Revenge is a deliciously (mostly) well-written soap that manages to deliver four steady seasons of twists and turns, even in its not-so-popular fourth season. At times there are some poor directing choices which result in over the top, eye-roll worthy moments and some lazy writing choices employed to tie up plot lines, but the show is not supposed to be high artistic drama. The only major, unfortunate offense here is the character of Margaux in seasons three and four. There's a difference between loving to hate a character and downright hating a character. Villains need to be somehow relatable to the audience in order to be portrayed successfully, yet Margaux's scenes are tedious and off-putting to watch due to her relentless, charmless, misplaced anger. We accept the other characters' thirsts for revenge, because their motivations seem warranted. Margaux just lies and wrongly focuses her blame on people who don't deserve it. The moment she was hit by a car, I literally cheered like I witnessed my favorite team winning the Super Bowl. She didn't ruin the series, but for me, she was the biggest flaw in it.
