Comments | arabian: 8.10 - 'Nostalgia's A Bitch' (The Vampire Diaries)

arabian

8.10 - 'Nostalgia's A Bitch' (The Vampire Diaries)

Jan 30, 2017 20:57

Here is the thinky-thoughts write-up for the latest Vampire Diaries episode. :)

( Ian Somerhalder looked particularly delicious in this one! )

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jairem08 January 31 2017, 07:58:41 UTC

Still reading. Though haven't watched yet seasong 7 and 8 - shame on me :)
I'm a bit confused after reading this - where is Damon going? Is he coming back? Did he remember Elena after the woman burnded and his swith got back on?
I'm a bit worried about this cure for Enzo attempt.

arabian January 31 2017, 13:49:34 UTC

Damon's not going anywhere. I don't know where you got that from. Yes, he remembers Elena, just not loving her even though he knows that he does.

(I will tell you that Florencia7 who also decided not to watch the show after Elena left did go back and finished season 7 and LOVED it, and is starting season 08 in the next few days. You're really missing out.)

jairem08 January 31 2017, 17:20:57 UTC

Must have misunderstood from the write up. Or maybe the gif confused me as he was leaving.
Curious how his feelings will come back around for her since he doesn't remember. If Nina will be only in the last episode i cannot imagine how they will manage to develop something great about DE - the final stretch - by end of the series. Her coming back, him remembering, them getting back together and hopefully have glimps into something after all that I do hope she will be in more than that one

arabian January 31 2017, 18:43:39 UTC

It's not like that.... without watching the show you really can't know what's happening. Even if Nina is only back for one episode--although I still have hope it will be more--there is ZERO chance that Damon/Elena aren't getting their happy ending. At all.

tj2013 January 31 2017, 15:29:48 UTC

I loved loved loved this episode. So many feelings ( ... )

arabian January 31 2017, 18:50:15 UTC

During the Vicki scene you could hear a few beats of Anberlin's Enjoy the Silence (which played over the Damon-sexy-dance with her). Love those callbacks.

Oh, that is awesome... I'll have to listen for that. I admit it, Vicki was on-screen... my focus drifted, LOL!

I very much liked the idea that in his mind Damon did not turn at all, that he died in the war and that he had to forgive Stefan to finally accept what became of him. But - again one great Damon-speech who is not appreciated by the addressee. Switched-off Stefan couldn't fully appreciate what Damon told him. On the other hand, as you pointed out, even switched-off- Stefan loves his brother so much he will go look for him in his mind.

Yes, to all of this.

Interesting theory about Bonnie and Enzo and the cure.

I could be wrong, but I'm not sure how else she expects it to happen.

Hm... I suppose there will be at least one major character death in the finale. But I have no idea where the show is going. They won't give everyone his/her happy end, will they?Hmm.... ( ... )

tj2013 January 31 2017, 20:00:40 UTC

Hmm.... where do you get that from? (Unless, it's a spoiler.) Well, they already didn't give everyone their happy ending with Tyler, but I do expect the main characters to get it.

Nah, pure speculation based on shows I've watched before. I'm totally spoiler-free. I would love to see the main characters walking off happily in the sunshine. Or any fitting equivalent.

That was the Julian-inflicted death. Julian, the Traveler.

Oh. Ok. I get it. Totally forgot he was called Julian, too.

arabian January 31 2017, 20:36:44 UTC

Well, I'm just holding onto the fact that Julie said before the season aired that she was a happy-ending kind of girl (something along those lines). So I have hope.

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ghidorah15 January 31 2017, 20:13:34 UTC

About TIME we got the real Damon back! Having not seen him since 7x22 makes for a ridiculously long wait.

On that note, about TIME we got several of the main characters letting go of their resentment toward Damon and forgiving him! There's no better time to do it than the final season, looks like.

And yeah, Cade is truly the Big Bad after all. Oh well for Seline dying, but YAY for Sybil dying! I know, I know, love to hate and all, but she had it coming. And now that Damon's free of her mind control, she's well and truly failed.

I like your speculation about Bonnie - I hope it pans out. There's no way either Damon or Elena would be okay with this.

arabian January 31 2017, 20:39:53 UTC

About TIME we got the real Damon back! Having not seen him since 7x22 makes for a ridiculously long wait.

Well, it felt like the real Damon in the last couple of episodes, I'd actually say. Even with his switch fluctuating, it was way more on than off.

On that note, about TIME we got several of the main characters letting go of their resentment toward Damon and forgiving him! There's no better time to do it than the final season, looks like.

Yup, yup, yup... again, it's SO clear that they thought that s7 was the last one because the set-up was all there for it, but then they were renewed and so the last couple of episodes were clearly an attempt to table that forgiveness until this season.

