IN PHOTO: Cast member Emily VanCamp poses at the premiere of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California March 13, 2014. The movie opens in the U.S. on April 4.
IN PHOTO: Cast member Emily VanCamp poses at the premiere of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California March 13, 2014. The movie opens in the U.S. on April 4. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

“Revenge” Season 4 ended the entire series Sunday, May 10, on ABC. The fourth season ender a.k.a. the series finale delivers (spoiler alert) a happy ending that many fans could appreciate. Emily VanCamp’s alter ego, Amanda Clarke, survives another gunshot; then, she lives on with her enemy’s heart.

Paraphrasing Confucius, Amanda Clarke says in the beginning of the “Revenge” Season 4 finale that a person who intends to walk on a path of revenge should dig two graves. At this point, viewers know that both Amanda and Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) could die in the end.

“Revenge” Season 4 finale writer Joe Fazzio did a masterful job ending Amanda Clarke’s story. Using David Clarke (James Tupper) to stop Emily from killing Victoria is brilliant. When even Nolan Ross (Gabriel Mann) was ready to unleash the killer inside Amanda, David was not going to let her little girl go there. He killed his biggest enemies, and he went to as far as taking one of the two graves in the end.

#TeamNemily on social media sites was built because of the fantastic chemistry between Nolan Ross and Emily Thorne. They were the superheroes against the bad guys. Their schemes always won, and they were partners beyond words. However, in its very core, “Revenge” is about a little girl and her beloved father.

The little girl had a best friend and childhood sweetheart. His name is Jack Porter (Nick Wechsler). When the social services took her away, she left her dog Sammy in his care. It was a terrible day, and it marked the beginning of Amanda Clarke’s journey to becoming Emily Thorne.

On the day of their wedding, the beginning of their life as husband and wife, Emily gives Jack a new pet dog. It is a nice touch for all its simplicity; it brings the little girl back and shows a complete reset. The twist, however, is that this little girl is continuing her journey through life with the heart of the woman she was ready to kill.

It may be rushed and imperfect but the “Revenge” Season 4 finale gives a series ending that has a heart, literally. Director John Terlesky had little time, but he made the story flow as smooth as possible. David Clarke saves his little girl. The queen villain nearly kills her, and now the little girl has her heart.

The series should have further explored the full story on Amanda's mother, especially after her big reveal on national television. It's a mistake that there was no follow through for deeper context. Still, in the grand scheme of things, the "Revenge" series finale was satisfying.

In the pilot, Emily Thorne said her story is not about forgiveness. At least the series was consistent about that. There was redemption for many characters (Daniel, Charlotte, Margaux, Louise, among others). But it’s not forgiving them that counted in the story. It’s where and how they found themselves in the end.

Here is a look back into the exchange of sentiments between David Clarke (believed to be dead) and Emily Thorne (who had buried her Amanda Clarke persona) in the series premiere of “Revenge” four years ago:

David Clarke: All I ask is that you promise to do the one thing that's been so hard for me to do. Forgive.

Emily Thorne: But that was a promise I couldn't keep. When deception cuts this deep, someone has to pay.

“Revenge” was created for television by Mike Kelley. Showrunner Sunil Nayar took over after Kelley quit at the end of the second season. In announcing the ending of the series, Nayar explained Amanda Clarke’s story “has hit exactly the mark it needed to end.”

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