2x06 Plan B? Yep. B for Bamon
The Good
Bamon: Did I miss something? Was I watching the wrong show because it is downright wrong not to tell us we would get a Bamon scene. Not even a hint. Bah. Why am I complaining? We had Bamon scenes longer than 1 minute and yada seconds. And every single moment was a revelation. I cannot believe, that Ian doesn't ask, nay demand to work with KG more. Because..he seems to always sit up and pay attention. Idk what it is lately, IS has becoming awfully slacky and Bamon breathed in new life into him. He delivered the banter so freakin' perfectly - I was like 'YES! DAMON IS BAAAAACCCK'. There was some serious danger from my side of me running screaming from the screen in nothing but a 'BAMON BELIEVES IN BONDAGE' t-shirt. Cz the whole tying up thing screamed of angry sex from both parties. What came out of their mouths totally belied what the way their bodies were talking. It was pure and unadultered UST. What also made Bamon so damn good this episode is that the scenes have progressed the ship that has so fondly split the TVD fandom. Down wid da haters. Cz well the writers maybe killing the Bamon fans with making us wait but they give us gold every time. Its obvious its the very few parts of the show they put some thought into. I. am. so. proud. to. be. a. Bamonater. 2x05 is pivotal to the Bamon story because it shows a different side to both Damon AND Bonnie respectively. This showed that perhaps Bonnie had given Damon more thought than she'd being letting on. Bonnie actually struggled with the idea of helping Damon (and Stefan obviously). Her conduct towards Damon weighs very heavily on her mind perhaps more than it does with Elena. I've realised from their very first interaction in this episode (plus Stefan of crz) that Bonnie is a very introspective person. She had obviously been struggling with the notion of being confronted by Damon and her own feelings of guilt. Of crz all Damon had to do was drop the 'E' bomb and she was his.
It didn't come so easily for Damon tho - he was bouncing off signals left right from his puffed out chest. But Bonnie seemed to have nerves of steel ignoring him like that. Girl did some damage. To Damon's ego that is. But interestingly, Damon forgave her. It seemed to be doing that alot lately with Bonnie. He didn't bring up the fact he was nearly dog-meat to her. Nope I thought they were gonna end up playing ukuleles at the end of the episode. Simple fact - something changed. They both knew. Bonnie knew it so did Damon. They didn't have to say anything. Damon opened a door. Bonnie willingly looked inside Mason's head, Damon avoided a Tarantino scenario when he tried to protect her from Mason. And of course, Bonnie left him speechless. Then he gave her a nickname. Heaven I tell you. Heaven.
Stelena: Idk even know why the hell I love this ship so much sometimes. Whoever wrote this episode is a genius. None of the scenes were straight forward as they appeared even a non-TVD fan would be able to see that there was a double-edged sword when it came to the characters. Stefan being the guy that he is wanted to keep Elena away from danger. And Elena pushed back. Before, Elena's attitude used to sort of annoy me but then I realised that Stefan is the she only guy that she revealed all aspects of her personality too. Like the 'gazing' thing. It was very cute and very beautiful. Of course, I would've loved the fact they had put in the censored shower scene. I mean c'mon - they owe us. What with what happens in the end *sob* *takes a deep breath*. I cannot believe how much the writers played with my emotions this episode. Personally I feel that KW&JP know that 'Plan B' is a very special episode. Because everybody has a purpose, its less about building up towards 'Masquerade' and more about the characters. For once in a long time all the characters seemed to matter, telling their respective story. Ok, I can understand where Elena was coming from - her fear for her family but I just cannot get over the fact that she actually went for it. It broke my heart - seriously. She forced herself to walk away, yes. But she was tearing apart and Paul..gah. I cried so freakin' much. I felt that. And my heart broke.
Bonnie: I am so glad that Bonnie was in this for more than 3 seconds. And ya know what? People are starting to love her again. It peeves me off that Bonnie is suddenly a good character because she helped Damon. But I personally think it was more than that. It was because they let Bonnie stay and explain some aspects of her decisions. Yes, Bonnie didn't do anything drastic like setting Damon on fire again - yet we saw how Bonnie chose the lesser of the two evils by trapping Mason. We saw Bonnie try to save her friendship with Caroline (yet again) and we saw Bonnie saving SE. If all that didn't put her in the fandom's good graces I don't know what will. Of course, ONE episode doesn't make up for the appalling way the writers have been treating her. She is just a tool for the other characters. Which is completely beyond me. Is it because she would outshine Elena or even Caroline?
