The Vampire Diaries - Season 2 [US] *Spoilers*

Reason: Both Nina Dobrev & Julie Plec tweeted about it.

It had good points and bad points, but overall a solid episode that I only got the chance to enjoy this evening.

Before I get to the meat I have to say; Caroline getting up to sing "Eternal Flame"? Cringe.

I do have to agree with the rest of you lads about the continuity though. The little details, everything is remembered and brought back into play at the relevant time, sometimes it's actually so subtle that I miss it myself, and have one of those "OH YEAH!" moments while I'm watching. The promise to the future Bennetts and Matt freaking out about his sister stood out particularly for me. I, for one, am glad he and Jenna are about to be brought into the fold. I personally thought that was getting a bit ridiculous. Okay so you can get away with keeping Matt in the dark realistically, because he's a bit simple, but surely Jenna, as the guardian of Elena and Jeremy, in-law of sorts to the Jumped-Up John and girlfriend of Vamper Slayer Ric would have noticed something was rotten in the state of Virginia? It's about time her character was utilised for a plot-arc, and that she graduated from being the damsel in the dark only to be brought in when someone wants to threaten Elena effectively.

I was sort of disappointed to see Bonnie get her juju back. I was hoping for some epic witchy finale where she channels all those magical ghosties to take down Klaus. But then that might have been too predictable, and would have made her massively godlike and a possible for next season's Big Bad. Dark witch bringing the apocalypse? It's been done.

Interesting thoughts from Richard regarding her possible possession. I had a fleeting impression that Bonnie wasn't at all just Bonnie watching that scene near the end with Jeremy, when she told him that Doc Martin wanted her to kill Klaus. Sure, Bonnie has had the determined glint in her eye and that unsymmetrical set to her jaw before, but there was something almost a little creepy about her. I reckon that along with her powers she got a little somethin' somethin' else into the bargain too. Not necessarily possession, but perhaps a powerful suggestion.

And Holy God, Damon/Katherine and by proxy Damon/Elena have some chemistry on screen. Gives me the tinglies sometimes when they're together. Good tinglies.

Ah, another break. Where am I gonna get my Vamp fix now?

"He's just an actor... By the end of the season he might be either really hated or really loved."

That quote scares me. Sounds like someone important is going to die
Damn it's going to be Katherine, but would the writers really kill her off? Nina Dobrev excels at playing her, they'd hardly throw that whole character away (well besides the odd flashback here or there) for the sake of shock value. Unless they plan on bringing other Doppelgangers into the mix(Is that even possible? They'd have to be older than Katherine...)

WELL. That was pretty much almost worth the wait. The only thing tastier was the brief glimpses into the next episode and the delicious carnage that looks set to ensue.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Matt I am annoyed at. Of all the people to be in cahoots with he picks the stupidest woman in town!! Doesn't he realise that she knows about vampires but didn't know her own daughter was one? How can you trust someone that stupid?!?

You took the words right out of my noggin my friend! But then again, and I've said this before, Matt ain't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed either, bless his cotton socks. This particular storyline has put Matt on my sure-fire shortlist of characters about to meet their ultimate doom; he's no use to anyone now. He knows all about the vampers, despises Caroline (and let's face it, after Vicky bit the dust he existed only to further some of Caroline's character development, and to give her something to do after she wrapped her head around her new fangs and finished her Flo Nightingale routine with Tyler) and he's now allied himself with Sheriff Mom against all of the people who are technically our main characters. Maybe they'll give her the heave-ho too, opening next season up to a more savvy (and interesting) law type.

It has been mentioned that viewers will be surprised and that there will be multiple main character deaths. But when it comes down to it, we really only have three main characters. Our Big Three, Elena, Stefan and Damon. None of whom (in my opinion, anyway) can be killed off without major repercussions. Their little love triangle is the main premise of the show after all, and I can't see that ending just yet.

As for Katherine I honestly think that her death will be saved (if she is killed off completely at all) for near the season finale. Her demise would be too good to waste on a five minute death scene in episode eighteen. As much as I love her (and I do, she was one of my favourite things about this season) they do have to close her story off. She's alive, she's dead, she's captured, she's free... Enough. Let her loose to do her epic evil elsewhere or stake her. The boys can't realistically continue to let her live after she has yet again betrayed them.

I'm liking Klalaric. That creepy, malevolent smile was sort of hot in a very wrong way. For Klaus to scare Katherine as much as he does he'd have to be one sadistic mofo, and I'm looking forward to some delightfully random beheadings and whatnot.