I am so sorry it took so long to get this latest review out. The week the episode aired my grandfather was admitted into the hospital and watching Vampire Diaries was the farthest thing from my mind. After he was released, all of us got really sick with a nasty virus. But now I’m better and I’m ready to review this episode in anticipation for the latest episode airing tomorrow.
The episode starts off with Elena going to check on Alaric and Damon denying her access into the apartment. I truly love this playful banter between them—banter that I feel would be lost should Damon and Elena end up together. I truly think they have a better friend or brother/sister type relationship. Damon could and would be the guy to smack Stefan upside the head if he did something to annoy or upset Elena.
So why are they denying Elena access to Alaric? Because Stefan, Damon and Alaric are bonding in creating White Oak Ash stakes! The way this occurred was hilarious. Alaric has a giant power saw and Damon is detecting Elena’s movements with his super vampire hearing “Walking down the stairs…..opening the front door…and she’s gone!” BUZZ GOES THE POWER SAW!
Stefan has some fun bitching at Damon to make the stake sharper and to do a better job at whittling. Ric wants to turn himself in because of his homicidal alter ego, but Damon and Stefan are having none of that. They need everyone around possible to ensure Klaus dies. Since they are going to be killing originals, they make Ric put his ring back on, despite his homicidal alter ego. (I wonder if his alter-ego has a name too…like good Alaric is Ric and bad Alaric is Ala).
Meanwhile, in the woods, Elena is breaking the news to Caroline that Ric was the one who killed her father, but Elena points out that Ric didn’t ask for this to happen to him—just like Caroline didn’t ask to be a vampire. This seems to calm Caroline down a bit (though she totally has every reason to be pissed off). And she, Elena and Matt find out why Stefan texted them—White Oak Ashes for everybody! Woo!
Meanwhile, Klaus has tracked down Finn and is currently harassing his big brother. Finn is all ‘Piss off, asshole.’ And Klaus is all ‘Come on, guy. If you don’t undo the link that our bitch mom created then you can’t actually you know, see me die like you wanted.’ Finn is all ‘Bugger off, Mofo.’ Finn tells Klaus if he tries to dagger him, then Klaus would lose his beloved Rebekah and stomps off—only to run into…REBEKAH. Klaus basically knocks him out and drags his ass back to Mystic Falls. Oh Klaus. I love you so so much. Please don’t ever die.
Damon, Stefan, Elena, Caroline and Matt do a little role playing scenarios in which would be the best way to kill an original. They have 12 daggers thus 12 different shots at getting the job done.
Back in Klaus’ mansion Finn is bitching and whining that Klaus can’t force him to help them, but Klaus has a better way of getting what he wants. Enter Sage. Finn is very happy to see his sweetheart and she is very happy to see her creepy suicidal boyfriend. Kol sends Klaus a text message and Klaus answers back using a stylus. I don’t know why this amuses me since Elijah and Klaus are the ones who have had the longest time to use technology, but it’s hysterical.
Rebekah tells Klaus she’s off to get revenge on Damon and if he has questions as to why then he can ask Sage. Something tells me that Klaus will not like the fact that Damon messed with his beloved little sister. Klaus may be a lunatic for all intents and purposes, but the one sibling he truly loves above all else is Rebekah. She is the one sibling he rejects hurting or daggering. Something tells me that if given the opportunity, Klaus will go over protective big brother on Damon’s ass.
Damon hides his stake with Ric watching and hears some noise downstairs so he goes to see what’s going on, only to see Ric thrown down the stairs (it’s a good thing Damon made him put his ring back on!) only to turn around and be stabbed in the stomach by Rebekah.
Elena is trying to contact Bonnie (who is not returning her calls) and Caroline, Matt and Elena spot Finn walking around the town square with Elena. Caroline uses her super vampire hearing to eavesdrop on the conversation. Sage brings him to the place where they used to sneak to 900 years ago to steal kisses and make out. After 900 years Sage has never stopped loving Finn and doesn’t want him to die.