Caroline&Liz: Its not just about Caroline's situation that made this so touching - its because everyone's been there. Everybody or least every girl realises at a point in their life how much they do not know their mothers and vice versa. Its actually a sad thing and pretty painful thing to go through and its a tribute to Caroline for not completely snapping at her prejudiced mother. She was really trying - bless her heart. And you know, even tho Caroline is surrounded by support she's feeling the missing part of her life. Her mother. It might be a dysfunctional relationship but its so underrated. And its so nice to see a parent giving a damn in Mystic Falls.
Damon: This was a good episode for Damon. Because it was all about revelations for him this episode. I do NOT however have high expectations AFTER this episode. What made Damon so good this episode was that he was vital to this episode. Damon's undead brain cells pretty caught up the events full whack in this episode. Two instances - Bonnie, Elena and you could say Stefan. The first was when we watched the Bamon scenes was how we saw Damon struggle to be an ass to Bonnie. It was like a wondrous to watch - Bonnie meant more to Damon than he previously thought. He wanted her around, her company even if he didn't ask for it - and his protectiveness of her was so instinctive it took my breath away. The second part was when he realised the damage and how much damage Katherine had actually done. He'd loved a monster. Yes, he feels and cares for Elena, but Damon was rocked to his core as I think he believed that SE were unbreakable. Katherine had done it. She'd broken the hearts of his brother and his friend. Ah Damon was so good this episode - showing that he did care about the two girls who in the future will mean the world to him.
Elena/Bonnie: Well thank God for that. Ok, it seemed a tad random. But enough was enough Bonnie had to say something. Of course - to really peeve Bonnie fans off Elena had to look all doe-eyed.
Stefan: He was so obviously rockin' it. Of course - he was being the mediator that he is plus the protecive boyfriend. Its hard to appreciate exactly how much Stefan does - in the middle of everything but he is such a rock. I for one, forsee him telling Bamon off for more of their adorable fights and trying so hard to save the Gilberts, while keeping an eye on the blood bank AND Caroline. This guy is my Superman. I love how 165+ year old vampire can still look guilty as a love-struck teenager when caught by the parent *giggle*
Jeanna: My girl. Where have you been?! So sad. Has the potential to be the coolest guardian - once she takes the knife out.
The Bad
Jeremy: I can't believe I'm saying this but this guy irked me so bad that I wanted to reach through the screen and smack him dead. He needs to grow a pair. And soon. I mean he's sucking up to the guy who gave him a death experience. So whopdee-do. He seems to have a purpose in life. He's stabbing the people that seemed to have accepted him even with his weirdness *coughTylercough*. I get that he wants to be part of the Supernatural world. Actually I don't get it. He KNOWS he could die at any moment esp with Damon yet again pushing his hand down on his windpipe or worse a cold and lonely death with claws tearing his heart out. I get that he wants to be fearless - prove he isn't useless. But really? Doing this shit. Is frankly - annoying. Not to mention callous of him to not trying to understand his sister's point of view. She is being through shit, they both have but instead he chooses to ignore (when she's making the most sense may I add). I would defo freak out if my brother hung out with a guy that tried to kill him. Just desperate.
Jyler: Even when these two weren't getting along. I would enjoy their scenes. This episode I didn't. Maybe because I knew what the snake of a Jeremy was doing and it was killing me. Esp with Jyler love being M's last words.
Katherine: She seemed a little lacklustre? Ok wasn't predictable as usual - but it lacked that true edge. Oh. my. God. They're gonna miss this one up as well aren't they? I may seem a little evil but why didn't she have Jeanna stab either Jeremy or Alaric then turn around and stab herself. And don't even get me started on her.
Mason: Oh Mason. What have they done to you? And I'm not even talking about the part where Damon ripped your heart out :(
Katherine/Mason: WTH?! This was such a waste of screentime. And downright predictable. Why didn't Katherine just dangle him? And why didn't he noticed she looked like a 17 year old? Oh man. I was so gunning for Bonnie/Mason cz in 3 seconds they showed chemistry. I challenge anyone not to say that Mason was eyeing Bonnie not to receive a kick in the face from Damon for that reason.
Mythology: WTF? I mean seriously WTF. First of all Jeremy doing the research makes Alaric look like an amateur. And how in God's name do you feed a plant to fully fledged werewolf? Ok, you can get those darts things - but a plant is too..sissy. I mean big macho, animalistic beasts screaming in terror cz of a plant? Has parody written all over it.
The Pointless
Alaric: I have yet to grasp Alaric's point in the series - could someone enlighten me?
