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Me too :)

HI Wednesday75: I think that Carol Lockwood is now in the know about everything…even Damon & Stefan being a vampires. I think the fact that her son is a werewolf has changed her views on things…..you can’t really call all supernaturals monsters when your kid is one, too:) As to Katherine, oh, she knew Stefan was hanging with Klaus & Rebekah back in the 20′s….she was there and I’m guessing she saw if for herself. But here’s a question for everyone:

Do we really think that Katherine was being a stealthy Stefan stalker still? Remember what she said to Stefan, :”If you’re going after Klaus, I want in”…..I think that’s the most truthful statement she’s ever made, other than when she said she doesn’t let love get in the way.

I don’t think Stefan was ever judged to harshly by any other character on the show regarding his needs….I think they all wanted to help him continue to control it. Now I’m kinda wondering what’s going to happen going forward. Like I said above, after last week’s episode, I thought we were fixing to get into the nitty gritty of ripperhood….and we didn’t….maybe we will going forward? But here’s another question for everyone:

Obviously Elena wants Damon to do what Stefan did and fight his vampire needs…..obviously Damon isn’t going to do that. If we judge Damon by what he’s done in the past, even though he’s done good things, too…how can we not judge Stefan for what he’s doing now, even though he has a good reason for doing it? See, I don’t think there has ever been a “good” brother or a “bad” brother, I think that both boys are vampires and they are capable of great good and great evil. It’s just a matter of perspective. I honestly think that Elena needs to understand what it is she professes to love before she professes to love it. Frankly, I really don’t think she gets it.

How do we know that was Elijah’s coffin that Stefan was fixing to open? Hell, I was just wanting to get a look at the rest of Klaus’s family…..I hope that eventually someone de-daggers Elijah, but honestly, I don’t think it’s a matter of him betraying all our favorite characters. Elijah wanted his family back. I can’t really blame him for not killing Klaus when he had the chance.

On a short note: Bonnie has lost the cooperation of the dead witches. They will no longer let her channel their power, so basically, she’s back where she started from. Unless this changes, I think Bonnie needs to be really careful. 

Maybe they don’t go back and watch the ep over and over like we do. lol  I am excited about the character Michael.

Sometimes i feel that they centre around the love triangle a little too much…
i cannot believe i am saying this but i think i would actually be OK with the show not having a love triangle…

That was supposed to be tongue in cheek, since Alaric was getting on Damon for protecting her.  Sorry it did not come out that way.

Damon could’ve beat Caroline in the fight coz he’s stronger than her, but I think the only reason he didn’t was because he didn’t want to hurt her maybe. I mean, he did throw her on the desk and stuff.. but I guess he didn’t want to seriously hurt her.

Always love your comments, Canderella, you exactly express my own sentiments!!

Agree with you over there. Didn’t like how Dean still killed the girl , but it was a nicely directed episode by Jensen Ackles. 

God I have missed Bonnie!!!! I was so glad to see her back. And as a huge fan of Bonnie, I’m glad the witches cut her off. I want Bonnie to search and grow as a witch on her own, see her powers grow and I really think we’ll see… a range of emotions that will affect her powers… and I want to know who Bonnie was running to save in next weeks episode, because Bonnie runs from nothing, ever!!!

Me too, always watch it friday morning after my morning walk with my dog or in the evening after work. And my biggest problem is that my note book is beginning to have problems with the visual card. I have to send it away to be repaired. Really am f…now!!!

Exactly what i was thinking!!

Again so true. It’s the same with me, cannot watch it until friday evening, then I read all comments, and finally then I have to digest everything.

I can understand that some Damon fans  see that he does no wrong.  But, killing Alaric was the worst thing Damon could have done.  Defending and trying to justify  Damon for killing him even if it’s temporary is annoying.

Maybe I should have said there hasn’t been a love triangle to date? That sounds more reasonable. I think Elena fell in love with Stefan without knowing a thing about him….and now she’s learning about his past…..She knows what kind of vampire Damon is because she’s seen it first hand…..may the writers are trying to put both boys on equal footing, and then the triangle can begin?

it think its just because damon didn’t really bother put up a good fight. he would’ve beat her up if he wanted to

 Yes, this pretentius good / bad thing really wears me out. Its pretty phony to me. Like you said. Everyone has both sides. Damon isn’t any worse than Stefan. Just different.

