He amuses me but he tires me out. Loved him last week, liked him this week but also over it.

It definitely seemed like they just had him chained up in the karaoke bar! Maybe he kinda is.

"Alaric just said that he didn't know how to deal with his own kids when their magic started acting up, what is he thinking by starting a school full of kids who can't control themselves?"

That cracked me up!

I'm not sure why Ric thinks Caroline would be a great partner on this venture, either.

But when they *do* interact, it gets pretty tedious. They could do something different with them to make it less so, I am sure. But whenever they are together I feel like I'm watching a scene I have seen before, and I'm acutely aware that I am missing out on material for characters I legitimately love more as a…

I did like Enzo's advice (he seems oddly smarter since dying this time? - always been adorable, but imo never exactly the sharpest) though it irked me watching their existence in this episode revolve around Stefan.

I didn't hate the school idea, but I was thinking more Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

All of this.

Yeah…it's like the things that are supposed to be suspenseful and amazing plot points are super underwhelming because we know what's coming for the big characters. (I thought they might follow through on Damon's death for a bit and make it interesting but that was a big nope.) Meanwhile, the things that leave me in…

Yes, Stefan and Caroline have exhausted me into begrudging acceptance, too. Whatever!

This one was kind of a mess for me…some fun moments (especially Kai's, although why did he want to kill the girls? Just to finish the job?) but yeah, the climactic scene with Cade…wasn't. It was weird, nonsensical and confusing and Cade's death popping Damon's soul back into his body was super lol-worthy. (I thought…

omg, totally!

Soooooo on point.

100% on the observation of the utter grossness of Matt handing Dorian the keys to Stefan's fate (at Stefan's instruction) with that sanctimonious little speech about "setting aside the past and working toward a better future"?! VOMIT. No. Truth & reconciliation lets you move forward, not forgive and forget. Get it…

Yes, that was ridiculous!

"Sadly, those of us that stay are treated like fools by writers who refuse to let their characters grow and mature."

Right? Ew no so wrong, both.

I miss Oscar, too. Maybe even Ivy! Bring back Ivy!

It is lame either way!