Creator: Mike Kelley
Starring: Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Gabriel Mann, Henry Czerny, Ashley Madekwe
Number of discs: 5
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Distributed by: ABC Studios
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Running Time: 924 minutes
Season: 4 out of 5 stars
EXtras: 3.5 out of 5 stars
When I started watching “Revenge”, I enjoyed it but then I thought to myself how are they going to keep this going. How long can she really seek revenge? Well I was very pleasantly surprised with this season and each each episode on the show only get better and better and reveals many new mysteries throughout. Emily VanCamp is one tough girl, I would definitely not want to cross her (I have a feeling she holds a grudge). Madeleine Stowe really steals the spotlight in this show. Her portrayal of the high-society Hampton wife was one of the best roles on television. If you are a fan of this show, you will know my concerns on the topic. ABC Studios is not one to usually release their shows on Blu-ray (besides “Once Upon a Time”). I am not sure why they did not in the case, especially since the norm is leaning towards Blu-ray releases and the show is already presented in HD. The DVD itself does look nice though within its aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and an audio track of Dolby Digital 5.1. Nonetheless Mike Kelley has really developed a very deep and interesting season that I have the feeling will be able to continue for many years to come.
ABC’s “Revenge” takes us through Emily Thorne’s (Emily VanCamp) quest for revenge. She plans to uncover every deep, dark secret for one of the Hampton’s most powerful family, the Graysons. She finds that beneath the luxurious lifestyle of the Hamptons, lies a dark secret within that family concerning the wrongful arrest and leading death of her father. As Emily unraveled this twisted tale of passion, suspense, and ultimate redemption, she finds clues about her father and the people responses for his framing. Emily Thorne sets (Emily VanCamp) her vindictive plot against Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe), the reigning queen of the Hamptons, and everyone else who destroyed her family. Of course things don’t always go to plan and things her complicated and unravel in the wake of an unexpected love triangle between Emily, the son of her greatest nemesis, and a forgotten face from her past.
If this show isn’t good enough it’s bonus features are also extremely impressive. “Nolan Ross Exposed” is a faux feature, which exposes the truth behind the character Nolan Ross (Gabriel Mann) with sit-down interview footage and reporter Sarah Juarez (Stephanie Maura Sanchez) looks to get answers. “Roadmap To Revenge” is narrates by Emily VanCamp as she goes through her road to revenge for the show. “At Home In “The Hamptons”” is a look into the high life with Ashley Madekwe as she plays tour guide into the larger-than-life role in the show. “Haute Hamptons: Femme Fatale Fashion” takes a look into the styling of the two leading ladies, Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe with Costume Designer Jill Ohanneson. There are six quite decent deleted scenes and a bunch of great bloopers and outtakes. There is also an audio commentary on the pilot episode with Creator Mike Kelley and Actress Emily VanCamp. Lastly there two music videos including Christina Perri’s “Distance” and Angus & Julia Stone’s “For You.”
