And so begins my VD S3 rewatch, so I can get these ep responses in, in case there is anyone out there who actually really cares what my thoughts are on these eps. heh. I think this episode is when I #1 not only really started caring about Rebekah, but when I also REALLY fell in love with the Original family. *sigh* I was kind of eh over Rebekah when she made her first appearance on the show, even though her romance in the '20s with Stefan was pretty fantabulous. heh. But this ep really showed her humanity. I just love how the story of the original familly begins here in the flashbacks. I remember missing Elijah incredibly much after the flashbacks. Or, at least, I can imagine now that I imagined it when I first watched the ep. XD Anyways, one thing that stayed the same was that I really think Elena should have stayed at the end and held Rebekah, or something! I mean, yes, there's always the threat that she'll attack her again, but really? She had completely broken down. Elena's explanation of why/how Klaus killed his mother was said perfectly, and it was just so sad watching Rebekah fall apart. I mean...*sigh* my heart just goes out to her. *sniffles* Though, the mention of Katherine by Damon at the end reminded me that even though I'll see her in the next ep (I think), I don't think we see her again after that. *wails* At least not up until the point we are now (ep. 19). *sigh* So much has happened since this episode. It's crazy! Loved the Stefan/Damon bonding, as per usual. It was cool how laid back it all was, and I love that Stefan broke to save Damon's life, because PLEASE, whatever else he says, it was not just to get his own freedom. *rolls eyes* That's selfish too, is it not? Which is also an emotion...caring about himself...ah, yes. That's it. *nods* Anyways, the end DE scene was sweet. I approve. Especially since she didn't totally freak out like she did when she woke up in bed with him there some episodes ago. heh. Also, how Elena described Rebekah: "she loves blindly and recklessly, even if it consumes her" TOTALLY parallels Damon (which is obvs why DR should hook up temporarily in the future XD) & how Elena described him in S1. The look on Elena's face said it all right after she said that. It was like she realized she'd said those words somewhere before...heh. But anyways, the return of Michael! You know, alot of the things from recent eps are really clicking into space while watching this ep. heh. Rewatches aren't half bad. ;p
 
Okay, I've been squealing more and more for every single DE scene this season, but seriously? All the Lexi/Stefan/Elena scenes want me want SE more than ever. Last season I found them cute, just like season 1. From what they went through, it seemed like they were epic but I wasn't feeling it entirely. With these last few episodes? Like you WOULDN'T.BELIEVE. Good lord. I was really hoping Lexi would be able to stay somehow and that Stefan would have his feelings again by the end of the episode. Too hopeful? lol. Yes. But I'm glad Elena was able to keep it together and not give in. I'm glad he didn't snap at her at the end either or taunt her like he did last episode. This was just gorgeous and beautiful. I think this may quite possibly be my favorite episode yet this season. I just loved all the ghosts coming back! =D No interaction with Tyler/Mason though, or Tyler period, so...I really wanna know what Mason was planning on doing! Glad he wasn't out for too much revenge on Damon. Craziness with Anna! I was never in love with them, so I def wasn't gushing for them and I really hope Bonnie doesn't ever take him back. Regardless of revived feelings with Anna - which, yes, I understood - he was still with Bonnie and he fought so hard to get her to begin with. That's a low blow to get cheated on by a freaking ghost. Tbh, I really wish the ghosts had been able to stick around - at least Mason & Lexi. Okay, really just Lexi. lol. Bring back the old Stefan we love! I just wanna see Elena happy again. *sniffle* I think I'm honestly really torn between SE & DE from this episode. There's this thick tension that is delicious to watch between Damon & Elena. Not to mention he's the bad boy saved by the good girl, and their story is so completely epic. But Stefan is the good guy that she can always count on to be the good guy, and I think she needs that too. Plus, they're so cute together. *sigh* I can't believe this. I've never felt this strongly about SE. *shakes head* No Rebecca or Katherine this episode! *gasp-cry* Why?!? Okay, I can def live w/o Rebecca for an episode, even if I still love her. lol. Katherine better not be dead! Can't wait for next episode! Flashback episode! *gasp* I love those!!

