TVD - 4x17: Because the night belongs to ladies
Short reaction post, because I am not quite sure how I feel about this episode. Sort of like after I take Sudafed to help kick the monster cold I've had all week and am left lying in bed going: "My arms feel bubbly. Do I like it? Do I hate it? Do I think maybe they are birds?" (Note to self: stop taking Sudafed and hallucinating).
( Merp. )
Yes, it feels like they are both playing it really cool. Elena makes sense; Damon is just being a stupid weirdo.
This is such an accurate summary of their roles on the show though.
I bet the show would still work if you just replaced all of their dialogue with "Derr de derr der derr." I will conduct this experiment one day.
I was super WTF after watching the episode but your point about him disengaging further has just switched on a lightbulb in my head, I think.
Oh good. I sort of just threw that out there, but upon re-watch, I am feeling better about it. There's that interesting scene where he and Elena are feeding on the girl and he sort of participates but then leaves to go search Will's room, but there's that weird moment where you can tell that he kind of wants to get sucked in and almost does but then detaches and goes back to the stupid mission of curing Elena. He seems to have really just bought into the company line that this is not Elena and the real Elena would never want him, so he is going to just give the real Elena herself back. Which is all kind of wrong and stupid, but I do think that it's him acting both on what he thinks he "should" do but also self-protection.
I hope his behavior comes to a head in a good way and doesn't just peter out when it comes time for a big emotional finale. That's mostly what I'm worried about.
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