The third season of ABC's Revenge came to an end Sunday night, as did the lives of two main characters. First, Aiden Mathis (Barry Sloane) bit the dust with his life being snuffed out by Victoria holding a pillow over his face. In the final segment, Conrad Grayson (Henry Czerny) had been released from prison but was quickly murdered by none other than a much-alive David Clarke (James Tupper)! In the final scene, Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) was institutionalized by Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) before she could reveal (to anyone important) that Emily was really Amanda Clarke.
It was a good finale. The character of Aiden and the whole backstory between Emily and Aiden never worked for me so I was happy when Victoria took care of that with a drugged drink and one small pillow. Despite my dislike of the story and the portrayal of Aiden as "the one" for Emily, VanCamp did a fantastic job as Emily when she discovered Aiden's body, perhaps her best performance to date. One of the most appealing things about early Revenge was the flashbacks of Jack and Amanda, and rooting for them to be together again. Let's hope Season 4 gets back to that.
