2011 Finale Season: The Vampire Diaries
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gryfndor_godessI watched “As I Lay Dying,” my first The Vampire Diaries episode ever!
I liked it! I’m not salivating for S3 or anything, but it intrigued me enough that I will probably keep up with spoilers next fall, if not watch the actual show, and if I have time to kill I may watch the first two seasons this summer.
Relationships I am most invested in:
-Elena/Damon. Nothing against Elena/Stefan (they were sweet in their one scene together), but after hate → love relationships, nothing appeals to my shipper heart like unrequited love. The scene in Damon’s bed where he tells her he loves her and she says “I know”? Gah, my eyes were widening and I was unconsciously leaning further toward the screen, and wow. How he thanked her so sincerely for the kiss and she said you’re welcome just as sincerely? When he said, “You should have met me in 1864. You would have liked me” and she said, “I already do”? Ack, ack, ack, my heart, I don’t even know these characters. Maybe I’m easy to please, but that scene was so well written. See how I’ve quoted half of it. Also, the fact that Elena and Damon were basically snuggling while he was dying and confessing his true feelings was adorable. And then Katherine comes in and I’m pretty sure no one could ruin the moment and inject more subtext than she could (maybe Stefan?). The way she said “It’s okay to love them both; I did” and made Elena look her feelings in the eye (hah, kind of literally)- excellent. Basically, the scene was flawless. I want to watch it again. I probably would have if I hadn’t had a train to catch.
-Stefan/Damon. Siblings sacrificing everything to save their siblings despite a history of resentment and jealousy? YES PLEASE.
-Jeremy & Alaric (haha, I just typed ‘Jeremic’; I promise my subconscious is not trying to say anything). Alaric was entertaining/intriguing to begin with, and then his decision to stay with Jeremy after Jeremy put up The Brave Front cemented him as a Likeable Character in my book. Plus, teasing Jeremy about Bonnie- priceless!
-Elena & Jeremy. I like how she dragged him out of the house to see Gone With The Wind. Big sister taking care of little brother? YES PLEASE.
-Caroline & her mom. Seems like that could be a difficult relationship to negotiate.
Other thoughts:
So Klaus is an awesome villain. Evil? Check. Foreign accent? Check. Eye candy? Not necessary but it doesn’t hurt, and check. He might have been just a stereotypical attractive, invincible, double-crossing villain except for one thing. He’s destroying Stefan by forcing Stefan to destroy himself. That is a mark of ingenious villainy. The scene where Stefan was shaking on the floor and desperate for more human blood? Oh my gosh that was creepy. The fact that Klaus would rather reduce him to such a state than kill him is what makes him scary. I think he and Angelus would get along. I can’t decide which is eviler. Angelus enjoys the psychological torture, but he doesn’t show the same finesse in exploiting his victim’s weak spot to make the victim turn on himself.
-I have heard great things about Katherine and her relationship with both brothers, but I don’t think this episode showcased her enough for me to feel the love (not that I feel animosity). I did like the flashbacks with Damon. Mostly because Damon was adorable when he was tying her corset and chasing her. He reminded me of William, lovesick, nervous, unsure of his own appeal, desperate to please and to have, and so different (superficially) from his vampire self. Also, speaking of flashbacks, I also went gah when Damon bit Elena and was horrified when he realized what he’d done.
-I like the darkening eyes with fangs thing. Makes the vampires actually look freaky. The way they should (cough*sparkle*cough).
-I didn’t expect to like Paul Wesley (he looks like a dumb jock to me), but I did. I also didn’t expect to care about Nina Dobrev, but she impressed me. I figured I would like Ian Somerhalder (Boone was one of my favorite characters on Lost, and I actually stopped watching the episode before he died, partly b/c I knew it was coming), and I did.
I think this episode of TVD excited me more than most of the SPN episodes I’ve watched combined. SPN has given me a ton to think about, but few episodes have left me excited. I don’t know what that says; possibly that I like vampires more than I thought I did; more likely, that I need women in my shows. Most likely, it’s that I need romance. Don’t get me wrong, I love sibling relationships, and Dean & Sam is interesting, but romance, or the possibility of it, is what fuels my fandom heart. For example, I watched Star Trek: Enterprise faithfully all four years b/c I’m a Trekkie, but I was most invested and excited when Trip/T’Pol started. OTOH, I don’t really give a rat’s ass about Booth/Brennan on Bones anymore… In any case, it’s interesting because I’m not the same way when reading. With the exception of Georgia, my favorite books in the world (Harry, The Westing Game, Bartimaeus, Artemis Fowl, The Hunger Games, Georgia Nicolson) all have friendship, not romance, at the heart of them. There are very few flat-out love story novels I can stomach. I prefer my romance to be a subplot. When it comes to TV, however, I need the love.
