I’m a little suprised at that too because his recovery last season was much quicker than the 35 years (or whatever number it was) that he had mentioned it would take to get him back under control. He was starting to work on addressing his darkness last season after Klaus released him from the compulsion but then he ended up suppressing it again to get back with Elena. Truthfully I think Stefan and Elena both are stronger apart because they’re not trying meet the other’s expectations.

No doubt the series doesn’t have 35 yrs as much as we like it.
I agree – Elena became Stefan’s crutch, and held him back from change.  How will Elena relate to a more self confident Stefan?

No, she didn’t. She just snapped his neck.

She’s not a Ripper, she’s a Snapper! haha

I’m not liking that they wait till a day before to the new episode to show the 2nd webclip, we need more than one day to overanalyse it!!! And where is it?? ugh… 

“Lured her into his house, made her drink” omfg…what do you think Rebekah is? 14 years old? Also, didn’t she sleep with Damon right after the party given by Ester? I don’t think Rebekah is so naive and innocent as you think…as per Stefan, he so did try to sneak out of her house… He was most definitely playing her all along and was going to have her daggered until he took pity on her when she called him on that…hell, he had Matt all lined up to dagger her because he couldn’t do it himself! I think at this point, both Rebekah and Stefan are “using” each other because they have nobody else.

I don’t think this will happen as it has already established she had feelings for Damon BEFORE she turned. That would be absolutely idiotic, even for TVD standards. If they blame the sire bond as the cause of Elena having feelings for Damon, they would be back pedaling on all of it. They had made a point of stating that her feelings are not affected, only her actions. I don’t believe they will try to shove down our throats that there was nothing but the bond. I, for one, will be extremely disappointed and turned off by that atrocious storyline, and I would not longer be interested in following a show where no stories are ever wrapped up, and where indecision and bad writing goes rampant…Hello” Being Human”…now, that’s a show…

don’t forget that we are watching the vampire diaries and in this show and we will always get things with Delena very very difficlut ways. I wish you are right but I don’t think that would be in as easy way as you said :)