User blog comment:BatmanBaleLover/TDRI vs. TDAS: which one is better ?/@comment-1037137-20140719184619

As much as I like Revenge more than most here, I will not pretend it's a masterpiece, it isn't. It does have some major letdowns and problems, and I do understand some of the more popular complaints against it, trust me. But it's miles above All-Stars, at least Revenge had some clear arcs with clear resolutions, it didn't completely waste its basic setup and there are genuinely good things to come out of it. I mean, there were a couple of amusing characters like Brick and Jo, and a few who got decent development like Dakota or Cameron, depending on who you ask on the latter count. And it had what I thought were some really creative challenges and a fun finale.

Is Revenge superb? No. Certainly not up there with Island. But it's got much more redeeming value and rewatchability than All-Stars, which has no redeeming value whatsoever. I really did have fun with that season even with its problems duly noted. I have nothing but contempt for All-Stars for all the reasons everybody else does. I felt Revenge did a decent job with most of what it brought, even if it did come up short at times. And I don't feel overtly insulted by that one. All-Stars however embraces all of the show's worst elements and is a definite insult.

I know that it's not a popular stance to defend Revenge, but I certainly did have a lot more fun with it than the season that followed, so I still like it a good deal. Anyway, that's my own take on this question.