SPEAKING OF DISPROPORTIONATELY ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE. Oh, the icons of Elena sitting on her bed are gorgeous! I feel like icon-ing that too xD I love these <3
Oh man..THIS...This is a scene..one scene from TVD which practically wrenched my heart.
I really really loved what you said. And agree with it. Plus Elena's face is like a sheet with ALL the emotions written on it in this few scenes, when Damon confesses.
And then...Damon's Face!!
What can I say....
When this episode came out, I had a really tough time digesting everything, because I was already stressed and exhausted because of personal drama, and then THIS, and I had no one to talk or exclaim or shout to....so it took a bad tole on me. But nonetheless it is..... memorable.
And yes this.... One of the things I love about the way memory-erasing compulsion works on this show is that the emotions do not change. Damon's words affected Elena, and, even though she may never remember what he said, she will never forget the way he made her feel.This is something very wonderful about this show
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When this episode came out, I had a really tough time digesting everything, because I was already stressed and exhausted because of personal drama, and then THIS, and I had no one to talk or exclaim or shout to....so it took a bad tole on me.
Yeah, that's why I am on LJ, so I can talk to people who love the show as much as I do.
Compulsion makes you forget a memory, but the feelings stays, and those feelings otherwise compels you to feel and realize situations and people's differently. It's confusing for the one who gets compelled. But for us... this fact of lingering feelings, gives us hope.
Yes, definitely. Damon's words really made Elena see him differently, and no compulsion is going to erase that.
Oh, I JUST read the explanation; I seem to have missed it the first time round, and it is absolutely lovely. This scene would probably not make it to my Top Ten moments for them, because I personally always choose the undercurrents/subtext scenes instead of the romantic ones (mostly because I am a dysfunctional person I suppose D:) but I think you explained this REALLY well. Especially Damon's body-language which I had completely not noticed before. You're right, he's trying to be as non threatening as possible, holding his hands out and everything, and she's so wary because he killed her brother the last time he was there. (I also appreciate that you give her the right to feel the way she does and not 'BUT HE TOTALLY DESERVES HER') And that she would definitely feel what he made her feel, even if she doesn't remember. <3
You know, that's a brilliant explanation; I love how you added in the fact that we see the whole EFFECT of this on subsequent actions because I hadn't thought of that before either.
Sometimes, when I'm overidentifying, I just cannot get over Damon killing Jeremy (ie on Elena's behalf, not as someone watching the show, lol). Like, I just literally cannot. I try and think of this happening to me, you know, with my sister or something, even in this exact same situation, and I just do NOT see how Elena could possibly ever like Damon after that. Even apart from the fact that Jeremy "came back", In that minute or however long it was before he came back, she was holding her brother's dead body in her arms, the brother she'd seen die before her very eyes. And everyone who's experienced the death of someone they love would know that every second lasts an eternity. And, as far as she knows, she's responsible and it only happened because she told this guy that she didn't love him. The whole thing is so horrific. So, then I have to remind
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The more I rewatch the first season, the more I love the scene in 1x11 when Elena pleads for Damon's life--before she really cares for him or has come to comprehend that the connection between them is powerful--because it's just the epitome of Elena. She's so compassionate, and Damon is so undeserving. Lee asks, "What did she do to you!?" and Damon mutters ashamedly, "Nothing." It's as much about her compassion for Lee there as it is Damon, but then she RUNS to Damon to make sure he's okay after Lee leaves, and I just, guh.
Ultimately, that's what makes me believe she can forgive Damon for Jeremy--because her superpower is her compassionate heart; and Damon is so much more than a guy who had a bad day and killed someone because of it. His damage, culminating over so many years, and then, by degrees, his struggle back to humanity (even if Elena doesn't know everything about it, it's like she feels it with him in some ways) is so riveting, it becomes the opposite for me: how can she NOT love him, even looking at his list of sins, there
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Having first started to watch TVD in S2 "live" (before arabian so kindly hooked me up with S1), this was my favorite episode before I caught up and discovered the magnificence of "Fool Me Once," hee! So, seeing that brought back to life with your talent for graphics and just...beautiful works of fandom art is a real treat. :D It will always hold a special place in my heart. :)
Thanks for choosing it and for doing it such justice -- you're so talented!!! :)
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I really really loved what you said. And agree with it.
Plus Elena's face is like a sheet with ALL the emotions written on it in this few scenes, when Damon confesses.
And then...Damon's Face!!
What can I say....
When this episode came out, I had a really tough time digesting everything, because I was already stressed and exhausted because of personal drama, and then THIS, and I had no one to talk or exclaim or shout to....so it took a bad tole on me.
But nonetheless it is..... memorable.
And yes this.... One of the things I love about the way memory-erasing compulsion works on this show is that the emotions do not change. Damon's words affected Elena, and, even though she may never remember what he said, she will never forget the way he made her feel.This is something very wonderful about this show ( ... )
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Yeah, that's why I am on LJ, so I can talk to people who love the show as much as I do.
Compulsion makes you forget a memory, but the feelings stays, and those feelings otherwise compels you to feel and realize situations and people's differently. It's confusing for the one who gets compelled. But for us... this fact of lingering feelings, gives us hope.
Yes, definitely. Damon's words really made Elena see him differently, and no compulsion is going to erase that.
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Sometimes, when I'm overidentifying, I just cannot get over Damon killing Jeremy (ie on Elena's behalf, not as someone watching the show, lol). Like, I just literally cannot. I try and think of this happening to me, you know, with my sister or something, even in this exact same situation, and I just do NOT see how Elena could possibly ever like Damon after that. Even apart from the fact that Jeremy "came back", In that minute or however long it was before he came back, she was holding her brother's dead body in her arms, the brother she'd seen die before her very eyes. And everyone who's experienced the death of someone they love would know that every second lasts an eternity. And, as far as she knows, she's responsible and it only happened because she told this guy that she didn't love him. The whole thing is so horrific. So, then I have to remind ( ... )
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Ultimately, that's what makes me believe she can forgive Damon for Jeremy--because her superpower is her compassionate heart; and Damon is so much more than a guy who had a bad day and killed someone because of it. His damage, culminating over so many years, and then, by degrees, his struggle back to humanity (even if Elena doesn't know everything about it, it's like she feels it with him in some ways) is so riveting, it becomes the opposite for me: how can she NOT love him, even looking at his list of sins, there ( ... )
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And the graphics are beautiful!
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Thanks for choosing it and for doing it such justice -- you're so talented!!! :)
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