As the drama on primetime soap "Revenge" heats up, the takedown plots will continue to thicken. Showrunner Sunil Nayar shared an inside scoop about what's in store for the Hamptons socialites as the season progresses.
Aiden (Barry Sloane) showed up at the end of the season premiere, promising to stir up some trouble. Aiden said he wants to ruin the "girl next door." Nayar told TVLine that Aiden is not bluffing about his nefarious agenda, as viewers learned this past episode. "He will state at the beginning of Episode 2 exactly what his opinions are about Emily," Nayar said.
Nayar also said that although "there are definitely sparks" between Barry Sloane and Madeline Stowe's Victoria, "That's not exactly the road we're taking them down." On the latest episode, Victoria was skeptical about Aiden's true motives. "She really wants him to prove his fidelity," Nayar explained, "because what a great ally he would be. They're both trying to feel each other out. It's fun to watch two people start to dance when neither one knows who's leading and neither one trusts their partner."
As for Victoria and Aiden's plan, Nayar said, "You will see a delicious relationship between him and Victoria in the first few episodes. Our goal was to define him better and he's very much his own man with his own agenda that we'll reveal as the season goes on. He's the holder of many secrets, but nobody knows his ultimate secrets, so he's the man of mystery."
TVLine also confirms that "Ugly Betty" alum Ana Ortiz, who was slated for a guest appearance in one episode, will stay on for a multi-episode arc.
As for the shocking flash forward to Emily's (Emily VanCamp) wedding day in the season opener (which will surely be revisited at season's end), VanCamp confirmed that it's definitely real. Vancamp said that the writers are "still on the fence about" who pulls the trigger, but it is known that someone definitely does fire the shots. VanCamp insists that the shooting wasn't a dream or staged.
"From what I know, she is really going to get shot and fall off that boat," Vancamp explained. "Who knows what happens after that? I'll have to wait until Episode 10 to read it."
On the show's latest episode, titled "Sin," Aiden teams up with Victoria to proceed to take down Emily. Although Victoria is skeptical at first, Aiden confirms to Victoria that he is all in. He tells Victoria, "[Emily] betrayed me in a way you couldn't imagine." Aiden breaks into Emily's house to find proof of her secrets, but he can't find the infinity box (it's with Nolan (Gabriel Mann) for the time being). Aiden takes the only thing he can find: the deed to Nolan's house with Emily's name on it, which proves that the two are conspiring together. Aiden takes the proof to Victoria.
A priest named Paul Whitley (James LeGros) shows up in town, who was a partner of Conrad's (Henry Czerny) who helped take down David Clarke. After the scandal, Paul became a priest to atone for his sins. Later in the episode, Emily aims to take down Father Paul by dropping blackmail into the donation bowl at one of his church services. Yet, after talking to Paul and realizing that he is truly contrite, Emily starts to rethink her revenge plan. But it's too late; Paul is fired. Emily then realizes that by saving Father Paul, she can use him to convince Conrad to confess to everything.
Meanwhile, Victoria introduces her estranged son, Patrick (Justin Hartley) to the family, which doesn't go very smoothly. At the introduction dinner, Emily is also able to poison Conrad again without anyone noticing.
The next episode, "Confession," will feature Emily getting a shock when Victoria shows up to a party with Aiden on her arm. Due to that development, Victoria is forced to tell Daniel (Joshua Bowman) about the timeline of Emily and Aiden's relationship. Conrad will also decide to come clean, which Victoria is dead set against.
Watch the promo for "Confession" below, which will air Sunday on ABC at 9/8c.