Elena calls Stefan to ask him what to do about Finn. They have an opportunity to take them down and out, but Stefan advises her to do nothing because Sage is 900 years old and very powerful. He arrives home to see Alaric coming to from being attacked by Rebekah and tells Elena there is an issue. Rebekah has Damon.
Rebekah has a little torture shop of horrors set up in Klaus’ room for Damon and is chaining him with what looks to be bear traps. Somebody has been watching way too many horror movies. Her idea of revenge is to bleed Damon of the vervain in his system so she could compel him to kill Stefan (I guess she’s 100% over him lol) or Elena. Damon tries to make smart assed comments that this is kinky and snidely remarks that she probably want to compel him to be her boyfriend. Klaus comes in and gives Rebekah some torture advice, but she tells him to go manage his witch and let her play with her new toy.
Turns out the witch Klaus procured to help him with the unlinking spell is Bonnie. Klaus has Kol up in Colorado spying on Jeremy and has given orders to kill him should Bonnie not comply with his wishes.
Caroline goes to check on Alaric and deliver the herbs that Bonnie has instructed Alaric to drink to make sure his homicidal side doesn’t come out. She tells Alaric that she knows that he killed her father and Alaric apologizes to her. Caroline has every right to be angry at him, yet she reflects on the first life she took as a vampire and admitted she liked it. She very wisely tells Alaric that all of them have blood on their hands. She chooses to forgive Ric because that’s what Elena would do. They should all wear WWED bands around their wrists.
Stefan and Elena get into an argument about what their next move should be. Stefan wants to jump the gun to kill the Originals since Finn is sitting like a lamb to slaughter at the grill. Elena wants to go rescue Damon. Stefan gets pissy and basically walks off like a stubborn child. Look guy, I know you want to get your revenge, but go save your brobro first, mmkay?
Meanwhile, Damon is still being tortured and Elena has come to save him. She feeds him her blood and they almost kiss—Delena fans are about to get their moment and—Rebekah just middle fingered you all because you got PUNKED. Mind game karama is a bitch, ain’t it? Damon telling her off is hilarious though, claiming how desperate for attention she must be what with Klaus bossing her around for 1000 years. And then she stabs him really bad.
So bad that Bonnie can hear it from the other room. She basically tells Klaus he sucks and Klaus pretends to be concerned and understanding about her mother leaving her. He offers to bring her back for her—or in pieces. Ya Klaus is sadistic like that. Can he be my best friend? I kind of want to give him the list of everyone who was ever mean to me in High School.
Then we get to what is possibly the most epic part of the entire episode: Sage and Finn drinking tequila. I doubt going out and getting drunk was on Finn’s to do list after 900 years, but Sage waggles her fingers in shame at him and makes him drink some. Oh Matt I see you lurking in the shadows, waiting and ready to attack. Stefan, I see you there too, brah, but you being there is a little too obvious.
Anyway, some random vamp dude goes and says hi to Sage and Finn is not happy to learn that over the past 900 years Sage has created lots of vampires since he hates being a vampire etc. Oh Finn, you should have just stayed daggered. You don’t wear morally righteous so well, that’s more Elijah’s gig.
Finn and Sage go to have another drink—but whats this? Their drinks have been laced with vervain! Stefan you sneaky little devil. But, wait. Originals can smell vervain—didn’t Finn smell it in the drink? You know what? I don’t care. Finn is annoying and Sage is annoying. She is the anti-Lexi and anti-Lexi’s aren’t cool. Anyway. Sage and Finn are on their way to go street fight with Stefan and kick his ass.
Meanwhile, Bonnie is working on that unlinking spell. Oh and look they are unlinked.
…Just as Elena crossbows Finn in the chest and he dies. This is truly sad because of the anguish that Sage shows at losing her love that she waited 900 years for. She only got a few short hours with him and then he dies…his body bursting into flames (like Mikael’s did). Bye Finn you will be missed. I guess? Maybe?
