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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GOOD.
Damon has too much cynicism (along with the idealism, which makes him a truly fascinating character) to ever share grief or open himself up, unless he can kill or compel the other person, but Elena doesn't.
Oh, Elena is definitely capable of sharing her grief, and she needs it sometimes. But I felt like the lanterns were too "loud" for her? Not something she forced herself to do, but something she would've done slightly differently if she could. I'm not sure if Caroline birthday party is a good example here? The birthday party was about the closure for Caroline, and Caroline works better when she can have a proper ceremony. When Elena was doing her own "closure" that episode, she just called Matt. So, I suppose, it's not about not being able to share grief (the way Damon can't), it's about preferring to do it in smaller groups. She's not cynical, she's private.
so Damon leaving was good and Stefan should have left too
Ooh, good point. I suppose it would've changed the tone for Elena, made it "private" enough for her.
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