It was such a great insight into Will's fantasy wish-fulfilment POV of Alicia: she was wearing white, broke down, ended up weak and emotional while he dominated. Contrast with her actual testimony: wearing black, full of steely resolve, and beat him at his own game.
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I don't know whether Jeremy is going to stay dead, but for a moment I got to thinking, what if he was? How that would fundamentally change the set-up of the show. Because he's Elena's last tether to the human world, his death would pretty much highlight how none of these characters needs to me in Mystic Falls any…
Question! The last set of eps have all been about getting the Hunter's Mark fulfilled because apparently we needed the Hunter's Mark for a) the map to the cure, and b) the spell to let Silas out. Except, as we saw from this ep, Shane knew all along where the cure was, because the vision of his dead wife told him WHILE…
Carrie touched on it last week, so this week it was particularly noticeable: Elena's complete lack of concern for Kol's sire line, who all got killed thanks to her plan. Potentially, thousands — stretching to the moon!
I thought it was a sarcastic 'call Katherine', ie, to ask what it's like having to spend your whole life running from a very pissed off Klaus.
I enjoyed the ep — especially new sassypants!Stefan — but there were a lot of minor quibbles that added up.
Granted, I haven't seen it since it aired, but I remember the fangirl in me loving the Carter/Abby/Susan/Kovac awkwardness. Then again, I was 16 at the time.
This was kind of a clunky, place-holder episode for me: lots of exposition to get the cards on the table, and then reset/clarify the alliances and agendas in the last few minutes. I usually love Breakfast Club set-ups, but this wasn't about secrets and feelings naturally being exposed via forced proximity (ah,…
They need to do some serious streamlining with the Initiative plot-line. Although, I'm amused as ever by Daniel happily following mysterious orders from Helen — who is, let's not forget, a woman he only knows as some board member — without, you know, questioning her motives or intent. "Sure I'll get in the car with…
If Cult doesn't hit (and, from what I read of the pilot, it's a long shot, particularly because it's launching mid-season against the far-superior The Following), I really wouldn't put it past Plec et al to bring Alaric back.
If Cult doesn't hit (and, from what I read of the pilot, it's a long shot, particularly because it's launching mid-season against the far-superior The Following), I really wouldn't put it past Plec et al to bring Alaric back.
This was an excellent episode, and as someone who hates the holidays, I approve of the festive music use throughout.
This was an excellent episode, and as someone who hates the holidays, I approve of the festive music use throughout.
What's the commenter policy here on interviews re: spoilers? Because there's a Julie Plec Q&A up on zap2it about this episode that gives a lot of straight answers on the stuff we're speculating here.
What's the commenter policy here on interviews re: spoilers? Because there's a Julie Plec Q&A up on zap2it about this episode that gives a lot of straight answers on the stuff we're speculating here.
A friend just emailed me the edited final scene video, sans interruptions. Plays better that way :)
A friend just emailed me the edited final scene video, sans interruptions. Plays better that way :)
Thank you, Carrie! I was just as enraged by that ending, because I really got behind Elena's arc this season being about her owning her vampire instincts, and the darker elements of her own soul. And part of that has been about recognizing that Stefan's love is about keeping her safe — fixing her — because this new,…