The twist was unexpected to me actually and unsettled me. It also drips with suspense the more desperate the situation becomes and the more the states of mind unravel. The story is crisply paced and there is a lot going on without feeling too over-crowded. It is tautly scripted and avoids being too melodramatic, which was a danger with this type of story. Hitchcock directs impeccably, his unmistakable style being all over "Revenge" and showing why he was deserving of his "master of suspense" nickname. The audio unsettles and has a good deal of atmosphere (the series' theme tune courtesy of Gounod especially), though the balance is not always there. It is beautifully and atmospherically shot, moodily lit and tightly edited, with a look similar to Hitchcock's output in the 40s (a good thing).
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Will admit to not being crazy with the bookend segment, something that always varied throughout the series (mostly good and more), what Hitchcock has to say is interesting and sums up the tale quite well but is a bit rambling and on the vague side. If one is planning on watching 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' to see what the fuss is about and is not sure where to start, "Revenge" is a very good place to start.
It does a great job cramming in a lot of content in a short space of time and there is nowhere near as much of a finding its feet feel as feared like there can be with shows/series in their first episodes. It is not one of the best episodes of 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents', but as far as Season 1 goes it is in the better end. "Revenge" is a great start and a treat for fellow Hitchcock fans.
Really liked the idea for the story and Ralph Meeker and Vera Miles often were reliable presences. "Revenge" is most notable for being the episode that started it all and being one of the episodes that Hitchcock, one of my all time favourite directors, himself directed.
Every season had some truly fine episodes, and they all had some not so good episodes. 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' is a very interesting and very well done, if not consistent, series that ran for seven seasons between 19.
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