Revenge makes its first misstep

It goes like this: at The Promised Land PaleyFest this past week, Mike Kelley (the creator of Revenge) put to rest the idea that Emily and Nolan might ever become romantically involved. Apparently it was always "meant to be a sibling relationship. It's got a nice, warm beating-heart to the series; otherwise it's just a bunch of nastiness." While I'm in agreement with him that their relationship gives the show the heart it needs, the truth is that Emily Van Camp has far more chemistry with Nolan (played by Gabriel Mann) than she does with either of her two "legitimate" love interests on the show. This is a situation Community handled incredibly well in its first season -- when Jeff and Britta weren't really working together, they paired Jeff (Joel McHale) with the actress he had the most natural chemistry with (Alison Brie) even though they didn't originally plan on the two getting together. It's a swallow-your-pride type of thing. There are Emily-Nolan shippers out there for a reason -- the emotional depth they bring to their scenes together is almost tangible; it's far better acting than anything we see from Emily when she's with Daniel (and although I'm sad to say it, when she's with Jack as well). Plus, Gabriel Mann is for it! That should be reason enough.