Bamon: Did I miss something? Was I watching the wrong show because it is downright wrong not to tell us we would get a Bamon scene. Not even a hint. Bah. Why am I complaining? We had Bamon scenes longer than 1 minute and yada seconds. And every single moment was a revelation. I cannot believe, that Ian doesn't ask, nay demand to work with KG more. Because..he seems to always sit up and pay attention. Idk what it is lately, IS has becoming awfully slacky and Bamon breathed in new life into him. He delivered the banter so freakin' perfectly - I was like 'YES! DAMON IS BAAAAACCCK'. There was some serious danger from my side of me running screaming from the screen in nothing but a 'BAMON BELIEVES IN BONDAGE' t-shirt. Cz the whole tying up thing screamed of angry sex from both parties. What came out of their mouths totally belied what the way their bodies were talking. It was pure and unadultered UST. What also made Bamon so damn good this episode is that the scenes have progressed the ship that has so fondly split the TVD fandom. Down wid da haters. Cz well the writers maybe killing the Bamon fans with making us wait but they give us gold every time. Its obvious its the very few parts of the show they put some thought into. I. am. so. proud. to. be. a. Bamonater. 2x05 is pivotal to the Bamon story because it shows a different side to both Damon AND Bonnie respectively. This showed that perhaps Bonnie had given Damon more thought than she'd being letting on. Bonnie actually struggled with the idea of helping Damon (and Stefan obviously). Her conduct towards Damon weighs very heavily on her mind perhaps more than it does with Elena. I've realised from their very first interaction in this episode (plus Stefan of crz) that Bonnie is a very introspective person. She had obviously been struggling with the notion of being confronted by Damon and her own feelings of guilt. Of crz all Damon had to do was drop the 'E' bomb and she was his.
It didn't come so easily for Damon tho - he was bouncing off signals left right from his puffed out chest. But Bonnie seemed to have nerves of steel ignoring him like that. Girl did some damage. To Damon's ego that is. But interestingly, Damon forgave her. It seemed to be doing that alot lately with Bonnie. He didn't bring up the fact he was nearly dog-meat to her. Nope I thought they were gonna end up playing ukuleles at the end of the episode. Simple fact - something changed. They both knew. Bonnie knew it so did Damon. They didn't have to say anything. Damon opened a door. Bonnie willingly looked inside Mason's head, Damon avoided a Tarantino scenario when he tried to protect her from Mason. And of course, Bonnie left him speechless. Then he gave her a nickname. Heaven I tell you. Heaven.
Stelena: Idk even know why the hell I love this ship so much sometimes. Whoever wrote this episode is a genius. None of the scenes were straight forward as they appeared even a non-TVD fan would be able to see that there was a double-edged sword when it came to the characters. Stefan being the guy that he is wanted to keep Elena away from danger. And Elena pushed back. Before, Elena's attitude used to sort of annoy me but then I realised that Stefan is the she only guy that she revealed all aspects of her personality too. Like the 'gazing' thing. It was very cute and very beautiful. Of course, I would've loved the fact they had put in the censored shower scene. I mean c'mon - they owe us. What with what happens in the end *sob* *takes a deep breath*. I cannot believe how much the writers played with my emotions this episode. Personally I feel that KW&JP know that 'Plan B' is a very special episode. Because everybody has a purpose, its less about building up towards 'Masquerade' and more about the characters. For once in a long time all the characters seemed to matter, telling their respective story. Ok, I can understand where Elena was coming from - her fear for her family but I just cannot get over the fact that she actually went for it. It broke my heart - seriously. She forced herself to walk away, yes. But she was tearing apart and Paul..gah. I cried so freakin' much. I felt that. And my heart broke.
Bonnie: I am so glad that Bonnie was in this for more than 3 seconds. And ya know what? People are starting to love her again. It peeves me off that Bonnie is suddenly a good character because she helped Damon. But I personally think it was more than that. It was because they let Bonnie stay and explain some aspects of her decisions. Yes, Bonnie didn't do anything drastic like setting Damon on fire again - yet we saw how Bonnie chose the lesser of the two evils by trapping Mason. We saw Bonnie try to save her friendship with Caroline (yet again) and we saw Bonnie saving SE. If all that didn't put her in the fandom's good graces I don't know what will. Of course, ONE episode doesn't make up for the appalling way the writers have been treating her. She is just a tool for the other characters. Which is completely beyond me. Is it because she would outshine Elena or even Caroline?
