Damon and Stefan have to live with the consequences of Lily’s death, Caroline starts to experience hormones, Nora bonds with an unexpected person, and Mary Louise continues to support Julian.

So, in the future, Stefan is with Valerie? That was a little weird. I’m still trying to sort out how all of these people end up with each other. It occurred to me tonight that I have to wonder if these flash forwards are really flash forwards or if they are someone’s version of hell. I know, it’s seriously far-fetched and highly doubtful, but just one weird idea. Heck, this show has done weirder things, so it’s not exactly unprecedented.

Anyway, this week was Stefan’s week to be the impulsive and not exactly bright brother. Normally, Damon does the stupid and impulsive things, but not this week. Watching Damon play the sensible brother was definitely a little weird. I’m not entirely sure if Damon is really hiding from his true feelings or if he is so full of rage at Lily for everything that he just can’t manage to be sad about her death. And Stefan should know that Damon is not one to pretend emotions merely to mollify anyone. He’s much too direct for that. He may fake them to get revenge or something like that, but not for another reason.

Watching Bonnie and Nora bond was really fun. They definitely seemed to hit it off as friends until Stefan kidnapped Mary Louise. While I get that he did it to get to Julian, he should know that you never really get over someone you’ve loved intensely. Nora’s reaction was pretty much the same reaction she had when Damon and Bonnie ripped out the heart of the other male Heretic earlier this season. And did she get her revenge of Stefan. Stabbing him in the heart and sending him to his own version of hell in the Phoenix stone? Not fun.

Damon’s stabbing by Julian was equally not fun. His version of hell has got to be pretty bad. He has done all sorts of nasty things, so I don’t see him getting off lightly. Anyone want to bet that Julian is right and Lily will make an appearance in Damon’s hell?

Watching a pregnant Caroline was amusing. Her control freak tendencies kicked into seriously high gear and her hormones caused her to come really close to killing Alaric and other people. I don’t see how blood can be bad for the babies. Assuming her body acts the same as a human’s body, the babies should be shielded from any potential negative effects of the blood. I also can’t imagine the Gemini coven putting the babies into her without taking some sort of precaution to shield them from potential side effects of being in a vampire.

The show will be back on Friday, January 29, so I’ll see y’all then!

About The Author

Matthew Vandover

Television Reviewer

Matt Vandover has been writing television reviews since the first season of One Tree Hill in 2003. He started writing for one email lists and has expanded both the number of reviews he writes and where the reviews go. Matt has written reviews of One Tree Hill, Kyle XY, The Secret Circle, Ringer, The Tomorrow People, Under the Dome, Political Animals, and Life Unexpected as well as individual episodes of Supernatural, Glee, and several other shows. He currently writes reviews of Teen Wolf, Falling Skies, The Flash, Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, and The Originals. He has his own tv blog and currently writes for Pop-topia.com as well as The Rogers Revue.

Outside of TV reviews, Matt is the membership coordinator for the American Society of Addiction Medicine in Chevy Chase, MD and works for a local Huntington Learning Center as a tutor. He also volunteers as an election judge and as a judge for the county, state, and national levels of the National History Day competition. He also writes poetry, songs, and political commentary (among other things) on other blogs that he maintains. He also occasionally writes blog posts about cooking for the blog Journeying Beyond the Ashes.

When he is not writing, he enjoys relaxing with family and friends, reading his poetry at open mic nights, and watching a lot of TV. He is on Twitter and loves to hear people’s thoughts about what he writes, so please feel free to comment!

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