yet another TVD reaction post
I wasn't gonna do this because everyone has posted one already but no one has said what I want to so ... yeah. Unhappiness ahead.
Everything I didn't want to happen happened! With the exception of a scene of Alaric being evil shifting to a flashback of Jenna (who hates Pictionary! Oh the memories D: ). That was the only saving grace. BUT THEN GHOST!ALARIC WAS ALL "I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE WATCHING OVER YOU" AND I WAS ALL, "NOOOOO! YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON AND BE WITH JENNA IN THE GREAT BEYOND!" Tomorrow, when the ficathon starts, I demand tons of Jenna/Alaric prompts. Let's find some happiness, people.
Tyler/Caroline's whole "Let's go on the run"/"I only need you" thing would have gotten to me if I didn't hate Tyler. I admit that. So good job, show. My hatred of Tyler, plus the fact that I ship Klaroline, topped by the utter eugh-ness of putting a thousand year old into the 17 year old body of the boy the 1000 year old's love interest is in love with (did you catch that? No one who doesn't watch this show could) is why I am very not happy with Tyler!Klaus. It's one thing to have Klaus inside Alaric, but to put him in Tyler? Clearly Bonnie hates Tyler as much as I do (and is still kind of pissed at Caroline for being a vampire) because there had to be a better way to save Klaus than this. I was banking on magical mass hallucination before that end scene.
I'm hopeful Klaus' body can be restored since he didn't die. We can't go on like this.
Also, I'm hoping Klaus doesn't jump straight into bed with Caroline just because he can. He wants her to want him, after all, that's what the whole "a year or a hundred" thing was about. So I want him to woo her and, assuming Bonnie doesn't immediately spill the beans amid all the other chaos, wouldn't that be a good way for people to realize something's up?
I always knew vamp!Elena was gonna happen but I always hoped my dream of Matt/Elena and a continued doppelganger line could live on just a little longer. Especially since it was only a few months-in-TVD-time ago that Elena said she really didn't want this at all.
The thing I hated the most though was the flashback with Damon. (Oh goodness, I just realized she's gonna remember that now. Ugh.) It wasn't even because I don't ship delena, it just felt incredibly lame to me the way it was done with the "maybe if I'd met you first" and then Damon having a flashback the way Elena has all episode, subtly telling us even before we realize they did meet first that they're ~connected. It felt tacky amidst all the non-ship drama that was going on. Klaus was dead, half the characters were about to die, we had more important things going on than shipping that we all know isn't really going anywhere at the moment.
Okay, before I close out this post there have to be some things I liked.
Stelena, obviously. Not Elena's speech in the window or really her speech in the car. Stefan going back and kissing her because I honestly think he believed she was gonna pick Damon if they did survive and he wanted one last kiss either way.
Caroline being Caroline and saying she had to stay for her friends, just a little while longer.
And, to be honest, the idea of Tyler and Caroline Bonnie-and-Clyde-ing it across the country does appeal to me and I'd be all for it if my Tyler feelings were more positive.
Matt and Jeremy were flawless. Earlier this season Jeremy cut off a dude's head. Tonight Matt drugged a girl's tea. Our boys are growing up. Into what, I don't know. It's probably not very well-adjusted and they might give the Winchesters a run for their dysfunctional money in a few years but I'm still proud of the lengths they're willing to go.
THE ORIGINALS! WOOO! I love this family and cannot wait until Elijah and Rebekah find out their brother is alive.
Bonnie saying no to spirits. So awesome it needs no more.
I'm choosing to believe when Damon started freaking out because Alaric was dying it was because Alaric was dying and that Elena's death only occurred to him half-way through Ric's death scene. Because their bromance was wonderful and we will all miss it.
Also, I watched BBT first with mom and she wouldn't leave so I either had to wait on TVD until tomorrow (pfft!) or watch with her in the room. At the end of the episode her reaction was "Is there even anyone-- Is this the series finale?! Is there even anyone left alive on this show?!" Valid question, mom.
