Thoughts on TVD 2.12 - The Descent

[sweetiegrrl2346]

Aaaaaannnnd… we’re back, baby!

This week’s episode of Vampire Diaries reminds me that I should never lose faith in this show, and that Kevin Williamson continues to reign supreme as the Master of Scream.

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[butterfly]

Here, more clearly than we’ve ever been shown, it is made obvious that DAMON IS A GOOD MAN. Regardless of how hard he fights it (and good Lord does he fight it), it is his basic nature and he’ll never escape it. If tonight’s episode proved anything to me, it’s that Damon truly is the one on the hero’s journey. To me, this entire series is no longer about a human girl and her love for two vampire brothers. This show is about DAMON and his journey to reclaim his humanity. Of course, his epic love story with Elena still plays a major part. But Damon’s journey is the impetus that drives the entire show. I only hope that, in the end, Damon’s redemption will be everything he truly deserves it to be.

Yes. Damon has been the driving force of one kind or another since the beginning of the series (he'd pushing the tomb storyline, but he's also one of the main forces pushing honesty toward the S/E relationship by letting Elena know about selective truths in Stefan and Damon's past re: Katherine). He's the active, evolving character.

That last scene was perfect and painful.

(I found you via the friendslist of damon_elena, btw, and I'm friending you so that I can read your TVD posts in the future)

[sweetiegrrl2346]

Damon has been the driving force of one kind or another since the beginning of the series

LOL, I laugh when people complain that this is the "Damon Show". I'm like, "Yeah... so?"

And you're right. Damon's story has always been about so much more than just him and Elena... he's always been integral to the core SLs of the series. I hate it when the Damon haters are like, "You just like him because he's hot." I feel like beating my head against a wall and shouting, "Are we watching the same show?!" The journey towards redemption is one of the most compelling in all of literature, and I'm so glad my favorite character is on it.

And thanks so much for friending me! I'll friend you back. ^_^

[butterfly]

The journey towards redemption is one of the most compelling in all of literature, and I'm so glad my favorite character is on it.

Indeed! And while Damon has always been hot, when I started watching the show, he was creepy and scary (I just picked the show up during the winter break), but his layers soon became obvious and the show was obviously into exploring them. He's conflicted and damaged, but he's on a redemptive hero journey in a way that Stefan, much as I do like him, really isn't.

(regarding Stefan, I had to laugh in this episode when Alaric was realizing that Stefan could not care less about Rose's impending death. Where exactly was Stefan's much bragged-about empathy?)

[sweetiegrrl2346]

I started watching TVD around when Bloodlines first aired, so I was kind of shocked and horrified when I went back and watched the very first episodes and realized what an awful dick Damon was. I'm still pissed about how he treated Caroline. And you're right, he may have been hot... but waaaay creepy.

Re:Stefan... LOL, I know right? Well, he did tell Caroline as a human he felt guilt if he caused others pain, and as a vampire that was amplified. So maybe he just doesn't give a shit if he's not the one causing the pain. ^_^