TVD 4x02, Memorial
I promised real thoughts on this episode, so here it goes ;). I'm terribly late with replying to comments and reading other episode reactions, I know. It's just that school started, real life takes up a lot of time, and when I actually have some internet time, I try to write fic. I'll do my best to be less late, but I'm not sure if I can catch up
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I like everything you say about SE/DE. And I agree about the writing. The framing was pretty convincing to me. So creepy and forced and yeah, loved it. But I'm also a bit tired of watching Elena suffer, so kind of hated it also? Idk, it's this weird war between narrative enjoyment and over-identification feels.
But NOOOOOOOOOOO Marta!!!! I was counting on you to warm me up to the blood-sharing scene. Why so disappointing? (I kid of course.) No but really tho. Your thoughts = my thoughts. Like, I really loved the scene from a ~narrative's point of view. But visually it did nothing for me? (Okay, I hated it. But that's just because I have hair-petting issues /weirdo) I do think the story-telling was great. There was something very interesting the way both are using the other, in a more or less up-front way. And it's very them. Because Damon would have never been able to resist enjoying this. He is that selfish. And I think Elena doesn't only take comfort in his blood there. It's about existing outside of the standart also. (Especially considering that this isn't considered as a long-term ~solution, something she could embrace. It's not going to define her as a vampire (unlike the deer/bloodbags/humans).) Not that it really works since she still ends up throwing it up, but I think that while she's drinking there is comfort in the idea that it's not expected and that isn't any greater meaning in it (for her)?
But yeah, I still haven't rewatched it, because ugh gross gross gross.
WORD on Caroline/Elena and Tyler/speech! The actual best thing.
I have no words to express my Alaric feelings. It's just loud sobbing and laughing and also sobbing and whimpering and a bit of cursing.
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Same here. I'm loving the story while simultaneously wanting to kill some characters with fire. This is not healthy.
Oh, definitely! But also I think there's some strange metaphor here, of Elena being sexually frustrated and not able to find satisfaction with Stefan. I mean, she vomits when they're trying to have sex, and then proceeds to dry-hump Damon. How else am I supposed to read it?
I hug your Alaric feels.
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