The Vampire Diaries – S02E21 – The Sun Also Rises

May 6th, 2011 by Thomas

Posted in: Tales of the Supernatural • The Vampire Diaries • The Vampire Diaries: Season Two

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281 Responses to “The Vampire Diaries – S02E21 – The Sun Also Rises”

1. emily says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:24 pm

   Great recap again Thomas!

   I am glad Alaaric is okay but there are no words that can explain how much I hate Bonnie right now. Alaaric is a GROWN man, he’s not Jeremy, he SHOULD have been able to do whatever the hell he wanted, aka saying goodbye to the woman that he loves. It’s official, I’m in your I hate Bonnie club now. Can I be vice-president?

   It’s kinda crazy this wasn’t the finale…Damon’s gonna make it (because let’s face it, there’s no show without him, so what next?)

   I more episode, crazy!
2. Manda says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:26 pm

   Thomas, I’m glad you and Damon are usually on the same page. And I am still furious that all of the death could have been avoided. Granted, Bonnie would have died. But what’s the life of ONE in the long run when many others are being sacrificed? Also, no one listens to Damon and that angers me. Anyway, great recap.

   Klaus: Our family is still alive and I can show you where their bodies are hidden!
   Elijah: …Your ideas intrigue me, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

   This part absolutely killed me and I wish that someone could have predicted Elijah’s turning to the dark side..oh wait…Damon did. Hmmm.
3. Jennifer says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:26 pm

   The Entire Remaining Population of Mystic Falls (All Seven of Them): Turns out for Jenna’s wedding.

   Ummm, say whaaaa??? WEDDING??? :-(
4. Estela says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:32 pm

   Okay, Thomas, I don’t know how you managed to make me laugh. This episode seriously got me depressed. I cried the entire Pacific Ocean over Jenna. And kinda John. I mean, those kids lost their parents and the writers thought it would be fun to kill their “substitute” parents. NOT FUN, YOU GUYS
   srsly tho, awesome recap as usual!
   It seems like you don’t particularly like Bonnie, though. lol poor Bonnie. I don’t hate her, but I wouldn’t like her being dead because of Elena, Caroline and Jeremy. Though they did lose people they loved anyway. And Caroline can get shirtless hugs from Tyler and be comforted by him under the same blanket while he’s NAKED. (he was naked, wasn’t he? It seems like he was.)
   Oh and this
   Jules: GWWWAAAAAHHHHHH WHY DOES EVERYTHING SUCK?
   LOL. Poor Jules, she has worst time of the month pains than usual women. I couldn’t stop thinking that she was having really bad cramps during this scene.
   I’m not as desperate about Damon dying this week. The show can’t go on without Damon. Also, I FORBID The Vampire Diaries of killing any other character I like till next season.
   Oh, and Klaus is a true hybrid now. SHIT JUST GOT REAL. Dammit.
5. Tatum says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:32 pm

   OMG I love your recap! Bonnie hate is always appreciated. And seriously, she should have died; I’m still pissed that John and Jenna were offed but she wasn’t. There’s always the finale though *crosses fingers hopefully*
6. Rainbowdragon12 says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:33 pm

   Hilarious, as always. I was wondering how you were gonna turn this episide into something funny, but you totally pulled it off. Thanks for always putting a smile on my face.
7. Rachel says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:38 pm

   I love this recap. You have me lmaoo right now. Seriously the Bonnie quotes OMG haaaa. Its so true it seems like Bonnie is the safest character which IMO is ridiculous. Great recap :)P
8. sarah says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:40 pm

   I love your reviews!
9. Dayna Barter says:

   May 6, 2011 at 6:49 pm

   Klaus: Our family is still alive and I can show you where their bodies are hidden!
   Elijah: …Your ideas intrigue me, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

   —>LOL!! Congrats for finding some funny out of a very depressing episode.

   —>Totally agree about Bonnie. Although when they were planning the ritual they figured it would be Katherine and an unnamed werewolf, not their friends and/or family. So, nice moral ambiguity for our heroes there.

   —>I’m glad that the reason Elijah didn’t follow through on killing Klaus wasn’t something lame like deciding he wuvved his brother or because he was really in it for a power play all along or something. He did it on the (admittedly small) chance that he can get his family back. Also nice moral ambiguity. Because don’t tell me that “our heroes” wouldn’t do the same damn thing in the same situation.

   —>It underscored for me the thing the writers do well: make people be people, not White Hats and Black Hats.

   —->Bring on the Season of the Originals!
10. Misty says:

    May 6, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    Thank you for pulling out the funny from wherever you found it. I was honestly worried that I would have trouble laughing at a pretty sad episode. I should have known that you could do it.

    I usually don’t quote you, because it’s so hard to draw the line when I’m rolling with laughter the entire time I read, but I just can’t resist this one:

    “Tyler Lockwood: Yes! Woo hoo! Party time! Who let the dog out? Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Victory lap.

    Caroline Forbes: …

    Tyler Lockwood: I mean, I’m very sorry, and I will be here for you in your time of sorrow. in your pants.”

    Absolutely perfect. Seriously, how long have you been waiting to use “Who let the dog out?”

    I’m also completely with you (and Damon). It’s a darn good thing they let 3 perfectly innocent (ok maybe not innocent) people die to save one hypocritical witch who didn’t even bother to finish the job even when she knew Elijah was going to bail. Good job honey, tell Elijah what you’re thinking and give him a moment to collect himself (and his brother) and RUN LIKE HELL! Of course, then again maybe I should thank her. If it wasn’t for Bonnie’s need for dramatic flair all of the originals would be dead and season 3 would be much less interesting.

    Thanks for the link to “DTR”. I still had to look up “Deus Ex Machinas” but that’s OK, it was a lot less scary than last week.

    Thank you again for yet another fabulous recap!
11. Isobel says:

    May 6, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    I am getting on a plane. I am flying to America. And I am assassinating the writers. I realise America is kind of big, and this may take a while, but seriously, killing off Jenna? Not cool…
    Also, Bonnie needs to be shot. For the good of society. Or, of course, sacrificed. Which, you know, would have made SO MUCH MORE SENSE.
    I felt bad for John in the end. The line from his letter – “whether you’re a vampire or not, I love you anyway”- was just kind of sweet, considering his stance on the whole vampire thing. Yeah, he was a douche. But he went out well.
    Awesome recap, as always :)
12. Sonia says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    What? No thickening of plot at the end there? You must be really pissed LOL.

    Not that I blame you. The episode left me feeling blah. All those people dying, Klaus not killed, and all they accomplished at the end of the day was to keep ONE person, Elena, safe. I don’t mind deaths as a rule on a supernatural show. But for the sole purpose of keeping one character alive? It seems a bit much, even if she is the main character.

    SO MUCH WORD on the trusting Elijah bit. I don’t blame Elijah. He did what was best for himself. Stefan and co, on the other hand, were dumb as bricks for trusting him and his so-called code of honor. They should’ve listened to Damon all along. He’s the only one who makes any sense among the lot. #TeamDamon
13. DefineDelicate says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    Damon Salvatore and Thomas: Consoling man-hug.
    —–
    Hahahahah Oh your love for Damon is so sweet. HEHE. Also, I agree about Bonnie. Bitch would rather go out and be the hero. did she not realize that Alaric is older then her? and could take Jeremy’s ring {Hide it on him or something} and BE COMEPLETELY SAFE???

    I mean, she kept saying she was gonna Kill Klaus and Elijah if he betrayed them and what do you know she.failed. *facepalm* Honestly, sometimes I feel like she has half a brain. LOL

    I also think Matt’s a douche. Dude, would rather pay his effin’ Bills and eat mac&cheese then be with his girlfriend. HOW MUCH DO YOU WANNA BE NEXT SEASON FORWOOD WILL BE TOGETHER AND MATT WILL BE PISSED!?!?! I’m taking Bets. LOL.

    I also liked to point out to everyone who hates Damon. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS A BRAIN. just saying. They were all “Team Elijah” when they should of realized!!! ugh. LOL.

    Keep up the great recaps. needed a laugh after the depressing episode. :)
14. Brittany says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    Still as witty as ever I see, Thomas.

    →Klaus: So, who wants to eat a doppelganger?

    →Stefan Salvatore: This is it! This is our last chance! If I can just muster up the strength… reach deep down inside… give it everything I have… I can… collapse on the ground in a broken heap. Shit.
    ————————
    ;D
    Lucky Me, I’m not the only sensible human being who hates Bonnie. Seriously, not letting someone see the ‘unfortunate’ death of a minor character… Which brings up the question: Doesn’t it make you wonder if killing people off shows is the CW’s way of firing them without actually firing them?

    As depressing as this episode was, I hated the fact that they barely focused on the fact that One. Of. The. Smarter. Characters. Are. Dying. -_-
    As for Elijah, some ‘honor’ there. Honestly, I’d trust Katherine during a blood binge more than an original vamp with amazingly good hair.

    As usual, amazing recap; Keep ‘em coming!
15. sarah says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Your Bonnie hate is so annoying now. Move the hell on. She rules and isn’t going anywhere! Is this a race thing? It makes u look stupid and childish.

    Lets cheer on Damon who kills and rapes but boo Bonnie. Moron!
16. Chelley says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:42 pm

    If anyone needs convincing that making sure Bonnie’s alive is the stupidest plan ever, they need to read this.

    Finally someone shares my Bonnie disgust.

    Hilarious recap on a really crazy episode! I loved it, idk how many times I can tell you that. But really, so funny!
17. Brian in Shortsville says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    Great ep, actually got goosebumps during the Elijah-Stefan ‘honor’ tete-a-tete. But…

    Impulsive, Crazy, Emotional, Irrational Damon: Was right. About everything. Bonnie should’ve been the way to kill Klaus, trusting Elijah was stupid.

    [b]Elijah and Klaus[/b]: Run away!
    [b]All of Twitter[/b]: Oh. For. Fuck’s. Sake. #tvd
    [b]Dayna Barter (Head Cheerleader for Team Elijah)[/b]: Wait. What? NO! *shot* *double-shot* What the hell. *triple shot*

    For his victory lap, I think Damon has earned the right to:
    1.) rip Bonnie’s heart out, and hold it up in front of her face so it’s the last thing she sees before she dies.
    2.) Use the Elijah super-vampire-bitch-slap/karate chop to decapitate Bonnie.
    3.) Take Bonnie’s severed head and beat it against Elena’s EMPTY head.

    They’d better figure out a way to pull Damon through. If brains were dynamite, the rest of them couldn’t combine to blow one of their noses.

    Bonnie. THAT was her incredible badass moment? Talking shit to Elijah when she should’ve been pulling the trigger and killing Klaus until he was dead so at least Jenna and the others would’ve died for a purpose and been avenged? “If you don’t do it, I’ll take you both down?” As soon as Elijah HESITATED, she should’ve finished the job herself IMMEDIATELY, never mind the asinine threats and negotiations. Bonnie choked. Good job letting the now-invincible Big Bad AND his big brother get away.

    If Jeremy doesn’t buy a ticket for the Who Gets To Kill Bonnie raffle, I’ll slap him myself. Rest of his family killed, AND a lip balm witch roofie? He can’t seriously still want to hit that, can he?

    Two weeks ago Thomas said Elena was the anti-messiah (the whole rest of the eastern seaboard had to die so she could be saved). How in the nine hells did BONNIE end up rating that kind of consideration, where EVEN Elena had to (maybe, almost, sort-of, kind-of) die to save HER?

    Elena’s whole martyr-myself-so-no-one-else-gets-hurt, thing? Yeah, how’d that go for ya? Exactly where did she think Klaus was going to get the necessary werewolf? The animal shelter? Where was he going to get the vampire? A temp agency? You think he travels with them in cages like the circus? You had it Thomas, Elena grew up eating paint chips, that’s clearly the manifestation of lead poisoning affecting brain development.

    Uncle John with a Darth Vader redemption moment? Whatevs. Kind of wish Elena had come back as a vampire so Damon could stake her. She IS too stupid to survive on a horror show.

    Klaus making her choose between Jenna and Stefan? At $125/hr, there’s another beemer her therapist is eventually going to own. And Klaus has ‘other plans’ for Stefan? He’s going to take him to see Les Miz, I bet.

    Jenna may have been a half-hour old vampire, but she didn’t go out like no punk. She gave it the only shot she had, and was thinking pretty well for someone who’s only been in on the supe world for a couple of days.

    Stefan’s been working out. He ALMOST completed one whole from-the-knees pushup during the ritual. Can’t give full credit, since he collapsed on the way down and didn’t get all of the negative. Trying to get buff for his theater date with Klaus, no doubt. By contrast, Damon -sick from wolfbite- still had enough in him to neck-snap Greta.

    So, is Elena still ‘supernatural’ now that she’s fulfilled her role as the doppelganger and the curse is broken, is she a normal human female?

    Now that the lycanthrampire is part of the show’s mythology, anyone else think Caroline ought to invest in an IUD? Her and Tyler ought to flip a coin to see who gets to kill Matt before Damon kills Tyler.

    Klaus’ compulsion is still in effect, does Alaric have a new roommate for life now? At least Katherine is of legal age and not one of his students (squick).

    And, Season 3 has bee teased as ‘the year of the Originals.’ Good luck with that writers. Why would Klaus or Elijah ever show their faces in Mystic Falls again? They used and abused Team Salvatore every which way, took what they wanted and accomplished what they came to do. There’s no revenge to be taken, why not just kick it in Europe and enjoy the spoils of victory as one big happy Original family?
18. Mariposa says:

    May 6, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    HAHAHA, to all the Bonnie haters, if she was the little red curly-haired female like the books, she be the bomb wouldn’t she?? Really is the character or the actress…because actors/actresses only do what the writers, producers, directors, etc. instruct them to do….SMDH and CTFU!!
19. Kute_Kool_Kat says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    I cried so hard throughout this episode. I can’t even write a proper comment right now. I can say that your review and Price’s made me feel a bit better. (The latter only because he actually cared about Jenna dying. It’s so weird for reading that, but it makes me happy)Your humour let me have bit of a laugh.

    I feel that Jenna really shouldn’t have died. The thing is, n matter what ‘Team’ fans are on, they ALL felt the impact of Jenna’s death. They ALL wanted Jenna back. They ALL cried because of it. (well most)

    Oh and, Why couldn’t Alaric have said goodbye or had ANY scenes with Jennna. I cried even more when Alaric found out.

    I don’t know, this mght seem odd post because I’m not even touching on any other aspect of this episode, but no other aspect really matters to me at the moment.

    I really hope that Jenna’ll be back. via flashback, dream or maybe even have Bonnie, a witch with the power of 100 witches, to revive her next season. I really wish we got to know more about her, I feel like there could’ve been so much more history to her.

    *sigh* I’m still crying :’( (yep I love Jenna more than anyone on the show)

    RIP Jenna
20. teamelijah says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:07 pm

    lol love your recaps!
    I’m always team elijah lol seriously did you all think that elijah was team salvatore? he didn’t care about them no way lol i say this coming a mile away
    Family comes first:) i would’ve did the same thing
    all you bonnie haters need to chill out anything this girl does y’all will find something wrong smh

    can’t wait until season 3:)
    this season finale is gonna be blah
21. teamelijah says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    typo saw*
22. Tina says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    I’m still really emotional about this episode, so many people died and Bonnie is still walking around. I guess they couldn’t kill off the “good witch” but really John and Jenna?! The funeral and John’s letter were so sad, Elena has lost all her parents one by one and now she has Stefan and she’s made is clear that she doesn’t want to be with him for an eternity so where does that even leave them? I hate Elijah too but it’s like Stefan and Damon, even though he hates Damon for what he’s done, Stefan still can’t kill him and now will do anything to save him. If they pull another “convenient spell to save the show’s leads” I’m going to be pissed. And it’s pretty clear Damon is not going to die since this show would go down the toilet without him so curious to see what they do. Hopefully not an “Elixir of not dying from a werewolf bite”. Also are they going to spend season 3 trying to get revenge? Why would the originals even come back to Mystic Falls? Klaus got what he wanted and now he can go have werepire babies…or something.
23. Brian in Shortsville says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Dear Bonnie,

    You. Idiot.

    Signed,
    The Evil Overlord List
24. julian says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    why you hate Bonnie so much? if you are a man i think you will answer me
25. Tina says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    oh and like Kute_Kool_Kat, I am still crying over this episode, I couldn’t talk to anyone for the rest of the night. That song at the end was perfect (Skinny Love by Birdy a 14 year old, doing a cover of Bon Iver, amazing song).
26. Jez says:

    May 6, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    You’re absolutely correct about Bonnie!

    Bonnie’s got to be the most useless witch in the whole history of television. Come on, she has the power of a 100 powerful witches, I expected her to go all dark Willow on Klaus but no, all she does is throw him around and expect his brother, who used to love him, whom they have tried to kill twice to finish the job. Is Damon the only one in that universe who has a working brain?

    Sorry for the rant, I’m just so pissed off at them right now. Jenna was getting kind of boring but I almost cried when she died, and I love how John died and no one seemed to care.
27. Beth Francis says:

    May 6, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    I waited all day for your recap! Great as always! So sad about Jenna and also annoyed that Bonnie escaped unharmed (BUT- did you see in next week’s preview that she has the bleeds? Maybe something good, I mean bad, will happen)

    I’m so not worried about Damon. 1) He’s Ian Somerhalder- the most popular actor on the network’s highest rated show. Julie and Kevin can’t kill him off if they want to keep their jobs. 2)Tyler bit Damon when he was still changing- he wasn’t a total werewolf yet. That’s got to mean something. Maybe the cure will be killing Tyler, which would be sad, but I’d get over it quicker than Jenna’s death!

    Looking forward to next week’s episode and recap. Then we’ll see you in June for True Blood season 4?
28. julian says:

    May 6, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    Bonnie you are so useless that you should let Damon and Stefan get locked in the tomb on the first season, you’re so useless you should have let Damon die burned on season one finale.
29. julian says:

    May 6, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    Bonnie did her part correctly, they did what elena told them to do “trust in Elijah” it wasnt Bonnie´s fault.
30. Jil says:

    May 6, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    Hey Thomas;

    See?!? We three totally called out not trusting Elijah. I wouldn’t mind a consoling hug from Damon, too…but I’ll settle for a long distance IN YO’ FACE!! virtual high five.

    This episode made me weep buckets, it was quite touching in places.

