The entire Fade section from the Circle of Magi arc in Dragon Age: Origins. I love the game to death, but having to solve those awful puzzles in a fuzzy dream haze was miserable every single time.

I don't know whether it's intentional or not on the writer's side, but moments like that could suggest that Elena is having some trouble adjusting to not being the center of attention and losing her sense of self. The selfish language you mentioned (which totally made me yell at her in my head when I saw it), could…

This week's episode actually has me feeling the most optimistic I've been so far in the season for 3 big reasons:

One of the shows biggest problems right now is that after flirting with humanity-free, Ripper-style vampirism, Elena has ceased to be a very purposeful character in any way whatsoever.