”Matt and Tyler possibly becoming deputies. Woohoo!” - Yeah, I think you totally called it! At least in regard to Matt :)
Yeah, Tyler never crossed my mind, honestly, but I like.
I loved it too, but not so much because of the 1x01 parallel, but rather the 6x01 parallel.I'm going to have to disagree with this because to me this was pretty much carbon copy parental grief. Elena didn't deal with that when she lost Damon. That was so different than it was with her parents. The line may have been the same, the "I'm fine" motif was there, but that's just because that's an Elena thing. She pulls out the "I'm fine" thing all the time when she's pretending to be fine and she's not. Julie Plec co-wrote the Pilot and it heavily focused on Elena showing how she dealt with not being over her parents' death so it was a direct correlation to what Caroline was going through here. I just didn't see a Damon/Elena parallel here. To me, it really was all about the girl's, their friendship and now their shared loss of losing both of their parents
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That's why I thought the parallel to 6x01 was there. But of course I may be wrong too ;)
It could have been intentional, but Julie wrote 1.01 and didn't 6.01 and I just don't think she has much to do with TVD that much overall, but you could be totally right. Just because I didn't see it. Hey, I was tired when I wrote the episode. I already said that I was wrong to a degree about Damon and Caroline in the first scene, it wasn't intentional on his part there, so....
I love TVD to pieces & in a way this is why I think I'm allowed to nitpick. Nitpicking means I care!But I repeat, why was that worth nitpicking? I nitpick the show too at times. It's not perfect, and I know you love the show. But, of course, Bonnie would think that Jeremy was at the Boarding House, and even if she didn't, it's been nearly 9 months since she saw Jeremy. She spent nearly 6 months with Damon, just Damon all alone, he was her lifeline and as far as she knows, he was the one who provided her the link to Quetsiyah, and it was him and Elena who came back
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I've *got* to be right about Alaric, right?” - Um, er, yeah, sure *pats you on the shoulder*- He compelled Elena's memories away without fighting hard enough for Damon's memory
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Well, I already am planning on working on the write-ups for 22 episodes of season 01, so I can't guarantee that I'd be able to write a 10 chapter + fic, and I can't push the creative process, but since I'm fairly positive it's clear that something is off with Ric, I'll take the deal. It's just... considering the fact that Ric was never an asshole except for the one season when he was controlled by a witch who made him a vampire-hating asshole (when he planned on making Jeremy a vampire-hunter behind Elena's back) and this season he's being an asshole and he made Jeremy a vampire-hunter behind Elena's back. And, this also happens to be the season of the re-do
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Julie Plec really did do an excellent job with her directorial debut. I wonder how Ian Somerhalder will do with his? If both of them prove better at it than Paul Wesley, I might not be able to repress a knowing chuckle. Just a fair warning.
I wish we could hear Candice Accola sing more often - 'tis a lovely voice she possesses. The moment of pure silence that followed it before the commercial break was also a wise choice - funeral, after all. Actually, she really impressed in this episode on all counts, and I'm eager to see how she plays No-Humanity Caroline. We already saw what Elena was like with the switch off - how will they be similar or different, I wonder?
The Damon/Elena scene (and their leaning on each other during the funeral) was, of course, beautiful. I really look forward to when Elena's true memories return - she already knows and admits that she made a huge mistake in having them compelled away, so she's in a pretty good frame of mind to have them back. DO IT, WRITERS
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Julie Plec really did do an excellent job with her directorial debut. I wonder how Ian Somerhalder will do with his? If both of them prove better at it than Paul Wesley, I might not be able to repress a knowing chuckle. Just a fair warning.
I'm not even going there because I don't want to jinx Ian. But, yeah, Julie did a really lovely job, I agree.
I wish we could hear Candice Accola sing more often - 'tis a lovely voice she possesses.
Yeah, I have a few of her songs from her CD, I wish I liked the other songs themselves more, but I'm gonna try and get through them and just get used to 'em because I do like her voice.
The moment of pure silence that followed it before the commercial break was also a wise choice - funeral, after all.
Absolutely agreed.