Until Next Week! =D
 
OMG!!! Katherine got eaten!! As if that's the most shocking event in this episode...*rolls eyes & scoffs* Just one of many. *sighs* So, Mason comes back! Damon! *runs & hides him* I feel so bad for Elena. I mean, my DE heart is beating faster by the day, but they're portraying SE as this amazing epic couple & I can really believe it. I just want them to be able to hug or something. When she fell off the bleachers and he caught her, I actually thought his humanity was peaking a bit. I didn't know how it would be possible, but somehow it seemed believable at the time. Of course when he called her determination to save him pathetic later on, I realized it'd just been in my imagination. But I LOVED her comeback. "No, it makes me strong." - Gorgeous, Elena. Just gorgeous. Vicki...oh, Vicki. I loved that she was able to have some sweetness with Matt & I can accept that she's really gone. I just really hate that she had to be using evil to get through to contact people again. Ugh. I LOVED Vicki, especially when she was with Jeremy & I just hate how that was all tossed to the wind. *mutters* It's clear from the promo that JA are going to sort of get back together again? Bonnie won't put up with that for a second, but I hope that's not just a cause & effect for Matt & Bonnie hooking up. Not that I'm on a super big J/B high right now, but it just seems awfully convenient. Though from the spoiler of Matt needing to get laid...I suppose she's the only option. lol Speaking of getting laid... TC!! Good lord. I love Rebecca, but that was not nice. *frown* =( I was willing to throw TC to the wind from that scene on the field. Tyler was being such a jackass. I love how Caroline called him out on it at the end. He had totally recovered by then & it was beautiful. I honestly didn't think he was going to b/c of his being "sired" or what not. I mean, Klaus's blood was still in his system, was it not? *shrug* Whatever. Him fighting for Caroline at the very end was beautiful. *sighs contently* =) Btw, Elena totally WAS jealous. I thought she was faking it for Stefan's sake, so he'd buy Damon seducing Rebecca, but she really WAS jealous! I love how they confirmed each other's fears unnecessary at the end though! *giggly* One late note on Katherine: I KNEW she shouldn't have been there alone! *sighs & shakes head testily* I know it's ridiculous to even think it, but she better not be dead. I will be seriously pissed if she is. Promo reaction (Canadian one, I mean)? Lexi! *squeals* Idk how she's back or how it'd be even possible to override Stefan's turning off of emotion, but I hope she can! As always, fantabulous episode!

Until Thursday!
 
Oh my word. This episode was so crazy-insane, I don't know what to do with myself! (I'm writing this late, so please forgive if I leave a detail out!) It was epic for so many reasons. RIDICULOUSLY dramatic. Starting with SE. Good lord, the pain he went through to prevent himself from biting her. The whole "because I love you - yes, stefan, b/c you love me!" was SO intense. Good lord, I was lost in it. Despite my love for them kind of fading into the background due to my excessive love for SK/DE/DK in the last half season, I love how emphasized his love for her was. Oh god, it was gorgeous. SO terrible that it had to be all lost in the end. *whimper* And uh, anyone feel a role reversal here with Damon & Stefan suddenly? I mean, obviously Damon can't be Mr. Morals 24/7 like Stefan strived to be, but when Stefan came walking in at the end...it was total flashback to Damon early season 1. Like, seriously. I feel so bad for Elena...enter Damon! Omg, how AMAZING was it that he carried her out of the hospital at the end? And their scene at the very end? ANOTHER epic Elena convo "where were you Damon? - I shouldn't have left. I promise I'll never leave you again." Gorgeous. DE is SO coming through right now. Though, there was a teensy part of me that was a little irritated when Damon told Katherine he wouldn't have done what he did for Elena for her. He was completely smitten for her in 1864. He freaking DIED for her. I highly doubt he wouldn't have run back to a dangerous situation for her. He was incredibly dramatic in his love for her. I mean, don't get me wrong. I LOVE that they're pushing for DE so much, and that's it's been made obvious that he's over Katherine, but STILL. Okay, so a part of me actually felt bad for Klaus in this episode. Like, maybe he has a fraction of a heart b/c part of building his "hybrid army" is so he won't have to be alone as the only hybrid. *sigh* I need more Klaus/Rebecca. I feel like they're sweet, bickering siblings. lol. I wanted something w/ Stefan & Rebecca too, since they seemed so electric in the '20s. But alas, you can't have everything. I was liking the little Stefan/Klaus bromance that was slightly there. I don't know, Klaus is evil & twisted, but once I see the human in villains I can't help but love them, and that usually happens right about when a new, more horrible villain comes on the scene. Michael! Okay, I probably should not be rejoicing because that is probably not good news that he's being resurrected. However, maybe he's just after Klaus & Rebecca, since he didn't slay Stefan in the '20s. heh. Maybe he has a grudge against them? For some bizarre reason... I wanna know what the huge deal is with the doppleganger too. Let's find the original and see how much trouble she caused. A third character, Nina? I think so! lol Okay, so moving on. I can't believe Matt essentially killed himself for a few minutes!! I really loved the Bonnie/Matt scenes though. I just hope they aren't turned into a couple or anything, because I get enough of every character coupling up with every other character on Gossip Girl. Let's please not have Jeremy & Bonnie break up for the randomness of Bonnie/Matt & Jeremy rehooking up with his dead vampire girlfriend, Anna. lol. Poor girl. We didn't see her much this episode, but I still feel bad for her. ANYWAYS, I've been really distraught since we've been hearing from Anna that whenever Vicki tries to break through to Jeremy she brings some sort of evil with her. That totally sucks, since I LOVED Vicki & especially her with Jeremy. That was awesomeness. =) So, yeah, I appreciated the Matt & Vicki scene IMMENSELY. It was so sweet at the end. Aww. And finally (I think), Tyler & Caroline! They were so adorable & gushworthy & I'm glad he was saved at the end! Yay! *claps* I do sense some trouble on the way though...the rush of energy he felt afterwards just seems too good to be true, and very...unnatural.

