I'm hesitant to make a clearly defined statement on whether Elena's decision until the show clarifies the "humanity switch" device.

Agreed if only at least occasionally. It helps make the dramatic beats stand out even more, and I think it's why Buffy was so successful; it struck the right mix of humor and drama/urgency- barring Season 6 which really ran with that "Life is shit, and is meaningless" idea

Fully agree. Her acting is very underrated and I often attribute the boringness and self-righteousness of human Elena to poor writing by the writers.

Fully Agree about Silas Caroline. I had no idea that Candice Accola could pull off menacing so well; I was legit as stunned as Klaus was.

Thanks for spoiling that, really you are super