    However, this sad rendition of the Scoobie gang seriously need a Velma-type character. (since they refuse to believe anything Damon has to say — they need to write in Meredith from the books, somehow.) Stefan offering himself as a sacrifice instead of Jenna was a uber-stupid move. Direct your wrath to this guy; because at least Bonnie did something useful. (read: resurrection spell with Uncle John)

    As you pointed, out Alaric could have done something useful as a vampire hunter. They could have planned to use Stefan as a diversion and then…THWACK…wooden darts and vervain needles all-around. They had enough people to swarm in and surround Klaus; instead of, oh, I don’t know…reading silly grimoires and being distracted and delayed by Elijah going over the plan and going over the plan and going over the plan…ad nauseum…ad infinitum…ad absurditum.

    (BTW…WHY can’t TVD vampires tell when other vampires are lying to them…what is the point of being preternatural then…this show!!

    I’m thinking Elijah was certainly in with Klaus; probably more so after being staked by an ex-cheerleader…kind of difficult to forgive that little tidbit. Those brothers probably both planned a major screw with the Scoobie-rubes operation. They GOT what they came for, cause some collateral damage and exeunt stage right. Originals peace out!!

    Can’t wait for As I Lay Dying finale…thanks again for an insightful recap.
31. Silvia says:

    May 6, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    I loved you recap!! Thank you sooo much for pointing out how stupid everyone’s plan was. Its like they all forgot that the sacrifice involved 2 more deaths other than Elena. When Bonnie offered to die before the sacrifice was done I was like “Yes, do it before they stake Jenna” but St. Stefan won’t allow anyone to be a martyr, that’s his thing…*sigh*
    When he showed up to offer himself instead of Jenna I had to roll my eyes because off course he has to come off as the hero. I hate Stefan almost as much as I hate Bonnie, they’re both so USELESS. What did Stefan do? NOTHING, but agree with Elena and act like Mr. Self Righteous around Damon and Bonnie failed at her one task of killing Klaus before he became an all powerful werepire.
    Damon may have screwed up a couple of time but at least he was doing SOMETHING and I love how he didn’t tell anyone about the bite to get sympathy he just powered through trying to get things done.
    Now we have both Elijah and Klaus alive and 2 dead main characters… Great plan guys.
32. julian says:

    May 6, 2011 at 9:59 pm

    Bonnie is useless and thanks to John Elena is human, but he couldnt do it without Bonnie
33. Keith says:

    May 6, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    “Why would the originals even come back to Mystic Falls? Klaus got what he wanted and now he can go have werepire babies…or something”

    Maybe they want to conquer the world and maybe the only ones who can stop them are the Salvatores and friends.

    Anyways, what I’d like to see is for Klaus to kill Bonnie like the book Klaus killed Vickie, but not before she passed her powers on to Elena who uses them to kill Klaus, i.e. she doesn’t wimp out like Bonnie.
34. julian says:

    May 6, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    keith hahahhahahahhahahhahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahaahhahaahahahah
35. femlyn2 says:

    May 6, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    Characters That Cannot Be Allowed To Die, No Matter How Many Lives It Would Save, And No Matter How Loud Thomas Would Cheer

    - Bonnie Bennet

    I loved this. I laughed outloud for about 60 seconds. Ha.
    Thanks!
36. Amanda says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    Awesome review, as always. :)

    Just wondering if anyone else noticed that while Matt and Caroline were in the Lockwood mansion and Matt was looking out the window, it looked like it was broad daylight outside? Those sort of things always bother me hah.
37. Jawly says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    I don’t get why John could just have worn his ring so he could REVIVE ELENA AGAIN if she needed it and NOT die permanently. Nice logic there, writers. Well, at least at that moment he went from Uncle Assface to Uncle Save Your Ass.

    I knew Elena wasn’t going to be a vampire. That’s just too pointless, redundant, and not needed. And yet I feel like Damon is going to turn her in the next episode. /Ominous gut feeling

    And Caroline and Tyler? Told you there was going to be some hot ass by the end of the season! Though by hot, I meant sloppy and wet, not rolling around on the ground, but still counts! XD

    S
    P
    O
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    RUN LIKE THE WIND. OR LIKE THE CUTE YOUNG COUPLES DAMON TRIES TO DRINK.

    The promo for next week shows Elena saying to Damon “You made the wrong choice.” Whatever that means. After that, she throws a chair out the window and jumps out of it, which for me, is the most EPIC THING I’VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOW. That’s right–heart ripping, chest staking, and even Damon’s eyebrows making fangirls tingly in all the right places aren’t as epic for me as a human girl throwing furniture and causing property damage to one of two houses she is entitled to (Lol Real Estate for teenagers FTW!). I make less sense than this show… XD
38. The Fiancee says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Dear Everyone:
    I’m hoping that the cure for Damon’s Tylerbite is drinking all of the blood in an idiotic baby witch.
    xoxo
    -The Fiancee
39. Veronica says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Hello there,

    I would post my favorite quotes but there are too many so, I just love them all..
    But lets recap the episode: Purpose: Kill Klaus sacrificing as little lives as possible…End result or Death Toll: Jules, and Greta (Who cares) and Jenna, John and Klaus (Wait did he die?? NOTTTT) Great Job Stefan and Elena!! I guess I am still Upset that they were going to sacrifice Tyler and Caroline without giving them a second Thought… Maybe we should have gone with Damons Plan that would have killed only bonnie and garanteed KLAUS death, but I guess we needed something for season 3.. maybe a Werepire and a bunch of originals who might be coming back to live (I assume) if he keeps his word to his brother.. whom he can now kill easily giving his new power..
    Anyway great Job.. so Did you notice that Johns grave said 2009… so giving that they were already at “school” when the show started..and school starts in August can we conclude that it has pass less than 4 months since the begining of the show? I think time just stands still in Mystic Falls! ’till next week for the season finale… Loved the recap!
40. Nicki says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    LOL! LOVED YOUR RECAP! I am no Bonnie fan either (Show or books). One qualm I had with this episode-Jenna’s attack on Greta. SHe couldn’t like snap her neck or something…rip out her jugular. She had to give her a little nip…Come on now, lol!
41. Jennifer says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:42 pm

    Veronica said: Did you notice that Johns grave said 2009…

    No, that was Elena’s adoptive parents’ grave, hun.
    :-)
42. Anita says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    So basically, Uncle/Daddy John GIlbert wanted to guilt-trip Elena into having kids so she can pass the ring on? NIce way to get a final dig at Stefan.

    I loved how they made the funeral all about Elena. I completely forgot about Alaric until he stepped forward. He looked like he was just about done with all of them.
43. Keith says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    “keith hahahhahahahhahahhahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahaahhahaahahahah”

    Just kidding.
44. Melissa says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    Thomas- Awesome recap, as always.

    I loved Stephan’s encounter with Klaus: “Klaus! I’m here to kick your ass and save my friends!… Really?…” I can understand why a lot of people are saying that Stefan just gave up, but how long would he have really lasted in a battle against Klaus? Elijah got the upper hand over Damon a couple of times already, and in those cases, he wasn’t even trying to kill him.

    And then there’s Jenna. I cheered rather loudly when Jenna tried to take Greta out. I was so proud of her for putting up a fight. Of course I cheered even louder when Damon snapped Greta’s neck.

    I was right there with Damon, as he was punching holes in walls. Sacrifice Jenna/possibly Stefan, Elena, Jules, John, but when it comes to risking BonBon’s life, all bets are off? So ridiculous.

    This episode left me with several questions- here are a few:
    1.What exactly is the purpose of Sheriff Forbes and the Founder’s Council? Sheriff Forbes is hell bent on being in the supernatural-inner-circle, yet when the biggest vampire/werewolf/witch debacle in history goes down in her town, she’s not even in the episode? Worst Sherriff ever!

    2.If Damon compelled the grave diggers to bury Jenna and John, does that mean their deaths are going to be kept a secret?

    3. Are Alaric and Katherine roommates now? That could be a whole show in itself.

    What I do know: I’m glad John gave Elena his ring. I have a feeling she’s going to need it when Damon goes all wolf-bite crazy in the finale. Also- I can’t wait to see how the Original Vamp Family Reunion is going to go down.
45. Keith says:

    May 6, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    “One qualm I had with this episode-Jenna’s attack on Greta. SHe couldn’t like snap her neck or something…rip out her jugular. She had to give her a little nip…Come on now, lol!”

    She was a newby vamp. Probably never occured to her.
46. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:03 am

    Hey Everyone :-) Thanks for reading and commenting. I have to go to New York City with The Fiancee tomorrow – Super Secret Mission! – so I’m going to bed soon, and I won’t be talking a whole lot tomorrow, but I will get back to answer everyone eventually Sorry for the delay.

    There is one thing I want to address right now, though:

    Mariposa:

    HAHAHA, to all the Bonnie haters, if she was the little red curly-haired female like the books, she be the bomb wouldn’t she?? Really is the character or the actress…because actors/actresses only do what the writers, producers, directors, etc. instruct them to do….SMDH and CTFU!!

    Absolutely not. I have said, repeatedly, that I think Kat Graham is a fine actress, and that she’s doing the best that she can with the material she’s been given. She has nothing to do with my hatred of Bonnie.

    Bonnie – not the actress, but the character, written by the writers, is 1. boring 2. mostly useless 3. a complete bitch and 4. fucking dangerous.

    1. Her story has gone nowhere. She’s had no character arc, no chance for emotional development. We’ve been given no reason to care about her, aside from a fleeting moment of pathos when her Grams died. When her character gets screen time, the story takes a break.

    2. Seriously, worst witch ever. She can float feathers and light candles. Fantastic. She should be the most powerful character on the show, but instead, she manages to almost, but not quite, beat the big bad.

    3. How many people have died to keep Bonnie safe? How many times has she betrayed her friends? “Sure, I broke the Gilbert Device.” “Hi Damon. I’m going to light you on fire now.” “Sorry, Jeremy, you don’t get to make your own choices. You get to go to sleep now.” “Sorry, Alaric, you don’t get to say goodbye to your lover because… well, because I say so.”

    4. That last point is the big one. She’s powerful enough to be a legitimate threat to the main characters, and she’s shown that she has absolutely no problem throwing that power around to make them do whatever she wants. Jeremy, Alaric, and Damon should all be fighting each other for who gets to kill her. If someone locked me in an abandoned house while my lover died, you could be damn sure that she would be dead the very instant I found a way out of that place.

    Again, none of this is Kat Graham’s fault, and it damn sure has nothing to do with her race. It has to do with the fact that Bonnie is the worst character on this show, and if I knew her in real life, I would hate her with an intensity that rivaled a million dying suns.

    julian:

    why you hate Bonnie so much? if you are a man i think you will answer me

    So, trying to bait me with digs at my masculinity really isn’t the best way to draw a response out of me. One, because I reply to pretty much every comment that’s posted on my blog, and two, because I’m writing about The Vampire Diaries, which is aimed at women age 18 to 34. The macho boat sailed a long time ago.

    Regardless, I think I’ve laid out why I hate Bonnie, but if that’s not clear enough, I can elaborate.
47. Brian in Shortsville says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:18 am

    Maybe they want to conquer the world and maybe the only ones who can stop them are the Salvatores and friends.

    Keith, I’d go for that, and I’m guessing the writers WILL go with that next fall, but unless Damon starts running with some brighter wattage light bulbs, I’d bet against Team Salvatore being able to stop a bathtub, much less any scheme Klaus and Elijah come up with. ‘Cause his chief lieutenants, Stefan and Elena went 0-for-Season 2 with their bright ideas.

    Thought: Elijah said the Magic Kool-Aid of Not Dying Permanently WOULD work on a supernatural entity (the doppelganger). Damon got anything to lose by seeing how it mixes with whiskey?

    And I believe Elijah left the Drafty House of Wiccan Immolation meaning to kill Klaus… until Klaus offered him something he wanted more, and that Elijah couldn’t get without Klaus. Feeling: That’s going to bite Elijah in the ass. He’s the one who told Elena he was long through making the mistake of letting something stupid like ‘feelings’ get in his way again.
48. Alicia says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:20 am

    I swear I have convulsions if I don’t read ur VD reviews every week, most hilarious thing EVER!! And I finally had to join in the fun and comment…. Team Damon all the way, he’s the only smart one in the whole damn town and how I wish he would compel all the bozos in MF and become the mayor or ruler of the town lol – of course he was right about the whole damn stupid thing = listen to Damon, u clowns…thanks for all the laughter and logic behind the utter insanity!!!

    And I swear if stupid Elena effs with my man next week while he thinks he’s dying, I’m gonna need to start a campaign to get her dumb ass off the show…..
    Damon Salvatore: See?!? I told you you couldn’t trust him!
    Thomas: See?!? I told you you couldn’t trust him!
    Damon Salvatore and Thomas: Consoling man-hug.

    EXACTLY!!!! :)
49. Alicia says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:22 am

    And because, as Damon said last week, he is surrounded by a bunch of idiots, no wonder he needs to drink a lot & enjoy his very hot bromance with Alaric :)
50. Alicia says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:30 am

    And how badly were you waiting Thomas, for an entire week, to write that pretend Bonnie eulogy from Damonm huh?!?!?!? LOL…..classic!
51. Kylie says:

    May 7, 2011 at 1:14 am

    Ah, this episode made me cry. Yeah, I’m a wimp, get over it. Despite this beign the most depressing episode ever, your review made me laugh like always!

    1.)Damon CAN NOT and WILL NOT die!
    2.)Bonnie IS WAY too protected on this show.
    3.)I kind of like John now for what he did for Elena, but he’s dead now, so I guess it doesn’t matter. Figures.
    4.)I kept thinking they were going to pull some crazy crap to save Jenna even after she died. When I realized that they had buried her, I was like, ‘oh, okay, bye jenna!’ Dammit, I liked Jenna!
    5.)”Who let the dogs out?! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!” How long have you been planning THAT one?
    6.)Only one more episode! What am I going to do!?

    Oh, and I LOVE the comments from The Fiancee!!!
52. Eve says:

    May 7, 2011 at 2:00 am

    Ah hah! I knew Elena would not end up with fangs. There is always a convenient loophole to be made up on the spot – I mean, found. A Parent Dying on One’s Behalf spell? Sure! Serve it up. I hope there is yet another loophole to Uncle Daddy John Gilbert’s death and he comes back to life. I like him.

    Bonnie is still alive and Jenna is dead. This is wrong. The least she (Bonnie) could do is have sex with Jeremy.

    Elijah: I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

    LOL! And also, huh?? It matters that much where his family’s *bodies* are?? Why? Unless he can bring them back to life, which is always a possibility on TVD.

    I hope Elijah and Klaus come back. Another good brother/bad brother combo. It never gets old.

    - Sacred Circle of Sacrificial Shenanigans -<<

    LOL! Yes indeed. That was rather campy, IMO. The lame ass curse was never lamer. And why on earth did Klaus *want* to go through all the pain of turning into a werewolf? It seems to me that werewolves attack indiscriminately, just for the hell of it. And then when the moon sets they have no memory of their wolf time. Is that right? Why is that so attractive to Klaus? Oh well, maybe he will be back to offer a lame ass explanation.

    Damon was downright noble in this episode. Good thing his festering sore held off on festering when Damon had things to attend to. "Don't tell Elena I am fatally wounded" – also quite noble. He'll be fine. Surely there is a weathered, barely legible page in one of those books that contains an anti-fatal-werewolf bite spell. Bonnie to the rescue once again.

    Alaric *really* should have had the chance to say goodbye to/try to help Jenna. Not right, trapping him in the house like he's a kid. Bad Bonnie.

    I don't hate her but I don't like her either. She just doesn't come across as likeable.
53. Highmage says:

    May 7, 2011 at 2:34 am

    First time comment, but long time reader
    Congrats for this fabulous recap. You managed to find funny things in a very depressing episode.

    I was very disappointed by this episode. In the previous one the writers managed to create a tense, dense atmosphere, driving all things to a climax. It was near perfect. AND?

    They totally screwed it up. If we do the math, we can conclude that:
    - Klaus is alive and managed to get what he wanted.
    - They killed Jenna far to easy without obtaining nothing from her death. She died in vain. At least if they managed to block the transformation for Klaus. There is only one moonstone I suppose. Consummated during the ritual. I guess that is better to face the greatest vampire than to face the greatest vampire AND werewolf combined, no?
    - I haven’t seen the power of 100 witches combined. Honestly, a few episodes ago, when Bonnie showed to Jeremy in the middle of the woods how bad-ass is she, it looked far more dangerous overall. Even the confrontation with Klaularic was more convincing.
    - Not to mention that Damon is sick and Uncle John is gone…I kinda liked that man somehow, especially when he talked to Damon.

    And there is more, far more to say, but I guess that all of you can see my point of view.

    Overall it was a decent plan with the poor material they had (Bonnie, Jeremy and stupid Elena), executed by one amateur (Stefan) who improvised in the last moment…and was very useless this improvisation.

    Elijah was an idiot…I admired that man in the past. But it was stupid and made a strange decision. Maybe he learned from Elena a thing or two :)
    Let me explain: Klaus is a psychotic, totally selfish, unstable, mass-murdering all powerful creature. If someone could really threaten Elijah’s existence, that’s Klaus, not Bonnie or another witch.

    The biggest winner is Katherine who looks pretty much in the clear right now. Ah, and Caroline :). I love Barbie.

    Sorry for my bad English, but I live in Dracula’s country, Romania, so I beg for your forgiveness.
54. Cecilia says:

    May 7, 2011 at 2:43 am

    Please let me just say that I was laughing so effing hard throughout this whole recap. The mentions about “saving Bonnie” were hilarious, and the whole population of Mystic Falls (all 7 of them) cracked me up.

    Seriously, man…you’re a genius. I give you all the props I have! *not worthy*

    Can’t wait for the finale recap!! =]

    -Cee
55. Keith says:

    May 7, 2011 at 2:44 am

    “Keith, I’d go for that, and I’m guessing the writers WILL go with that next fall, but unless Damon starts running with some brighter wattage light bulbs, I’d bet against Team Salvatore being able to stop a bathtub, much less any scheme Klaus and Elijah come up with.”

    Didn’t Greta say that she was with Klaus because she wanted to help bring about a new world, or something like that?

    “And I believe Elijah left the Drafty House of Wiccan Immolation meaning to kill Klaus… until Klaus offered him something he wanted more, and that Elijah couldn’t get without Klaus.”

    I agree. He really was going to tear out Klaus’s heart, until he was told that his family could be saved.

    “LOL! Yes indeed. That was rather campy, IMO. The lame ass curse was never lamer. And why on earth did Klaus *want* to go through all the pain of turning into a werewolf? It seems to me that werewolves attack indiscriminately, just for the hell of it. And then when the moon sets they have no memory of their wolf time. Is that right? Why is that so attractive to Klaus? Oh well, maybe he will be back to offer a lame ass explanation.”

