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REVENGE The Complete Second Season

DVD Review by David Blackwell

 

DETAILS:  924 minutes (22 episodes on five discs), audio commentaries, deleted scenes, novel promo, bloopers, two featurettes

VIDEO:  1.78:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen)

AUDIO:  English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround

Subtitles: English SDH. French, Spanish

 

STUDIO:  ABC Studios

RELEASE DATE:  8-20-2013

 

DISC 1- DESTINY/ RESURRECTION/ CONFIDENCE/ INTUTION/ FORGIVENESS

DISC 2- ILLUSION/ PENNANCE/ LINEAGE/ REVELATIONS/ POWER

DISC 3- SABOTAGE/ COLLUSION/ UNION/ SACRIFICE

DISC 4- RETRIBUTION/ ILLUMINATION/ VICTORY/ MASQUERADE

DISC 5- IDENTITY/ ENGAGEMENT/ TRUTH Part 1 and 2

The second season of REVENGE is very uneven compared to the addictive first season.  It expands the conspiracy as Emily Thorne’s plot to expose and bring down those responsible for framing her father as a terrorist meets some hurdles. She wants to clear the Clarke family name.  One character comes back from the dead (in true soap opera fashion) while another character meets their death thankfully.    The first season of REVENGE was an addictive experience, but season 2 made me want to tune out at times as I think REVENGE would have better played out as a short form series or mini series instead of a TV drama that plays out over multiple seasons.  The plot with Emily’s mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a huge misfire.   Season 2 does throw multiple plot lines only to course correct all the mess created by the unfocused nature of season 2.

 

For those of you who haven’t been following revenge, Emily is Amanda Clarke who has taken over the identity of the real Emily Thorne (who is posing as Amanda).   A man from Emily’s past shows up and starts to help her with her revenge.  Amanda has Jack Porter’s baby while other events conspire against Jack that gets him over his head as Conrad Grayson schemes for more power.   Nolan Ross finds romance only to find some unexpected twists in his own life.   Emily’s quest for revenge may be going off the rails as her romantic life takes over or so it seems.  Declan Porter has more problems in his personal life as he still pines for Charlotte Grayson

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Audio commentaries for episodes ILLUSION (Disc 2) and SACRIFICE (DISC 3).


 Deleted scenes on every disc for several of the episodes and disc 5 has 11 deleted scenes with half of them cut from the second season finale.

 

SCHOOLED IN REVENGE- a three minute video promo for the novel, SCHOOLED IN REVENGE

 

THE SOUND OF REVENGE is a behind-the-scenes look at the process of writing and recording the score for an episode of REVENGE with the man responsible for the distinct musical score.  It is my favorite extra in the set as it gives a personal touch in the process and mind of the composer along with appearances from the show’s star and the show’s creator.

HAUTE HAMPTONS: DRESSING MISS DAVENPORT is a look at how clothes and color help define the character of Ashley Davenport for episodes of the show.

 

FINAL ANALYSIS:  REVENGE season 2 is a train wreck which isn’t the addictive pleasure season one was.  Hopefully season 3 will be better and the course correcting brings the central premise back into focus.

 

This DVD review is (c)9-6-2013 David Blackwell and cannot be reprinted without permission.  Send all comments to feedback@enterline-media.com

 

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