1912 Damon
This episodes was fantastic. Not only a flashback, which we haven't had in awhile. But it completely broke off from the regular story line. A focus on the Salvatore's together-with very little Elena. Matt and Elena have some real bonding time. While Alaric has the day from hell.
The star of this episode was Damon. You start off with him coming to Ric's defense and running into Elena. He has some really snarky lines that are real scene stealers.( His chipmunk impression- priceless!) Then you have Elena poke his balloon with a pin. She sees right through his act. "If you don't stop pushing people away. You going to end up alone" Balloon of snark and cover ups; deflated.
Then we get to the real dynamic. Damon sees Stefan buckling under the pressure of his blood cravings and takes him out to a boys night. Where they run into barbie Klaus who fishes for details on old trees in Mystic Falls. Now don't be fooled, Damon was paying attention to Rebekah's inquisitiveness im sure. He is no fool. His goal is to get rid of the originals. Who hurt his brother and threaten the girl he loves. The "she devil" is a key to the pot of gold. He'll be back to unlock that another day.
After some rehashing of the birth of snarky Damon and Stefan the ripper. As well as the introduction of the character Sage. Damon's Lexi. Damon sets out to get Stefan to feed, so he can teach him to control it. Mind you Elena shows up and shit hits the fan. But he isn't giving up.
He reaches out to Stefan who pushes him away. "I don't need your help" Damon reveals that he most certainly does and the last time he didn't have Damon's help he turned out to be a serial killing mass rippah.
So now Stefan wants the why. Really.. your that thick or do you just want him to say it out loud. As if last weeks actions weren't enough. When he.. oh you know.. sacrificed any chance he had with Elena and made himself all hated again for you.
But Damon doesn't back down. He spills.
"I let you walk away. I watched you go over the edge. I didn't do anything to stop you. - Damon.
" You couldn't"- Stefan
"I didn't want to help. But I want to now. And whenever you go too far. I will be there to pull you back. Every day, every second until you don't need me" - Damon
"Why" - Stefan (I have to reiterate. REALLY? You know his recent actions and the loving, caring, near teary look your brother is giving you right now doesn't say it all)
"Because your all I got" - Damon (The look in his eyes were full of a sadness and a vulnerability. But showed the truth of those words where " Because your my brother, and i love and look out for you, your all I have" )
That right there was one of the most beautiful gut wrenching moments ever. For both of them. Stefan breaking through and really trying to fight his inner ripper was great to see. But Damon has been really suffering lately and his evolution as a character shines through. He doesn't even wallow in self pity. He sets out to save his bro and keep everyone safe. While letting almost everyone hate him. Unsung hero. Say it with me!
Now stepping away from the profound brotherly core. We have Alaric and Elena/Matt development.
Now Alaric gets thrown in jail for the murders. We all jump to his defense of course. But it is revealed he IS the killer. But not him him. It is an effect of the death reversing ring! The ring doesn't just run out of juice eventually. It HAS A PRICE. As all manors of cheating death do. The ring will deteriorate your mind and slowly you will lose your sanity. You will black out, lose memories and have an alter-ego. And go on murderous killing sprees. Killing founding council members. SHOCKER! Alaric character was too squeaky clean but now he has some really damage to deal with. As Elena's dear brother Jeremy has the other ring. I assume some real development will take place there as well.
I have to say I love this storyline. As ALL MANORS OF CHEATING DEATH HAVE A PRICE. This is how it should be. These rings had no apparent price or repercussions; now they do. And yes Vampirism does have a price. BIG PRICE. Missing humanity, crippling emotions, killing people to survive, burning in the sun etc etc. I need not go on.
Now the Elena and Matt story line was cute. And a nice break for them both from their usual interactions. Matt helps Elena out and elena spills on "Why she loves the Salvatore's" a little bit.
