“Revenge” is in my opinion, the best drama series on television. Nothing comes close to it, from wonderful, powerful storytelling and acting, this series came out of nowhere last year and it has maintained its quality for a second year! Highly recommended!
© 2012 abc studios. All Rights Reserved.
DVD TITLE: Revenge: The Complete Second Season
DURATION: 22 Episodes (924 Minutes)
DVD INFORMATION: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Spanish and French Subtitles, Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 Televisions
COMPANY: abc studios
RATED: TV PG LSV
RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2013
Directed by Kenneth Fink, Bobby Roth, Matt Earl Beesley, Sanford Bookstaver, J. Miller Tobin, Randall Zisk, Matt Shakman, Colin Buckley, John Scott
Written by Mike Kelley, Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin, Joe Fazzio, Nikki Toscano, Mark B. Perry, Sallie PAtrick, Elle Triedman, Michael Foley, Sunil Nayar, Ted Sullivan, Ryan Scott, Mark Fish, Liz Tigelaar
Produced by Stephen Sassen, Nikki Toscano
Co-Producer: Ted Babcock, Sallie Patrick
Executive Producer: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Mike Kelley, Melissa Loy, Mark B. Perry
Co-Executive Producer: Michael Foley, Sanford Bookstaver
Consulting Producer: Phillip Noyce, Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin, Jesse Lasky
Supervising Producer: Mark Fish, Elle Triedman
Music by iZLER
Cinematography by Cynthia Pusheck, John Smith
Edited by Sue Blainey, Martin Nicholson, Conrad Smart, John M. Valerio
Casting by Elizabeth Barnes, Corbin Bronson
Production Design by Bruce Alan Miller, John Hansen
Art Direction by Christopher Burian-Mohr
Set Decoration by Christopher Marsteller, Michelle Ashley
Costume Design by Jill M. Ohanneson
Starring:
Madeline Stowe as Victoria Grayson
Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne
Gabriel Mann as Nolan Ross
Henry Czerny as Conrad Grayson
Ashley Madekwe as Ashley Davenport
Nick Wechsler as Jack Porter
Joshua Bowman as Daniel Grayson
Connor Paolo as Declan Porter
Christa B. Allen as Charlotte Grayson
James Tupper as David Clarke
Ashton Holmes as Tyler Barrol
Emily Alyn Lind as Young Amanda
Margarita Levieva as Amanda Clarke
JR Bourne as Kenny Ryan
Ed Corbin as Bull
Max Martini as Frank Stevens
Wendy Crewson as Helen Crowley
Roger Bart as Mason Treadwell
Michael Trucco as Nate Ryan
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Satoshi Takeda
Nicholas Stargel as Young Jack
Burn Gorman as Trask
Seychelle Gabriel as Regina
E.J. Bonilla as Marco Romero
Michael Nardelli as Trey Chandler
Collins Pennie as Eli James
Barry Sloane as Aiden Mathis
Emily Thorne’s enemies may be the same, but her mission now takes on a suspenseful twist. In the second season of ABC’s smash hit series, new faces from the past will complicate the already tangled web of deceit and divert Emily from her path to vengeance.
Relive every biting and brilliant episode of Season Two, complete with all 22 action-filled episodes and never-before-seen bonus features that will lure fans even deeper into the drama. Feel the power of television’s most seductive series, when “Revenge: The Complete Second Season†arrives on DVD.
With the death of Victoria Grayson, the Grayson family has been rocked to its very core. But things are not all as they seem to be as many people are hiding their true intentions.
As Emily Thorne (the real Amanda Clark) tries to look for her mother, the real Emily Thorne (posing as Amanda Clarke) is pregnant.  But as Emily was the sole person seeking vengeance, the game has changed as Daniel Grayson seeks to take control of Grayson corporation and what happens when Amanda Clark’s mother, who was thought to be deceased, makes her return.
Featuring a chilling but exciting second season of “Revenge”, more twists and turns are featured but also more tragedy as significant characters in the series meet their demise.
Find out what happens in “Revenge: The Complete Second Season”!
What is “Revenge”?
On Sept. 2011, the ABC television drama “Revenge” made its debut and became the highest rated television series for ABC since “Lost”.
Dominating at the #1 spot on the Nielsen ratings, “Revenge” received favorable reviews from critics for its chilling story of one person’s desire for vengeance. The series would earn actress Madeline Stowe with a 2012 Golden Globe Award nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress” and nominated for “Favorite New TV Drama” at the 2012 People’s Choice Awards.
With a second season of “Revenge” set to air in September 2012 and a season finale that left millions of viewers shocked, the exciting “Revenge: The Complete First Season” will be released on DVD in August 2012. Featuring all 22-episodes and bonus features.