    He’s a vampire werewolf hybrid. they no doubt differ from a regular werewolf. Still, when Klaus goes down, I want Elena to do it somehow. Considering all that he did to her.
56. Ellie says:

    May 7, 2011 at 3:22 am

    “Elijah and Klaus: Run away!

    All of Twitter: Oh. For. Fuck’s. Sake. #tvd”

    Am I the only one who was glad he didn’t die? I thought it would have been a massive cop-out after all the DUN DUN DUN KLAUS OH NO we’ve had all season.

    Anyways, hilarious recap as ever, Thomas.
57. Weird Vision says:

    May 7, 2011 at 5:14 am

    Elijah and Klaus: Run away!

    All of Twitter: Oh. For. Fuck’s. Sake. #tvd

    This sums it up perfectly.

    I’m not looking forward to a season 3 full of Originals. When things get to escalate so much the focus on the main characters tends to become so weak it makes me lose interest. I’m more interested in the lead characters of the show than in any Original that might pass by Mystic Falls and end up dead eventually.

    At least I hope Damon will get fixed during the finale. I don’t want a Delena scene, kiss, or whatever. I just want to start the summer knowing he’s fine. He’s the only sane character in the show. OK, that sounds weird.
58. Gwenhwyvar says:

    May 7, 2011 at 5:42 am

    I totally agree with Bonnie hating thing. They could feed Bonnie vamp blood so she could come back as a vampire/witch, they could give her the ring or try the magic potion Elijah brought for Elena or even try the resuscitation spell or the spell she previously put on herself in “The Last Dance” so that she could just kill Klaus and then come back to life, but no… the decided to stick with Elena’s suicidal plan of trusting the vampire they killed twice to finish off his brother… and that worked out so well, didn’t it? Anyway great recap – lmao :)
59. dominique says:

    May 7, 2011 at 7:03 am

    great hilarious recap ….. much greater fun here than this last ep ….. the sacrifice thing just disappointed me.
    I guess I expected …. unexpected things ;-)

    you really made me lol with this :

    Thomas: Seriously wants this self-righteous, self-important, autocratic, hypocritical bitch to die in the most painful way possible. Twice.

    and also :

    Damon Salvatore: Okay, so Elena is all right. Oh, and Elijah betrayed us, and ran off with Klaus, who is now an all-powerful werepire. But to answer the question on everybody’s mind, yes, Bonnie is safe. Good job everyone! assholes.

    I may keep watching the show, just for having the pleasure to read your recap after
    good job here
60. Emily says:

    May 7, 2011 at 7:18 am

    Thomas! How is it that you seem to be able to make even the most depressing episodes of this show funny to me? This is a talent, and you need to exploit it.

    Okay, so Jenna and John are dead, which just plain sucks. I didn’t even like Jenna that much and her death is still SO UPSETTING! Who’s gonna take care of Elena and Jeremy now? I mean, I guess they’re both 16/17ish, so they could probably just be emancipated minors like those kids on Neighbours. And I just refereced Neighbours as if it was real life, which says a lot about me I think :)

    Bonnie…ugh. I was trying SO HARD not to laugh in the scene where she was trying to kill Klaus, ’cause that was supposed to be her big badass moment, and it just so…wasn’t. But the whole world clearly knows how you feel about Bonnie, so I’m gonna leave it there.

    Is it bad that I’ve totally forgiven Elijah for his betrayal? Because I have. Like, really, I want to hate him but I just can’t. And I’m pretty sure there’s a lot we don’t know about that – it kinda felt like it just came out of nowhere, the whole thing about his family being dead but Klaus killed them and he knows where they are…I’m confused. But yeah. I still heart Elijah. Besides, we needed a plot for next season.
61. Eve says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:33 am

    Oh, forgot to say how much I enjoyed your version of Damon’s eulogy for Bonnie.

    >>Elena Gilbert: Aren’t you supposed to be all “balance of nature” or some crap?<<

    Lol! Crap indeed. Glad Greta the teenage witch is dead. The witches on TVD are undefined. Their powers consist of any random thing the show needs done. The limits to their powers are exactly the same only in reverse. Are they able to disable and/or kill by squinting real hard? Yes. But what if that's not in the story? Then no. Come on, show. This is weak. You can do better.
62. @Debyule says:

    May 7, 2011 at 9:00 am

    I honestly didn’t think they would kill off both Jenna AND Uncle Daddy. It makes me wondering if the writers have thought this through, because, well…
    We now have two teenagers with no living relatives. Jenna and John died secret deaths… so they are basically guardian-less and hiding it. I was willing to overlook last season’s lack of follow up from the town over the disappearance of Uncle Zack, but I think people are going to notice the lack of adults around the Gilbert house. Or maybe they just won’t notice, kind how they never seem to notice that their entire senior class skips class everyday.
63. Veronica says:

    May 7, 2011 at 10:09 am

    Thanks Jennifer,

    I guess I was looking away when they showed their names.. I saw 2009 and Gilbert and concluded.. but I just saw that part again.
    Thanks again!
64. Jawly says:

    May 7, 2011 at 11:15 am

    More ranting. Yay.

    When I saw Elijah run away with Klaus, I really didn’t care, but I still don’t like it. He lived for 1000 years, and he is immortal. Just run across the world and look for them at places Klaus would put them. He probably kept them alive so as to use Elijah as leverage to not kill him, then do away with him when they were alone. I don’t care if his family is alive or not, I don’t want a whole season dedicated to finding and killing these faggots.

    And as for Delena? Not realistic. The show doesn’t need that kind of drama now. This isn’t a love triangle like in the books. Damon just doesn’t do it for Elena, and I don’t see them being together-ever.

    And that look on Elena’s face when she was going to die was like this:

    Klaus: Bite time!
    Elena: Whatever. But when I come back, I’m going to be PISSED.

    I hope Elena will be the one to kill Klaus, whatever that way is (that most definitely involves that pointless skank Bonnie). It’s only fair.

    Fun Fact-The majority of the cast has died at least once now. I was wondering when it would be Elena’s turn. XD And kudos for not turning her into a vampire. At this point it would ruin the show.
65. Jen says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    I remember why I stopped reading your recaps. Your absolute refusal to understand the story, and Bonnie’s character and why her friends would not want her to die is bordering on ridiculous. Bonnie isn’t useless. Last I checked, she’s cast a lot of spells that’s helped a bunch of people. The only reason Elena is still human is because of Bonnie’s spell. She’s not perfect and obviously she can’t do everything but I don’t get this ‘useless’ argument. Jenna was an unintentional casualty that was chosen as a result of Damon’s stupidity (whose ass you really need to climb out of). In fact, if Damon hadn’t tried to turn Elena, John won’t have needed to die, Jenna won’t have died. What use would Alaric and Jeremey have been at the ritual. Actually what use has Alaric been all season? Even Damon agreed Alaric should stay behind. But don’t hate on Damon, andt never mind logic, BONNIE IS A BITCH. You and your fiancee need to grow the hell up. You’re awful and your recaps haven’t been funny in weeks.
66. Highmage says:

    May 7, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    Jen, I disagree. Jonas Martin was great. Maddox was ok. Even that girl who helped Katherine at some point to aquire the moonstone was far better than Bonnie. She is pretending that is great. But is just a bad joke, especially when she decides for other persons.
67. Sonia says:

    May 7, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    @Jen,

    I totally don’t get how Jenna dying was Damon’s fault? If it wasn’t her it would have been Caroline. And no, John’s death isn’t on Damon either. He CHOSE to die to keep his daughter from turning into a vampire. That’s on him and his aversion to vampires.

    If you really read and understand what Thomas and most others are saying, Damon didn’t want the sacrifice to go forward at all. He wanted Bonnie to harness the power of the 100 witches to kill Klaus before the sacrifice. If they had listened to him, and agreed to do it his way, he wouldn’t have force fed his blood to Elena, John would still be alive, Jenna would be alive. So would Jules and Greta, though no one cares about them really. And Klaus would be dead and Elijah would still be in their basement with the dagger in him. So yeah, the whole chain of events could have been avoided if Bonnie has stepped up.
68. Highmage says:

    May 7, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Good point Sonia
69. Sven says:

    May 7, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    Once again, loved the recap :D It made the sad episode somehow less… sad.
    Especially the “Who let the wolf out” was hilarious.
    “Wow, he “drained all of her blood to the point of death” really quickly.”
    –> I totally agree with The Fiancee on that one. I was thinking the exact same thing at the time.
    “He’s probably out there, right now. Scared. Naked. Alone. Naked. Hurt. Naked.”
    –> Haha, after Matt broke up she didn’t seem to mind that much. Tyler was all naked and she was like “Boohoo, Matt broke up with me and now I’m so-horny! Hi Tyler, I love you! Ho about we have some fun?”

    Jenna AND John’s death do indeed leave Elena and Jeremy guardian-less. Maybe Alaric can ask to be their guardian? Or Carol Lockwood or some “Unknown Relative who has abandoned his family but finally decides to show up -by coincidence- right after the only other options for guardianship have been killed off”. Why did Jenna have to die? Why?! Mean writers. They totally did the same with Anna. “She’s definitely going to reappear.” Where? I haven’t seen her.

    SPOILER: In the promo for next episode it seems that Emily Bennett will be summoned or something, to save Damon.

    Bonnie has indeed been the most selfish character ever, but Stefan isn’t an angel ether. Self-sacrifice instead of Jenna? Come on, we all know Klaus wouldn’t agree with that. Now little Stefan is quite the hero again, because at least “he tried”.

    I read season 3 is all about the Originals before I saw the episode, so I knew Klaus wouldn’t die. He’s just too bad-ass,fascinating and has a too awesome accent. Especially now he’s gone all “Werepire”. I btw. also totally don’t blame Elijah for his choice at the end. Probably Klaus just “killed off” the others to make sure they wouldn’t oppose him until he was full hybrid. I hope Lexi will actually appear to be an Original, but that seems idle hope to me… (where did they dispose her body actually?)

    The big conclusion we can make of this episode is that–> Damon is the most genius, awesome, honorable character around The Vampire Diaries. And he will soooo not die. I hope. And I want Delena. Just one peck is enough.

    Keep on writing recaps like this!
70. The Fiancee says:

    May 7, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    Dear Eve,
    If Klaus killed his family the same way that Elena “killed’ Elijah, there’s a good chance that they can be unkilled. They are the Original Family, after all.
    - The Fiancee (from the Super Secret Whatever in NYC)
71. The Fiancee says:

    May 7, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Dear Jen,
    I don’t know about Thomas, but I flatly refuse to “grow the help up”. How dull! I hope to be snarky and juvenile far into my golden years. And I wouldn’t hold out much hope for Thomas climbing out of Damon’s ass, he’s got one helluva mancrush. I wish you luck finding a pro-Bonnie blog to read. I hear that she has fans out there somewhere.
    xoxo,
    The Fiancee
72. sarah1988 says:

    May 7, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. <3
    TEAM BONNIE/DEATH.
73. The Fiancee says:

    May 7, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    *hell* #damnyouautocorrect
74. Not Amused says:

    May 7, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    @ Jen I completely agree. I was told this blog was funny but looking at it I can’t say I’m amused or entertained.

    So if Bonnie is a self-righteous hypocritical bitch for locking Alaric and Jeremy in the house what is Damon? He knew about it and agreed to it.

    I can hear the excuses coming. Let me guess, “Damon was being a good and concerned friend. He cares about Elena and Alaric and doesn’t want them in harm’s way”.
75. EleanorPalimore says:

    May 7, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    I think, all things considered, Bonnie’s I-should-kill-Klaus-and-likely-die-in-the-process-but-undoubtedly-avoid-anyone-else-getting-killed-for-the curse plan was probably the best one they had. Not that I liked it, mind – I like Bonnie – but yeah, I LOVED Jenna. Klaus may as well have torn MY heart out. :/

    Great recap, as always. Damon was right not to trust Elijah, but for all the wrong reasons! Could they not have thought of ANY other plans? Or, hey, put the resusciation spell on BONNIE so she’d die while killing Klaus, and then come back? IDK who’d have taken that bullet for her, though. They could have kidnapped Greta and made her die in Bonnie’s place.

    To be fair, though, Damon’s instincts were right, but he wasn’t exactly a great strategiser either these last few days. x)

    – Ellie.
76. Martha says:

    May 7, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    This was so needed. It makes sad episode less sad. I’m still pissed off about Jenna’s useless death though.
    Anyway, the “who let the dogs out” reference was pure genius! As the newsletter one.
    KUDOS man.

    @the fiancee
    After reading your response comment to Jen, I would gladly marry you myself.
77. Dayna Barter says:

    May 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Jil:
    (BTW…WHY can’t TVD vampires tell when other vampires are lying to them…what is the point of being preternatural then…this show!!

    —->Um, he wasn’t lying. So even if they had that ability, wouldn’t have helped.

    Jil:
    I’m thinking Elijah was certainly in with Klaus; probably more so after being staked by an ex-cheerleader…kind of difficult to forgive that little tidbit.

    —>Then I don’t think you were watching the episode very closely.

    Brian:
    And I believe Elijah left the Drafty House of Wiccan Immolation meaning to kill Klaus… until Klaus offered him something he wanted more, and that Elijah couldn’t get without Klaus. Feeling: That’s going to bite Elijah in the ass. He’s the one who told Elena he was long through making the mistake of letting something stupid like ‘feelings’ get in his way again.

    —>It is SO going to bite him in the ass. Why one earth would Klaus keep his word to resuscitate 7 people WHO ARE SURE TO WANT HIM DEAD!!! Elijah made an emotional decision, and he is going to regret it.

    Eve:
    LOL! And also, huh?? It matters that much where his family’s *bodies* are?? Why? Unless he can bring them back to life, which is always a possibility on TVD.

    —>I think they are “dead” the same way Elijah was “dead” with the dagger in him. I somehow don’t think he would have been willing to take the risk if it was just to have the actual bodies to grieve over.

    Weird Vision:
    I’m not looking forward to a season 3 full of Originals. When things get to escalate so much the focus on the main characters tends to become so weak it makes me lose interest. I’m more interested in the lead characters of the show than in any Original that might pass by Mystic Falls and end up dead eventually.

    —>That’s one of the challenges of being a showrunner, I guess. There are a lot of people like me who at this point would much rather see more about the Originals than the latest teen angst in Mystic Falls. Hard to please everyone.

    Emily:
    Is it bad that I’ve totally forgiven Elijah for his betrayal? Because I have. Like, really, I want to hate him but I just can’t.

    —>Sing it, sister. It may be a “betrayal” if your name is Elena Gilbert, but any of them would have done the same for their own families.
78. Beth Francis says:

    May 7, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    Dear The Fiancee,

    You rock as much as Thomas! Loved your comments to the haters. We are all seriously recapping/debating a teenage vampire show- how could you not find humor in that? Cheers to the adults (I’m 33) that choose to remain snarky and juvenile! Life is more fun this way :)
79. The Fiancee says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Dear Martha,
    Dawwwwwww! *blushes*
    -The Fiancee
80. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    So. Many. Comments.

    Okay, let’s do this…
81. Jil says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    @DaynaBarter

    Me:(BTW…WHY can’t TVD vampires tell when other vampires are lying to them…what is the point of being preternatural then…this show!!

    DB: —->Um, he wasn’t lying. So even if they had that ability, wouldn’t have helped.

    ?Huh?!? I made a general comment. I’m not certain how you could have misread “them” for a specific “he”.

    All vampires lie — even Edward Cullen.
    —

    Me:I’m thinking Elijah was certainly in with Klaus; probably more so after being staked by an ex-cheerleader…kind of difficult to forgive that little tidbit.

    DB: —>Then I don’t think you were watching the episode very closely.

    Ooookay fine — I didn’t realize I under the surveillance of TVD Homeland Security. I should have said, “I’m thinking it would be more interesting a story arc if Elijah and Klaus were working together from the start.” But why deviate from canon, since burying a 500 year old estrangement in 5 seconds is much more plausible. Have it your way then. :)
82. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    Thanks emily :-)

    What Bonnie did to Alaric was over the line. She does a lot of things that piss me off, but when she trapped Alaric (and when she trapped Elena a few episodes ago, for that matter)… nope. Sorry. Witch has to die.

    I agree… I really have no idea what they have left for the finale… except the writers probably think (and are probably right) that the audience will be more invested in Damon’s fate than the Lame Ass Sacrifice.

    You’re welcome to join the We Hate Bonnie club. Elections will be held in June.;-)
83. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    Hi Manda :-)

    I don’t know how Damon puts up with it. It must be infuriating to constantly be telling people why their plan is both dumb and deadly, and have them wander blissfully into the wood chipper anyway. Ugh. I want to punch them, and I don’t even have to talk to them.

    I really wish Damon had called them all out on Elijah’s betrayal. He’s earned it.
84. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    Hi Jennifer :-)

    Sorry… I was sitting next to The Fiancee while I was writing this, and we’ve been talking wedding plans… I guess I had that on the brain. ;-)
85. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Thanks Estela :-)

    This episode (which was really good, by the way), was a major bummer, almost from beginning to end. The only real bright spot was Caroline/Tyler (and wow did I never see myself liking that pairing). And I’m so bummed that Jenna is gone.

    I despise Bonnie, for the reasons I’ve listed elsewhere. There are so many awesome witches on this show, I just wish they could make her like them. Or, you know, kill her.

    Yeah, Damon is safe, but I want to see how they cure him. That is what’s got my interest.
86. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Hi Tatum :-)

    I didn’t particularly care about John, but I’m really sad Jenna died. And if things had gone a bit differently, so would Caroline and Tyler. I can’t even begin to express how awful Elena and Co.’s “plan” was.
87. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Thanks Rainbowdragon12 :-) I do what I can.
88. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Thanks Rachel :-)

    I think part of what bothers me the most is that they were completely willing to let two people die – a vampire and a werewolf – and didn’t give a damn until they realized they knew one of them.

    If this had been Buffy and the gang, Willow would have thrown some badass magic around, and everyone would have come together to defeat Klaus. But these people just rolled over and played dead… except for the people that actually got killed. Stupid plan is stupid.
89. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Thanks sarah :-)
90. Merriska says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Aww, I like Bonnie and actually don’t want her to die. And am I the only one that thinks Elijah was all ready to kill Klaus until he said that?
91. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Hi Dayna :-)

    Yeah, that bothered me, too. “Oh, it’s all right for people to die in this plan, as long as it’s no one I like. Wait, it is people I like. Shit. Really should have seen that coming.”

    And yeah, the way Elijah treated Klaus is the exact same way Stefan has treated Damon. Can’t really fault the guy for that. But, I’m still pissed that no one but Damon saw it coming.

