Revenge

 ABC's new 1 hour drama is supposedly a retelling of Alexandre Dumas', The Count of Monte Cristo.  They go so far as to credit him as a writer.  I'm not sure how he would feel about Edmond's reincarnation as Emily -a beautiful blonde determined to financially ruin those who falsely accused her father of crimes he did not commit.  Revenge isn't great.  Not even really good.  But there are two, maybe three things about the show that will have me tuning in tomorrow night.

1.  Emily delivers.  Emily has succesfully ruined two people, 1/episode.  She does so without remorse all the while being bombarded by flashbacks of little Emily before she lost her father.  As a viewer, I can't help but be on her side.  The formula will eventually become stale when at some point she'll run out of believable victims, develop a conscience, or a love interest. 

2.  Watching the game unfold.  She has the awesome ability to predict the actions of everyone around her as only a rich, beautiful orphan can.

3.  Revenge.  We all want a little.

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If you want more revenge watch: Machine Girl - To read my post on it click here.