But still it annoyes me that they keep on pretending that Stefan is the all good guy and Damon all the bad. After last weeks episode I really thought that Stefan finally steps out of “Saint” shadow and embraces some of his bad sides. Like “liking” the bad ones. Now it’s all the same again. Stefan is not with Klaus or Bex but still the Saint. You can’t blame him for all the bad he does when he is forced to, can you? When he does not have a choice. Gosh, this really wears me out. Damon does not have a choice either. But now one seems to see this. Because he deals with it differently. Not so broody, not so martyr like. Although he has a similar load on his back – emotionally. But that obviosly doesn’t count. Getting so annoyed by it by now.

I do hope you are right…
Thanks for the optimism :)

What’s the deal.  Stefan has turned bad, killed/used/ abused innocent people everywhere he’s gone.  Yet, you still find something to complain about.  When he was with Elena people complained now he’s bad still complaining.  There’s no pleasing people I find that really annoying.

Caroline was so much better last season! This season she’s a bit annoying. I would prefer more Bonnie scenes instead of Caroline. JMO…

DISTURBING BEHAVIOR

Good episode. Not as good as last week’s but then again most episodes aren’t. We were so enthralled with THE END OF THE AFFAIR that anything not up to par felt like a letdown. Not every episode blows us away and not every episode has to. Some episodes are akin to the calm after the storm and are necessary for assessments of current going-ons and also for future episode development. Disturbing Behavior felt like that. Season 1 were filled with many of such episodes which gave it depth and allowed it to be the great season it was.

Let’s go shopping

What guy hasn’t sat around looking bored while his girlfriend tried on an ENDLESS supply of outfits. I loved how Stefan and Klaus acted like they wanted to be anywhere but there. They were like “come on already, I’ve got people to kill and Hybrids to make.” Hilarious. Rebecca’s not exactly adjusting well to this decade. She thinks the women dress like sluts and the music is terrible. Why does she remind me of an old person lamenting about the good old days? Ha! But I have to admit, the music now, not exactly great. I guess I share that sentiment with Rebecca. This is what happens when you take someone from the past and bring them into the future. Adjustments are going to be necessary. When Rebecca adjust though, she’s going to be one BAMF.

There’s Katherine!

Looks like Katherine enjoys playing hide and seek. Hide from Klaus, seek Stefan. What else is new. I always enjoy Katherine’s and Stefan’s little banters. Their little “talk” on a street in Chicago is no exception. She tries to figure out what he’s up to, he tells her nothing. She tries to get him to follow her plans. he doesn’t trust her. These two are hilarious together. They would make a great sitcom. I’ll watch it.

She show up again and saves him from the witch Gloria. Hooray Katherine! But man, I know she loves the guy, but doesn’t she have any hobbies. It’s like she has G.P.S. on Stefan. People think Elena’s not letting Stefan go, how about Katherine? Man, when these Petrova’s fall in love, it’s forever. I think Katherine needs to sit down on Dr. Phil’s couch so he could knock some sense into her. I wonder if that’ll even work. She then wants into Stefan’s plan against Klaus, but he doesn’t trust her. When is Katherine going to learn that Stefan doesn’t trust her? Katherine, this is what happens when you “don’t let love get in the way?” You value yourself above everything else and in the process you make yourself untrustworthy. Though I did feel sorry for her when Stefan rejected her. Looks like she really wanted to work with him.

Elena then shows up at Damon’s door wanting to talk. Hey, that’s not Elena, it’s Katherine. After taking the necklace from Bonnie, she tries to get Damon to go out of town with her. Damon, after the great day he had, agrees to get out of dodge. Man, that didn’t take much convincing. Why does Katherine need the necklace? Where is she going? What is her plan? I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

Take a beat, Damon

Those words from Alaric sure had their significance in this episode for Damon. First, Alaric tells him to take a beat from his pseudo-relationship with Elena. I’m glad Alaric is standing up to Damon. It’s about time. Elena is in a vulnerable place right now and she needs time to figure out what she wants and where she’s going. Stefan is still in her head, so now is not the time for her to make decisions about Damon. If Damon really loves her he should be there for support and friendship. That’s it. He should allow her the time to make her decision in regards to their “relationship” on her own.

