Episode Report Card Kelsea Stahler: A- | 58 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Death Becomes Her
By Kelsea Stahler | Season 3 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.15.2013
Now that her mission is ending, Emily visits Jack to say goodbye because he’s not going to the wedding. They share an emotional moment, but then Emily just has to say that she was with Amanda when she died and Emily promised Amanda that she would take care of Jack and Carl. He’s immediately angry because Emily never told him about this, and he’s pretty keen on picking fights these days. She throws his demand that she leave the Hamptons back in his face, so he says she’s taken everything from him "even this moment!" This is how they leave their epic relationship: with a few barbs neither person really means. Typical Jack and Emily, really.
At the same time, Patrick vows that he’ll stick by Victoria’s side throughout the wedding, which is a problem for Nolan, who’s still very much in love with the tall drink of water. He invites Patrick over, ready to forgive him for a month of ignored text messages and offer up a diplomatic sharing plan for the wedding -- Patrick can be Victoria’s wedding date and then go home with Nolan. There’s just one problem: Patrick has decided that he only has room for one person in his life, and that person is his mother, apparently. Oh really, Pat? The "It’s not you, it’s me: Mommy Edition" excuse?
Before the wedding, Emily is pouring through pictures of her father, she sighs wistfully and prepares to start her new life. Then Lydia shows up with the New Year’s Eve photo. She says that she wants Emily’s house so she can "snag a Grayson" and since Emily is about to disappear, she agrees readily. The problem is that Lydia keeps the image, which means she’s going to better-deal this situation in a few scenes.
In the bridal suite, Emily gets the sisterly moment she’s always hoped for: Charlotte is a doting maid of honor and Emily takes the chance to tell her she loves her. Charlotte replies that she loves her "almost sister," too. And that could have remained a beautiful moment in and of itself, but as soon as Charlotte leaves, Aidan pops in to give Emily her special tracking beacon garter belt. He also makes out with her without being caught yet again. How many times are they really going to get away with this?
Apparently, the Graysons are bigger than Beyoncé, because every reporter is on the scene to capture the "social event of the year" once the wedding begins. Emily makes her way down the aisle, and then the priest asks for objections and no one has one -- though Emily looks at Victoria expectantly. At the same time, Lydia arrives fashionably late because she’s just so pleasant. Aidan stops her with the deed to the beach house and asks her to leave. Aww, but she had the "pretty" bauble on her neck and everything.