“Revenge” begins with a man being shot and falling onto the beach while a party is being held in the background. The party is to celebrate the engagement of Daniel Grayson (as portrayed by Josh Bowman) and Emily Thorne (as portrayed by Emily VanCamp, “Brothers and Sisters”, “Everwood”).
We learn that David has went on a walk on the beach, while we see Emily in her red dress wiping sand off her hand, meanwhile we see Daniel’s mother Victoria (as portrayed by Madeleine Stow, “The Last of the Mohicans”, “We Were Soldiers”, “The General’s Daughter”) giving a speech for her son and Emily. Madeleine walks up to Emily and demands to know where her son is.
We then see Daniel’s sister Charlotte (as portrayed by Christa B. Allen) and Declan Porter (as portrayed by Connor Paolo) on the beach. They spot the dead body and Charlotte screams, as everyone in the party rushes towards the beach.
The story then flashes back five months earlier, where Emily Thorne has returned to the Hamptons and is planning to purchase a beach house. We are taken back to Emily’s past and learn that Emily is actually named Amanda Clarke. A woman who’s father was framed for terrorism.
Believing that her father was a monster, she is given records to show that he was innocent and was setup by people he was once close to. And now, the extremely intelligent Amanda plans to get her revenge on each of the people who are responsible for her father’s downfall.
So, Emily/Amanda moves back to the Hamptons and purchases the home where she and her father once lived in. A home that is now owned by Victoria Grayson, a cold, manipulative woman who is suspicious of everyone and a woman who happens to have had an affair with Amanda’s father, David Clarke.
Now Amanda, as Emily Thorne, infiltrates the upper class society of the Hamptons in order to exact her revenge.
She becomes close to Victoria’s son David (which leads Victoria to hire an undercover investigator to look into her past) and slowly trying to meet the mover and shakers in the community and find a way to destroy the people who hurt her father. And while no one knows Emily’s true identity, she runs into Nolan Ross, the genius software inventor and hacker who worked with David Clarke. Although she doesn’t trust him, he was loyal to David and grateful for David Clarke in investing in NolCorp which had made him a successful millionaire.
And as Emily/Amanda sets off to get her revenge, she runs into a little trouble as the person she took the name Emily Thorne from, goes to stay in the Hampton and begins to use the Amanda Clarke. And to make things complicated, Amanda (the real Emily Thorne) begins to have a relationship with Jack.
In season two, Emily continues her plans for revenge against the Grayson Family, meanwhile Amanda (the real Emily) is pregnant with Jack’s baby, while Jack and Declan are forced to partner up with two men in saving the bar. But the two men may be linked to Jack’s father’s past.
Meanwhile, Victoria who is thought to be dead is very much alive. But with Daniel now seeking for leverage of control of Grayson Global, the mysterious group known as the Initiative who are responsible for Amanda’s father’s death, step up in order to cause more problems for Conrad and Victoria by trying to control Daniel. And the Initiative want control of Nolan’s company in order to gain access to a computer program for some apparent reason. And they will do all they can to steal that information and kill anyone who gets in their way.
And what the Initiative truly is, will be revealed!
The characters of “Revenge”
- Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke (as portrayed by Emily VanCamp) – The main protagonist. Amanda Clarke watched her father be falsely accused for a terrorism attack and those who framed him not only locking him up but keeping her institutionalized. For years, she has planned her revenge and now has arrived in the Hampton’s using the name Emily Thorne to destroy the Grayson family but also access Conrad Grayson’s files and find evidence that the Grayson’s are responsible for framing her father. She is also trying to find her real mother.
- Nolan Ross (as portrayed by Gabriel Mann) – A genius software inventor and multimillionaire. Because Amanda’s father contributed to the growing of his empire, he promised to watch over Amanda Clarke. He helps Emily (the real Amanda) hack into computers and spy on people.
- Ashley Davenport (as portrayed by Ashley Madekwe) – Emily’s best friend and an employee of the Grayson Family. She has her own personal ambitions and has had a relationship with Daniel but also a sexual relationship with Conrad. She is being used by the Grayson family.
- Amanda Clarke/Emily Thorne (as portrayed by Margarita Levieva) – The real Emily Thorne who befriended Amanda Clarke in the juvenile detention. Both Emily and Amanda have switched identities and have helped each other. But when the real Emily arrives at the Hamptons, she takes on the identity of Amanda Clarke and gets involved with Jack Porter and is wanting to start a new life since becoming pregnant with Jack’s baby.
