ABC’s ‘Revenge’: Dark, campy fun

●Revenge (10 p.m., ABC) A solid prime-time soap with a burnt-crisp soul. Emily VanCamp plays a young woman who moves to the Hamptons to wreak havoc on the lives of the powerful social circle who — to protect themselves and their fortunes — framed her father for embezzlement and aiding terrorists. Prepared for gourmet cheese, I found “Revenge” to be intelligently paced and acted. The treat here is Madeleine Stowe as the Hamptons’ richest and most mean-spirited doyenne — campy and kinda fun.

Grade: B-

— Hank Stuever

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