Overall and finale 'Revenge' thoughts

[arabian]

So I've never actually posted about Revenge. But in an effort to feature more in my livejournal than 99 posts about The Vampire Diaries and 1 post about ... not The Vampire Diaries, here are quick overall thoughts about the show, and the finale in particular. I've actually watched this one from the beginning and quite enjoy it for the campy,

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[irlandesak]

I pretty much agree with you on the characters. Nolan is my favorite. I kind of shipped him with Emily early on because I felt they had a good dynamic as opposed to the almost anti-chemistry she shares with Daniel and Jack but in the finale something seemed heightened with them. I know is was likely unintentional since that whole 'siblings' thing the writer intended (if that's the case, incest is best) but the hug and her look towards him before she uttered her last line brought some heat, IMO

[arabian]

in the finale something seemed heightened with them

Right? Totally, totally.

know is was likely unintentional since that whole 'siblings' thing the writer intended

Yeah, BUT the actor Gabriel Mann has flat-out refuted that he doesn't play it that way, he doesn't buy it, and is constantly trying to change Kelley's mind, like big-time. (In a very adorable way. He ships Emily/Nolan SO HARD -- he tweets shippy vids of them, and is super-sweet to people who tweet him about E/N, hahahaha!). The problem is that whatever was intended by Kelly, because of the chemistry and connection between the actors and the characters, Emily and Nolan just make the most sense.

the hug and her look towards him before she uttered her last line brought some heat, IMO.

Not just your opinion!

Well, I disagreed with hiddeneloise on quite a few of her complaints, but I do agree in the overall sense that it did get a bit muddled, but I think they managed to pull it all back together and the muddled bit was just a few episodes in the middle for me.

She has no

[ancholia]

I pretty like the show. I love how at the beginning, it was supposed to be kinda a soap and in the end, this is a thriller and suspens show

[arabian]

I know there's some Daniel, and Daniel/Emily love out there, but not much, and very little for Jack (I've literally never seen any in casual Revenge circles). It really does make me believe that there isn't much support out there and Mike Kelley is just completely ignoring that. Sad.

I don't know what to think of his relationship with Emily but there is something between them

Right? That's how it feels. There is something there. And it's just not a sibling-vibe that I'm getting.

did you watched the season finale of Hart of Dixie? What did you think? George is actually becoming irritating and I almost cheered when Lemon punched him, lol.

I did, George and Zoe are seriously working on my last nerve. I liked that Wade got something, but it's completely playing like George is Zoe's one true love, and ugh, just the way they did that whole last batch of episodes just made both George and Zoe look so bad!

[ancholia]

Right? That's how it feels. There is something there. And it's just not a sibling-vibe that I'm getting.

Not sibling-vibe at all. And the weird thing is that I think we got this feeling/impression from Nolan very quickly in the show. He's supportive, admirative, protector... in the meantime he's the one pushing Emily towards Jack.
So, maybe this whole ambiguous relationship is to put on Gabriel Mann way of playing only.

[arabian]

I really do think it's Gabriel Mann. He is clearly NOT down for the whole sibling thing, LOL!

[beck_liz]

I really, really, really don't buy Jack/Emily, and really don't get why Nolan pushes it. (Unless it's because he's into Jack himself but knows he doesn't have a chance.) Jack would not know what to do with Emily, the real Emily. If she'd told him everything as she'd intended, he probably would have freaked out and stayed freaked out. (I can see freaking out initially and coming to terms, but Jack would NOT have come to terms, I don't think.)

Emily and Nolan so have the best relationship and I do not see it as brother/sister.

This. Although I would be perfectly happy with them being BFFs and going around wreaking revenge on behalf of others, rather like the Leverage crew (initially suggested by

[arabian]

I really, really, really don't buy Jack/Emily

While I've seen some people rooting for Emily/Daniel, I've never seen any Jack/Emily fans. They just make no sense, and don't work. And it's frustrating that Nolan keeps pushing them, but it's because he cares for both, I guess. It's like Kelley makes Nolan his voice on the show re: Jack/Emily, and the only reason we don't get annoyed with Nolan is because Mann is so awesome.

Although I would be perfectly happy with them being BFFs and going around wreaking revenge on behalf of others, rather like the Leverage crew

I could live with that.

[beck_liz]

I could have bought Emily/Daniel up until recently. There was at least a little bit of chemistry there. Not as much as between Nolan and Emily, of course, but at least some. But Jack? Naaaaah.

[arabian]

Exactly. That's how I feel about it. This whole fated love story? Dude, they were KIDS! Who haven't seen each other YEARS!