The Grayson Family:
- Victoria Grayson (as portrayed by Madeleine Stowe) – The matriarch of the Grayson family. Victoria is cold and manipulative. She also had an affair with David Clarke but was coerced into betraying him to protect her children. She is very suspicious towards Emily Thorne and despises her for dating her son Daniel. She and her husband Conrad do not get along and despite the two discussing divorce, they put their own personal ambitions as a priority. Thought to be dead, but is very much alive.
- Conrad Grayson (as portrayed by Henry Czerny) – Victoria’s husband and the CEO of Grayson Global. He has had an affair with Victoria’s former best friend Lydia and is the man responsible for the plane crash that David Clarke was framed for. He and his wife have a problematic relationship and realizes that his son Daniel is wanting control of Grayson Global.
- Daniel Grayson (as portrayed by Josh Bowman) – The eldest son of the Grayson family. He is in love with Emily and tries to figure out if he wants to follow his father and learn to run the company or follow his mother. He is dating Ashley but still harbors feelings for Emily.
- Charlotte Grayson (as portrayed by Christa B. Allen) – The youngest sibling who does not get along with her mother. She is dating Declan Porter and has issues with drugs and alcohol.
The Porter Family:
- Jack Porter (as portrayed by Nick Wechsler) – Jack grew up with Amanda Clarke. He takes over his father’s bar and becomes the guardian for his younger brother Declan. He is the father of Amanda Clarke’s (the real Emily Thorne) baby and is trying to keep his father’ bar business afloat.
- Declan Porter (as portrayed by Connor Paolo) – Dating Charlotte Grayson and is very headstrong, and sometimes making him clash with his brother Jack. He worries that his brother’s use of his college money to fund the bar will prevent him in going to college and tries to find a quick way to get money.
The following is a spoiler-free synopsis of season two of “Revenge”:
- EPISODE 23: DESTINY – Emily returns to the Hamptons to find out what happened to her mother, meanwhile Victoria is alive. Meanwhile, Jack are having problems keeping the bar afloat.
- EPISODE 24: RESURRECTION – With Conrad’s plan to gain Charlotte’s inheritance to save Grayson Global, Victoria must let the world know that she is still alive.
- EPISODE 25: CONFIDENCE – Emily tries to get Aiden to leave the Hamptons, meanwhile Declan is caught with breaking into Kenny Ryan’s residence.
- EPISODE 26: INTUITION – Victoria throws a baby shower for Amanda and something bad happens.
- EPISODE 27: FORGIVENESS – Kara, the real Amanda Clark’s mother, arrives in the Grayson home.
- EPISODE 28: ILLUSION – Mason Treadwell digs deeper into Amanda Clarke’s past.
- EPISODE 29: PENANCE – Mason Treadwell continues to dig for more information about Emily and Amanda.
- EPISODE 30: LINEAGE – A flashback episode about Victoria and her mother and the secrets within the family.
- EPISODE 31: REVELATIONS – Daniel is trying to be voted as Grayson Global’s CEO and has interest in Nolan’s company.
- EPISODE 32: POWER – Emily and Aiden fake a break-up in order for Emily to get closer to Daniel.
- EPISODE 33: SABOTAGE – Padma wants to get back together with Nolan and work with him again.
- EPISODE 34: COLLUSION – Jack receives important information about his new business partners.
- EPISODE 35: UNION – What happened to Aiden’s sister? Was Padma lying to Nolan? And a marriage.
- EPISODE 36: SACRIFICE – The Graysons end up causing another death and tragedy hits Emily hard.
- EPISODE 37: RETRIBUTION – With the death of a significant character, Emily’s thirst for revenge has become stronger.
- EPISODE 38: ILLUMINATION – Jack is suspicious when Conrad and Victoria start a charity and Emily’s past has caught up with her.
- EPISODE 39: VICTORY – Padma returns and shows Nolan why the Initiative wants the super program Carrion.
- EPISODE 40: MASQUERADE – The Grayson’s host a Halloween party. More tragedy.
- EPISODE 41: IDENTITY – More lies from Victoria and Conrad’s political aspirations may take a hit.
- EPISODE 42: ENGAGEMENT – Will Emily say yes to Daniel’s marriage proposal? What is happening with Charlotte?
- EPISODE 43: TRUTH, PART 1 – A blackout has hit Manhattan and a pregnancy is announced.
- EPISODE 44: TRUTH, PART 2 – After a bomb blast, another major tragedy and the truth comes out.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Revenge: The Complete Second Season” is presented in Widescreen (1:78:1) – Enhanced for 16×9 televisions. When it comes to television drama series, “Revenge” is quite interesting. You have a lot of the series shot in the set but most amazing aspect of this series is that I thought many scenes were actually shot at the Hamptons, but a lot of those backgrounds were bluescreened.