    I am genuinely looking forward to a season full of Originals. I really hope there are a lot more Elijah-style badasses around… and I hope it makes Team Elena step up their game. Because right now, they’re strictly minor league.
92. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Thanks Misty :-)

    I’ve often said that one of my greatest strengths is an almost complete inability to take anything seriously. That really comes in handy when I’m writing these. ;-)

    Honestly, I hadn’t been saving “who let the dogs out” for anything special. It just fit with the victory lap thing.

    The whole thing with Bonnie could have been (mostly) fixed by saying that she might be powerful enough to stop him, but they weren’t sure, and that they’d have to try their best. Hell, I almost want to write a spec script to show how small the changes would have to be to make Bonnie not useless, selfish, and hypocritical.
93. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Thanks Isobel :-)

    Yeah, I’m really not okay with letting Jenna die. And their whole damn plan was a gigantic failure from start to finish.

    They took no initiative. Even if you don’t want Bonnie to do the one thing that you know will work, why do you still let Klaus go through with the ritual? Why don’t you try to find another witch to team up with, or another way to kill an original? Or, hell, pull a Buffy and use a bazooka. Anything other than laying back, giving Klaus everything he wants on a silver platter, and letting everyone you love die. God.

    And you’re right about John. He was still a douche, but he went out in style. Good on him.
94. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Hey Sonia :-)

    The lack of “Plot: Thickening” was more because I was rushing out the door than being angry. Though wow was I ever angry when this episode was over.

    Now, I still really liked the episode. It kept me engaged and entertained… but it did it by making me hate the vast majority of the cast, which might not have been the best strategy. Right now, Alaric is the only one I’d actually want to hang out with, and Damon and Katherine are fun just because they’re so over the top.

    Damon really is the wise old sage of the group… and that should terrify every single one of them. When the guy whose defining characteristic is lack of self control and foresight starts having better judgement than you do, you’ve got problems.
95. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Hi DefineDelicate :-)

    There was so much wrong with what Bonnie did to Alaric. If I was him, I’d arrange for Bonnie to have a little “hunting accident.” That shit would just not fly, yo. But yeah, at least she didn’t actually follow through on her threat/promise to off the most dangerous people in the entire world.

    I cannot believe that this show made me hate Matt and support Team Forwood. Well played, show, well played.
96. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Hey there Brittany :-)

    I’ve been kind of wondering about how the whole employment aspect of this works. I mean, did Sarah Canning have a contract? Was she guaranteed a certain number of episodes, and that was it? How do you break the news to someone about something like this?

    The show is desperately low on characters that aren’t complete idiots. It’s pretty much Damon and Alaric right now, and Alaric’s probably going to be buried in a bottle for the next decade or two.

    I love me some Elijah – he’s a great character – but gods in heaven why trust a guy like that? I really hope they learned a lesson from all of this.

    Unlikely.
97. Thomas says:

    May 7, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    Thanks Chelley :-)

    What really gets me is that they didn’t even try to think of an alternate plan to “line up everything and everyone Klaus needs in order to become all powerful, let a bunch of people die, and keep our fingers crossed that it all works out.” Ugh.
98. Jennifer says:

    May 7, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    It’s ok, Thomas. ;-)

    It was just kind of a funny/HORRIBLY SAD mistake, so I thought I’d help out. :-S

    I’m still SO SAD about Jenna, man. You KWIM?? :’-(

    Oh, and I am LMAO at the ‘haters’! Bonnie SUCKS & Damon RULES, and that is all there is to it! :-D
99. Jennifer says:

    May 7, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    “Hell, I almost want to write a spec script to show how small the changes would have to be to make Bonnie not useless, selfish, and hypocritical.”

    OMG, doooooo it! :-D
100. Dayna Barter says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:18 pm

     Jil:
     Me:(BTW…WHY can’t TVD vampires tell when other vampires are lying to them…what is the point of being preternatural then…this show!!

     DB: —->Um, he wasn’t lying. So even if they had that ability, wouldn’t have helped.

     ?Huh?!? I made a general comment. I’m not certain how you could have misread “them” for a specific “he”.

     ===>My bad, then. In the context it seemed to refer to what Elijah was telling the Scooby gang.

     Me:I’m thinking Elijah was certainly in with Klaus; probably more so after being staked by an ex-cheerleader…kind of difficult to forgive that little tidbit.

     DB: —>Then I don’t think you were watching the episode very closely.

     Ooookay fine — I didn’t realize I under the surveillance of TVD Homeland Security. I should have said, “I’m thinking it would be more interesting a story arc if Elijah and Klaus were working together from the start.” But why deviate from canon, since burying a 500 year old estrangement in 5 seconds is much more plausible. Have it your way then. :)

     ===>That’s cool, we all have things we’d like to see and preferences for how things will play out, nothing wrong with that. If that’s how you would like it to go you’re certainly entitled. That wasn’t what you said though; the way you worded it made it sound like an interpretation of the scene that was clearly refuted on screen, hence my reply.

     ===>Peace out.
101. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:21 pm

     Hi Brian :-)

     I got goosebumps when one of Stefan’s brain cells actually rubbed up against a neuron and he managed to doubt whether Elijah was telling him the one0hundred-percent honest truth, but then Elijah was like “no, we’re cool” and Stefan was like “oh, okay then” and I was like “god dammit, where’s my Jack Daniels?”

     The image of Damon beating Bonnie’s severed head against Elena’s empty head will never leave my mind, and I love you for that. That’s actually going into my happy place, for when I need to cheer myself up.

     I honestly don’t know what the writers are trying to do with Bonnie. I mean, they can write badass witches with badass moments – like when Jonas wandered into the woods with his hands spread and his eyes down, and fucking everyone hit the ground. But they keep writing Bonnie like, well, Bonnie.

     But I’m pretty sure jeremy is still Team Bonnie. Never underestimate the power of boobies. Particularly boobies you might get to touch.

     The sheer lack of foresight these people have is amazing to me. It’s like they totally didn’t realize that two and a half people had to die before their plan could even get off the ground. And no one thought to try anything different. Damon is a saint for not murdering the lot of them.

     Stefan must be back on his vegetarian diet. There’s no other explanation. Whether Elena is either supernatural or human depends entirely on the necessities of the net plot… though some people have been asking if she’ll now remember Damon’s profession of love, which would be interesting if I didn’t want Damon with someone not dumb.

     I can’t wait until Alaric walks in on Katherine in the shower, and all the awkward looks he’s going to be giving Elena after that.

     Klaus did say that he had plans for Stefan, so at least the writers aren’t doing a complete ass-pull on getting them all back together next season. When it comes to stuff like this, I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
102. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm

     Hey Kute_Kool_Kat :-)

     Hope you’re doing better by now. I’m actually sad that Jenna’s gone, too, but these recaps really don’t leave a whole lot of room to express stuff like that. She will be missed.

     I’m literally pissed for Alaric. And I bet he’s pissed, too. He became a vampire hunter because of his wife… I can’t even imagine what he’s going to do with this.

     Although, while I do miss Jenna, I think bringing her back would be kind of cheap. I like that death means something on this show, unless you’re under one of the already-defined get out of jail free cards.
103. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:25 pm

     Thanks teamelijah :-)

     I didn’t see the reason for Elijah’s turn coming, but his betrayal? Totally.

     And in complete honesty, if the writers fixed Bonnie’s character, I’d be perfectly happy to stop harping on her. But she’s just terribly written, and I can’t stand it when she’s on screen.
104. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:28 pm

     Hey Tina :-)

     Yeah, there was a lot of emotion going on in this episode. I miss Jenna. It seems like everyone is kind of lost and on their own right now… Stefan knows Elena doesn’t want him “forever”, Elena and Jeremy lost everyone, Alaric lost his lover, Damon lost his… Damon.

     I’m actually pretty excited to see what the writers pull out in order to save Damon. I trust them with stuff like this… it should be pretty entertaining.
105. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:28 pm

     Brian: re: Overlord List.

     So. Much. Truth.
106. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:31 pm

     Hey Jez :-)

     I seriously wonder if anyone did the math and figured out just how many bodies were going to be laying around at the end of things. And even then, it wasn’t a guarantee that Klaus would be defeated. Worst. Plan. Ever.

     I would have loved to watch Vampire Jenna. Caroline got like a million times more entertaining when she was vamped, and I think Jenna would have been just as awesome. And she knows how to use a crossbow.
107. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:34 pm

     Hi Beth Francis :-)

     I didn’t watch the preview, but I’m not getting my hopes up. Bonnie’s not going to die, and the writers aren’t going to do anything crazy like have her not suck. I’ve resigned myself to hating her for the duration of the show.

     I agree that Damon will be saved, but I’m really interested to see how that happens. I’m hoping for some really cool mythology stuff.

     And yes, I’ll be recapping True Blood when it comes on. I’m going to try to do a few more from Season One, too. :-)
108. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:36 pm

     julian:

     I will agree that the vast majority of the fault for this idiot plan was Elena’s. I’m not exactly shouting her name from the rooftops, either. But at least I’ve seen something resembling an emotional arc with that character, so I can at least kind of care about what happens to her.
109. The Fiancee says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:38 pm

     Dear Beth Francis,
     F#@kin’ A, sis.
     -The Fiancee
110. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:41 pm

     Hi Jil :-)

     It’s pretty simple… everyone should always listen to us. And to Damon.

     I agree, Stefan has been useless this season. Elena too. But there are layers of problems with Bonnie… all three of them annoy me, but the way Bonnie is written – or not written – just makes me see blood. She should be the most powerful character in the main cast, but… And what she did to Alaric? I’d beat her to death with her own book of shadows, if she tried something like that on me.

     Your examples are just a few of the things they could have – and should have – tired. I would have come packing vervain, wooden darts, bazookas, and anything else I could get my hands on. I certainly wouldn’t have let him kill me, and then hope for the best.

     I do think Elijah was going to kill Klaus, until he learned that his family was still alive. But I also think Team Elena was seven shades of idiot for trusting him.
111. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:45 pm

     Hi Silvia :-)

     I just can’t understand what these people were thinking. How the hell could they miss the body count their plan would rack up, even if it was successful. Even in the best case scenario.

     Stefan is as useless as Bonnie, but at least he doesn’t go around magicking people into a prison cell. Stefan’s an idiot, but Bonnie is dangerous.

     And Damon is, in all honesty, evil. But god damn if he isn’t fun to watch. That’s what makes the difference. If Stefan and Bonnie were a fun kind of incompetent? I’d be all over it. But they’re not. They’re just kind of… boring.
112. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:46 pm

     Hey Keith:

     That’s interesting, re: Klaus killing bonnie, but if they go that route, I’d bet they bring in the Meredith character to kill.
113. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:46 pm

     Thanks femlyn2 :-) Glad you got a kick out of it ;-)
114. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:48 pm

     Hey Amanda :-)

     I kind of wondered why Tyler changed back into a human so quickly. There still seemed to be plenty of night left…
115. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:51 pm

     Hey Jawly :-)

     The Magic Rings of Some People Some Times Not Dying are really an albatross for the writers. They have these insanely powerful, insanely useful macguffins… and then they have to invent all kinds of reasons that they don’t just solve every single episode’s problem. They should have left them out altogether, I think.

     I would laugh for days if Elena was all happy to be human, only to get re-vamped by Damon next week. “Opps, sorry, I have were-rabies. Have fun with eternity!” That would be priceless.

     And I’m actually on board with Tyler/Caroline. I never thought that would happen, but Tyler actually made me like him this episode.
116. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:54 pm

     Thanks Veronica :-)

     Yeah, I agree. Worst. Plan. Ever. God. I don’t know how these people manage to buy groceries, let alone kill an all-powerful ancient vampire.

     As to the timeline… I honestly have no idea. But I think it’s been less than a month since Tyler left town, and total show time… probably about three months. School started in September, they had Halloween, but no Thanksgiving or Christmas yet. But that’s just a rough guess.
117. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:56 pm

     Hi Nicki :-)

     I totally agree about Jenna’s attack on Greta. I think vampires as a whole are way to reliant on their fangs for combat. True Blood at least shows how powerful a vamp’s teeth can be (Bill has severed limbs with his, and Godric tore through antire battalions with his), but Jenna really should have gone for a good old fashioned neck break. Though in her defense, she was very new to the game.
118. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 9:58 pm

     Hey Anita :-)

     For a minute, I thought that the spell might have been Uncle John’s way of possessing Elena’s body, and he gave the ring to her so that he’d have access to it. But then I realized that that makes no goddamn sense at all.
119. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:01 pm

     Brian:

     The answer to Damon’s problems is simple. Lie. Lie like a sunovabitch. Tell them that Klaus had a change of heart, and that Elijah is as pure as the driven snow, but that some mean old jerk is trying to hurt them, and they need Team Elena’s protection. Get the whole gang involved, and tell that that, no matter the cost, the absolutely need to save Klaus and Elijah.

     The Originals will be dead within a week.

     Good call re: the Magic Kool-Aide and Damon’s little inconvenience. That’s actually plausible.

     And I agree re: Elijah’s intentions when leaving the house. Still dumb for Team Elena to trust him, though.
120. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:02 pm

     Hi Alicia :-)

     Damon would never want to be mayor of Mystic Falls. For one, the town population must be like twelve people by now. For another, he has to deal with enough dumb people as it is.
121. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:03 pm

     And it was fun writing that eulogy. Honestly, I held back a bit.
122. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:04 pm

     Hi Kylie :-)

     Damon is safe. I have no worries about that. I think I’ve spoken my piece about Bonnie.

     I was really hoping for a Jenna save, but alas… I’m sad that she’s gone. I liked her.

     I really haven’t been saving “who let the dogs out” for anything special… it just fit there lol
123. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:10 pm

     Hi Eve :-)

     I’m pissed Elena didn’t get fangs. That might have made her interesting. as an alternative, I’d like Katherine to just replace her.

     I’m pretty sure Jenna and John are gone for good. sadly. Bonnie owes Jeremy way more than a pity lay. Like, she owes him a goddamn aunt.

     I’m pretty sure Elijah’s family are also Originals, so, yes, they can be revived. Probably very easily. And apparently, most of next season will be about Originals, so you should get your wish.

     I kind of liked the effects surrounding the curse and its breaking. Especially when you think about the fact that they have to shoot this on a pretty limited budget. And I think the main benefit to Klaus was that he gained all of a werewolf’s invulnerabilities in addition to his Original/vampire invulnerabilities. Primarily, Elijah said that Klaus would be immune to the Magic Dagger now.

     It was honestly really sweet when Damon carried Elena over to Stefan. He should almost die more often… it’s good for him.

     If I was Alaric, I’d be planning all of the ways I could get Bonnie killed.
124. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm

     Hey there Highmage… thanks for stopping by to comment :-)

     I agree, Team Elena really screwed this up, and there was no payoff whatsoever. It almost feels like the writers were trolling us. I mean, they had their character making all these idiot decisions, and it’s like “wow, how are they ever going to get out of this,” and then it’s just like “oh, they aren’t. Okay then.”

     I agree… Klaus is as big a threat to Elijah as to Team Elena. Elijah’s sense of self-preservation needs fixing.

     Katherine is still stuck in Alaric’s apartment, so she’s not that clear. But Caroline does seem to be doing all right for herself :-)

     And your english is just fine :-)
125. Bri says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm

     I do feel that people are being a bit harsh on Elena. When in desperation, a person may come up with plans that aren’t as well thought out. Damon has done it before (he trusted Stefan and Grams when trying to free Katherine and that didn’t turn out well without Elena’s help…), so I do think it’s understandable. Given how much we accept other characters’ mistakes, I don’t think Elena should be put down so much. (I guess her and Damon are my favorite characters and I liked seeing them on opposite sides, disagreeing because it’s realistic… and it didn’t matter to me who was right or wrong… okay, I wanted Damon to be right this time because Stefan’s smugness bothers me so much!)

     None of them knew any more about the sacrifice than they did throughout this season… all of them were going into a new territory, they didn’t know how anything would work, or even when it would take place (Klaus just took Elena!). Even Damon’s plan could have failed because Bonnie may have not have had enough power to kill Klaus… just like Elena’s plan to trust Elijah had a 50/50 chance of going positively, Bonnie being able to kill Klaus also had the same chance. And as much as I would rather Bonnie die, if she couldn’t harness enough magic or if Greta/Klaus had gotten the upperhand, everything could have went as wrong as it did in the actual episode. Plus, would Bonnie have come in time to save Jules (who cares about her) or Jenna? I’m not sure about that. So until we see the alternate version with Damon’s plan, I wouldn’t jump to conclusions. He WAS right about not trusting Elijah! That I will say, and I was so glad about that!

     Anyway, besides that one problem great recap as always! You have me rolling on the floor every two seconds!
126. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm

     Thanks Cecilia :-) Glad you liked this :-)
127. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:15 pm

     Keith:

     Yeah, she said “new world order”. And it would be pretty sweet if Elena get the kill shot on Elijah. She needs an Epic Moment of Awesome.
128. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:17 pm

     Hey Ellie :-)

     I’m happy he lived from an “I want to see more of the evil badass being evil and badass” side of things, but I’m angry from the “goddammit the main characters that I’m supposed to like and relate to are the most useless bunch of idiots to ever strap on prosthetic teeth” side.
129. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:19 pm

     Hi Weird Vision :-)

     I will say this: the Originals have been far more entertaining than most of the main cast, so I’m looking forward to watching Elijah and friends chew some scenery. And Damon is the only one that can really hang with them, so he’ll be around enough to keep me happy.

     Though I really want to see more of Caroline. I love vampire barbie. And I even like Tyler. Who’da thunk it?

     I’m sure Damon will be fine, whether it’s next week or next season. And I know, right? Damon, the smart, rational one.

     Mystic Falls is so screwed.
130. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:20 pm

     Hey Gwenhwyvar :-)

     See? Even more ways that this plan could have been a million times better. It’s like Team Elena wanted to fail.
131. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:22 pm

     Hey dominique :-)

     You know, you’re right. Even though I’ve been screaming about how this plan was dumb, I didn’t expect the writers to agree, and show it fail so completely.

     Thanks for reading. :-)
132. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:25 pm

     Hey Emily :-)

     I have a near total inability to take anything seriously. So that helps. ;-)

     John I really don’t care about, but I’m really sad Jenna is gone.

     If the Mystic Falls Department of Social Services is anything like the Mystic Falls Truancy Department, they won’t even realize Elena and Jeremy are alone until they’re finished with college. Which they would totally skip.

     Yeah, I agree re: Bonnie. But, yeah, been there, done that.