Stefan. "He made me feel safe and he couldn't die" Now this reveal Stefan's relationship made her feel loved, safe and normal. But also she loved him because he couldn't die. INTERESTING ANGLE! her parents died and she needed someone to love and love her that wouldn't disappear. BINGO. Vampire's your winner! This made me believe even more in the "first love" label on Stelena. Not true love. it happen to quick. To easily. No growth. No time. And some really hairy reasons to start the relationships. For Stefan; he watched her for months to make sure she wasn't Katherine but liked her at first because she looked like her. hmm.... and Elena "he makes me feel safe and loved and he wouldn't die" hmmmm.. Nothing epic here for me.
And on Damon. "Damon just sort of snuck up on me. He got under my skin and no matter what I do, I can't shake him"
MUCH BETTER! Slow build up. Unexpected love you can't shake! I don't believe I need to defend the magic of this couple as It defends itself.
This episode was fabulous. Written wonderfully. With addictive twists and turns. A fabulous balance of humor with heartfelt confessions and growth. A mystery got solved and more began. Two brothers became closer and Rebekah got re- re- rejected!
Thanks for reading! :)
* NOTE: Again I don't hate any character nor couple. I am a Delena fan. I do not accept or condone ship hate nor character hate. I don't expect everyone to agree with me. This is my opinion and review, that is all.
Elena’s doctor was driving on the road. There was not many traffic, so she’d be at work fast. Then she’d have some time to do some paperwork.
The radio was playing lame music, so she looked for a CD. While she put Switchfoot in the CD-player, she had her eyes off the road for two seconds. When she looked up again she screamed.
There was a woman standing in the middle of the road. She had long, dark blonde hair, green eyes and she looked rather pale.
The doctor braked and her car made a few turns before it stood still. Before she got out she needed to get her heart beat under control.
Her door opened and a familiar man appeared.
“Are you all right?” Alaric asked concerned.
The doctor nodded heavy, breathing fast.
“What happened?” Alaric asked.
She looked at Alaric, thinking he’d think she’s crazy.
“I thought I saw a ghost” she said quickly as if it wouldn’t sound so insane if she said it fast.
The radio was playing lame music, so she looked for a CD. While she put Switchfoot in the CD-player, she had her eyes off the road for two seconds. When she looked up again she screamed.
There was a woman standing in the middle of the road. She had long, dark blonde hair, green eyes and she looked rather pale.
The doctor braked and her car made a few turns before it stood still. Before she got out she needed to get her heart beat under control.
Her door opened and a familiar man appeared.
“Are you all right?” Alaric asked concerned.
The doctor nodded heavy, breathing fast.
“What happened?” Alaric asked.
She looked at Alaric, thinking he’d think she’s crazy.
“I thought I saw a ghost” she said quickly as if it wouldn’t sound so insane if she said it fast.
Tyler followed Matt into the men’s restroom. He first checked if no one else was there and then grabbed Matt’s arm.
“What the hell is your problem?” Matt asked surprised.
“I can ask you the same question” Tyler hissed.
“I don’t get it” Matt said confused.
“You need to knock it off” Tyler said. “Caroline doesn’t want you anymore, so you can stop with the annoying taxes”
“What taxes? Tyler, I have no idea what you’re talking about” Matt said.
Tyler pulled out his phone and showed Matt the tax he just got.
“Dude, that’s not even my number” Matt said.
“I know it’s hard to see me and Caroline together, but acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend isn’t going to put you back in her good books. So I think it’s best for both of us if you would just knock it off” Tyler threatened. He let go of Matt and left the restroom, leaving Matt dumbfounded.
“What the hell is your problem?” Matt asked surprised.
“I can ask you the same question” Tyler hissed.
“I don’t get it” Matt said confused.
“You need to knock it off” Tyler said. “Caroline doesn’t want you anymore, so you can stop with the annoying taxes”
“What taxes? Tyler, I have no idea what you’re talking about” Matt said.
Tyler pulled out his phone and showed Matt the tax he just got.
“Dude, that’s not even my number” Matt said.
“I know it’s hard to see me and Caroline together, but acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend isn’t going to put you back in her good books. So I think it’s best for both of us if you would just knock it off” Tyler threatened. He let go of Matt and left the restroom, leaving Matt dumbfounded.
On February 11, 2013, The CW renewed "The Vampire Diaries" for a fifth season.
