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,…

It's actually worse than Stefan offering up Chris. http://24.media.tumblr.com/… The text of the message Stefan sent Caroline from screencap.
Stefan: I need a vampire to kill. I'll turn someone if I have to.

It's actually worse than Stefan offering up Chris. http://24.media.tumblr.com/… The text of the message Stefan sent Caroline from screencap.
Stefan: I need a vampire to kill. I'll turn someone if I have to.

I thought that Caroline saying she agreed to go on a date was covering: that she told Klaus that Chris had broken the sire bond, and that's why Klaus agreed to let him be killed.

I thought that Caroline saying she agreed to go on a date was covering: that she told Klaus that Chris had broken the sire bond, and that's why Klaus agreed to let him be killed.

I like your theory re: immortal blood! It would also raise an interesting dilemma if Stefan is willing to raise/restore Silas for the chance of getting that cure, vs everyone else going, 'Uh, tempting the end of the world to save Elena (when she might not even want to be saved)? Perhaps not."

I like your theory re: immortal blood! It would also raise an interesting dilemma if Stefan is willing to raise/restore Silas for the chance of getting that cure, vs everyone else going, 'Uh, tempting the end of the world to save Elena (when she might not even want to be saved)? Perhaps not."

I've been a big fan of Stefan for the last couple of seasons too — at least, the interesting dynamics the actor has brought to the character. But, I agree with you: vampirism doesn't make you a monster, which is why Stefan's constant refrain of 'she can't deal with it/ it'll destroy her/ she'll hate herself' has been…

I've been a big fan of Stefan for the last couple of seasons too — at least, the interesting dynamics the actor has brought to the character. But, I agree with you: vampirism doesn't make you a monster, which is why Stefan's constant refrain of 'she can't deal with it/ it'll destroy her/ she'll hate herself' has been…

This episode was really beautifully done — every nod to Alaric gets me in the chest, and when they went to Wickery Bridge and Elena's mom, it felt inevitable, but also unexpected (which is what the show does best).

This episode was really beautifully done — every nod to Alaric gets me in the chest, and when they went to Wickery Bridge and Elena's mom, it felt inevitable, but also unexpected (which is what the show does best).

Powerful episode. As Wendy Scott Carr pointed out, Lockhart Gardener have a higher than average win rate, so it was interesting to see a loss for once, and a loss that held real emotional power too.

Powerful episode. As Wendy Scott Carr pointed out, Lockhart Gardener have a higher than average win rate, so it was interesting to see a loss for once, and a loss that held real emotional power too.

If the cure is real, and not just a fakeout, then the two most interesting uses would be:
1) Curing Katherine (or rather, she secures it via some double-cross deal with Klaus). They haven't yet played up the two vampire dopelganger element, which I'm sure they will soon, and this would be an interesting reversal —…

If the cure is real, and not just a fakeout, then the two most interesting uses would be:
1) Curing Katherine (or rather, she secures it via some double-cross deal with Klaus). They haven't yet played up the two vampire dopelganger element, which I'm sure they will soon, and this would be an interesting reversal —…

Yes! I thought the movie was a delight and a joy — until the ending, which left me muttering with rage. I honestly haven't been so furious over the end of a movie before, because, as the reviewer says, it lets Calvin so completely off the hook (having taken us to what I found a point of no return in his humiliation of…

Yes! I thought the movie was a delight and a joy — until the ending, which left me muttering with rage. I honestly haven't been so furious over the end of a movie before, because, as the reviewer says, it lets Calvin so completely off the hook (having taken us to what I found a point of no return in his humiliation of…

I understood it as Cuesta was lying - he had planted the inadmissible evidence, and ignored the credit card receipts - but was conflicted about pointing the finger at his co-counsel, who he knew to be innocent. That long look Root gave him at the end seemed to show Root knew he was lying, but given the testimony (and…

The fact that Diane paid Kalinda off the books for her firearms training, and Kalinda had to check before revealing, makes me think she was sent to Kurt for lessons, perhaps in a honeytrap-type set-up to check if he hits on his comely students. Did they ever meet in his previous episodes?