TVD 3.15 All My Children

[linsell_farm]

This time around, I decided to make my rounds first and do a re-watch of the episode before posting.  Part of my reason for doing that was the emotional turmoil I found myself in last week.  I thought this process would allow me to come from a better place.

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[badboy_fangirl]

I don't want Klaus to be too mad at Caroline, but the fact that he was burning all his sketches makes me worried. They are so cute, I need MOAR of them in my life.

As usual, Ian as Damon melts my heart (and all my girly bits, too, for that matter), but the thing that made me most excited about all of this is the idea that Damon has given up (again) but that everything is different for Elena now. Sure she might be angry with him about Bonnie's mom, but I imagine it will be the confrontational angry, not the 'I don't want to see you' angry, and so I'm very excited about where that could lead. I just hate that it's four weeks away. Alas.

Kol and the Strumpet bit was so great, I agree. I hope that's not the last we see of him. He's delightful too. Why are all the OrigSibs so freaking great?

I'm a little confused about the whole drinking human blood idea. Esther seemed to be suggesting that it was her children's choice to do that. Did she not make it a part of her spell? Why would they choose to be dependant on human blood if they didn't need to?
Rebekah told Elena in 3x08 that the blood lust was one of the nasty side affects of their becoming vampires--it wasn't planned or anticipated by Mikael or Esther. So, it's my interpretation that Esther's feelings about it are just abhorrence altogether of having created something unnatural, and not accepting the natural laws of life and death. It wasn't the children's faults, but Mikael found a way around it, learning to survive on vampire blood, so...perhaps there is more of a choice there than we know yet. When Elijah referred to the monstrosities later, I think he was speaking strictly to their intentions and abuse of humankind.

[linsell_farm]

Good point about Klaus destroying his artwork. That's certainly something to be concerned about ... I hope something will happen to change those feelings toward her.
ITA that Damon giving up for the moment is a good thing and will lead to better things for them in the future. Hiatuses are so hard to take as is the thought that there's only 8 more episodes left this season :(
I'm right there with you on Team OrigSib :)
Your take on the drinking blood thing makes sense to me. Thanks, bb. Once again you've added to my positive fangirl experience :)

Now it's time for me to get some shut eye ...