Soon to come!
 
OMG. This was such a crazy episode!!! I can’t even begin…wow. Stefan’s back! Promo looks crazy. I’m scared for Elena! I guess we finally heard peeps speaking up about the whole DE dynamic right now. All this pushing around made Damon go off the rails. I’m not surprised, but I am a little pissed about it. I mean, sure, Damon doesn’t have a ton of glory moments, but when he does he really shines. I mean, how many times has he saved Elena? Countless. He may not be a total do-gooder, but he’s not the devil. He only went crazy this time because people threatened his relationship w/ Elena, even as a friend. God, it’s awful. Ugh. The TC was sweet & hot…*moves on* lol. I love that Elena finally admitted to being attracted to Damon!!!!!!! *squeals endlessly* That scene with Caroline was AMAZING. *does little dance* Everything with Caroline’s father was sad &…idk, I thought more sadness was gonna happen, thought he was going to become a real threat, but I guess I’m glad with how it worked out. I was hoping he’d understand her at the end, but at least he’s not trying to kill her. *sigh* And apparently he’s gay. I was wondering why the divorce happened…that sucks. Can’t believe he actually left town because of it though. *hmms* Loved the SK!!! They need to happen. Lol. Though, I can’t say I’m disappointed with the DKness. Road trip! Lol. I need there to be a DKE love triangle, like, seriously. Heh. I was hoping DE would work things out in the end, but I know they will. I mean, Elena essentially confessed to having feelings for him, so…yeah. Lol. *feels that should explain everything* XD Jeremy & Anna! I have to admit, I actually was head over heels for Jeremy  & Vicki more than I was for JA, so it majorly sucks that I guess Vicki brings evil with her every time she comes. Ugh. But at the same time the battle between his feelings is an interesting twist and I really feel for Anna. Aww. The Caroline/Damon fight scene! Wow. I’ve never seen him go off like that. Lol. It was def interesting. Heh. You see, take away Elena from Damon and dangerous things happen. *shakes head* Alaric is kinda out of line. I mean, I know he’s trying to protect Elena from “something dangerous”, but Damon has made no advances on her, so uh…yeah, basically. Btw, I know they’re both Nina, but I am way impressed by how convincing Katherine is as Elena. She got that necklace right out from under Bonnie & now she’s got something to hold over Klaus’s head. Should be interesting if they come face-to-face again, which they no doubt will. I loved when the memories of SE were coming back with Stefan & how passionate and real their love was portrayed. I haven’t loved them as much as S1 in a long time, but every now and again moments like this happen where I love them. Aww. DESK ftw! lol
 
