daniel grayson http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/23821/all en Revenge: Hatred http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/revenge-hatred <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Season 3 Episode 13 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/evan-mantel">Evan Mantel</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img style="float: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2013/revenge.jpg" alt="Revenge Season 3 poster" width="200" height="250" />I like history. Find it utterly fascinating. The <i>whys</i> and <i>what ifs</i> of history are possibilities that can lead down any number of intriguing avenues. Of course, none of those possible new outcomes are provable, but debating those outcomes is just as enjoyable as crafting different scenarios.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/revenge-hatred" target="_blank">read more</a></p> CMI on TV Blog Post MRC Culture Cold War daniel grayson emily thorn hatred Revenge Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:54:20 +0000 emantel 45336 at http://archive2.mrc.org Revenge: Homecoming http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/revenge-homecoming <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Season 3 Episode 11 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/evan-mantel">Evan Mantel</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img height="251" width="200" alt="Revenge " src="/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2013/revenge.jpg" style="float: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" />Well, it could have been worse. </p> <p>In an episode that was one argument short of <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitting_for_the_cycle">the cycle</a>, <i>Revenge</i> remained above the muck and mire that is the prime time soap opera.<i>*</i> </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/revenge-homecoming" target="_blank">read more</a></p> CMI on TV Blog Post MRC Culture conrad grayson daniel grayson Episode 11 Homecoming Mistresses Revenge Season 3 shouting match Mon, 06 Jan 2014 03:47:06 +0000 emantel 45228 at http://archive2.mrc.org Revenge Makes Them Good Girls Go Bad http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/revenge-makes-them-good-girls-go-bad <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/evan-mantel">Evan Mantel</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img style="float: right; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://bmicmistockphotos.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/revenge.jpg?w=600" width="200" height="251" />In any dualistic philosophy, two competing powers exist - one evil and one good. Christianity has God and Satan, Chinese philosophy has yin and yang, and even ancient religions in Egypt and Persia had dualistic principles.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/cmi-tv-blog-post/revenge-makes-them-good-girls-go-bad" target="_blank">read more</a></p> CMI on TV Blog Post MRC Culture conrad grayson daniel grayson dualism emily thorn evil Holocaust philosophy Revenge victoria grayson Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:45:07 +0000 emantel 44964 at http://archive2.mrc.org