I liked it! I’m not salivating for S3 or anything, but it intrigued me enough that I will probably keep up with spoilers next fall, if not watch the actual show, and if I have time to kill I may watch the first two seasons this summer.
Relationships I am most invested in:
-Elena/Damon. Nothing against Elena/Stefan (they were sweet in their one scene together), but after hate → love relationships, nothing appeals to my shipper heart like unrequited love. The scene in Damon’s bed where he tells her he loves her and she says “I know”? Gah, my eyes were widening and I was unconsciously leaning further toward the screen, and wow. How he thanked her so sincerely for the kiss and she said you’re welcome just as sincerely? When he said, “You should have met me in 1864. You would have liked me” and she said, “I already do”? Ack, ack, ack, my heart, I don’t even know these characters. Maybe I’m easy to please, but that scene was so well written. See how I’ve quoted half of it. Also, the fact that Elena and Damon were basically snuggling while he was dying and confessing his true feelings was adorable. And then Katherine comes in and I’m pretty sure no one could ruin the moment and inject more subtext than she could (maybe Stefan?). The way she said “It’s okay to love them both; I did” and made Elena look her feelings in the eye (hah, kind of literally)- excellent. Basically, the scene was flawless. I want to watch it again. I probably would have if I hadn’t had a train to catch.
-Stefan/Damon. Siblings sacrificing everything to save their siblings despite a history of resentment and jealousy? YES PLEASE.
-Jeremy & Alaric (haha, I just typed ‘Jeremic’; I promise my subconscious is not trying to say anything). Alaric was entertaining/intriguing to begin with, and then his decision to stay with Jeremy after Jeremy put up The Brave Front cemented him as a Likeable Character in my book. Plus, teasing Jeremy about Bonnie- priceless!
-Elena & Jeremy. I like how she dragged him out of the house to see Gone With The Wind. Big sister taking care of little brother? YES PLEASE.
-Caroline & her mom. Seems like that could be a difficult relationship to negotiate.
Other thoughts:
So Klaus is an awesome villain. Evil? Check. Foreign accent? Check. Eye candy? Not necessary but it doesn’t hurt, and check. He might have been just a stereotypical attractive, invincible, double-crossing villain except for one thing. He’s destroying Stefan by forcing Stefan to destroy himself. That is a mark of ingenious villainy. The scene where Stefan was shaking on the floor and desperate for more human blood? Oh my gosh that was creepy. The fact that Klaus would rather reduce him to such a state than kill him is what makes him scary. I think he and Angelus would get along. I can’t decide which is eviler. Angelus enjoys the psychological torture, but he doesn’t show the same finesse in exploiting his victim’s weak spot to make the victim turn on himself.
-I have heard great things about Katherine and her relationship with both brothers, but I don’t think this episode showcased her enough for me to feel the love (not that I feel animosity). I did like the flashbacks with Damon. Mostly because Damon was adorable when he was tying her corset and chasing her. He reminded me of William, lovesick, nervous, unsure of his own appeal, desperate to please and to have, and so different (superficially) from his vampire self. Also, speaking of flashbacks, I also went gah when Damon bit Elena and was horrified when he realized what he’d done.
-I like the darkening eyes with fangs thing. Makes the vampires actually look freaky. The way they should (cough*sparkle*cough).
-I didn’t expect to like Paul Wesley (he looks like a dumb jock to me), but I did. I also didn’t expect to care about Nina Dobrev, but she impressed me. I figured I would like Ian Somerhalder (Boone was one of my favorite characters on Lost, and I actually stopped watching the episode before he died, partly b/c I knew it was coming), and I did.
I think this episode of TVD excited me more than most of the SPN episodes I’ve watched combined. SPN has given me a ton to think about, but few episodes have left me excited. I don’t know what that says; possibly that I like vampires more than I thought I did; more likely, that I need women in my shows. Most likely, it’s that I need romance. Don’t get me wrong, I love sibling relationships, and Dean & Sam is interesting, but romance, or the possibility of it, is what fuels my fandom heart. For example, I watched Star Trek: Enterprise faithfully all four years b/c I’m a Trekkie, but I was most invested and excited when Trip/T’Pol started. OTOH, I don’t really give a rat’s ass about Booth/Brennan on Bones anymore… In any case, it’s interesting because I’m not the same way when reading. With the exception of Georgia, my favorite books in the world (Harry, The Westing Game, Bartimaeus, Artemis Fowl, The Hunger Games, Georgia Nicolson) all have friendship, not romance, at the heart of them. There are very few flat-out love story novels I can stomach. I prefer my romance to be a subplot. When it comes to TV, however, I need the love.