We will address those first.
Alaric (Matt Davis), the sexy history teacher, who until now may well have been a vampire, revealed to us through an internal monologue that he was thrilled to have finally found a vampire after all these years. He then proceeded to not wear his family ring while in the sun, to prove, once and for all that, whatever secrets he might have, vampirism was not one of them.
Why, I ask you, was there such a set up to have us believe that he might too be a vampire, who could not enter a house uninvited, who could not go in the sun without a magical ring, only to tear the whole thing down so quickly? Yes, the fact that he killed Logan just before the break indicated that he was likely not the vamp who had made him, but that didn't prevent Alaric from being yet another vampire. Mystic Falls does seem to attract the mystical.
My other issue was the reveal of Elena (Nina Dobrev)'s adoption. Did Stefan (Paul Wesley) need to reveal what he had learnt about her in such a way? I realize he was already caught in such a huge lie that to tell her another mistruth did not seem possible, but that just felt like another moment that should have been prolonged was simply throw away. I can only hope that the aftermath and the discovery of her true birth parents (is it too much to hope that she was Jenna (Sara Canning)'s child from a young and stupid misadventure? Though, maybe that wouldn't be a good things since they are only supposed to be 12 years apart; never mind). I do hope that the discovery takes its time and is worth the shock.
Otherwise, I LOVED Damon (Ian Somerhalder) in this episode. It was the perfect demonstration both of how utterly ruthless Damon can be, how perfect a killer, and his weakness for Elena. He rescued her from whatever monster was coming to get her in episode 10, then dragged her to a bar in the middle of nowhere. Why? For the fun of her company and to piss of his adored baby brother.
There, he meets up with a witch from his past (none other than Gina Torres), who immediately betrays him to another vampire, Lexi's boyfriend. Bent on revenge, the vamp covers Damon with lighter fluid after beating him senseless. Elena plays the impression that Damon cares for her and she for him for all it is worth, convincing the vamp to spare Damon where he did not spare Lexi. He does, which is possibly the stupidest move ever.
No, Damon did not kill him then, but some day he will. And he did return to the bar and stuck is arm into the witch's chest.
When will people learn to stop telling Damon that they are full of vervain. If you kept your mouth shut, he would bite you and then fall over, but instead he finds some other way to end your life. He is a killer, pure and simple, a wild cat always on the prowl, the perfect predator. There is no surprise that he killed Alaric's woman, though you have to wonder how he convinced her to let him inside. That should be an interesting show down, but we know that Alaric can't win. Evil always triumphs because Good is dumb...and Damon is oh so deliciously evil.
I also really loved the interaction between Stefan, Bonnie (Katherina Graham) and her grandmother (Jasmine Guy). It's nice to know that the non-humans of the town can at least be open about the nature of their friendships. It's nice to have it, but it only goes so far as our own are protected first.
What were your thoughts?
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