Caroline&Liz: Its not just about Caroline's situation that made this so touching - its because everyone's been there. Everybody or least every girl realises at a point in their life how much they do not know their mothers and vice versa. Its actually a sad thing and pretty painful thing to go through and its a tribute to Caroline for not completely snapping at her prejudiced mother. She was really trying - bless her heart. And you know, even tho Caroline is surrounded by support she's feeling the missing part of her life. Her mother. It might be a dysfunctional relationship but its so underrated. And its so nice to see a parent giving a damn in Mystic Falls.
Damon: This was a good episode for Damon. Because it was all about revelations for him this episode. I do NOT however have high expectations AFTER this episode. What made Damon so good this episode was that he was vital to this episode. Damon's undead brain cells pretty caught up the events full whack in this episode. Two instances - Bonnie, Elena and you could say Stefan. The first was when we watched the Bamon scenes was how we saw Damon struggle to be an ass to Bonnie. It was like a wondrous to watch - Bonnie meant more to Damon than he previously thought. He wanted her around, her company even if he didn't ask for it - and his protectiveness of her was so instinctive it took my breath away. The second part was when he realised the damage and how much damage Katherine had actually done. He'd loved a monster. Yes, he feels and cares for Elena, but Damon was rocked to his core as I think he believed that SE were unbreakable. Katherine had done it. She'd broken the hearts of his brother and his friend. Ah Damon was so good this episode - showing that he did care about the two girls who in the future will mean the world to him.
Elena/Bonnie: Well thank God for that. Ok, it seemed a tad random. But enough was enough Bonnie had to say something. Of course - to really peeve Bonnie fans off Elena had to look all doe-eyed.
Stefan: He was so obviously rockin' it. Of course - he was being the mediator that he is plus the protecive boyfriend. Its hard to appreciate exactly how much Stefan does - in the middle of everything but he is such a rock. I for one, forsee him telling Bamon off for more of their adorable fights and trying so hard to save the Gilberts, while keeping an eye on the blood bank AND Caroline. This guy is my Superman. I love how 165+ year old vampire can still look guilty as a love-struck teenager when caught by the parent *giggle*
Jeanna: My girl. Where have you been?! So sad. Has the potential to be the coolest guardian - once she takes the knife out.
The Bad
Jeremy: I can't believe I'm saying this but this guy irked me so bad that I wanted to reach through the screen and smack him dead. He needs to grow a pair. And soon. I mean he's sucking up to the guy who gave him a death experience. So whopdee-do. He seems to have a purpose in life. He's stabbing the people that seemed to have accepted him even with his weirdness *coughTylercough*. I get that he wants to be part of the Supernatural world. Actually I don't get it. He KNOWS he could die at any moment esp with Damon yet again pushing his hand down on his windpipe or worse a cold and lonely death with claws tearing his heart out. I get that he wants to be fearless - prove he isn't useless. But really? Doing this shit. Is frankly - annoying. Not to mention callous of him to not trying to understand his sister's point of view. She is being through shit, they both have but instead he chooses to ignore (when she's making the most sense may I add). I would defo freak out if my brother hung out with a guy that tried to kill him. Just desperate.
Jyler: Even when these two weren't getting along. I would enjoy their scenes. This episode I didn't. Maybe because I knew what the snake of a Jeremy was doing and it was killing me. Esp with Jyler love being M's last words.
Katherine: She seemed a little lacklustre? Ok wasn't predictable as usual - but it lacked that true edge. Oh. my. God. They're gonna miss this one up as well aren't they? I may seem a little evil but why didn't she have Jeanna stab either Jeremy or Alaric then turn around and stab herself. And don't even get me started on her.
Mason: Oh Mason. What have they done to you? And I'm not even talking about the part where Damon ripped your heart out :(
Katherine/Mason: WTH?! This was such a waste of screentime. And downright predictable. Why didn't Katherine just dangle him? And why didn't he noticed she looked like a 17 year old? Oh man. I was so gunning for Bonnie/Mason cz in 3 seconds they showed chemistry. I challenge anyone not to say that Mason was eyeing Bonnie not to receive a kick in the face from Damon for that reason.
Mythology: WTF? I mean seriously WTF. First of all Jeremy doing the research makes Alaric look like an amateur. And how in God's name do you feed a plant to fully fledged werewolf? Ok, you can get those darts things - but a plant is too..sissy. I mean big macho, animalistic beasts screaming in terror cz of a plant? Has parody written all over it.
The Pointless
Alaric: I have yet to grasp Alaric's point in the series - could someone enlighten me?