[tvd] thoughts | "the departed"
I am so late to this party. But I have thoughts, The Vampire Diaries thoughts. And so I thought I'd make the most of this sudden turn of events and share them. Feel free to ignore :)
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Re. Elena turning. I really just wish the reasoning behind it had been more character driven than plot driven. It would have been much more interesting that way. But, as they've done so often this season, the writers chose to go the easier scrappy plot writing route, as opposed to the more intricate exploration of characterisation route...
As for your ire at Stefan not saving Elena's parents right back at the start, and Elena not really caring one iota about it, YES, THIS!! Also an old issue of mine and I'm glad that there are others that remember it!! The whole thing (actually, both things!!) were plot contrivances of the worst kind.
The reason I think Damon would have reacted more ruthlessly with Elena in the flashback is because he was in 'lay down dead on the road' mode, which canon would have us think is basically him at rock bottom. I can't imagine him reaching that point, then spotting someone who looked like Katherine, then just casually having a chat about her boyfriend issues. It was stooooopid. And no doubt a handwave to the D/E shippers to make up for the S/E-ness of the rest of the episode.
I'm not convinced about Klaus being 'in' Tyler in that last scene, because how would he have known about so much (ie. the comment about Tyler's mother). I have only watched once and maybe a re-watch will clear it up, but yeah, I'm not yet convinced about that. As for them being too R&J-y this episode, I really didn't get that vibe either (but I think that could have been in part due to the fact that they had three minutes of screen time!). To me, they just came across as mature young adults in a new-ish but committed relationship. It had that giddy 'young/new love' quality to it, without being so completely over the top a la E/S in season one/two. I also think my appreication of their scenes was due to the deep contrast I felt there was between the portrayal of Tyler when compared to particularly Damon but also Stefan. But again, maybe I need to re-watch re. where Tyler becomes Klaus...? Not that it will change my opinion of the brothers, but it may influence my views of Tyler (though, unlikely! I have many feelings for that boy these days!).
High fives for the TEOTA love! Brilliant episode was brilliant. The end. Amen!
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Oh yay for me not being the only one who fixates on the elder!Gilberts deaths and Elena's reactions.
I think sometimes Damon lies in the road for rock-bottomness. Sometimes vampires just need to lie in a road for snacks :D. But you're right, nothing will stop the casual chat being stupid.
Ooh, I hadn't thought of Tyler knowing stuff, I only got the idea from the way Tyler was looking at her when he said 'you're strong and you have a beautiful future ahead of you' it felt like such a Klaus thing to me, and also the 'I was just with Bonnie' thing. I guess it's a mystery.
*Here's returning the high five*
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