Re: 8x16, part I / comments 3/6arabianMay 14 2017, 15:09:45 UTC
“Finally, of course, Stefan's use of the word "right" had me thinking of what Damon told Elena back in season 03's "Our Town."” - My first thought was actually 4x08, when Stefan told Damon that it's impossible for Elena to be so blind as not to see “how wrong you are for her”. I thought that the line in the finale was a beautiful anti-parallel, so to speak, to that.
Oh, that's true. I guess I just went immediately to the "right" because that's been used SO MUCH for Damon and Elena, but that's nice to in regards to Stefan with Damon and Elena.
OH Wait, I almost forgot. There was one thing that bothered me just a tiny bit, although I get that there wasn't really a better way to say/explain it without Stefan's speech turning into a long and clunky one. But what I mean is that when Stefan told Elena that Damon was “ready” to sacrifice himself, it sounded like for the first time in all eternity Damon decided to do the right thing, but then was spared the necessity to carry through with his sacrifice thanks to Stefan's sacrifice. Here is the thing. Damon was not just “ready” to die for Stefan and Elena. He DID die for them already like, a mere couple of episodes ago. Damon LITERALLY killed himself when Cade was trying to make him choose between Elena and Stefan. So the point I'm trying to make is that Stefan's words made it seem like Damon was merely ready to sacrifice himself, while the truth was that he already did sacrifice himself. It's a little thing, and like I said, I understand that they needed to keep Stefan's speech concise and that it wasn't the right moment for filling Elena in on all of S7 and S8 lol
Right, there was a lot of Stefan's speech that didn't quite gel. They were trying to hit the right tone and they did overall, but the specifics so did NOT gibe with the reality of all that Damon has done. Yeah.
Stefan: “And then Seline killed Georgie, but at that point we didn't know she was Sybil's sister and that she killed one of Enzo's great-great-great nieces and that she's been taking care of Josie and Lizzie for so long-”
Elena: “Enzo has a family?”
Stefan (after a pause): “He had a family. We'll get to that.”
Elena: “Who are Josie and Lizzie?”
Stefan (squinting): “You weren't paying attention ever since I told you Damon was OK, were you?”
Ahem. Moving on! ;)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
“I will say though that it was a little frustrating with Stefan expressing that he hadn't seen this side of Damon since the 1800's when he has definitely done so and more than once in the last handful of years.” - Ha, I took notice of that as well, but decided to let it go, because I decided that what Stefan meant was that now (from his POV, in his opinion) this side of Damon was back for good, permanently. That it wasn't just the heat of a moment, one decision, one choice, one move, something directly connected to Elena, etc., but a permanent change for the better that would not be shaken by anything in the future.
Well, it's like I said above.... they were going for the overall feel, but the specific words did not gibe with the reality.
Oh, that's true. I guess I just went immediately to the "right" because that's been used SO MUCH for Damon and Elena, but that's nice to in regards to Stefan with Damon and Elena.
OH Wait, I almost forgot. There was one thing that bothered me just a tiny bit, although I get that there wasn't really a better way to say/explain it without Stefan's speech turning into a long and clunky one. But what I mean is that when Stefan told Elena that Damon was “ready” to sacrifice himself, it sounded like for the first time in all eternity Damon decided to do the right thing, but then was spared the necessity to carry through with his sacrifice thanks to Stefan's sacrifice. Here is the thing. Damon was not just “ready” to die for Stefan and Elena. He DID die for them already like, a mere couple of episodes ago. Damon LITERALLY killed himself when Cade was trying to make him choose between Elena and Stefan. So the point I'm trying to make is that Stefan's words made it seem like Damon was merely ready to sacrifice himself, while the truth was that he already did sacrifice himself. It's a little thing, and like I said, I understand that they needed to keep Stefan's speech concise and that it wasn't the right moment for filling Elena in on all of S7 and S8 lol
Right, there was a lot of Stefan's speech that didn't quite gel. They were trying to hit the right tone and they did overall, but the specifics so did NOT gibe with the reality of all that Damon has done. Yeah.
Stefan: “And then Seline killed Georgie, but at that point we didn't know she was Sybil's sister and that she killed one of Enzo's great-great-great nieces and that she's been taking care of Josie and Lizzie for so long-”
Elena: “Enzo has a family?”
Stefan (after a pause): “He had a family. We'll get to that.”
Elena: “Who are Josie and Lizzie?”
Stefan (squinting): “You weren't paying attention ever since I told you Damon was OK, were you?”
Ahem. Moving on! ;)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
“I will say though that it was a little frustrating with Stefan expressing that he hadn't seen this side of Damon since the 1800's when he has definitely done so and more than once in the last handful of years.” - Ha, I took notice of that as well, but decided to let it go, because I decided that what Stefan meant was that now (from his POV, in his opinion) this side of Damon was back for good, permanently. That it wasn't just the heat of a moment, one decision, one choice, one move, something directly connected to Elena, etc., but a permanent change for the better that would not be shaken by anything in the future.
Well, it's like I said above.... they were going for the overall feel, but the specific words did not gibe with the reality.
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