Everything I didn't want to happen happened! With the exception of a scene of Alaric being evil shifting to a flashback of Jenna (who hates Pictionary! Oh the memories D: ). That was the only saving grace. BUT THEN GHOST!ALARIC WAS ALL "I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE WATCHING OVER YOU" AND I WAS ALL, "NOOOOO! YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON AND BE WITH JENNA IN THE GREAT BEYOND!" Tomorrow, when the ficathon starts, I demand tons of Jenna/Alaric prompts. Let's find some happiness, people.
Tyler/Caroline's whole "Let's go on the run"/"I only need you" thing would have gotten to me if I didn't hate Tyler. I admit that. So good job, show. My hatred of Tyler, plus the fact that I ship Klaroline, topped by the utter eugh-ness of putting a thousand year old into the 17 year old body of the boy the 1000 year old's love interest is in love with (did you catch that? No one who doesn't watch this show could) is why I am very not happy with Tyler!Klaus. It's one thing to have Klaus inside Alaric, but to put him in Tyler? Clearly Bonnie hates Tyler as much as I do (and is still kind of pissed at Caroline for being a vampire) because there had to be a better way to save Klaus than this. I was banking on magical mass hallucination before that end scene.
I'm hopeful Klaus' body can be restored since he didn't die. We can't go on like this.
Also, I'm hoping Klaus doesn't jump straight into bed with Caroline just because he can. He wants her to want him, after all, that's what the whole "a year or a hundred" thing was about. So I want him to woo her and, assuming Bonnie doesn't immediately spill the beans amid all the other chaos, wouldn't that be a good way for people to realize something's up?
I always knew vamp!Elena was gonna happen but I always hoped my dream of Matt/Elena and a continued doppelganger line could live on just a little longer. Especially since it was only a few months-in-TVD-time ago that Elena said she really didn't want this at all.
The thing I hated the most though was the flashback with Damon. (Oh goodness, I just realized she's gonna remember that now. Ugh.) It wasn't even because I don't ship delena, it just felt incredibly lame to me the way it was done with the "maybe if I'd met you first" and then Damon having a flashback the way Elena has all episode, subtly telling us even before we realize they did meet first that they're ~connected. It felt tacky amidst all the non-ship drama that was going on. Klaus was dead, half the characters were about to die, we had more important things going on than shipping that we all know isn't really going anywhere at the moment.
Okay, before I close out this post there have to be some things I liked.
Stelena, obviously. Not Elena's speech in the window or really her speech in the car. Stefan going back and kissing her because I honestly think he believed she was gonna pick Damon if they did survive and he wanted one last kiss either way.
Caroline being Caroline and saying she had to stay for her friends, just a little while longer.
And, to be honest, the idea of Tyler and Caroline Bonnie-and-Clyde-ing it across the country does appeal to me and I'd be all for it if my Tyler feelings were more positive.
Matt and Jeremy were flawless. Earlier this season Jeremy cut off a dude's head. Tonight Matt drugged a girl's tea. Our boys are growing up. Into what, I don't know. It's probably not very well-adjusted and they might give the Winchesters a run for their dysfunctional money in a few years but I'm still proud of the lengths they're willing to go.
THE ORIGINALS! WOOO! I love this family and cannot wait until Elijah and Rebekah find out their brother is alive.
Bonnie saying no to spirits. So awesome it needs no more.
I'm choosing to believe when Damon started freaking out because Alaric was dying it was because Alaric was dying and that Elena's death only occurred to him half-way through Ric's death scene. Because their bromance was wonderful and we will all miss it.
Also, I watched BBT first with mom and she wouldn't leave so I either had to wait on TVD until tomorrow (pfft!) or watch with her in the room. At the end of the episode her reaction was "Is there even anyone-- Is this the series finale?! Is there even anyone left alive on this show?!" Valid question, mom.