Yeah. But he was never someone they prioritized (the way they do every single member of the gang.)

"Even the Tyler introduction for non-TVD viewers, an Elijah-Klaus conversation interspersed with flashbacks, looks more like “the tragic creation of a supervillain” than “poor Tyler Lockwood,” because Tyler acts like a villain before and after."

I enjoyed this episode. It's these little moments like Zeek helping Victor out with his reading and Max giving his mom 20$ for her campaign that make this show so good.

I think I'm ready to talk about last night's episode. It was a bit jarring, and it felt like five different shows all at once. It was tonally all over the place. I like that the show is embracing fast-paced, crazy storytelling because that's where the show works best. But it feels like the show has forgotten…

Drunk Mellie, Olivia's daddy-issues, and Jake's beard probably saved this episode for me.

It seems the show has, though.

I think Klaus' definition of "friend" is definitely different than ours, so who knows how their relationship will turn out.

I was just thinking about one of my favorite scenes from the back-door pilot: when Klaus and Cami are observing an artist paint and Cami psychoanalyzes him and it appears as though she's talking about Klaus which in turn makes his eyes misty. That scene was cut from the reshot pilot (does that make it not canon…

I've read that [redacted] will discover something about her past that will be startling. So fingers crossed.

"But here that doesn't apply as even Elijah, the closet thing to a "good guy" in our vampire cast has no illusions about what he is. Not that he is necessarily all gung ho for death and violence, but Vampires need to feed and hearts got to be ripped sometimes."

Ditto on Cami. In the backdoor pilot, I was obsessed with her — especially after she proved to be a "brave" bartender and when she accidentally psycho-analyzed Klaus. I fear she's been reduced to a pawn in a love-triangle, Julie-Plec-style. I honestly hope I'm wrong because I had so much faith in that character.

I like Klaus here far more than I did when he was on TVD. I think it's because here the writers are embracing him for who he is instead of toning him down and softening his edges the way they did on TVD to make him a viable love interest for Caroline. When he stopped being the Big Bad on TVD, the writers had no idea…

The last few minutes of the premiere made it worth the wait to me, actually. Those moments felt as intense and full of authority as last season's finale (which remains my favorite episode of the show yet). I'm very excited by what the episode has set up (especially in terms of "new Oliver") I and I can't wait to see…

That's where I've seen him! Thank you!

I just keep rewatching her scenes — she really is the queen of monologues. She masters vocal acting the way no other actor does on this show (and I'm guessing that's because of her theatrical background.) It's amazing to watch her perform.

I think Mellie’s "I’m sorry" with that condescending smile followed by "The truth does not work” after Olivia claims that the truth does work says a lot about how different Mellie is from Olivia and Fitz.
Mellie sees their sheer optimism as naive. She’s more realistic than the both of them — she understands that the…

And the hair! CONNIE BRITTON-PERFECT HAIR.

That's why I'm so intrigued by how this season tackles race and gender because I don't think any show (on broadcast television, anyway) has ever presented a line as honest and brutal as "twice as good." This mantra exists but no one has ever presented like this before. Shonda Rhimes is the perfect woman to initiate a…

I love how batshit crazy this show is, but how it never fails to shed light on its characters and who they are as people. Every plot twist, every intense scene, is a character discovery – you could learn so much about the characters in every single scene, and I absolutely love that. And even though premiere episode…

I'm actually really enjoying the scenes between Avery and Juliette this season — because, let's face it, all the characters on this show are assholes so why just hate Avery? He's pretty, he has a beautiful voice, and he seems to have Juliette's back without having ulterior motives. And I like that.