8.10 - 'Nostalgia's A Bitch' (The Vampire Diaries)

[arabian]

Here is the thinky-thoughts write-up for the latest Vampire Diaries episode. :)

Comments

[arabian]

During the Vicki scene you could hear a few beats of Anberlin's Enjoy the Silence (which played over the Damon-sexy-dance with her). Love those callbacks.

Oh, that is awesome... I'll have to listen for that. I admit it, Vicki was on-screen... my focus drifted, LOL!

I very much liked the idea that in his mind Damon did not turn at all, that he died in the war and that he had to forgive Stefan to finally accept what became of him. But - again one great Damon-speech who is not appreciated by the addressee. Switched-off Stefan couldn't fully appreciate what Damon told him. On the other hand, as you pointed out, even switched-off- Stefan loves his brother so much he will go look for him in his mind.

Yes, to all of this.

Interesting theory about Bonnie and Enzo and the cure.

I could be wrong, but I'm not sure how else she expects it to happen.

Hm... I suppose there will be at least one major character death in the finale. But I have no idea where the show is going. They won't give everyone his/her happy end, will they?

Hmm.... where do you get that from? (Unless, it's a spoiler.) Well, they already didn't give everyone their happy ending with Tyler, but I do expect the main characters to get it.

Caroline accepting that she might not get her happily ever after and being prepared to deal with it - that is a long way from the "shallow kiddie pool" from season 1. Go, Caroline!

I ♥ Caroline Forbes so much! Such a great series character arc for her.

Gonna miss Sybil. She was so much fun to watch. Her little smiles...

Me too. I loved her so!

Oh, btw, there ist one more Stefan-death: in 5x21 by the Traveller in Tyler's body.

That was the Julian-inflicted death. Julian, the Traveler. Julian, as in Lily's boyfriend, never killed Stefan. Yup, same name. Sorry, I forget sometimes that not everyone is a TVD encyclopaedia like me and would remember the Traveler's name, LOL! I'll edit it to specify which Julian.

[tj2013]

Hmm.... where do you get that from? (Unless, it's a spoiler.) Well, they already didn't give everyone their happy ending with Tyler, but I do expect the main characters to get it.

Nah, pure speculation based on shows I've watched before. I'm totally spoiler-free. I would love to see the main characters walking off happily in the sunshine. Or any fitting equivalent.

That was the Julian-inflicted death. Julian, the Traveler.

Oh. Ok. I get it. Totally forgot he was called Julian, too.

[arabian]

Well, I'm just holding onto the fact that Julie said before the season aired that she was a happy-ending kind of girl (something along those lines). So I have hope.

[tj2013]

Did the Bonnie-Damon scene happen at the exact spot of the first Stefan-Elena-kiss? Maybe just a coincidence? The framing of the walls seemed familiar.

[arabian]

Yes, but several other scenes have taken place there as well. (Including Damon and Stefan talking about Katherine possibly being killed by Klaus when he first took her in season 03.)