And yeah, Cade is truly the Big Bad after all. Oh well for Seline dying, but YAY for Sybil dying! I know, I know, love to hate and all, but she had it coming. And now that Damon's free of her mind control, she's well and truly failed.

See, I knew she had to die, but I wouldn't have minded having her around a few more episodes. :(

I like your ( ... )

ext_3905438 February 1 2017, 13:59:49 UTC

I just loved your review and agree hundred percent. The connections and the beauty of how they interwoven is what makes this show unforgettable and the relationships it has created are so deep and somehow resonated in the viewers soul. Truly I am obsessed with this show but above all a Delena has touched my heart like no other ship. I will truly be devastated if they kill Damon or God forbid Elena and Stephan end up together - that would make this whole journey a farce

arabian February 1 2017, 18:45:47 UTC

I just loved your review and agree hundred percent. The connections and the beauty of how they interwoven is what makes this show unforgettable and the relationships it has created are so deep and somehow resonated in the viewers soul.

I absolutely agree. One of the things I love most is how all relationships (friends, family) matter, not just the romantic ones.

Truly I am obsessed with this show but above all a Delena has touched my heart like no other ship. I will truly be devastated if they kill Damon or God forbid Elena and Stephan end up together - that would make this whole journey a farce.

Well, I am 100% positive that such is not even remotely a possibility. Neither is going to happen. Damon is not going to die. Elena and Damon will be together. Stefan will be with Caroline. Period.

anonymous February 2 2017, 23:51:58 UTC

Interesting theory with Bonnie/Enzo. You're absolutely right, the cure-thing is so not gonna work and if then I'd still be really pissed, because I don't want that to happen. But I'm confident as you are that the others will never allow that. I still hope though that Bonnie and Enzo will stay together because I love both characters and want them to get a happy end and I just can't see new love interests/soulmates coming along in the last couple of episodes. So I want those two to be together and happy ever after (though I'd appreciate it if they could finally leave their honeymoon-bubble behind and get a grip on reality, which is I think what Bonnie started doing in this ep ( ... )

1/2 arabian February 3 2017, 02:39:33 UTC

Interesting theory with Bonnie/Enzo.

It's the only thing I can think of to explain Bonnie's offer.

You're absolutely right, the cure-thing is so not gonna work and if then I'd still be really pissed, because I don't want that to happen.

Right on both counts. There is no way it is going to happen, and if it somehow crazily did.. NO TO THE HELL!

But I'm confident as you are that the others will never allow that.

Yeah, not only Damon, but Elena... and if Alaric pulls his head out of his ass to acknowledge that these people before his children were born were his family too, would also. And if/when (let's be real, it's got to be when!) Jeremy comes back, he so beyond WILL NOT stand for anything that could risk his sister's life, or go against her wishes without her having any say at all.

I still hope though that Bonnie and Enzo will stay together because I love both characters and want them to get a happy end and I just can't see new love interests/soulmates coming along in the last couple of episodes.I just wish I could buy their ( ... )

2/2 arabian February 3 2017, 02:40:00 UTC

Another thing I didn't like was how Caroline is supposed to have forgiven Damon for years now, but we never felt or reen or otherwise got that from her actions and words.

I think you missed the point which was actually that. She DID forgive him during what happened with her mother's death, but she never realized or admitted that to herself UNTIL THAT MOMENT when it was basically forced out of her by her dead mother.

This revelation came out of the blue and I would have just liked to see the development/change in feelings since Liz's funeral on screen.There have been signs--her being cool and trying to get him on her side to help her mom when she first found out about the cancer, her letting Damon do Liz's eulogy without complaint. Season 07 she just didn't interact with Damon all that much, but in the finale she commented that it wasn't his fault for what happened. And she was fine with him being Stefan's best man, yes, she would have accepted it period for Stefan, but she didn't put up a fuss really. In the Christmas episode, she ( ... )

RE: 2/2 anonymous February 3 2017, 10:46:59 UTC

There have been signs--her being cool and trying to get him on her side to help her mom when she first found out about the cancer, her letting Damon do Liz's eulogy without complaint. Season 07 she just didn't interact with Damon all that much, but in the finale she commented that it wasn't his fault for what happened. And she was fine with him being Stefan's best man, yes, she would have accepted it period for Stefan, but she didn't put up a fuss really. In the Christmas episode, she was clearly NOT happy with Alaric and Matt killing Damon, and she gave him Elena's locket to help him remember. Finally, in the last episode she was trying to help him get from under Sybil's control. The lack of seeing it in our face and/or developed is because Caroline (nor Damon) realized it.Ah, ok I see. I really have to rewatch more because I was of the impression that Caroline was still hating on Damon for the better part of s7 and s8. But her not even realizing her changed feelings/forgiving does make sense of course ( ... )

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