OH-MY-GOD. This episode could not have been more intense if it tried!!! Everything is so intertwined, it's CRAZY!!! Biggest awesomeness though...KATHERINE'S BACK!!! =DDDDDDD And not only did we get some delicious DK scenes, BUT she's totally following Stefan, AND she followed him in the '20s! It's like she always loved him, constantly. It never stopped. Oh wow. AND Stefan freaking was with Klaus's SISTER??? TONS of chemistry there & it's like he was in love w/ her all over again when he Klaus let him remember. I want him with Rebecca AND Katherine. lol. So much awesomeness! Then the rest...DE!!! =D I love how worried Damon was about her. It looked like he was gonna cry! And SE...*sigh* I'm glad they finally had their talk. It was so crushing for Elena, poor baby, but at least she gets how serious it is, and how almost impossible it would be to get Stefan to come back.  Now, to the ultimate happy part. TC!!!!!!! And Caroline's mom obviously. She saved the day! And Tyler carried her & held her while we she cried!!! I must've said 'poor Caroline' & 'poor Elena' a million times this episode. Everything was SO intense!!! I LOVED IT!!! =D

Until Next Week!
 
OMG!OMG!OMGGGGGGGGG!!!! DE!DE!DE! *attempts to regain control*  That last line! That last line! Damon. I. LOVE. YOU. YES. OH. YES. "When I drag Stefan back from that hell for you, I want you to know what you felt when he was GONE." *hyperventilates* Okay, so I <3 all the DESK couples to pieces, but I'm pretty sure this is the most ecstatic I've gotten over ANY of them. Holy. Freaking. Craaaaaaaaaap!!!! *too giddy for words* And omg, the guy who's supposed to kill Caroline is her DAD?!? Good lord. And Stefan...oh my goodness. I wanted SE to get their reunion, at least them having that one last moment together or whatever. Idk. They were so close!! I was so worried for Damon with the werewolves & I'm glad he pushed Elena to tell him she was worried of him. *squeals* I just can't get over that last line. A-MAZING. Oh, & Elena's line early on in the episode to: "I'm not the kind of person that checks out." That's Elena summed up into 9 words. Seriously. heheh. Oh, and I love the lovin' w/ Alaric! It's glorious! And Vicki. Oh wow, she could come back? *heart beats faster* I love JB, but I was so gorgeously in love w/ JV when they were going on. I think I'd actually love a triangle between them. I loved how Matt reminisced about how Jeremy really GOT her. Man...I love Matt & J going through this together. It's great. And Anna says Vicki can't be trusted? That's craziness! Oh, and Tyler SHOWED his mom about the werewolf bit. Glad that won her over. Looking back on it now, I suppose I should have guessed someone from Caroline's family was the guy, since her mom is the sheriff. I wonder what happened w/ her family anyway...*hmms* Anyways...oh! Huge jawdropper about the hybrids! They turned rabid b/c Elena isn't dead!!!! *ginormous gasp* This episode was just FILLED w/ jaw droppers. I love it.

Until Next Week!
 
OMG! This season's premiere was INSANE. Not that I'm really surprised. VD is always flippin fantastic. hehe. Everything in here was just so explosive. I mean, what does Vicki need help with? What is gonna happen with Caroline?! I bet Tyler's mom doesn't even know her son's a werewolf! *huff* Poor Elena... at least Stefan is humane still. From the Stefan/Damon sneak peek preview, I wasn't sure how it was all gonna go over. He looked so heartless! But he's not. And I wish he would've said something at the end...*sigh* I wanted her to see Damon at the end too. And my goodness, I'm really sad for Damon losing Andy! Even if she was just a fake girlfriend. *sigh* Everything about this episode was just craziness. TC were hot, though I felt like a lot of their making out was kind of awkward looking. And Matt...*hmms* I want Jeremy to tell Elena what's going on with Vicki & Anna. And then maybe Damon. heh. Poor Alaric too. I wondered how the whole situation was gonna go down with Elena & Jeremy being minors - legally, I mean. But now Elena's 18, so...*sigh* but wow. I'm addicted to this show. Next week looks even MORE insane. And now I just realized there won't be any Stefan/Caroline friendship bonding!! *cries* On one last note...I wonder if Caroline's sleeping with Tyler was just impulsive because she was really horny, even if she does have some feelings for him. Heh.

Well, until next week...

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