Rage, rage against this fucking show.

[dante_kent]

So I've literally just finished the episode. I'm not sure I've ever been so angry at this show (and I've been very, very angry before). It seems like from the look of my flist I am not alone in this. Which makes me love my flist, btw. And hate this show. So, so much.

Comments

[catteo]

I do not understand the need for this sire bond nonsense. I agree that it totally undermines Elena's growth and agency. Even if it's not true and just Caroline and Stefan grasping at straws, it's still going to prompt episodes worth of "but she's only doing it cause she's sired to him". I have to say that I'm not altogether surprised that this is the route that the show has taken, but I'm disappointed too. I don't really see the need for it, and I certainly don't like how much it's upsetting all my peeps. Come, get drunk with me!

[dante_kent]

Precisely. Listen, I'm all for a storyline about Damon being unsure about Elena really wanting him, and for the two of them to angst it out. I expected and hoped for it, really. But this sire bond business is the worst, because it's not just a ship issue. It's a CHARACTER issue. The show pretending, even for just a second, that Elena growing up and standing up for herself and finally accepting herself all amounts to something being wrong with her, as Caroline so delightfully put it, literally makes me want to smash my TV.

YES LET'S GET DRUNK I'LL BRING THE RED WINE YOU BRING THE VODKA, Y/Y?

[catteo]

Yes, yes, YES. I hate this sirebond so much. I hated it with Tyler and I hate it more now. I can't understand why any showrunner would think that it was a good idea to remove agency from their characters. The only people that seem to not have a problem with the episode were the Klaus stans. Cause, really, he has a special hummingbird. Remind me again why Katherine was terrified of this man?!

ARE WE MIXING THE RED WINE AND VODKA? PERHAPS WE COULD DO RUM AND VODKA INSTEAD. Red vomit is not good.

[dante_kent]

I literally can't with Klaus and his hummingbird. The writers are just trolling us with him now. There is no other option.

But yes, this sire bond is exhausting, to say the least. Because I can deal with them all working out their feelings for each other, but the sire bond goes much further than that. I can almost handle Elena not being sure about her feelings for Damon, but I cannot handle Elena not being confident in her opinions about herself and her own strength.

GOOD CALL ON RED WINE AND VODKA. RUM AND VODKA WORKS. OR RUM AND WHISKEY. OR JUST A TON OF TEQUILA.

[catteo]

I made the mistake of only having had 2 glasses of wine before I watched this week's episode. I was not drunk enough in any way for the catastrophe that followed. Although there were some excellent moments for LOLs. Although I am not sure that they were intentional.

I did kind of like the bits with Elena trying to make Damon believe that it's not all about the sirebond though. I feel so bad for Caroline. The writers are screwing her over in a BIG way.