Klaus escorts Bonnie out and Bonnie see’s that Damon is being held prisoner—she can see just how bad the torture is—Klaus even taunts her to save him—and she doesn’t. I can’t determine if this is Bonnie Bitch Rwar I Hate Damon mode or Bonnie being emotionally exhausted from being blackmailed by Klaus mode. She certainly would have reason to be angry at him for turning Abby, but to leave Damon in the clutches of Klaus and Rebekah? I don’t think that anyone deserves that torture. Shame on you Bonnie. Shame on you!
Okay she DOES redeem herself by calling Elena and informing her about what Klaus made her do (and boy does Stefan look PISSED OFF) and informs her that not only does he have Damon, but Klaus threatened the life of Jeremy and Abby. Then she hangs up and cries her little heart out. Okay, I’ll give her that. She’s allowed to cry after being used by a very sexy evil villain. Okay—I get her crying over Jeremy and her ordeal—but if she is crying over Abby at all? I’m going to smack her. Abby abandoned her and she’s been back in this woman’s life for 2 weeks at the most! Abby would be the last person on my mind if I was Bonnie. In fact I’d tell Klaus to do whatever the hell he wanted with her. Worry about the people who have been in your life the entire time. Worry about your dad and your normal family members who literally have no defense against him.
Stefan leaves the house about to have an epic tantrum and go and beat the shit out of Klaus. Elena tries to be rational and point out that going and acting all crazy will only get him killed, but he storms off—only to be thrown back into the house by one very pissed off Sage who wants to beat his ass. But then she and her little minion from the grill die.
So…cool. Now the only ones that are linked are the Originals to the vampires they made. So all around the world Sage’s little vampires are dying.
YAY NOW MY BELOVED ELIJAH AND KLAUS ARE SAFE!! Think about it, guys—logically either Elijah or Klaus made Rose (or Trevor who then made Rose)—Rose turned Kat—Kat turned Stefan and Damon—so they can’t die otherwise Kat, Stefan, Damon and Caroline would die. So let’s pretend for a second here that Elijah made Rose. Elijah would be untouchable—and since he’s the less threatening of all the originals, letting him live would be okay.
Now that leaves Klaus. Klaus turned Tyler—and there is no way Caroline would allow for him to die—so right now Klaus is totally safe.
THIS. IS. AWESOME. MAH BABIES ARE SAFE!
Hopefully.
Stefan goes to get his brobro. I love how he can just waltz into Klaus’ house unannounced. Oh Klaus—do you miss the days where Stefan was your wingman? I kind of do, kind of but not quite. So Stefan offers to hand over the “last 8 stakes” for Damon, but Klaus and Rebekah have bled all the vervain out of Damon and Klaus quickly learns the truth—and compels Damon to try and escape. You know—I think Klaus would give even give Jigsaw a run for his money. Even Stefan can’t look—Stefan the once feared Ripper!
Caroline and Elena are discussing who to save—it seems that they have figured this out too (sort of)—they don’t know who turned Rose—but they are hoping it’s not Klaus so they could still kill him. Of course, that’s when Caroline realizes that Tyler would die.
Okay, seriously? This isn’t even any contest—now granted—I don’t want Klaus to die—I’m pretty sure the fans don’t either—but if you were thinking in the minds of Elena and co. I think that they’d have to take one for the team. If Tyler knew his death would bring the end of Klaus I think he'd sacrifice himself for the greater good--and you know--to ensure Klaus could never get into Caroline's panties (which still needs to happen).
Klaus goes off on the most amazing tangent EVER. He is SUPER PISSED that Stefan has no appreciation for all the hard work Klaus has put in to make Stefan hate him so he doesn’t have to hate himself, and he’s done it because he still considers Stefan his friend. I…kind of like his homicidal logic, guys. What does that say about me?
