TVD 4x15: Who's bringing the marshmallows?
Whoa, guys. Honestly, I don't even really know what to say. This episode was a tricky one. I'm feeling a little speechless.
( But then I found some speech, and no one was surprised. )
( But then I found some speech, and no one was surprised. )
Elena into turning off her humanity (ugh, humanity) doesn't enrage me nearly as much as it should, because I CANNOT believe in the sire bond. This means that I'm actually super interested in this plotline, because I believe Elena flipping the switch was a choice.
I am standing firmly on the line of "I don't know anything" when it comes to the sire bond, because every time I try to think about it I turn my brain into a pretzel of sadness. But you can make a parallel to Elena telling Jenna to "turn it off" during the ritual at the end of S2 and her taking the suggestion. I don't think it's out of the question that Elena gave in and decided to do it on her own.
It's just that Ian and Nina both performed incredibly, and the closeness and the situation and the utter emotional desolation combined to make a truly intense, just glorious scene.
The face-touching in this context truly killed me.
It had this feel of almost claustrophobic escalating madness that was so perfect for the moment, and I loved every bit of it.
YES. Correct. And I love that they zero-ed in on Elena here. I think it was very deliberately framed as her "defining moment," and I think (at least) that she made the bravest, strongest choice. And then she went a little crazy, but eh. Can't have everything.
Seriously, that mini-shipper manifesto Elena gave Matt about how Damon loves Bonnie, just. WHAT. WHAT WAS THAT.
It was so random that I keep thinking that it's going to come up in some other way to define some other relationship. In my headcanon, humanity-less Elena is going to be meanest to Damon because she cares. #ihaveproblems
Maybe Stefan is sired to the sire bond.
YOU SOLVED IT.
Okay, I am going to cut myself off now. Apologies for the drive-by commenting!
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I am standing firmly on the line of "I don't know anything" when it comes to the sire bond, because every time I try to think about it I turn my brain into a pretzel of sadness.
Ugh, you and me both, honey. I've done a shockingly good job of convincing myself that the sire bond is not real, but I had a moment the other day when I remembered that if the sire bond really is a thing, my world will actually end. Don't do this to me, show. I will not survive it.
But you can make a parallel to Elena telling Jenna to "turn it off" during the ritual at the end of S2 and her taking the suggestion.
Ooh, good call!
The face-touching in this context truly killed me.
AAAAHHHH THE FACE TOUCHING JUST LEAVE ME I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
And I love that they zero-ed in on Elena here. I think it was very deliberately framed as her "defining moment," and I think (at least) that she made the bravest, strongest choice. And then she went a little crazy, but eh. Can't have everything.
Lol. But yes. I thought it was rather deftly done, because with all that building panic it kind of felt like Elena might make the emotional decision to throw the world into hell to save Jeremy, but then she makes the RIGHT decision, still, even after everything. And it's defining, and it's crushing. Girl's got a right to go a little cray after that, I'd say.
In my headcanon, humanity-less Elena is going to be meanest to Damon because she cares. #ihaveproblems
WE WERE MEANT TO BE FRIENDS.
Never apologize for drive-by commenting! It was a delight to read (the ridiculous delay notwithstanding).
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