A marriage destroyed. An empire threatened. A family torn apart. An alliance forged. A friendship tested. A fiance with blood on his hands.

And Emily Thorne is just getting started.

ABC aired an awesome new promo for Revenge during last night's Academy Awards telecast, simply sticking the show's main players in a dark room and giving us an overview of where things stand in the Hamptons.

The drama returns with a new episode on Wednesday - check out clips from "Scandal" now - and we dare you not to get extra excited for it after viewing this trailer:

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