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Page 50 September 27, 2013
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BOOK REVIEW
ART EVENTS
Gordon Korman’s “The Hypnotists”
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evenge, ABC’s hit primetime soap set in an extremely inaccurate version of the Hamptons, returns for its third season on Sunday, September 29, and is expected to take a different direction than its convoluted, droll second season. With new executive producer (or “showrunner” as they say in the biz) Sunil Nayar at the helm of the once-steamy guilty pleasure, ABC head honcho Paul Lee has promised a “slightly less complicated” story for the next season, and this editor is totally fine with that—does ANYONE know what the point of that ridiculous “Initiative shuts down New York City’s electricity” story was? If Lee and Nayar are to be believed, we can expect a back-to-basics Revenge tale. And judging from popular opinion, there are several necessary ingredients to a successful new run of Revenge: –Evilly polite exchanges between the wickedly pleasant Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) and the cold-asice Emily (Emily VanCamp) must occur at least once an episode. –Poor little rich girl Charlotte (Krista Allen) needs to be reigned in. A lot. Is it too late to send the twit off to boarding school? –Daniel (Josh Bowman) needs to stop with the corporate intrigue and go back to being the dumbest hunk in Southampton. –Someone has to remind Aiden (Barry Sloane) that he isn’t actually James Bond and that not everything needs to be about avenging his junkie sister. “Hi, Aiden, nice day we’re having.” “MY SISTER WAS
KIDNAPPED AND KILLED 10 YEARS AGO!” “Ketchup or honey mustard?” “MY SISTER WAS KIDNAPPED AND KILLED 10 YEARS AGO!” You get the picture. –Jack (Nick Wechsler) needs to take his shirt off more. –Nolan (Gabriel Mann) belongs at Emily’s side at all times to offer witty commentary on the ridiculous goings-on of the Southampton elite. In the season two finalé, Emily was forced to reveal her true identity to Jack as he planned to shoot Conrad from afar. It was a dramatic reveal—Jack married a woman thinking she was his childhood sweetheart, when in fact it was Emily—but now that he knows, where do these two stand? Charlotte, meanwhile, reeled from learning she’s pregnant with Declan’s (Connor Paolo) baby, but nobody told her that Declan was killed in a bomb set by her dad, Conrad (Henry Czerny). Daniel may or may not have killed Aiden, while Nolan got framed and arrested for every crime since the dawn of time, and Victoria received a visit from her long-lost first son, Patrick. There was no actual actor cast for the role at the time, so, like Dynasty, viewers would have to wait until next season to learn who’s playing the part. (As legend goes, Joan Collins was infamously cast as Alexis Carrington in Dynasty when Elizabeth Taylor’s management laughed at the idea of her appearing on the schlocky primetime soap.) ABC has since announced that Justin Hartley has been cast in the role. It’s unknown how long he’ll be sticking around. Since Declan has perished, Paolo is no longer with the series. Ashley Madekwe, who has played Ashley
Courtesy ABC.com
Revenge Returns For A Fresh New Season
The official season 3 cast photo
Davenport since the show began, is also leaving the series. Her most interesting story—in which she was revealed to have slept with Conrad while working with Victoria—lasted for one episode and was only done because former executive producer Mike Kelley read fan speculation on a message board and thought it would be interesting. Oh, and let’s take bets on how much they’ll bungle their portrayal of the Hamptons this season! In the past, we’ve been introduced to Suffolk Hospital, a rural Manhasset (it’s practically QUEENS, people!), learned that Montauk and Southampton are neighboring villages and that Montauk is where the “poor people” live. For more on ABC’s juicy melodrama, check out DansPapers.com for weekly episode recaps.
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