     I won’t forgive Elijah for what he’s done, but I don’t need to. I haven’t forgiven Damon for what he’s done, but he’s still my favorite character. They can be evil, as long as they’re fun.
133. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:26 pm

     Hey Eve :-)

     I agree, I’d like to see a more concrete definition of a witch’s powers. Bonnie in particular. She’s so variable form week to week, you never know if she’s going to float some salt or destroy the world.
134. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:27 pm

     Hi @Debyule :-)

     Yeah, I think the people who would give Elena and Jeremy trouble are the same people who should be keeping them in school… so they’re totally safe ;-)
135. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:29 pm

     Hey Jawly :-)

     Honestly, after a thousand years, I think I’d be over missing my family. Particularly if the key to finding them was an indestructible werepire who probably wants to kill me.

     I have no need or desire to see Delena happen. I want Damon to be with someone with a brain.

     And yes, Elena should get the kill shot.
136. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:30 pm

     Thanks for dropping by Jen! Glad you have so much fun here!
137. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:32 pm

     Highmage: Agreed. Jonas was a total badass. I got the feeling Maddox would have been a total badass, if we’d seen him do anything. Bonnie isn’t in their league.
138. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:33 pm

     Sonia: thanks for summarizing that so well.
139. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:36 pm

     Hey Sven :-)

     One of the things that really bothers me is how fast people die on TV. She wouldn’t have lost all her blood that fast, and I go insane when someone gets smothered with a pillow in like four seconds. It takes like fifteen minutes to suffocate someone to death.

     Don’t ask how I know that.

     I’m glad to get more Klaus and Elijah action next season. They’re some of the most interesting characters on the show.

     Lexi was fun. I miss Lexi, too.
140. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:37 pm

     Have I mentioned that I love my Fiancee? Because I love my Fiancee.

     :-*
141. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:38 pm

     Hi sarah1988 :-) Welcome to the club. ;-)
142. Becca says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:39 pm

     Thanks for the giggles since the actual show only produced one hour of a very Ugly Cry. Thanks TVD…assholes ;)

     I am 100% with you on Damon’s instincts. I knew Elijah wasn’t giving up all the pieces to the proverbial puzzle. Damon’s instincts people! Pay attention! (Alaric, Tyler, Mason, Jules, John, Isobel & now Elijah) Do you notice a theme? The only time he’s not on his A-game is occasionally with a certain doppleganger. He learned with the 1st one so there is still time…
     Although I don’t subscribe to your level of Bonnie hate (Wiccan Therapy Dude) thanks for the chuckles.

     So after next week…no shows until September (sad bunny face) which means no re-caps until September (sad golden retriever with floppy ears face)
     That sucks. Literally.
143. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:39 pm

     Not Amused:

     I’ve said, multiple times, that Damon is evil. And I’ve also said, multiple times, that if I was a character on the show, Damon would be at the top of my “to-kill” list, fighting with Bonnie for the number one spot.

     But Damon is fun to watch. Bonnie’s just… boring.
144. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:42 pm

     Hey EleanorPalimore :-)

     Letting Bonnie go after Klaus was the best plan they had, but they didn’t even try to think of anything else. It was just “well, let’s give him everything he wants, make him unkillable, and cross our fingers.” have everyone drink a load of vervain, and when he bites someone, throw his convulsing body into concrete, and then into the ocean. Hell, break into the national guard and steal a tank. Something.

     I think the resuscitation spell specified that the sacrifice had to be made by a parent… which means Elena is out of get-out-of-jail-free cards. But like someone else said, why not give Bonnie the magic coming back to life potion?
145. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm

     Thanks Martha :-)

     I’m also sad about Jenna… and you’ll have to fight me for The Fiancee ;-)
146. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:45 pm

     Dayna:

     Totally agree that saving Klaus is going to bite Elijah in the ass.

     Maybe literally.

     And I would rather watch The Originals Diaries than more Team Elena Fucks Everything Up, too.
147. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:45 pm

     Beth:

     But don’t you understand that this is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING EVAR OMG!!!!!ELEVEN!
148. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:47 pm

     Jil:

     I agree, it might have been more dramatic to have Elijah working with Klaus all along. Though I will say that his intentions and motives as explained in-show aren’t completely implausible, either. Though I would have figured him to have a stronger sense of self-preservation.
149. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:48 pm

     Hey Merriska :-)

     Nope, I agree that Elijah was going to kill Klaus, right up until he learned about his family. I think most people are in agreement on that, actually.
150. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:49 pm

     Dear The Fiancee,

     This is the internet. You can say “Fuckin’ A” here.

     :-*

     -Thomas
151. The Fiancee says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:51 pm

     Dear Thomas:
     Regarding your opinion that:
     “saving Klaus is going to bite Elijah in the ass. Maybe literally.”

     I would watch that.

     Just sayin’

     <3
     Your Fiancee
152. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:52 pm

     Hi Bri :-)

     I can give anyone a pass on being a bit wrong now and then. But the sheer epic scale of the failure of this plan, and the amazingly high body count that would have piled up even if it worked, is a big part of what bothered me.

     Glad you liked the recap :-)
153. The Fiancee says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:53 pm

     Dear Thomas:
     As we’ve all witnessed in some of the comments, there are CHILDREN who hang out here. I wouldn’t want to scar them.
     <3
     The Fiancee
154. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 10:53 pm

     Hey Becca :-)

     Yeah, Damon really does have a nose for trouble… probably because he’s caused so much himself. People really should learn from his experience.

     And if you’re a True Blood fan, I’ll be recapping those, starting in June. And maybe a few Season One recaps until then. :-)
155. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 11:05 pm

     Hey Melissa, just rescued you from the spam trap.

     The thing that gets me about Stefan – and all of them, really – is that they never even try to transcend their limitations. I guess a lot of this comes from all those years watching Buffy and Angel… they were always going up against something insanely powerful, including a goddess and the literal incarnation of evil itself, but they always managed to find a way. These guys are just like “oh well, half a dozen people have to die. Sucks to be them.”

     I am really happy that Jenna at least went out fighting, but I’m sad she’s gone.

     It seems kind of like the Watcher’s Council has been done away with… though maybe now that the Sheriff knows about Damon, they’ll make a reappearance…

     Yeah, I think they’re keeping the deaths a hush-hush thing.

     I already said this to someone else, but I can’t wait until Alaric walks in on Katherine in the shower, and all the awkward looks at Elena that will follow.
156. Thomas says:

     May 7, 2011 at 11:08 pm

     sarah: Just rescued you from the spam trap, too.

     No, my hatred of Bonnie has nothing to do with her race. It has to do with her being boring. I’d hate this character no matter who played her.

     And like I’ve said (a few dozen times now), I fully admit that Damon is evil, and if I was a character on this show, I’d be doing my damned best to kill him. But when I’m sitting on my couch, he’s absolutely hilarious , and that’s really all I ask.

     Also: childish? We’re discussing teenagers in love with vampires and werewolves on the internet. I think we passed “childish” a few laps ago.
157. Alicia says:

     May 7, 2011 at 11:44 pm

     Thomas OMFG, yes, I think we passed “childish” a lonnnggg time ago, like back in 1864, LMAO :)
158. megan says:

     May 8, 2011 at 1:06 am

     During the hiatus, if you get bored with wedding planning, could you maybe think about perhaps writing eulogies for the fallen characters? That would be amazing. If it helps my case, my birthday is in 10 days…
159. boochan says:

     May 8, 2011 at 1:43 am

     I thought it was a very good episode. This show is almost stunningly beautiful when watched in high definition and the music is always good. The sacrifice ritual certainly lived up to the expectations created for it. Klaus escaping was pretty much expected given that there was going to be a third season, but way it was done was fitting. Elena staying human was to be expected as well given the diminishing number of normal humans left in the show; doing it through a spell discovered at the last minute is just stupid though.

     The whole self-sacrificing thing has been played to death and is rather annoying, if these people want to die so badly they should start playing Russian roulette… with crossbows. Magic might as well be called “Will of the Writers” in this show and that wrecks the suspense because any problem can just be hand waved away, case in point, how many people really think that Damon is going to die of the wolf bite? Funeral scene was great except for John’s voice over which detracted from the atmosphere. Damon’s walk through the graveyard would have been an epic final scene for him. Final complaint, do we really need to cut away from the sacrifice to watch the relationship discussion of two minor characters? How are they going to get Katherine out of the room she is in?

     My main reason for not liking Bonnie is simply that almost all the scenes she is in are boring. After I watch each episode I make a copy for re-watching later with all the boring parts removed and very few of Bonnie’s scenes make the cut, conversely almost any scene with Damon/Katherine/Elijah does.

     Perfect example of why Bonnie’s character is a jerk: Bonnie tells Elena she will despell the Gilbert Device and pretends to but doesn’t ->Tyler gets in a car crash and Caroline is put in the hospital->Bonnie then convinces Elena that Caroline should be given Damon’s blood to heal her->Bonnie tells Katherine about Damon’s blood in Caroline->Katherine kills Caroline->Bonnie treats vamp Caroline like a leper. Which is why I’m hoping Damon accidentally snaps her neck in the final episode.
160. Highmage says:

     May 8, 2011 at 2:03 am

     Question:
     Why should “our heroes” fear Klaus/Elijah/their family in the 3rd Season?! I mean, besides revenge for the (slight) embarrassment of being defeated by Bonnie, what reason they will have to return into Mystic Falls?

     Do you think that the writers will invent a (rather) stupid plot twist like:

     Klaus: “Hey, Elijah, I’ve realized that the blood of some Petrova doppelganger is once again needed in order to resurrect our mother/sister/beloved brother. And, since we are lucky enough to know a particular Elena Gilbert we should go and…”?
161. Kary says:

     May 8, 2011 at 4:04 am

     Why so flawless Thomas!???? WHY =P

     Also, i just saw on your twitter you don’t ship DE.. that’s gotta be fixed! ASAP!

     Come to the dark side! We’ve got cupcakes =)
162. akd says:

     May 8, 2011 at 5:42 am

     OMFG!!! your recaps are awesome! I can’t help myself stop laughing!
     Man, you’re so right. Nobody listen to Damon and he’s the only one who thinks. Stefan is such a silly person, my God, I can’t believe Elena is in love with him. Come on!!!! And Bonnie? She should have died to save everyone she is supposed to love, but whatever…
163. Dayna Barter says:

     May 8, 2011 at 7:25 am

     Dear Thomas:
     Regarding your opinion that:
     “saving Klaus is going to bite Elijah in the ass. Maybe literally.”

     I would watch that. Just sayin’

     ===>Dear The Fiancee: I would like a lifetime subscription to all things involving the biting of Elijah’s ass. I. Am. So. There.
164. Arienrod says:

     May 8, 2011 at 10:07 am

     The Fiancee, Dayna Barter – three-way hug on the matter of Elijah’s to-be bitten ass? It needs to happen. Probably won’t though, not on CW =((

     Agreed on not minding the season of the Originals (unless they also don’t share Elijah’s genes and are all as butt-ugly as Klaus). The origins of every particular brand of vampires are always an interesting thing, frak-upable like nobody’s business (or Bonnie’s spells), but let’s hope for the best. AGAIN.

     Thomas, as much as I tend to agree with you on pretty much every point you make, I can’t quite share this: “Honestly, after a thousand years, I think I’d be over missing my family. Particularly if the key to finding them was an indestructible werepire who probably wants to kill me”. Character development on this show isn’t it’s strongest side (I try not to think about what actually IS, though), so it takes extra effort from actors to make the character shine, which IMO Somerhalder did with his Damon, and Gillies did with Elijah.
     However, some minor glimpses of emotional development were originally in the scripts for him, so the outcome portrayed Elijah as an honorable man at his core, very down-to-Earth and conservative, probably someone who would be happy to have lived a human life with getting married, having kids, raising them as good he could, growing old and dying with a sense of accomplishment and fulfilled expectations – a family man. A man who, let’s not forget, by the time of his human death already had 6 (six!)
     siblings, probably all of them younger, how do we think he felt about them? Everyone has to have their own Achilles’ heel, and I believe family genuinely is his.
     We really don’t have a lot of info on how the Originals became vampires, and I bet it’s a gruesome story that takes some processing – not an affordable luxury for pre-final & final episodes. But it wouldn’t suprise me if it turned out that the whole family turned because of Klaus, volunterily or not, and Elijah was the last to turn simply out of willingness to stay with his existing family, as opposed to eventually having a hypothetical new one.
     We weren’t given the timeline of the Originals’ deaths, so it could be Klaus killing them off after the Katherine incident, just for revenge, and Elijah slowly coming to terms with the fact that Klaus has to fraking die already, blood or not, and then waiting for the most solid chance. By that time I doubt he would care about the casualties.
     In a thousand years even the kindest and most noble person would learn to watch out for themselves (especially living alongside Klaus), and, most likely, to not overvalue the lives of every crossing human being – after all, how many of those do you meet in a 1000 fraking years? There’s still only one actual family you can have. So can anyone seriously blame Elijah for not giving a damn about the Scooby gang? Hell, he even went ahead of himself and dug up the Kool-Aide of Not Dying Permanently, even though he so didn’t have to.
     What I’m trying to say is, as little as we actually know about Elijah, he kinda has the most solid case here, believable and relatable. Sure thing, he submitted himself to a whole season of being blackmailed into doing whatever the hell Klaus wants for foggy and unreliable clues on where his family’s bodies are, but he had it coming =)) Plus, Elijah growing a(nother) pair to kick Klaus’s everything is something I’m really looking forward to watching.

     I realze there’s a ton of “could be-would be”s, but I try to make this show as interesting in my head as possible, before the writers and Elena comes up with another plan on how to make it not work.

     Wow that’s a lotta words, so sorry about that =)
165. Dayna Barter says:

     May 8, 2011 at 10:22 am

     Brian:
     [strong]Elijah and Klaus[/strong]: Run away!
     All of Twitter: Oh. For. Fuck’s. Sake. #tvd
     Dayna Barter (Head Cheerleader for Team Elijah): Wait. What? NO! *shot* *double-shot* What the hell. *triple shot*

     ===>LOL! Naw, Brian, I was (and still am) A-okay with it. I’m already on record as saying that, at this point, Elijah could go through a hospital nursery and eat all of the babies, and I would just dab his lips clean for him afterward. I’m thoroughly compelled. Bring on Season 3

     ===>The other thing that just occurred to me: Elena could have handled this whole thing much better if she only watched more TV. More CW TV.

     ===>She could have totally Dean Winchester’d Klaus’s ass. Take some of the white oak ash (still in the Salvatore library), mix with Damon’s whiskey, down a couple of shots, and BAM! Klaus goes to drain his doppelganger, and gets a nasty, nasty surprise.

     ===>So Elena? Stop going to silly school dances and stay home to watch TV on Friday nights!
166. sandy says:

     May 8, 2011 at 10:41 am

     I just want to say that the people who hate Bonnie do NOT hate her because she’s black. We all hate her because her character sucks. I wouldn’t care if she was white, pink, blue or purple- at the end of the day she would STILL suck! And this is coming from a black girl who happens to like that TVD incorporates black people into their show. Honestly they should kill her off and get another witch who isn’t as insufferable/useless/self-righteous/smug.
167. Highmage says:

     May 8, 2011 at 12:19 pm

     Congrats Arienrod for the nice post. I feel the same for Elijah. Probably after a life as log as he had he feels that it should go back at the only thing that mattered to him: his family. All I have to say is that I have a wish: the TVD writers should read this blog. If we could write the script it would be a masterpiece.
168. Brian in Shortsville says:

     May 8, 2011 at 12:33 pm

     Dayna: Clever.

     And, from the “reality is the default unless otherwise noted” file, apparently possible, though not thoroughly researched (wouldn’t try it at home without checking 1st with someone who knows what they’re talking about -intestinal irritation, nausea and vomiting common). And that ash is still hanging around the Den of Doomed Plans isn’t it?

     Also, a trick that’s been in the writers’ bag previously, that they conveniently forgot about (can’t vervain you, so I vervained your date, to the family crypt with you and we’ll reassess in fifty years). Intriguing.

     Hope you didn’t just send Season 3 back to the drawing board. LOL.
169. Ellyria says:

     May 8, 2011 at 1:27 pm

     Amazing recap as always Thomas!

     I was fully expecting Jenna and Jules to die, but not Uncle Daddy John Gilbert. Is it wrong that a smidge of myself wanted Stefan to die, even if he got resurrected in the premiere next season? I guess I’m tired of everyone screaming CHARACTER DEATH IMMINENT when it seems only minor/guest characters die (Vicki and Jenna being the exceptions). Why can’t they do something useful, like…. BURN THE WITCH! >=D

     I wasn’t expecting Klaus to die either, after hearing season 3 was to be the Season of the Originals (although they claimed season 2 was The Year of the Kat, and she was benched awful fast), so I’m looking forward to more Elijah. <3

     And I know you don't watch promos, but others do… Julie Plec said the majority of scenes from the preview for the finale were cut. So I doubt the entire focus is going to be on Damon. I also doubt he's going to die. He's too interesting to die.
170. Anna says:

     May 8, 2011 at 1:29 pm

     You did the eulogy! Thanks Thomas, it was great :) As was the rest of the recap, read it the second after I watched the episode, so I was still bawling over Jenna, and laughing at the same time. Great job, and I agree completely with the #KillBonnie-stuff. After this mess, they should totally let Damon be in charge of all future decisions ever in Mystic Falls.
171. Eve says:

     May 8, 2011 at 1:33 pm

     Hey, yes, I see now that Klaus gets a double-shot of powers and immortality (wait, my head exploded from the violation of an absolute) by becoming a were-pire. I think I see it. I will accept it in any case. And I fully expect Klaus’ and Elijah’s family to be back among the living. (Didn’t Elijah refer to them as “my family”? And Klaus also referred to them as Elijah’s family, and not “our” family? That strikes me as weird. Unless my memory is wrong.)

     Another interesting moment: Damon showed Stefan his not-really-fatal werewolf bite. Why? Did he want Stefan’s help? He seems to believe there is no help. Did he want Stefan’s sympathy? I liked that scene. Damon must have anticipated Stefan’s reaction. I have to think it mattered to him that Stefan was sad about the bite and offered help.
172. Annette says:

     May 8, 2011 at 2:18 pm

     Hello Thomas and Fiancée!
     I always read your recaps, but this is the first time I comment:)
     This recap is really great and hilarious! As opposed to the episode.
     I’m totally sad Jenna is gone, I loved her. She is so kind, optimistic and cheerful girl… ahmm… she was, I mean. WHY did Writers kill her, she was absolutely gorgeous with crossbow! Sorry, hard to hold my emotions. Alaric lost his love. Again. Without last goodbye. Thank you, Bonnie.

