The Vampire Diaries – Is it wrong that I’m sad for Klaus?

“I was wrong.” – Damon
“Are you drunk?” – Elena

I know, I know; it’s wrong in every way for me to feel sympathy for Klaus that his hybrid army didn’t work out, what with all the eye bleeding and all. But he was just so pathetic when he whimpered to Stefan that he was all he had left. That little pout, those cheekbones, the accent … could he really be all that bad? Well, I’m not sure he has dimples, so that’s a strike against him.

Seriously, though, I love the reason that Klaus’s army failed: because he failed to kill the doppelganger. Oh, it’s going to be fun when he figures that out.

I’m really glad to see that the moms aren’t one-note characters, the evil ones who never believe their kids or stick up for them. Finally, at the end of last season, Caroline was able to make her mom see that she was still Caroline. Tonight, it was really telling that Mrs. Lockwood underwent a transformation as she watched Tyler go through his (like what I did there?). I wouldn’t have guessed that she didn’t know about the Lockwood family curse, nor would I have guessed that she was savvy enough to test Tyler with the vervain coffee. Her character is fleshing out in a good way.

Now a disappointment — did anyone else notice that Stefan and Damon’s interactions don’t hold the same intense power they did in the first two seasons? I thought it last episode and tonight confirmed it. I’m not sure why that is. When they interact, I want to feel how torn Damon is, how he knows Stefan is in this mess because of him, but he really doesn’t want Stefan back because he’s got Elena all to himself … but I don’t. I’m not feeling it; the love/hate relationship in all its complexity just fell a bit flat.

Damon’s got his white hat on again, though, and his intensity did come through during his scene with Elena. He knows Stefan is still in there because he saved Damon’s life, yet again. But the best part was that he got Elena to admit that she cares about him and that she is feeling something.

All in all, I’m starting to feel season three. Disappointment started creeping in tonight when the beginning of the episode dragged a little, and then I remembered my pattern with most of the episodes over the last two years, and sure enough, by the end of the episode, I was gasping for air.

This and that:

• We’re needing a new love interest for Alaric, or he will fast become the new Giles. Glad he moved back in with Elena though.
• “You’ve heard of me. Fantastic.” – Klaus, the Hybrid
• “You’re the one who told me I could handle things on my own now.” -Elena, trying to convince Alaric to go to Tennesee and the wolf den with her
  “Yeah, like frozen dinners and SATs.” – Alaric
• “Boy scout / vampire slayer / whiskey-drinking all-around lost cause.” — Elena and Alaric, describing Alaric
• I’m very intrigued as to where the Jeremy / Matt (really the Vicki / Anna) storyline is going. I didn’t feel the bromance as much as last week, and I do sense that Bonnie’s going to have to come back and save them from the mess they make.
• “Daddy!” That was a surprise!

Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Sep 22, 2011 @ 22:21 EST5EDT