A dinner with the extended Grayson clan goes terribly wrong when Jack crashes and reveals Charlotte's paternity secret.
Ye Olde Cassette Tape
Things are getting more complicated for Emily's (Emily VanCamp) revenge plot. This week the complication takes the form of a video found by Jack (Nick Wechsler) of little Emily spilling the affair between her father and Victoria (Madeline Stowe). But first Jack has to call in Nolan (Gabriel Mann) and his technical wizardry in order to play the VHS tape. Everyone on the show acts like a VCR is a magical device from the 1800s or something.
Dinner Dramatics
Grandpa Grayson's arrival in town makes everything more complicated. Emily plans to out Charlotte's biological secret but changes her mind after watching Conrad (Henry Czerny) and Charlotte have a heart-to-heart. Not to fear though, because after Nolan fails in his minion duties to keep Jack from seeing the tape he busts into the Grayson family dinner. Once there, Jack reveals Victoria's affair with David, which leads to Conrad revealing Charlotte's parentage. Can the Graysons ever have a normal family dinner?
Don't Mess With Grandpa
Grandpa Grayson for some reason is obsessed with the idea of Conrad and Victoria having a sweet, cuddly divorce. But from what we've seen there is nothing sweet or cuddly about Victoria. Even her hugs are powered by hatred! After the dinner meltdown, he thinks it might be time for Conrad to step down and Daniel (Joshua Bowman) to step up. He's met Daniel before right? I imagine the Daniel CEO years will include memos written in crayon and everyone getting paid in pot and gold stars.
Find a Better Hiding Place
The biggest shocker of the night is the disappearance of Emily's super secret box of vengeance. After burning her bridges with Amanda (Margarita Levieva) she seems the most likely culprit. But perhaps it was someone else entirely? This was a strong episode to lead into next's week giant outing, in which we'll finally learn what went down at the engagement party in the pilot. Sadly, if it is Daniel that takes a bullet, we'll never get to hear any of his quality poetry.
Best Lines:
"As of late I find my perception is only blinded by one thing: Revenge."
--Emily in voiceover.
"So fire and ice? It's astonishing how your mother managed to model the theme of your engagement party after both sides of her personality."
--Conrad to Daniel.
"It's like the beginning of a joke, 'two Graysons walk into a bar.'"
--Declan to Charlotte and Victoria. "Poor Jack must really want answers if not even a Long Island Lolita could pry it from his death grip."
--Nolan to Emily.
"What's on the revengenda this evening?"
--Nolan to Emily.
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