Actually, she really impressed in this episode on all counts, and I'm eager to see how she plays No-Humanity Caroline. We already saw what Elena was like with the switch off - how will they be similar or different, I wonder?Me too. I think I said in my write-up, I expect that
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As for Alaric...well, if we didn't know his character so well, this might seem like a pretty uncomplicated storyline with Jo, of a surprise baby giving him the nudge he needs to propose. But we do know him better than that, so...yes, something is rotten in the state of Virginia.
Well, apparently, not everyone thinks so. florencia7 still thinks I'm crazy. See above.
I like your new theory about how Elena may get her memories back, if she doesn't fight off the compulsion herself. Time will reveal the truth, I'm sure.
Right. I'm just thinking that if Esther IS what connects to what's going on with Alaric, then the vampire-hate is still embedded there and Alaric CHOOSING to be transition to be a vampire willingly could be the key then that unlocks that connection since it was based on vampire-hate.
And YAY, Bonnie's home!
YAAS!!!
I loved her reunion with Damon - they really are like brother and sister. :D
I can't watch that scene, look at those gifs without grinning!
And Lily Salvatore...You're lucky I was spoiled about her name... grrr
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I'm certainly happy to see your post. You made my day. And I enjoy the interactions here with those who comment. I feel so not capable of doing it so well as them. But love reading those and thinking and analysing more
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I liked your analogy of Damon/Stefan interaction of them viewing real love and then Damon not realizing what Stefan's real love idea is and considering that what he (Stefan) had with Elena true and real.
This was a definitely one where it took watching all of their scenes. Damon's first bit of advice bugged a bit, but taking in all of their scenes really tied it all together.
Well, I don't think that Damon intentionally intended to hurt Caroline, but he did lash out at her. I'm just going to copy/paste what I said to florencia7 because she saw it as you did actually, but I still mostly agree with how I originally saw it. I lost my mother in 2011. Had someone I don't like told me that the way Damon did right after I'd told them something hurtful, it would have been FREAKING PAINFUL. Damon was trying to hurt her. There was NO NEED TO SAY THAT TRUTH. None. She didn't need to be told that. I said it was the truth, I KNOW it's the truth. But why did she have to be
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I don't have a lot to say about this one, except that it was beautiful and poignant and heartbreaking (even for me!).
Julie really did a beautiful job. The last two episodes, man....
(I know I still need to comment on last week).
You do!
I wonder is Mrs. Salvatore's maiden name was Parker?
Me too!
There are just too many open questions with her at the moment to even speculate where they are going. She's survived until 1903 without aging, but then she's been missing for decades...?
Yup, me too, that's why my mind's all awhir on where they are going with this.
I don't know the actress, but she looked a right sourpuss - I don't know if that's the actress or the character, I’m not sure which of options is the better.
*sigh* It's the actress. See this comment from my 24 write-ups: the freakishly-perpetually agonized looking [this character]. Yup, so the actress. *double sigh* So, so not happy about her casting. Keeps repeating: "Ian Somerhalder/Damon makes everything better. Ian Somerhalder/
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Yeah, Tyler never crossed my mind, honestly, but I like.
I loved it too, but not so much because of the 1x01 parallel, but rather the 6x01 parallel.I'm going to have to disagree with this because to me this was pretty much carbon copy parental grief. Elena didn't deal with that when she lost Damon. That was so different than it was with her parents. The line may have been the same, the "I'm fine" motif was there, but that's just because that's an Elena thing. She pulls out the "I'm fine" thing all the time when she's pretending to be fine and she's not. Julie Plec co-wrote the Pilot and it heavily focused on Elena showing how she dealt with not being over her parents' death so it was a direct correlation to what Caroline was going through here. I just didn't see a Damon/Elena parallel here. To me, it really was all about the girl's, their friendship and now their shared loss of losing both of their parents ( ... )
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It could have been intentional, but Julie wrote 1.01 and didn't 6.01 and I just don't think she has much to do with TVD that much overall, but you could be totally right. Just because I didn't see it. Hey, I was tired when I wrote the episode. I already said that I was wrong to a degree about Damon and Caroline in the first scene, it wasn't intentional on his part there, so....
