I know this is kinda repetitive but... I'm feeling it, for real. People have been slating this show since S2 yet I stuck around and loved it so obsessively despite it, but Season 4 is not the show I feel in love with and there's no inkling of it left.
The premise of a Emily vs Victoria season seemed shallow storyline wise (22 episodes dedicated to this don't seem anything but repetitive) but nevertheless the back and forth between them in a catty showdown amongst the Hampton's socialites like the old seasons (exception of some parts of Season 2, but it a properly relevant story so it's excused) >>> this weird irrelevant mob leader storyline or w/e. The premise is interesting, but it's implemented so shoddily that the focus of the show has changed in this season atleast 3 times, first Emily vs Victoria, then David's revenge and now 'Revengers Assemble vs Malcolm Black'. If it just stuck with the Emily vs Victoria it would've been a bit more truer to it's roots.
This show and the writers have NO IDEA where this show is going and it's obvious, and the pace they're going at is only going to harm the show, imo. I think they need to slow down a bit.
They need to give room for character development and some gradual and natural progression to come into play because I personally feel as if a lot of these "twists" and story changes feel forced and unnecessary (I'll admit that this problem plagued Season 3 too). Season 1 wasn't amazingly paced (and I'll admit that S4 is actually going at an amazing pace versus it) yet it remains the best season of this show because it found a decent pace to build tension and give a reason to actually be SHOCKED. Modern episodes are just trying to hard and they need to slow down, jesus. We have 10 episodes left of the show (possibly and HOPEFULLY), I don't want them to rush things and go to the extremes because they have nothing left.
Nevertheless, I still enjoy 'Revenge' and still anticipate each new episode, but it's mainly due to my attachment to the characters and my previous obsession. If this was S2 or 3, I would've bailed fast.
I will say though that Season 4 was actually really good for the most part till episode 8. I will continue to watch to see how this goes. Hopefully the show gets an interesting ending.