To some extent yes. The shows that demonstrate a willingness to change tend to be the easiest to write about, so every time The Originals goes back into TVD-style fast-paced soap with untouchable main characters, it gets tougher.

I don't know about the numbers, but I find this show really difficult to cover week-to-week. I'll definitely continue watching and would want to write about it, but we'll see if I have the energy for this kind of review.

Yeah, I'm still only about 10 episodes in, and yeah, he's been all over the place as a character. But amnesiac Stefan was the fun brother indeed.

no, Dawn was the absolute worst. At least Connor had a cool stuntman for his fight sequences.

It also works pretty well if they know that Babylon 5 is being used to move materials in any way. Then Garibaldi's an ideal choice.

Two major problems with it. First, Ben is treated with ridiculous inconsistency throughout the entire season, which escalates in the last episode. Remember, he called the alien demon down to murder all the people Glory had mind-wiped in one episode, then the next he was nice innocent Ben again. And in that finale,…

Wait, are you saying Ben is connected to Glory?

The whole "Ben" thing was an utter mess, and the weakest thing about an otherwise magnificent finale. I'd put it in exactly the same category we're talking about here.

Yeah, there were some early flashbacks that I think included at least mention of them. Also in the first Genevieve flashback episode, Rebekah tells her that if she really likes bad boys, she should meet Kol.

That's rather a different argument.

Theoretically, werewolves with full wolf power are stronger than vampires, especially because their bite will poison and kill. In practice, it's really whatever's most convenient for the story.

wait wait wait when did Game Of Thrones kill Tyrion and Arya?

It reminds me a little of Buffy in season 7, when she's giving those terrible, unmotivating speeches and it makes you realize that her "leadership" skills are just as bad as her mom trying to get Buffy to behave. I don't know if it was intentional but it was neat.

Yeah, it's floating around the Internet. In fact it might be the one on WB.com, because that's a REALLY good way to invite people to watch the show, Warner.

They pulled Veronica Mars AS I WAS REVIEWING IT FOR TV CLUB CLASSIC. ugh.

Gonna be talking a LOT about this later, yeah. Both seasons would have seen significant improvement with knowledge of renewal/more adaptability from JMS.

That's amazing at multiple levels.

I've never even seen Legend of the Rangers.

"major"

This grants me victory by the two sweetest words in the English language.