     John. Not that I liked him very much, but his action touched my heart. He loved his daughter. No matter what. You’re awesome, man.

     Bonnie. I don’t hate her and don’t like her. Though I’m sure, she could rescue Jenna, but she was going to Sacred Circle of Sacrificial Shenanigans too slowly.

     My favorite part:

     Characters That Cannot Be Allowed To Die, No Matter How Many Lives It Would Save, And No Matter How Loud Thomas Would Cheer

     – Bonnie Bennet

     Elijah. I can’t blame him for his action, he wants his family back.
     Klaus. Hate you, go to hell. But I Like Joseph.

     Forwood. They are incredibly cute together! The only ray of sun in this episode.

     Elena & Stefan: screwed it all up!
     Damon: was right.

     It seems to me, Damon is not only “crazy impulsive vampire”. He has BRAIN! And he USES it! Yeah, he makes mistakes, but he who makes no mistakes, makes nothing. His plan was much better. Well, assume, that Writers need something for Season 3. Btw, your eulogy was wonderful!!

     Stefan and Damon. I always loved brotherhood, not only in this show. I love, how worried Stefan is about Damon’s bite. How worried Damon was, when he learned about Stefan’s sacrifice. Girls come, girls go, but family is our everything.

     Sorry for my english, I’m russian :)
173. Dayna Barter says:

     May 8, 2011 at 3:13 pm

     Brian:
     Hope you didn’t just send Season 3 back to the drawing board. LOL.

     ===>LOL. That would suck, considering how much I’m looking forward to it. And don’t think I’m not sticking that in some future fanfic somewhere. ;-)

     ===>Speaking of, I cannot WAIT to brush up on my 1490′s England for a full summer of fanfic-ing. See Mom, my degree WASN’T useless!! :-D
174. Laura says:

     May 8, 2011 at 3:44 pm

     I don’t like Bonnie at all, but when she trapped Alaric, Damon said she was right. So why don’t you hate Damon for it, too? It was probably his idea.
     And nobody knows if Bonnie had enough power to kill Klaus, she could have died without hurting him, meaning the sacrifice would have happened, no matter what.
     Damon is not right all the time, yeah, he’s funny like hell, but it doesn’t mean his plans always work… like when he tried to kill Elijah with the dragger, he had no idea he would die, too…
     And it’s a TV show, so we need fuck ups, if everything went simple, what would we watch every week?
175. Robin says:

     May 8, 2011 at 4:00 pm

     Thomas: Seriously wants this self-righteous, self-important, autocratic, hypocritical bitch to die in the most painful way possible. Twice.

     ROTFL. WORD!!!!!! ILY THOMAS.
176. Keith says:

     May 8, 2011 at 5:04 pm

     “We really don’t have a lot of info on how the Originals became vampires, and I bet it’s a gruesome story that takes some processing – not an affordable luxury for pre-final & final episodes. But it wouldn’t suprise me if it turned out that the whole family turned because of Klaus, volunterily or not, and Elijah was the last to turn simply out of willingness to stay with his existing family, as opposed to eventually having a hypothetical new one.”

     Klaus was basically born half vampire and half werewolf. His parents probably already had the vampire potential before he was conceived. As for how the Originals came to be, maybe they had a witch perform a ritual to give them immortality. For all we know, maybe the witch in question was a Thracian ancestor of the Petrovas.
177. OneOnOne1162 says:

     May 8, 2011 at 5:52 pm

     FREAKING AWESOME RECAP DUDE!
     I mean you always write good ones, but this might be the best one so far. I especially like all “the bonnie will live” stuff.

     My Favourite ones are:
     -Stefan Salvatore: This is it! This is our last chance! If I can just muster up the strength… reach deep down inside… give it everything I have… I can… collapse on the ground in a broken heap. Shit.

     -The Entire Remaining Population of Mystic Falls (All Seven of Them): Turns out for Jenna’s funeral.

     Uncle John Gilbert (via Hand Written Letter): Dear Elena, Sorry I’ve been such an asshole your entire life. Here’s my Magic Ring of Not Dying. I know it won’t work for you, because that would be too useful, but you can give it to your child some day. Which means that yes, I’ve been thinking about you having sex. Love, Uncle Daddy John Gilbert

     Damon Salvatore: So, on top of all of this, I’d really like to thank you all for putting me in a position to get bitten by a werewolf. I’m really looking forward to living out my last forty-eight hours in an anguished, frothing fever dream. You guys are the best. Really. assholes.

     And the absolute best of anything ever is:…
     -Damon Salvatore: Hi guys! Your fantastic plan resulted in the death of Jules and Jenna, and Stefan has a fist-sized hole where his back used to be. Also, I have no idea if Elena is going to-

     Uncle John Gilbert: Dies.

     Damon Salvatore: Okay, so Elena is all right. Oh, and Elijah betrayed us, and ran off with Klaus, who is now an all-powerful werepire. But to answer the question on everybody’s mind, yes, Bonnie is safe. Good job everyone! assholes.
178. Arienrod says:

     May 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm

     Keith,
     >>As for how the Originals came to be, maybe they had a witch perform a ritual to give them immortality. For all we know, maybe the witch in question was a Thracian ancestor of the Petrovas.

     I hope this turnes out to be true just to send Bonnie into a Shame Spiral of Self-Imploding after she realizes her and Elena are (vagely) related and she just basically let half of her family die by being incompetent and poorly invested in the matter.

     …aaand just like that I finally cristalized what it is exactly that I dislike about Bonnie. She is played so wrong she never seems to be completely present or invested in anything that goes on on the show, except for that brief moment when she tryed to revive her Granma. It’s like she can either be blackmailed or knee-begged into helping, and is obliged to have a stank face all the while she;s doing it. omg just change the actress already, ratings would go kaboom! Is Hollywood suddenly short on African-American starlettes these days?
179. Arienrod says:

     May 8, 2011 at 7:02 pm

     also, Annette, Russian Team Damon high-five!
180. Silvia says:

     May 8, 2011 at 7:03 pm

     I’m totally with “The Fiancee” and would to see Elijah’s ass bitten. Lets start a petition for Elijah to star on and episode of True Blood and maybe Eric can do the honors.
181. Kary says:

     May 8, 2011 at 7:07 pm

     Also, I’m just realizing just how selfish bonnie really is. Elena didn’t want her to die so she steps aside? Bonnie could have easily gone to the sacrifice and killed Klaus despite Elena’s protests and saved Jenna and Jules and Elena wouldn’t have had to “die” so John would’ve been saved too.. It’s not like anyone was physically restraining her or like she was locked up somewhere. Plus even if she were, I’m sure she could have taken them down, but no, she did the spell to let John give his life for Elena’s, let Stefan try to take Jenna’s place, and then used a little of her magic.. If she REALLY wanted to she would have and could have saved them all.

     Bonnie why so fail?
182. Arienrod says:

     May 8, 2011 at 7:11 pm

     *breathing in a paperbag after Silvia’s comment, because, you know – Head. Explode. Twice!*
183. Thomas says:

     May 8, 2011 at 9:37 pm

     Hey everyone,

     I just got back from New York City, and I think I’m going to go collapse into bed now. I’ll talk to you all tomorrow.
184. Annette says:

     May 9, 2011 at 3:28 am

     Arienrod, high-five!! Russia is with Damon too, he’s the best!
185. Lone Voice of Dissent says:

     May 9, 2011 at 7:48 am

     Thomas, I usually giggle heartily at your recaps, but this was a bit mean-spirited. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it’s over Jenna-grief ;)

     I feel I can offer a defence of Bonnie and Stefan, as the blogosphere is all “Oh, serial-killing, random-neck-snapping, pointlessly-in-love-with-an-evil-slut-for-centuries Damon has all the answers!” He does not. He is impulsive and out-of-control, and sure, his cynicism means he often rightly sees the worst in people (Elijah), but this isn’t always a good thing.

     The reason Stefan did not allow Bonnie to sacrifice herself is in part because he gives a crap about what Elena wants. The whole point was that they were trying to avoid ANYONE getting killed, and Elijah was the only one offering a way to achieve this. They were willing to take a risk to try for the best case scenario. A calculated sacrifice of one-for-three sounds easy in theory, but in reality would be nearly impossible to do. Who wants to know that their friend will DEFINITELY die if she tries to save them?

     Re: Bonnie: She is much-maligned because she hasn’t thrown her lot in with the vamps (until recently), but why should anyone see this as weird? I get that there are good and bad qualities in vampires, and that they are complex, etc, etc, but at the end of the day, Damon did cause Vicki’s death and those of many other innocent humans. Characters like Bonnie and Liz Forbes are just very aware of this. Elena et al are uber-forgiving, but Bonnie is acting reasonably, IMO. This more than excuses her for trying to keep the town safe by not-despelling the Gilbert device. And I can’t fault her for trying to keep Jeremy and Alaric safe. What good would they be against friggin’ Klaus the omnipotent Were-pire?? Sorry, but Alaric’s homemade stakethrowers would be redundant. And she didn’t know Jenna would die, she was hoping Elijah would kill Klaus before he could kill anyone important (i.e. not Jules).

     With regards to her powers: she’s doing her best, and is only using it to influence her friends in order to try to protect them, rightly or wrongly. The motive is pure.

     Finally, Bonnie’s character has been massively developed by:
     a) Showing her journey towards accepting the good in vampires, and reconciliation with Stefan and Caroline,
     b) Exploring the depth of her friendship with Elena. This is what the whole show is about at heart – deep bonds, friendship winning over adversity.

     Done. Feel better now. :)
186. Aika860 says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:00 am

     Hi Thomas,

     If you don’t mind me asking, do you do reviews on Game of Thrones?

     BTW, I really like your reviews on TVD. It’s very funny. I agree that Bonnie should die.
187. Dayna Barter says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:16 am

     oooh, Game of Thrones recaps would be awesome, Thomas. You know, in your copious amounts of spare time and all. :-)
188. Anita says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:34 am

     Dear The Finacee,

     Kudos on your very classy response (re: comment 71).

     Also, comment explosion!
189. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:38 am

     This thread is going to hit 200 comments, isn’t it? Takeaway lesson: antagonize Bonnie fans more often. 0:-)
190. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:40 am

     Hi megan :-)

     I’ll add that to my “possibilities” list. I’m already planning to do some more Season One of True Blood, and all of Season Four in June, but if I find some free time…
191. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:45 am

     Hey boochan :-)

     I agree, overall, I thought that this was a very good episode.

     The Magic Ass Pull is one of the few things that bothers me about this show. I think the narrative would be a bit more engaging if magic wasn’t quite so easy. They could even have the same spells and abilities, just make them work for it more. Have them research the Keep The Main Character Alive spell a few weeks out, have some prep time to get it working, make it uncertain as to whether or not it’s going to work… stuff like that.

     I guess that’s the hard part about writing magic… you want to make it powerful enough to be exciting, but you don’t want it so powerful that your characters are just playing Doom in God Mode.

     And honestly, I loved Caroline and Tyler in this episode, so I’m glad they got their share of screen time.

     I agree about Bonnie. Obviously. She’s definitely had her share of questionable morality, but more importantly, she’s boring while she’s doing it. Damon wavers between “pure evil” and “mostly evil”, but he’s fun to watch, which is why I give him a pass on most things.
192. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:46 am

     Highmage:

     I really hope they’re done with the “Petrova Doppelganger” aspect of things. That seem splayed out now. Klaus did mention that he had plans for Stefan, though… so the writers have something up their sleeves.
193. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:47 am

     Thanks Kary :-)

     I don’t ship Delena because Elena is kinda… dumb. I just don’t see someone like Damon falling for her. Rose was a much better choice for him.

     The Fiancee, however, may be swayed by your offer of confections…
194. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:48 am

     Thanks akd :-)

     Yeah, Damon is definitely the brains of that operation… which should terrify everyone involved.
195. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:49 am

     And it looks like Team Biting Elijah’s Ass is making a strong showing…
196. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:54 am

     Hey Arienrod :-)

     I’m definitely eager to learn more about the origins of vampires in this particular mythology. Looking forward to next season.

     Gillies really did do wonders with Elijah, but the whole “I’m doing all of this for my family” seemed to come out of nowhere, at least to me. This is another time, like the Magic Spell of Killing Uncle John to Save Elena, where dropping a few hints a couple of episodes earlier would have made a pretty big improvement. Everything I’ve seen from him up to this point made me think that he was after Klaus for power and/or to protect himself.

     A lot of this may just be me reading Elijah through my own eyes, though.

     I am looking forward to Elijah laying the smack down on Klaus, though.
197. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:56 am

     Dayna:

     Re: “Elijah could go through a hospital nursery and eat all of the babies, and I would just dab his lips clean for him afterward.”

     That’s kind of how I feel about Damon. I give him a pass on a lot of things, just because he’s so much fun to watch.

     The White Oak Ash Roofies of Doom is an intriguing idea…
198. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:57 am

     Hey sandy :-)

     That’s exactly right. The show has had some fantastic black characters, particularly Jonas, but Bonnie just doesn’t rise to the same level.

     I will say that I think her character can still be fixed, but they’ve got a lot of work to do to pull it off.
199. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:59 am

     Thanks Ellyria :-)

     I expected Jules and Jenna to die, but I’m sad to see Jenna go. I’m also sad that Damon didn’t get to finish Jules himself. Uncle John Gilbert was unexpected, though.

     No way Damon’s going to die. Your comment makes me wonder, though… if those scenes have been cut, why in the nine fires are they in the promo? I don’t understand Hollywood. Or Atlanta.
200. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:00 am

     Thanks Anna :-)

     Yeah, the eulogy was fun to write. And cathartic. Damon and I see eye-to-eye way too often for it to really be comfortable, since he is a raging psychopath. ;-)
201. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:02 am

     Hey Eve :-)

     I don’t know how Klaus phrased it. If that quote is accurate, though, I can see Klaus not really thinking of them as “his family”. He doesn’t strike me as the type to get attached.

     And I’m pretty sure Damon just wanted to rub Stefan’s nose in the result of his awesome plan. And if Stefan offered to help me? I’d be worried, because the chances of me dying would instantly be like a million times higher.
202. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:06 am

     Hi Annette :-)

     Thanks for dropping by to say ‘hi’ :-)

     I will also miss Jenna. It really is too bad that we’re never going to get to see her actually do something with that crossbow.

     John did go out well. I still don’t like him, but he went out well.

     I can’t believe that I’m actually on Team Forwood now. I hated Tyler, especially after he let Caroline get kidnapped and tortured. But somehow they made me like him. Well played, show.

     I think a lot of Damon’s ability/smarts comes from the fact that he’s evil, so he kind of understands how an evil mind works. And it just turns out that that’s pretty much how the world works, too. Team Elena is too trusting for their own good.

     And your English is fine :-)
203. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:09 am

     Hey Laura :-)

     I’ve said it a lot already, but I fully admit that Damon is evil. But he’s also fun to watch. Bonnie is boring, and that makes her moral failings annoying, too, rather than entertaining.

     And I agree, we need fuck-ups… but the level of fuck-upping in this “plan” was just too much for me. At least two, and maybe three deaths, plus dependencies of a witch whose powers may or may not work, and an ancient vampire that they’ve already murdered twice, who may or may not betray them… it was doomed to fail from the beginning.
204. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:09 am

     Thanks Robin :-)
205. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:10 am

     Keith:

     I think Klaus was born with werewolf potential, via his biological father. The vampire-ification was, I think, done by the witches, but he wasn’t born with it.
206. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:11 am

     Thanks OneOnOne1162 :-) Glad you liked it.
207. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:12 am

     Arienrod:

     I actually think Kat Graham is fine… she’s just been given a shit role. I’d hate Bonnie if she was played by Allison Hannigan, and she was my favorite TV witch of ever.
208. Ellyria says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:13 am

     From the looks of JP’s tweets, the networks makes their promos from all the raw footage before the episode gets its final edit, so certain lines that you see in the promos never make it to the episode because they’ve been cut. However, I will say that the CW is really really bad about their TVD promos, they’re always misleading (the episode with Stefan and Katherine in the tomb was heavily promoted, and we saw only two scenes of it), and always has lines/scenes that end up getting cut. They need to communicate with the producers more, or stop being in such a hurry to get the TVD promos finished ASAP. It’s not like they get finished filming/editing an episode a couple days before it airs.
209. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:13 am

     Kary:

     One thing I won’t fault Bonnie for is being willing to die. But everyone was very insistent that she not go through with that… I’m chalking that one up to peer pressure.
210. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:14 am

     Silvia:

     I would love to see Eric on this show. Everyone would be dead inside of five gloriously blood minutes.
211. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:21 am

     Hey Lone Voice of Dissent:

     You’re hardly the “lone” voice of dissent, but that’s okay. :-)

     Everything you’ve said about Damon is true, and I’ve never said otherwise. But Damon is fun to watch. If Bonnie had done the exact same things I’ve been bitching about, but did them in an entertaining way, my problems with her would evaporate.

     Instead, I spend an hour a week watching a boring character, and when the chance comes up to off that boring character, all of the more interesting characters were like “No! We have to save the boring character!” It was frustrating.

     I realize that Team Elena would never go for sacrificing Bonnie… but Team Damon would, and I thought that was 1. in character, and 2. hilarious. And I joined in with him.

     I agree that, aside from things like locking Alaric in the house, Bonnie has had good intentions. But I’d still rather watch Damon’s bad intentions than Bonnie’s boring, good intentions. The entertainment factor is my number one concern, and the writers just don’t seem to know how to make Bonnie entertaining.

     I kind of wish Bonnie hadn’t made nice with Stefan and Caroline. That at least would have been interesting.
212. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:22 am

     Hi Aika860 :-)

     No, I don’t recap Game of Thrones. The Fiancee and I watch it, but we’re usually a week behind, so the recaps would be late, and honestly? That show is so damn depressing that I don’t know I could do these kinds of recaps for it.
213. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:24 am

     Ellyria:

     Thanks for the information. I kind of expect trailers/promos to be misleading, because they’re commercials, but when they show something that isn’t even in the movie/show, that feels like a flat out lie, and that bothers me.

     Though I think Julie Plec indicated that they only finish the episode a week or two in advance… so maybe there really isn’t enough time to turn these promos around and have them be accurate. Who knows.
214. Misty says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:41 am

     Thomas,

     I definitely agree with your many comments above and in previous recaps about Bonnie. She could be a much better character with relatively minor changes. For example, instead of knocking us over the head for weeks that Bonnie and her 100 witches could certainly take Klaus out anytime and any place, it would have gone over much better if they had said: “Maybe she can harness enough power to kill Klaus, but she might die before she gets the job done and we don’t want to waste our only witch. So, we’d better wait until the transformation to give Bonnie better odds of getting the job done before she kicks the bucket.” That would have gone down much easier than “We’ll just sit around and wait while Klaus sacrifices three people, John donates his life to bring one of them back all so that Bonnie doesn’t over exert herself.”

