Christina Ricci in Pan Am

I find Christina Ricci's performance in Pan Am a bit disappointing. I always thought she was a very talented and smart actress who only played roles that were not cliche. But in Pan Am she seems to be a not-particularly-clever stewardess. I think they should have made her character much more mature.

Pan Am stewardesses

You would think that Maggie Ryan (Christina Ricci) is the main character but she doesn't even come close. There are maybe three or four other characters that get more screen time than she does and around whom the main storyline revolves.

Revenge

ABC's Revenge is brilliant. Flashbacks (and the soundtrack) are used very efficiently to tell the story. The storytelling follows a very natural flow. It helps that they have put together a group of very talented actors. The writers of NBC's The Event can learn a thing or two about how to use flashbacks to tell a story without losing the viewers.

Emily VanCamp as Emily Thorne in Revenge on ABC