I love TVD to pieces & in a way this is why I think I'm allowed to nitpick. Nitpicking means I care!But I repeat, why was that worth nitpicking? I nitpick the show too at times. It's not perfect, and I know you love the show. But, of course, Bonnie would think that Jeremy was at the Boarding House, and even if she didn't, it's been nearly 9 months since she saw Jeremy. She spent nearly 6 months with Damon, just Damon all alone, he was her lifeline and as far as she knows, he was the one who provided her the link to Quetsiyah, and it was him and Elena who came back ( ... )
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I wish we could hear Candice Accola sing more often - 'tis a lovely voice she possesses. The moment of pure silence that followed it before the commercial break was also a wise choice - funeral, after all. Actually, she really impressed in this episode on all counts, and I'm eager to see how she plays No-Humanity Caroline. We already saw what Elena was like with the switch off - how will they be similar or different, I wonder?
The Damon/Elena scene (and their leaning on each other during the funeral) was, of course, beautiful. I really look forward to when Elena's true memories return - she already knows and admits that she made a huge mistake in having them compelled away, so she's in a pretty good frame of mind to have them back. DO IT, WRITERS ( ... )
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I'm not even going there because I don't want to jinx Ian. But, yeah, Julie did a really lovely job, I agree.
I wish we could hear Candice Accola sing more often - 'tis a lovely voice she possesses.
Yeah, I have a few of her songs from her CD, I wish I liked the other songs themselves more, but I'm gonna try and get through them and just get used to 'em because I do like her voice.
The moment of pure silence that followed it before the commercial break was also a wise choice - funeral, after all.
Absolutely agreed.
Actually, she really impressed in this episode on all counts, and I'm eager to see how she plays No-Humanity Caroline. We already saw what Elena was like with the switch off - how will they be similar or different, I wonder?Me too. I think I said in my write-up, I expect that ( ... )
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Well, apparently, not everyone thinks so. florencia7 still thinks I'm crazy. See above.
I like your new theory about how Elena may get her memories back, if she doesn't fight off the compulsion herself. Time will reveal the truth, I'm sure.
Right. I'm just thinking that if Esther IS what connects to what's going on with Alaric, then the vampire-hate is still embedded there and Alaric CHOOSING to be transition to be a vampire willingly could be the key then that unlocks that connection since it was based on vampire-hate.
And YAY, Bonnie's home!
YAAS!!!
I loved her reunion with Damon - they really are like brother and sister. :D
I can't watch that scene, look at those gifs without grinning!
And Lily Salvatore...You're lucky I was spoiled about her name... grrr ( ... )
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Glad I could help.
I liked your analogy of Damon/Stefan interaction of them viewing real love and then Damon not realizing what Stefan's real love idea is and considering that what he (Stefan) had with Elena true and real.
This was a definitely one where it took watching all of their scenes. Damon's first bit of advice bugged a bit, but taking in all of their scenes really tied it all together.
Well, I don't think that Damon intentionally intended to hurt Caroline, but he did lash out at her. I'm just going to copy/paste what I said to florencia7 because she saw it as you did actually, but I still mostly agree with how I originally saw it. I lost my mother in 2011. Had someone I don't like told me that the way Damon did right after I'd told them something hurtful, it would have been FREAKING PAINFUL. Damon was trying to hurt her. There was NO NEED TO SAY THAT TRUTH. None. She didn't need to be told that. I said it was the truth, I KNOW it's the truth. But why did she have to be ( ... )
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I don't have a lot to say about this one, except that it was beautiful and poignant and heartbreaking (even for me!).
Julie really did a beautiful job. The last two episodes, man....
(I know I still need to comment on last week).
You do!
I wonder is Mrs. Salvatore's maiden name was Parker?
Me too!
There are just too many open questions with her at the moment to even speculate where they are going. She's survived until 1903 without aging, but then she's been missing for decades...?
Yup, me too, that's why my mind's all awhir on where they are going with this.
I don't know the actress, but she looked a right sourpuss - I don't know if that's the actress or the character, I’m not sure which of options is the better.
*sigh* It's the actress. See this comment from my 24 write-ups: the freakishly-perpetually agonized looking [this character]. Yup, so the actress. *double sigh* So, so not happy about her casting. Keeps repeating: "Ian Somerhalder/Damon makes everything better. Ian Somerhalder/ ( ... )
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