     I also think you’re right that much of the frustration with Bonnie is that she isn’t really given the proper emotional development. She makes all kinds of life or death decisions for a lot of people and we don’t see her agonize over it. Like in Season one when she faked de-spelling the device that essentially allowed the death of a dozen or so vampires (plus the Mayor) and she barely batted her eyes. We saw a sliver of remorse over lying to Elena, but that was it. I get that it was only supposed to be Vamps that died, but do they deserve to die for that reason only? You would think that someone whose ancestors fled Salem to avoid a similar round-up would have at least thought twice before aiding in the Vampire barbecue. I get why the writers couldn’t show her dilemma, it would have ruined the moment of surprise for the audience. Unfortunately Bonnie’s character lost out on a great possibility for development because of it. Another thing that really doesn’t sit right with me is when Caroline turned and she blamed Damon to the point of setting him on fire. Yes, I agree that Damon has done a lot of things that would probably deserve that punishment. However, Bonnie chose the one thing that she had a huge part in causing and blamed Damon for it. I get that she is still a 17 year old girl, no matter how many powers she has. Thus making her pretty dangerous. So, I would have probably forgiven her outburst if we had also gotten to see some remorse for it and a realization that by her asking/demanding Damon to heal Caroline with his blood, that she was just as much to blame as he was. They’ve missed out on so many chances to let the audience to watch her struggle and that is a bummer. I was really looking forward to seeing her deal with having lost her powers, but that went nowhere. We didn’t get to see her deal with Grams’ death. The only weakness we’ve gotten to see her deal with is a few nosebleeds that she refuses to talk about.

     I think that is one of the big differences between Bonnie and Damon and why he’s easier to forgive for mush harsher actions. When Damon screws up we get to see what pushed him to the edge, we get to see the remorse, and we get to see him try to fix it. With Bonnie most of what we see is her behave as if she knows what is best for everyone and in her mind she never makes a mistake. Well, someone like that is hard to like. Plus, Bonnie has a rigid moral code, but allows herself to exist outside of it. Killing is bad, unless Bonnie thinks they need to die, then it is OK. Taking someone’s choice away is bad unless Bonnie needs information from them or wants to protect them, then it is OK. At least Damon has little to no moral code but doesn’t expect anyone else to have one either. Since they’re obviously hell-bent on keeping Bonnie around, I do hope the writers are willing and able to invest a little more in her development since she’ll probably be a key player in the battle with the Originals next season.
215. Arienrod says:

     May 9, 2011 at 11:10 am

     Aika860, not to speak for Thomas (plus, he already did), but recapping GoT in any kind of way but straight-up is a beyotch and could come off as plain out mean for one big reason: what makes TVD such an easy and entertaining target is its lack of any logic or concistancy both in plotlines and characters’ actions/motivations; on the other hand, GoT is THE show about Not Making Bad Decisions, And Teaching Your Kids Not To Make Bad Decisions If You Don’t Want Them Gut-stabbed And Dead Right Then And There. IMO, of course. For me, what summed this show up so far was the very end of last week’s ep when Ned watches his little daughter take a swordfighting lesson, and suddenly smile comes off his face and he hears the sounds of battle. Kinda… heartless to mock that.

     Thomas, I couldn’t agree more on “This is another time, like the Magic Spell of Killing Uncle John to Save Elena, where dropping a few hints a couple of episodes earlier would have made a pretty big improvement”. This is exactly what I meant by poor character development. Although, it’s kinda hard to have a heart-to-heart dialogue with someone in which you could spill your guts about your dead playmates, when you’re that dead and getting [revenge f*cked] BBQ-ed by Damon daily. Just saying =)
216. Dayna Barter says:

     May 9, 2011 at 11:25 am

     I would love to see Eric on this show. Everyone would be dead inside of five gloriously blood minutes.

     ===>I want to put Pam, Damon and Eric in the same room together. The snark would be E-P-I-C.
217. emjay32 says:

     May 9, 2011 at 11:34 am

     I know it’s been said. And said.  And said.  But, I have to get my Bonnie hatred off my chest.  Sorry!

     It was 100% guaranteed Bonnie could kill Klaus before that stupid sacrifice happened.  No one ever doubted that. But, because it would kill Bonnie, it was a no-go, and the characters acted like Damon was awful for being willing to let Bonnie die – which she was totally willing to do – to achieve their kill Klaus goal.  For all the carrying on, you’d think Damon planned to sacrifice Bonnie himself.

     But, Bonnie planned on letting 4 people die so she could survive killing Klaus, and no one raised an eyebrow.  Right before that sacrifice happened, Bonnie knew for a fact that Jenna, Elena, John and a werewolf would die so that Klaus would be weak and she could survive killing him.  Basically, she was willing to wipe out Jeremy’s entire family just to save her own ass – and she knew she was doing it!  

     And…even when the sacrifice plan went to hades – after Jenna, Jules and Elena were dead (and John’s death was therefore guaranteed) – Bonnie had a chance to take out Klaus and Elijah so that the deaths would be worth it.  Elijah acknowledged Bonnie could kill him and Klaus, but she’d die.  Again, killing the bad guys was 100% guaranteed.  But, Bonnie just let them go.  Useless.

     Jenna’s, John’s, Jules’ and Elena’s deaths (or “death” in Elena’s case) are partly on Bonnie.  She could have stopped that sacrifice from happening.  So are the deaths of each and every person Klaus kills because Bonnie choked and didn’t take him out when she had the chance.  
218. Highmage says:

     May 9, 2011 at 11:35 am

     I still insist on why the originals will travel to Mystic Falls. I truly hope that is totally unrelated to Petrova’s doppelgangers. I’m getting bored on that. One interresting thing would be that they need to “harness the power of 100 witches for some ressurection/other random thing they want to accomplish”. I hope…’coz there always is the possibility for them to invent “the sioux curse put on Stefan Salvatore” or other crap. I guess that we have to wait and see.
219. Arienrod says:

     May 9, 2011 at 11:51 am

     Maybe Klaus, being the fast and sneaky bastard that he is, managed to lay some werepire maggots in Stefan, and that’s what he needs him for.
     The reason for the Originals’ return to MF is gonna be ridiculous anyway, so why not this one.
220. Alicia says:

     May 9, 2011 at 12:32 pm

     Thomas – it just dawned on me that no one has commented on this and it’s been driving me NUTS for weeks!! How in the hell is Katherine in a new, clean, awesome outfit every week inside Alaric’s doomed apartment? Klaus can’t be all that bad if he managed to send someone out to buy Kitty Kat some new clothes LOL :) This has been making me laugh for weeks….. must be nice to be a big bad Klaus kidnap victim…. so who cares if he makes you stab your leg a few times, you’ll still get some pretty nice outfits out of it :) Insane and only in VD :)
221. Kim S says:

     May 9, 2011 at 1:31 pm

     I only would like to say to those that hates/dispises/dislikes Elijah for what he did. I don’t think there’s anyone in the world who wouldn’t have done the same thing in the same situation. Klaus played dirty to save his life (which is understandable) by aiming for his older brothers only weakness; the love and loyalty he feels towards his family. By doing this the writers showed us that Elijah IS equipped with a heart; that he does feel, no matter what he says. Yes, he broke his word, but why should he feel loyalty to team Salvatore + Elena who has killed him twice (three times if you count in Damon staking him in ‘Rose’) even though he has saved Damon’s life three times?

     ”Hmm… Who should I listen too? The gang that has killed me several times or my brother who tells me that my family’s bodies aren’t scattered across the seas. I can find them and resurrect them.”

     Yes, I do believe they’re dead, but they’re Originals which means that if you pull the dagger out, they come back to life. For me that is a very simple choice. Elijah WAS going to kill Klaus, until Klaus dropped the bomb. I’m sure Elijah feels bad about breaking his word, but he did it because he loves his family and he will do anything to get them back. Spending eternity alone can’t be fun. Besides… After building up the hype about Klaus, did you really expect him to die so soon? If you have to hate/dispise/dislike anyone, hate/dispise/dislike Klaus for making Elijah make this choice.

     Always <3 TEAM ELIJAH! <3
222. Dayna Barter says:

     May 9, 2011 at 3:16 pm

     Thomas:
     And it looks like Team Biting Elijah’s Ass is making a strong showing…

     And, by way of offering a visual for Team Biting Elijah’s Ass: http://danielgillies.org/images/displayimage.php?pid=3199&fullsize=1

     You’re welcome, ladies. ;->
223. Jodie says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:04 pm

     These made my day. How can something be so depressing yet so funny at the same time? Lol.

     - Mystic Falls Graveyard – The Most Popular Place in Town -

     The Entire Remaining Population of Mystic Falls (All Seven of Them): Turns out for Jenna’s funeral.
224. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:26 pm

     Hi Misty :-)

     Yeah, that’s what I mean. This whole thing would have been much more palatable if everyone had had a necessary part to play, and they were all too weak to stop klaus on their own. Instead, we have a sometimes-all-powerful witch that’s only going to be tagged in after everyone else is dead. Lame.

     I think Grams’ death was the biggest missed opportunity for Bonnie. She actually won me over in that sene, but then she disappeared for two weeks, and came back with a (lame) attitude. And yeah, she causes a lot of problems for people, and never pays any consequences for it, or shows remorse.

     And in all honesty, if the writers would just do something with her character, something to make her relatable or entertaining, I’d be perfectly willing to join Team Bonnie. But this boring, hypocritical stuff needs to end.
225. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm

     Arienrod:

     I really wouldn’t even know where to start recapping GoT. Plus, I don’t know the genre as well as I know vampires, so I wouldn’t be as comfortable riffing on the tropes.

     The Uncle John Spell could have been dropped in a single, simple scene. Have everyone talking about magic potions and rings not working (which also should have been brought up before that was important), then have John pull Bonnie aside, and say “there’s another option…” Then, in the sacrifice episode, have Bonnie say “you know this will kill you, right?” and have John be all noble about it.
226. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:31 pm

     Dayna:

     That would be amazing. Damon would feel like he finally found his long lost family. Pam would be all “WTF if wrong with these idiots,” and Damon would be like “I know, right?” It would be priceless.
227. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:34 pm

     emjay32:

     The sheer body count in Team Elena’s “plan” continues to amaze me. Even if Bonnie was off the table, they should have been searching for something that wouldn’t result in a pile of bodies.
228. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:37 pm

     Highmage:

     Needing to harness Bonnie’s power could be interesting, if it was played right. If it was an excuse to fill out the season with the same boring crap we’ve seen from her so far… I’ll pass. And Klaus already said that Stefan was on his todo list…
229. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:38 pm

     Alicia:

     Now that you mention it, the last few episodes have all happened over the course of a single day… so Katherine is actually getting fresh new clothes on like an… hourly basis lol
230. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:42 pm

     Hi there Kim S :-)

     I honestly haven’t heard anyone complaining about what Elijah did, or hating on him for it. Of course, I really don’t follow any of the discussion boards, so maybe that part of the fandom just hasn’t wandered over to these parts.

     I’ve never really seen Elijah as much of a family man, but his betrayal? Totally in character. You’re right; he owes nothing to the people who murdered him twice. I’m only surprised that the decision to betray them came so late.
231. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:43 pm

     Thanks Jodie :-) I do what I can.
232. Lone Voice of Dissent says:

     May 9, 2011 at 9:52 pm

     Hey Thomas

     Thanks for your reply.

     You’re right, I did find one other Bonnie-lover on here ;)

     Entertainment-value wise, we are on the same page – I will “always choose Damon” (!). I alternate between holding my breath, groaning in resignation, and squealing in delight when he’s onscreen. The Descent was one of the best hours of TV I have ever seen.

     I’m sure he will be taking centre stage on Thursday…
233. Thomas says:

     May 9, 2011 at 10:54 pm

     No problem, Lone :-)

     I really hope they focus on Damon’s screwed-up-ness next season, and start walking him back from that – a bit. I never want him to lose his snark, but it’d be really neat if he’d stop the whole mind-whammying-you-into-loving-me thing.
234. Nicki says:

     May 10, 2011 at 1:27 am

     I don’t mean to doublepost (sorry) but I had a lingering question. Is Katherine still stuck in Alaric’s apt. then? Because Klaus didn’t die so she can’t leave, right?Or does becoming a new breed release her?
235. Highmage says:

     May 10, 2011 at 2:16 am

     As Thomas already pointed out, yes, Kat should be still in Alaric’s apartment. I wonder if the writers will remember this :))
236. Emily says:

     May 10, 2011 at 8:34 am

     Hi again Thomas!It turns out that your recaps are even funnier the second time :) And then there’s the comments, which might even be funnier than the recaps, what with all the Bonnie-drama and discussion of Elijah’s arse. Seriously, you’ve got over 200 comments. Yay Thomas!

     You’d think that Elijah and Klaus, who both spent 500 years searching for Katherine in the first place, would think to maybe go back and get her. Either that, or Alaric’s got the most awkward new roommate in town. Maybe he should just move into the now-empty Gilbert house? Jeremy can’t really live there alone, now can he?

     Also, because everyone else is making requests: You should recap Supernatural. They have vampires there too…occasionally. And angels in trenchcoats. Or Doctor Who! I feel like such a geek even suggesting that, but you so should. There were vampires then once. Well, kind of. And it has all the what-the-fuck-ery of TVD, but with bowties. And time travel.
237. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 8:46 am

     Nicki: Highmage is right, she should still be stuck.
238. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 8:57 am

     Hi Emily :-)

     Yep, this is definitely the most-commented-on post so far. I should make Bonnie’s fans angry more often ;-)

     I’m pretty sure Klaus figured there would be time to collect Katherine after he became all-powerful. Which, honestly, he probably can still do. I imagine unkillable werepires heal fast even by Mystic Falls’ standards.

     I would be in favor of Alaric taking charge of the Gilbert spawn… particularly since it seems that they’re covering up Jenna’s death.

     I’m a fan of Supernatural and Doctor Who, but I’m always a season behind, and I honestly don’t think I have time to add them to my recap schedule. Sorry.
239. Highmage says:

     May 10, 2011 at 9:06 am

     I will try NOT to discuss Bonnie stuff anymore. She is so..without salt and pepper…utterly boring.
     I guess that the remaining Mystic Falls population (yeah, all 7 of them) are masochists. They LOVE to be hurt, and lied, and cheated all the time by their “awesome witch” that I cannot come with a better explanation. Or..they are good Christians as they turn over and over again the other cheek. :)
     Alas, if she dies saving Damon, it will be a fair trade :)

     I’ve seen a promo for this week finale.. seeing sheriff Forbes with a gun in her hand makes me nervous. Truly hope that Caroline will be ok after that.
240. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 9:56 am

     Highmage:

     To be fair, Damon has stabbed them in the back, probably more often than Bonnie. But he makes up for it by being awesome. And I think there’s a bit too much hanky-panky going on for these kids to be considered “good Christians”.

     Sheriff Forbes doesn’t scare me. One, because Caroline is pretty much bullet-proof (literally), and two, because the producers said most of the stuff in the promos got cut anyway. Which makes them promos for the special features on the DVD, I guess. :-/
241. Highmage says:

     May 10, 2011 at 10:15 am

     Thomas: Yes, but we agree on the fact that this is a TV show and Damon is funny, entertaining and smart. Katherine is the same. That’s why we forgive them so much.

     Speaking of Kat, I think that she is the main reason of keeping Elena human. Two vampires played by the same Nina Dobrev would be too much.
242. Misty says:

     May 10, 2011 at 10:15 am

     LOL Highmage. I completely agree, Sheriff Forbes and a gun are not a good combination. Pretty sad, though, that the Sheriff is the last person you want to see holding a gun. History teacher with a whole arsenal of homemade weapons? No problem. Clueless grad student with a crossbow? Hot. High school busboy wielding a rifle loaded with wooden bullets? Bring it on. Sheriff with a gun? RUN LIKE THE WIND!!!

     I do hope that situation turns out OK for Caroline. If it comes down to Caroline or Liz, I’d much rather see Liz go. Although that would be sad for Caroline too. But maybe we’d get to meet Caroline’s father, that could turn out interesting.

     Plus if the Sheriff goes, they could just make Stefan the sheriff, Damon is already leading the anti-vampire council, why not. Of course, he’d probably have to graduate high school and since he never goes… I guess he could compel the principal to give him a diploma.
243. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 10:29 am

     Misty:

     Caroline is just below Damon on my “kill them off and I’ll walk to Atlanta and burn your set down” list. But I think the writers know what a gem they have in her, so…

     But I’ll keep my matches handy anyway.

     And Stefan compelled his way into high school, so there’s no reason for him not to compel his was out of it, too.
244. Emily says:

     May 10, 2011 at 10:52 am

     Wait, Caroline is on the ‘possibly going to die’ list? What? That is so not even possible. Seriously, her and Damon and Alaric and Kat were my only ‘do not kill under any circumstances’ characters. They could kill everyone else, and I’d still be happy to watch the show with those four.

     If they kill any of them, I’ll be joining you with the set-burning. It might be a little bit far to walk from Australia to Atlanta, though…mostly because I don’t actually know where Atlanta is.

     Stefan as Sheriff? That’s…a terrible idea. He could barely manage to keep Elena safe from Klaus, and he had Damon and half of Mystic Falls’ population helping. Also: I wanna meet Caroline’s gay dad. Can you imagine the awesome? He’d have to be a vampire-hater too, wouldn’t he, since he’s a Forbes and all? Or Caroline could just go live with the orphan Gilberts. Hell, there are enough rooms in the Salvatore house for her. And then I can get my Stefoline fix way easier :)

     Oh, and boo to no recaps :( As long as you keep up with the TVD ones, I think I might just live, though. SPN, though…you should really catch up, things are getting insane-er.
245. misty says:

     May 10, 2011 at 11:26 am

     “Caroline is just below Damon on my “kill them off and I’ll walk to Atlanta and burn your set down” list. But I think the writers know what a gem they have in her, so…” I completely agree. Plus, the Sheriff knows everything, so that can’t resolve it with her killing every vampire, witch and werewolf in town. They’re either going to have to take her out, make her forget, or she’ll have to cope with it like Matty.

     Emily – since we’re dreaming about Caroline’s dad coming to Mystic Falls we can just pretend that the sheriff kept her maiden name and he’s not a Forbes at all. :) We can hope.