Second, Damon takes a beat-ing from Caroline. Ha! Sorry, couldn’t help myself. I have to admit though, that was painful to watch and a little embarrassing. Not only was Caroline a much younger vampire, she’s also a female vampire. Now, don’t get me wrong. I don’t have a problem with a woman kicking a guy’s ass as long as it’s plausible. I didn’t have a problem with Caroline beating up Mason because she’s stronger than him. I didn’t have a problem with Katherine whipping any of the Salvatore brothers because she’s older, hence stronger than them. For Caroline to manhandle Damon like that, man, that was tough. I could understand her surprising him, but when he held her down on that table, there’s no way she should have gotten out of that grip. Then she headbutts him and throws him against the wall… unbelievable! I like Caroline so I didn’t want to see Damon beat the crap out of her(who wants to see that), but he could’ve at least held her down. So much for badass Damon. I wonder what Damon from season 1 would think of that situation?

Hey, Anna

Great to see Anna in all her glory. Normally she just pops up here and there but she was in this episode a good amount. It’s clear that Jeremy misses her but is justifiably apprehensive about the whole situation. With Bonnie back he doesn’t want to make things weirder than they already are. I felt bad for Anna when Jeremy essentially “thinked” her away. She herself doesn’t know everything that is going on and she feels alone. So sad. Hopefully we see her again soon.

Elena

I liked Elena in this episode. She reminded of season one Elena. She seemed more relaxed, confident, and accepting of the situations around her. She realizes that Stefan doesn’t want to come back and she’s starting to understand that. How long that realization last, who knows? She’s keeping herself busy, which is another trait of season one Elena. Cooking Chilli for the ubiquitous town event is a start. Speaking of that, I was wondering when one of these town event would show up again. Only four episodes in, not bad. Mystic falls without town events is like life without taxes. It’s just gonna happen.

I had no problem with Elena yelling at Damon when he snapped Alaric’s neck. There is no way he should have done that. I don’t think Elena is trying to change Damon into Stefan. She realizes who he is but what she wants is for him to make SMART decisions. Instead of snapping Alaric’s neck, he could have pushed him out of the way. Those are the things she wants him to do and those are the things I want him to do. Being older should make you wiser.

People also need to stop forcing her to admit her feelings for Damon. She’ll admit it when she’s right. She still have feelings for Stefan and she need to sort those out first. She’s also a TEENAGER and therefore not fully experienced. She has a lot more to learn despite all the hardships she has gone through.

Bonnie’s Back

Finally! It’s about time she came back. Looks like I’m not the only one glad to see her. Elena and Jeremy missed her too. Not missing her: Anna, Damon, Klaus and certain commenters. It’s too bad because not only does she play a vital role in the group, she’s also Elena’s best friend. She’s the one Elena turns to when she needs advice and support. Sure her return wasn’t as badass as Miss Mystic Falls, but she was able to use her magic to figure what was wrong with Elena’s necklace. And she’s also a threat to Klaus who has made his way to Mystic falls. I hope her character is expanded more this season because I’m tired of her being relegated to I-need-a witch-now moments and the occasional skirmish with Damon.

Next episode looks like a great one. Looking forward to see what becomes of this necklace situation and Klaus’ return to Mystic Falls. I hope everyone makes it out alive.

I noticed that too!But in the season 2 finale the coffins were 5 or 6 I think including Elijah’s !

Sorry, Chelsey, you are not getting what I meant. Probably my fault, as I am no native English speaker.
What I really don’t like is that Stefan does not truly go to the other side or that yet the writers are putting still very many little twists so that the character is not really compromised, doing things that *really* shocks the audience or things that are truly repulsive and show a really *bad* character. The worst thing he did (in my humble opinion) is killing Andie. But since we have no true reaction to this, which I had expected to be there, the impact of this killing is softened. Elena was not shown shocked or realizing that Stefan actually deliberately killed Damon’s fake girlfriend AND a friend of Jenna’s. These are things which annoyes me. I do not see a true ripper yet. They are on their way, but the last episode took back some things I thought where established the ep before. Maybe it comes next episode. We also don’t have to agree on this or anything. Everyone has his personal view on the show and it’s characters and these are mine.

To keep the comments in a positive place, the actor’s need to  not made snide comments about the fans.  If not for the fans, where would the ratings go?  After all life should be treated with respect.