Anyway, Stefan tries to stake Klaus, but of course Klaus overpowers him and tells Stefan to step down. Stefan has no choice. Really, can’t they just learn to get along? Klaus wouldn’t even bother them if they minded their own damn business and stayed out of his way. Just have Elena make a monthly or bi-monthly donation—maybe stock up on her bloodbags in case she decides to turn and just leave him alone. Seriously, there are worse things than having the most dangerous vampire of all time on your good side, right? I can only begin to imagine what lengths he’d go through for Elena in exchange for her blood.
Remember that jib Damon made to Rebekah about Klaus bossing her around? She lets him go and basically tells Klaus that she can do what she want to Damon, she captured him. She tells Stefan letting Damon go is a sign of good faith but they better bring him the stakes.
Rebekah seems genuinely sad over the death of Finn, but Klaus doesn’t seem to care—a fact which shocks Rebekah. He points out that Finn slept in a box longer than he lived as a man so let’s all say a prayer for poor Finn. Guys? Have I mentioned how much I love Klaus? Because I really, really love Klaus.
Rebekah wonders if Klaus would speak so poorly and uncaring of her if she died, and Klaus responds by telling her they’ll find out soon enough since she let the Salvatore’s go with two daggers on the loose. Rebekah challenges that while Stefan and Damon may fight like dogs, they are still loyal to each other and would die for each other. They know the true meaning of family. A fact that is not lost on Rebekah since she holds her family so dear.
Klaus says something that is truly heartbreaking, “I wanted a family. They just didn’t want me.”
TIME OUT. HUG. NOW. KLAUS NEEDS HUGS.
So Klaus is going to take his stakes, force Elena to go road tripping with him and make a new family of hybrids. He assumes that Rebekah will go with him, but when she said she wants to stay, he says she’s just as pathetic as Finn and storms off.
Then—what I have been waiting for since the first episode of season three happened. Stefan tells Elena he still loves her and always will—oh my god—oh my god! Kiss! Kiss and let my Stelena rejoice once mo—oh wait—Stefan wants Elena to say she has zero feelings what-so-ever for Damon.
Um—asshole? Damon is the only one that has kept her sane the entire time you were gone. When you were on your little ripper binge? Damon was there to make sure Elena didn’t get caught trying to find you. When you were a compelled douchebag? Damon was the one that kept her from breaking to pieces and falling apart? HOW ABOUT SHOWING SOME FUCKING GRATITUDE AND GETTING OVER SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED A CENTURY AND A HALF AGO?!
You know what? She could have lied Stefan, she could have lied and said she felt nothing. But she’s being honest. And you know what? She might not be romantically in love with Damon, but she probably feels something for him as a friend, a big brother, a confident, etc. They’ve been through a lot together in trying to get back Stefan, it’s natural for her to feel something. It doesn’t necessarily mean she wants to get into his pants.
Guys? If I don’t get my Stelena back at the end of the season? There is going to be a HUGE fucking hole in my 42” plasma TV. I cannot even begin to express how serious I am.
Damon goes to get the stake back from Ric since they have no choice but to play by Klaus and Rebekah’s rules, but Alaric had a blackout and his alter-ego hid it.
Hmmm—does that mean Bonnie’s herbs aren’t working?
You know what would help? Like seriously—Alaric taking one for the team and dying. If Alaric is the only one who knows where the stake is and could end up accidentally killing the line of his BFF Damon then…I really see no solution. Alaric has to take one for the team.
But there are four more episodes left and according to Julie Plec we have a lot more deaths to get through.
As long as Elijah and Klaus live—I’m totes kewl with that.
So….ya. Review for the new ep coming tomorrow. Damon and Elena on a roadtrip to see Jeremy who shall contact Rose and find out which vampire turned her. Oh my god if she says Elijah I will die because then he is forever safe! *-*
We shall also see sexy Kol again—and Tyler and Esther—I don’t care about the last two but YAY for Jeremy, Rose and Kol.
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