     Caroline bunking in the Salvatore house would be cool too. It would be fun to see Elena squirm with jealousy. hee hee
246. Emily says:

     May 10, 2011 at 11:38 am

     But but but…if Sheriff kept her maiden name, then Caroline wouldn’t be a Forbes still, would she? So he MUST be the Forbes, which means at the very least he’s in on the whole vamp thing. Maybe he’s a nice guy who doesn’t hate vampires? Maybe his boyfriend is a vamp and that’s why they left Mystic Falls, and so he’ll be all accepting and nice and everything will be happiness and rainbows?

     Oh wait, this is TVD. So if we meet him, he’ll probably wanna kill everyone. I can live with dead Sheriff, though, but I’d love it if her and Caroline had a sweet bonding moment again. Or if she like, uncompelled her (can you uncompel someone?) and then everything will be good again. Seriously, there needs to be more happy on TVD. Things are way to depressing with all the sacrafices and Damon-slowly-dying-ness. We need at least one episode of sunshine and sparkles.
247. Highmage says:

     May 10, 2011 at 11:45 am

     “History teacher with a whole arsenal of homemade weapons? No problem. Clueless grad student with a crossbow? Hot. High school busboy wielding a rifle loaded with wooden bullets? Bring it on. Sheriff with a gun? RUN LIKE THE WIND!!!”

     This was so funny that Thomas should include it somehow in next recap :)

     Caroline is not so bullet-proof (at least not against wooden bullets), so I have to be worry for her.

     Hey.. remember? A certain witch (I will not utter her name again) requested Damon’s assistance to heal Caroline and until this moment it is her only decision who worked brilliantly. Kudos for that
248. misty says:

     May 10, 2011 at 12:00 pm

     Emily – “Maybe his boyfriend is a vamp and that’s why they left Mystic Falls, and so he’ll be all accepting and nice and everything will be happiness and rainbows?”

     I LOVE IT!! :) I’ll keep my fingers crossed for happiness and rainbows…but I won’t go so far as to hold my breath.
249. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 12:11 pm

     Thats ok, Emily… I’m pretty sure most Americans don’t know where Australia is. Education in these parts isn’t… well, it isn’t.

     I agree, everyone should move into the Gilbert house. Or Castle Salvatore. Whichever. They can build forts and cook s’mores and have pillow fights. It’d be perfect.

     Also, yeah, Stefan is almost only ever awesome when he’s with Caroline.
250. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 12:12 pm

     misty:

     I suppose there’s a chance the Sheriff could come over to Team Vampire. She does seem to be having second thoughts about her daughter being a blood sucking fiend.

     Maybe Caoline/Stefan time would push Elena into the “I wanna be a vampire” camp…
251. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 12:14 pm

     Emily:

     I think a shirtless Tyler is about as happy and sun-shiney as we’re going to get for a little while.
252. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 12:15 pm

     Highmage:

     Well, at least bullet-resistant. They’ll hurt her, but she’ll get better. Even if you shoot her in the goddamn head. Useful, that.
253. Misty says:

     May 10, 2011 at 2:23 pm

     Highmage – Awww…thanks! :-)

     Thomas and Highmage – Since apparently only Klaus and Elijah actually know where the heart is located hopefully Caroline is safe from even the wooden bullets. Well, Damon used to know where the heart is, but I think all that Whiskey is making him sloppy.

     Thomas – So true, A month (which is probably only 6 hours of Mystic Falls time) of Stefoline in Castle Salvatore and Elena would be begging to change.
254. Arienrod says:

     May 10, 2011 at 3:55 pm

     I wanna rant about Elijah some more, can I, can I? Thank you! I promise I’ll stop after this. Maybe.
     Of course, there was always a possibility of Scooby gang getting effed by Elijah, not much of a possibility even, more like a foretold thing, written in concrete with pissed-off lightnings.
     But what he does just doesn’t even register as a full-on betrail in my book. Because unlike, say, Katherine, who looks out for herself just as much as he does, but does it in “Still manage to create a sh*t trail after myself, mess up way more than needed and come off as a total beyotch (and probably captured and failed) in the end” way, Elijah, while going parallel route, does it [all formal and accent-y] in his stable, thought-out, true to himself “Didn’t sign up to go down with the whole special needs kindergarden, check my contract” and “If you promise a dog a treat and then it pisses on the carpet, it doesn’t get the effing treat no matter what you promised, right?” way.
     The dude is supposed to be lightyears out of their league, which he is, he’s just polite enough to not rub it in everyone’s faces with every phrase, and Damon, being the most diverse-experienced one, was just the only one who could see past that.
     Methinks the big difference is, Katherine conciders the Scooby gang her equals, maybe smth like dumber, uglier siblings who you give empty boxes for Christmas, yet would still risk your life to pull out of traffic – but equals. Elijah doesn’t. He’s just old enough and put up with enough crap along the way to know better. He’s just on the wrong show to be praised for that =) Maybe that’s the reason for writers’ playing the family card, it’s like effing American Idol, you can’t just be awesome, you gotta have a sob story or twelve to earn your screentime.

     Also, Tomas,
     Tyler’s shirtlessness… doen’t quite engage me and/or redeem him for being a waste of space. Hold your tomatoes, people, there’s a reason, it involves Salvatore skin. Tyler walks around (half-)naked because his effing close fell off in the woods and he HAS to. The Salvatores don’t. They JUST DO IT. Which makes it ten times more entertaining, while equally visually pleasing, and there’s always a surprise factor. Reliability, however, is a factor, too, what with Tyler’s guaranteed once-a-month involuntary striptease.

     Highmage,
     >>Or..they are good Christians as they turn over and over again the other cheek. :)
     In that case they have so many cheeks they are basically giant asses. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

     Emily,
     I wouldn’t get my hopes up for a gleeful, beloved by all and just a Mr. Nice Guy Caroline’s dad, if at all. As I recall, he is the only gay person to be mentioned so far, and he is a lying, cheating bastard, unworthy of even giving his daughter his last name. This show is SO. DAMN. STRAIGHT.

     Mystic Falls, the only town in America with no rainbows. Ever.
255. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 4:04 pm

     Misty:

     Wooden bullets to the heart aren’t enough to kill a vampire. When Tyler shot Stefan, Stefan said “it’s lodged in my heart”, and make grumpy face for a while, but eventually healed.
256. Thomas says:

     May 10, 2011 at 4:10 pm

     Arienrod:

     I think what Elijah did was definitely a betrayal, but yes, a foreseeable one. And until very recently, I don’t think Katherine thought of Team Elena as equals. At all.

     Also, some part of me still thinks Katherine is a little bit bi.
257. Arienrod says:

     May 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm

     Tomas,
     >>Also, some part of me still thinks Katherine is a little bit bi.
     I would totally sacrifice a couple dozens of extras for it to be true. And EXPLOITED. Too bad Mia is off the table now.

     >>And until very recently, I don’t think Katherine thought of Team Elena as equals. At all.
     And then she realized she sticked around a tad too long and now is destined to screw up just as oftenly and completely as they do? Super vampire having mental deseases go airborne powers activate!
258. lady_dragoncrow says:

     May 10, 2011 at 6:16 pm

     Me: <3 Damon!!

     Exactly my thoughts. I love your recap, it's humoristic, yet not demeaning to that great show, just the perfect way a fan points out the flaws and funny moments. I read it every week and you're so spot on! Especially since I agree with your opionion of Bonnie (she's still not dead, why???)

     If Elena had let Bonnie kill Klaus and wouldn’t have revived Elijah:
     - Jenna would live
     - John would live
     - A superpowered conscienceless werepire with a grudge and power thirsty (aka Klaus) wouldn’t have been created, but been dead
     - Another potential dangerous, double-crossing vampire without honor (Elijah) would have stayed dead
     - Maybe Damon wouldn’t have been bitten by Tyler

     In the end only Bonnie would have died, which considering the above would have been pretty much a good deal. Because now the only chance at defeating Klaus, if he’ll ever return, would be Bonnie killing him and herself in the process.

     So that leaves us with a lot of drama, and bad decisions on Elena’s part, leaving her without any family other than her brother. Maybe, just maybe, she should have taken Damon’s counsel into account.

     As for why Bonnie's strong position on the team I can only speculate about favorism on part of the actress…
259. Rowan says:

     May 10, 2011 at 8:00 pm

     There was nothing manly about that hug…

     -Alaric’s house of “Hello?”-

     Katherine: How odd…I don’t feel the death of Stefan and Damon, or the lift off compulsion from Klaus…And it’s dawn…You don’t think…Oh…oh HELL no they didn’t!

     Alaric: Elena, what’re you-Oh FUCK.

     Katherine: *headwall* *whiskey*

     A great recap for an OMG episode, Elijah is still cool and I swear Bonnie was trying to body pop. BADLY.

     We shall all miss the twelve year old aunt.

     Another fine job, your holliness.
260. Misty says:

     May 10, 2011 at 11:14 pm

     YAY!! Now I’ll sleep better at night knowing the Sheriff isn’t so scary after all. :) Thanks!
261. Emily says:

     May 10, 2011 at 11:33 pm

     If Elena had let Bonnie kill Klaus and wouldn’t have revived Elijah:
     - Jenna would live
     - John would live
     - A superpowered conscienceless werepire with a grudge and power thirsty (aka Klaus) wouldn’t have been created, but been dead
     - Another potential dangerous, double-crossing vampire without honor (Elijah) would have stayed dead
     - Maybe Damon wouldn’t have been bitten by Tyler

     I totally agree with all of these. Except the Elijah ones. Seriously, Elijah was too awesome to stay dead. He should become a regular next season :) Even if they do have to make some ridiculous plotline to acheive it.

     Thinking about it, Katherine and Alaric might be good roommates. They do both like bourbon, after all, and Alaric’s currently girlfriendless…if I was him, though, I’d totally just be like ‘fuck you all, you got Jenna killed, I’m outta here.’ He needs to get out of Mystic Falls before he dies too. Unless Elena gives him Jon’s ring, as it’s useless on her… Also, I think I’ve invented a new ship. Katherine/Alaric…
262. Highmage says:

     May 11, 2011 at 12:44 am

     Arierod, what this show overlooks all the time is the proportion between the age of a particular vampire and his strength. Granted, Elijah defeated Damon, Klaus sweep the ground with Stefan last week. But they were pictured too strong as badasses for the show to allow otherwise.
     What I wanna say is that Katherine is not on their league. She should be way more powerful.
263. skittledog says:

     May 12, 2011 at 11:01 am

     Brilliant, brilliant recap, Thomas. Even better than normal, particularly the expendable characters list and the guest appearance by all of twitter.

     Also, holy crap this is a lot of comments. Stop becoming so popular that you’ll have to stop talking to us. ;)
264. Thomas says:

     May 12, 2011 at 2:22 pm

     Thanks lady_dragoncrow :-)

     Yeah, the fact that I actually really love this show can get lost in all of the snark… I’m glad people realize that I’m not actually bashing TVD.

     And you’re right about how much carnage saving Bonnie caused. Meh.
265. Thomas says:

     May 12, 2011 at 2:23 pm

     Hey Rowan :-)

     That hug was so manly. I’m just comfortable with me… nevermind.

     I can’t wait to see what Katherine says when she realizes how bad everyone fucked up.
266. Thomas says:

     May 12, 2011 at 2:24 pm

     Emily:

     I agree about Elijah becoming a series regular. He chews scenery like no one’s business.

     Alaric does seem to have an ability to bond with alcoholic vampires, so Katherine might just get along with him.

     And yeah, Alaric needs his ring back. Soon.
267. Thomas says:

     May 12, 2011 at 2:25 pm

     Highmage:

     The Fiancee is frequently dismayed that the show keeps on forgetting the “older vampire = stronger vampire” rule. Katherine should be more powerful than anyone except the originals, at this point.
268. Thomas says:

     May 12, 2011 at 2:26 pm

     Thanks skittledog :-)

     Yeah, the number of comments on this one is crazy, isn’t it?
269. Nadin says:

     May 13, 2011 at 4:32 am

     Ugh, I posted a comment last week and it got deleted or smth, or maybe my bloody internet crashed. Well, nevermind my rant :P

     “Bonnie Bennet: Sorry Alaric, but I don’t see how having a highly-trained, experienced vampire hunter with an incredibly powerful arsenal of home-made weaponry along can possibly help us rescue that vampire-hunter’s about-to-be-murdered girlfriend. Also, I really don’t want you to have the chance to say goodbye to Jenna. See you tomorrow!

     Thomas: Seriously wants this self-righteous, self-important, autocratic, hypocritical bitch to die in the most painful way possible. Twice.”

     If you ever need help with finding the most turturous and excruciating ways to kill Bonnie, pls ask – I’ll offer just so many of them!! I cannot honestly believe that they killed off Jenna (who didn’t even finish her thesis yet!!!) when Bonnie could have saved her and the rest of them from so much trouble.

     Also, I’m so grateful you did yu recap light and all, but didn’t make fun out of the most dramatic scenes. Just so you know, I sobbed my eyes out when certain characters died, so it was hard to start reading any recaps per se. Yours helped me *sighs* Sara Canning is so damn talented that their stupid decision will stay unforgivable forever :S

     Jenna was my fave character :S Not that I disliked Bonnie before, I just didn’t care. Now it’s a full-blown white-hot hatred >:(((
270. Sara says:

     May 13, 2011 at 8:07 am

     Hi Thomas!
     Again, a very late comment on this recap. Sorry to add to your work, you’re so kind to take the time to answer each and everyone of us, we’re abusing it!
     Anyways, funniest recap EVER! I don’t know how you managed to pull such humour from such a sad episode, but you did it, and with great style, so Bravo! Each and every line has aready been cited so many times, so I’ll just congratulate you.
     As for the Bonnie controversy, let me just say that I have hope. Yes, Bonnie IS the most annoying character to me right now (and I guess it’s the self-righteousness that gets to me the most)…but I have faith in the writers’ powers!! I seriously believe these guys and gals can take pretty much any crappy character and turn it into gold under our very dumbfounded eyes. Look at what they did to Caroline. Seriously, I couldn’t stand her in Season 1 and Vampire Barbie has become one of my favourite characters on this show. I don’t think they should kill chracters off before they have given them a chance to be great.That’s what really pissed me off about Jenna’s death. Sara Canning is a great actress and as you said they criminally underused her…anyways.
     You know what would be fun? That the writers managed in a few twists and turns to have us all Bonnie-non-carers and Bonnie-haters revise our opinion about her…and then let her go in flames…(or not). Now, that would be a good lesson to us all! ;-)
     Looking forward to reading your last recap of the year, because I sure LOVED the finale ;-).
271. Thomas says:

     May 13, 2011 at 10:34 am

     Hi Nadin :-)

     Sorry about that. I’m still finessing the spam trap. It’s getting better, and I’m getting better at rescuing people from it, but it’s not 100% yet.

     I agree, I’m really sad that Jenna had to go. Though with the developments of last night, who knows that’s going to happen next season.
272. Thomas says:

     May 13, 2011 at 10:37 am

     Thanks Sara :-)

     I love all of the comments, so it’s really no trouble. And it gives me something to look at while I rebuild my database.

     I would totally join Team Bonnie if the writers would just do something with her. So far, they haven’t shown any movement in that direction, but hell, as of last night, it looks like Stefan might be interesting next season, and he’s about as exciting as watching already-dry paint.

     That development alone had me jumping for joy last night.
273. Peggy Sue says:

     May 13, 2011 at 4:05 pm

     that cool your response to why you hate Bonnie’s character. In the books Bonnie’s character reminds of me of Willow from Buffy-the early seasons b4 she went all dark Willow- You know not really aware of how powerful she can be and certainely not deciding who lives, dies, or gets a chance to do either or affect either for the other folks. I f_ing hated bonnies character from the moment she first dropped Damon with the Mind Whammy. She’s a miserable character who doesn’t know wtf she wants or worse wtf she wants changes to suit the plot. I can’t understand Bonnie’s character so i cant care about her. Writers need to tell me wtf she wants and let me see her go after it and encounter serious obstacles like… haha witch mindwhammy doesn’t work on Damon–ok for it to work on Stephen because eveything works on stephen….& is it just me or does it look like Damon just ‘got handed his soul back & his brother is fixing to spend some time away from mystic falls’ I’m not saying Stephen is going to Las Vegas to start Demon Investigations or anything becuz with Klaus he’s more likely to do an Angelus Sweep of Europe….I just hope they don’t wimp Damon out. He must stay the badass and not go all Spike in Love on us. Please tell me they won’t wimp Damon out.
274. Sara says:

     May 13, 2011 at 4:34 pm

     “It looks like Stefan might be interesting next season, and he’s about as exciting as watching already-dry paint.”

     LOL! Pretty much, yes.

     I also think Stefan’s character development is the best gift they could make both to the show and to P. Wesley. I just hope having a badass Stefan won’t mean sending Damon too much on the brooding/whining end. I like our Damon-with-an-edge (and most of all, I like his one-liners).

     And you’re right, these writers are ridiculously good at making us happy.
275. Rowan says:

     May 13, 2011 at 7:43 pm

     Pfffft, you and Damon aren’t very manly men, just sayin’. And you both have man-crushes on Eric Northman, but then again who doesn’t?

     Katherine will be piiiiiiiissed. And I don’t get to see it til Tuesday, so this comment is so not irrelevent *looks shifty*
276. Thomas says:

     May 14, 2011 at 1:45 pm

     Hey Peggy Sue :-)

     I agree, I would absolutely hate it if they turned Damon into Stefan. It would seriously ruin his character. Hopefully, though, the writers know better. I have faith in them.
277. Thomas says:

     May 14, 2011 at 1:46 pm

     Hey Sara :-)

     Agreed, this is going to be great for Stefan (and Paul). This is a really good cast, and it’s a shame that some of them aren’t given the chance to show that off.

     Snarky Damon 4Ever.
278. Thomas says:

     May 14, 2011 at 1:47 pm

     Rowan:

     Little know fact: San Francisco started Pride Day after a visit from Eric Northman. They had previously always voted Republican.
279. Rowan says:

     May 18, 2011 at 3:56 pm

     *dies* Oh my god…That’s the best little known fact I’ve heard in a month, INCLUDING the one about how Ian Somerhalder auditioned for Sam Merlotte but was told “you’re more of a vampire actor. Go talk to the CW.”
280. Thomas says:

     May 19, 2011 at 9:26 am

     I can *not* picture Ian Somerhalder as Sam Merlotte.
281. Rowan says:

     May 20, 2011 at 10:26 pm

     Nor can I. Vampire actor.