But the stage is beautifully designed and looks like it was from the Hamptons. For the most part, the series looks good on DVD, nice good closeups and skintones are natural and during low light scenes, I didn’t see any major noise or compression artifacts.
The series looks great, production and costume design are fantastic and it would have been nice to see a Blu-ray release of “Revenge”. But for the most part, “Revenge: The Complete First Season” does look very good on DVD.
As for audio, the series is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and the series is primarily dialogue and music driven. Dialogue is clean and understandable, while the music has always played a major part for the series and definitely enhances certain scenes. Personally, I found it much more appealing to have my receiver set at stereo on all channels. There is also much more explosions and action sequences in this second season.
The show is presented in English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Revenge: The Complete Second Season” includes the following special features:
DISC 1:
- Deleted Scenes – Featuring nine deleted scenes.
DISC 2:
- Audio Commentary – Featuring audio commentary for “Illusion” by executive producers Sunil Nayar and Melissa Loy and writer/co-executive producer Michael Foley.
- Deleted Scenes – Featuring three deleted scenes.
DISC 3:
- Audio Commentary – Featuring audio commentary for “Sacrifice” by executive producer/writer Mark B. Perry, Writer/Executive Story Editor Joe Fazzio and actors Nick Wechsler and Margarita Levieva
- Deleted Scenes – Featuring nine deleted scenes.
DISC 4:
- Deleted Scenes – Featuring five deleted scenes.
DISC 5:
- Audio Commentary – Audio commentary for “Truth, Part Two” by creator/executive producer/writer Mike Kelley and actress Emily Van Camp.
- Schooled in Revenge – (3:13) The first novel by Jesse Lasky titled “Schooled in Revenge” inspired from the TV series “Revenge” featuring Ava Winters who studied from Takeda.
- The Sound of Revenge – (14:53) iZLER discusses the musical score for “Revenge” and creating the music for season two.
- Haute Hamptons: Dressing Miss Davenport – (8:22) Costume designer Jill Ohanneson and Ashley Madekwe discuss Ashley Davenport’s clothing on the show.
- Bloopers – (2:53) Featuring outtakes from “Revenge” season two.
- Deleted Scenes – Featuring ten deleted scenes.
How far would one go to achieve revenge?
After the exciting, dark and a crazy wild ride of one young woman trying to achieve the best revenge. You thought season one was fantastic but season two really takes things up a notch and possibly ABC taking the cue from a past popular series, “LOST”, no major character is spared and anyone can die. The message was definitely loud and clear as major characters are killed off and that the setting of revenge for Emily Thorn has just been amped.
No one is safe in this second season. So, aside from Emily (the real Amanda Clark), suffice to say, each character in the series could die anytime.
Carefully planned, wonderfully written and each episode so captivating and ending with a teaser, once you start watching this series, you’re instantly hooked!
What I enjoyed about the first season was how much more interaction is involved with the supporting cast. The first season focused a lot on the real Amanda Clark enacting her plan out on revenge against the Grayson family. But for season two, while this is still ongoing with Emily, things are not as easy.
The real Emily Thorne (currently as Amanda) is pregnant and looking forward to her wedding with Jack, Daniel is dating Ashley, Ashley who is dating Daniel has had sexual relations with his father which Victoria knows about and so everyone in the Grayson family is using her. Declan continues to get in further trouble, as with his girlfriend Charlotte. And if anything, every character has gotten themselves into certain trouble.
And the most significant addition to this second season is Aiden Mathis. The only guy that the real Amanda Clarke had to bond with while being trained by Takeda but a man full of mysteries.
Like the first season, characters with so many layers fueled by ambition, greed, love, spite, pride, chaos, jealousy, deception and/or revenge. I don’t think I have watched and enjoyed an ensemble drama series since “Lost”. The writing is fantastic but with the introduction of the Initiative, it definitely opens up a new can of worms or should I say pipe bombs as the threat level for the characters goes beyond Emily/Amanda and now everyone.
Needless to say, by season 3, I expect all hell to break loose. I can’t wait for the third season to begin!
So, along with its characters and storyline, the cinematography for the series was well-done. It’s great to have a series that is well-acted, well-written, cool set design as well as location. “Revenge” is turning out to be my favorite drama series on television.
And as for the DVD release, you get all 22-episodes with plenty of bonus features including audio commentary, many deleted scenes, outtakes, featurettes and more!
Overall, “Revenge” is in my opinion, the best drama series on television. Nothing comes close to it, from wonderful, powerful storytelling and acting, this series came out of nowhere last year and it has maintained its quality for a second year!
“Revenge: The Complete Secon Season” is highly recommended!
