So here we are (icons + potentially unpopular opinions about 4.01)
First, of course, icons. [37] tVD 4.01 icons (Rebekah, Caroline, Elena, Damon, vague Jeremy and Stefan and Tyler)
the less shiny, thoughts part of this post:
+ Matt
he was still there. whatever. he got to get punched by damon AND yelled at by stefan AND got to hug caroline. if we do much squinting and pretending maybe that turns into a storyline. (no, it won't.)
+ Jeremy
sure. tried to help bonnie and elena which is what he always does. though, i need my sister, not another one of them. what is with you dude?
+ all the adults
weren't very prominent.
+ the evil pastor
of course. how didn't they think of that before? not sure if we're supposed to buy that they're dead. probably not. which of course, raises the question, what'd they die for? are they a) completely lunatics, b) died to return as zombies. tbc, obviously.
+ caroline
I cannot even with her being ~kidnapped within the first 10 minutes of the episode. SERIOUSLY SHOW? SERIOUSLY? and now, unpopular opinions time.
loved the hell out of her forest scene with ty!klaus. she figured everything out herself (which, of course she should, my bb, I should have known), she sassed and refused him and thought he was disgusting beyond measure. (of course i ship it, can't you tell?) it wasn't romanticized and THANK GOD there was no rape. plus the forest was just such pretty scenery and caroline is so pretty. klaus/caroline still ftw in my book <3
+ bonnie
Bonnie was good you guys. I mean she still didn't get to do anything but murderously mumble Latin, but she was GOOOOOOD. a big plus, Bonnie, for causing feels.
+ rebekah
Rebekah, you glorious bitch. ALL OF HER SCENES WERE FABULOUS. also I want her and Elena and Damon to become drinking buddies.
+ elena
ok, here it goes. LOVED how they handled the transition. but. i wasn't impressed by it? i think that most of my issues with this episode was that everything (other than caroline/ty!klaus and rebekah(/klaus) was very predictable. dunno, leave me to my thoughts.
so, loved the insane laughing and the bulb breaking and the feeling-her-fangs scene and the jumping Damon scene and the drinking blood scene. But I wasn't really blown away by any of it? Hard to describe.
I lol at Stelena.
+ stefan
Might be interesting. The always-together-forever thing he has going on with Elena looks destines to fail soon, obviously. (are they trying to construct them as puuuurfect, like it happened in season 1, but all over again? the higher you fly, the deeper you go and all that?)
+ damon
Damon you were glorious in your angst. Especially loved him snarking away in the first scene, and well, in all other scenes.
All in all, show. Continue existing. Also, bring back Kol ♥ ASAP.
ETA: also, BLESS that klaus/rebekah scene. BEST THING EVER. I still ship it. They'll break my heart.
the less shiny, thoughts part of this post:
+ Matt
he was still there. whatever. he got to get punched by damon AND yelled at by stefan AND got to hug caroline. if we do much squinting and pretending maybe that turns into a storyline. (no, it won't.)
+ Jeremy
sure. tried to help bonnie and elena which is what he always does. though, i need my sister, not another one of them. what is with you dude?
+ all the adults
weren't very prominent.
+ the evil pastor
of course. how didn't they think of that before? not sure if we're supposed to buy that they're dead. probably not. which of course, raises the question, what'd they die for? are they a) completely lunatics, b) died to return as zombies. tbc, obviously.
+ caroline
I cannot even with her being ~kidnapped within the first 10 minutes of the episode. SERIOUSLY SHOW? SERIOUSLY? and now, unpopular opinions time.
loved the hell out of her forest scene with ty!klaus. she figured everything out herself (which, of course she should, my bb, I should have known), she sassed and refused him and thought he was disgusting beyond measure. (of course i ship it, can't you tell?) it wasn't romanticized and THANK GOD there was no rape. plus the forest was just such pretty scenery and caroline is so pretty. klaus/caroline still ftw in my book <3
+ bonnie
Bonnie was good you guys. I mean she still didn't get to do anything but murderously mumble Latin, but she was GOOOOOOD. a big plus, Bonnie, for causing feels.
+ rebekah
Rebekah, you glorious bitch. ALL OF HER SCENES WERE FABULOUS. also I want her and Elena and Damon to become drinking buddies.
+ elena
ok, here it goes. LOVED how they handled the transition. but. i wasn't impressed by it? i think that most of my issues with this episode was that everything (other than caroline/ty!klaus and rebekah(/klaus) was very predictable. dunno, leave me to my thoughts.
so, loved the insane laughing and the bulb breaking and the feeling-her-fangs scene and the jumping Damon scene and the drinking blood scene. But I wasn't really blown away by any of it? Hard to describe.
I lol at Stelena.
+ stefan
Might be interesting. The always-together-forever thing he has going on with Elena looks destines to fail soon, obviously. (are they trying to construct them as puuuurfect, like it happened in season 1, but all over again? the higher you fly, the deeper you go and all that?)
+ damon
Damon you were glorious in your angst. Especially loved him snarking away in the first scene, and well, in all other scenes.
All in all, show. Continue existing. Also, bring back Kol ♥ ASAP.
ETA: also, BLESS that klaus/rebekah scene. BEST THING EVER. I still ship it. They'll break my heart.