“There’s no such thing as a bad idea … just poorly executed awesome ones. ” – Damon
Forgive me, but when tonight’s episode of The Vampire Diaries began, I thought it was going to be a boring one. Jonathan Gilbert’s journal entries and Stefan’s story of redemption held all the makings of a snoozefest. Boy, was I wrong. …
Although the flashbacks (otherwise known as Bizarro Mystic Falls) weren’t my favorite part of the episode, seeing Lexi again was a treat. I get that she has served her purpose, both in her appearance last season and in these flashbacks, but I really like her and can’t help but think she’d be fun to have around. “Once you hurt, you can love.” Deep.
My favorite part was the Elijah is-he-no-he-isn’t-yes-he-is game — that was some serious payoff. With his resurrection, revenge and death, we had more makings of a super-hero theme, beyond Bizarro World — isn’t that what happens to all of the bad guys who take on caped crusaders, men of steel and the like? Note to self: Do some really good research before you decide to go killing anyone other-worldly. It’s very tricky. I still can’t decide if I loved Elijah flirting with Jenna or Elijah flirting with Damon more. Ditto for Alaric’s spur-of-the-moment stabbing or Elena’s spur-of-the-moment stabbing. It was all good! I only had a moment to mourn the absence of Caroline this week.
However, now that our heroes have the moonstone again, what does it mean for the impending vampire/werewolf battle? You know Tyler won’t be gone for long. …
This and that:
Now, my concern is that they used the dagger to kill Elijah (who wasn’t necessarily a threat to them), so what happens when Klaus shows up?
Clearly that dagger is coming back out. They left themselves a nice little – even though he is currently dead – when we need him we can get him back.
Ian’s best scenes continue to be with Nina. As Catherine or Elena.