrorist. Amanda grows up as a troubled youth because of course people hate daughter's of terrorists. Amanda hates her father until learning that her father was framed for a crime he didn't commit. Amanda's father doesn't tell her by normal communication but instead leaves her a locked wooden box full of information showing his innocence. Sadly, Amanda didn't learn of her father's innocence until after he died. Happily, Amanda's father invested in a multi-billionaire dollar tech company when it fist started, so Amanda becomes an instant billionaire. However, she also becomes obsessed with getting revenge for her father's incarceration and death. In order to obtain revenge, Amanda changes her name to Emily Thorne, becomes an expert on everything that rich white people do and befriends the same people who framed her father. Emily then uses the befriending to ruin the rich person's life.2 Some of the methods used by Emily have been tame while others have been pretty ridiculous. Along the way we get to see how insanely messed up everyone in the Hamptons is, except of course for the good guy who of course happens to be poor and hard working. See pretty ridiculous set-up for a show. Trust me you need to watch to find out.
The trailer from the first season is a perfect illustration to the ridiculousness of the show:
The trailer from the first season is a perfect illustration to the ridiculousness of the show:
Let's break the trailer down:
1. Slow motion scene with dramatic music and a voice-over from Emily. A go to move for the show. Voice-overs and dramatic music make everything seem so much more important. Just like the movie trailer voice guy can make any move look like an Oscar contender.
1. Slow motion scene with dramatic music and a voice-over from Emily. A go to move for the show. Voice-overs and dramatic music make everything seem so much more important. Just like the movie trailer voice guy can make any move look like an Oscar contender.
2. Flashbacks illustrating important plot ideas. Never bad to rip off the best TV show ever, Lost.3
3. Close ups on characters face showing how intense their thoughts are at any given time.
4. Rich white people having #richwhitepeopleproblems.4
3. Close ups on characters face showing how intense their thoughts are at any given time.
4. Rich white people having #richwhitepeopleproblems.4
5. Shocking secretes aka the basis of the whole show.
6. Statements from Emily that have double meanings, which is basically the only way she talks.
7. Dramatic confrontations between two characters.
8. Violence. You aren't getting revenge properly, if you aren't spilling some blood along the way.
6. Statements from Emily that have double meanings, which is basically the only way she talks.
7. Dramatic confrontations between two characters.
8. Violence. You aren't getting revenge properly, if you aren't spilling some blood along the way.
Revenge is so awesome that it's big time, which means it gets the first ever *Certified Big Time* stamp of approval on Jamie Dixon Cider. *Certified Big Time* means whatever is certified is awesome and you'd be crazy not to check it out.
1 One of the best things about streaming video is the ability to go on TV watching marathons. There is nothing better than rapidly watching a full season of a show like Game of Thrones because you don't have to spend an entire week wondering what is going to happen the cliffhanger.
2 If I was a billionaire I'm pretty sure that I could come up with better and easier ways to ruin people's lives than becoming friends with them. Heck, I think you could pay to have them all killed if you really wanted to.
3 I don't care what the haters say, Lost is the best television show ever. The ending might have pissed some people off, but the journey to then ending was amazing. The pilot is one of the greatest pilots ever, Jack is a great troubled hero, Ben is one of the most devious villains, amazing musical scores, tons of draw dropping moments and the cliffhanger when Jack says "We have to go back, Kate" is the best season cliffhanger ever. One day I will have a 20,000 word Lost entry.
4 I love any tweet that is #"fill-in-the-blank"problems like #firstworldproblems.
A lot to digest here.
ReplyDeleteThis just came to me, but it seems like Revenge has a little bit of the Great Gatsby written into it. The Hampton's setting, someone putting on false airs or pretending to be something they are not, a noveaux-rich person.
I will ignore your defense of that awful tv show Lost. At least until you watch the Wire.
You are spot on about streaming. It's a game changer. Now Netflix just needs to up their game.
Solid call with the roommate. If you are meeting people for the first time and you casually call your live-together girlfriend your roommate, they will love you forever.