Now that Elena’s forgotten Damon, let’s see how this affects everyone around her. My guess is that they give her some sort of intervention by mid season. Taking bets on how long it will be! Anyway enough speculation, let’s discuss:
– Ok, we see you Stefan! He’s becoming a bit of a badass now that he has his Ivy’s death to avenge. Nothing gives a vampire more purpose than having a score to settle.
– Less than two seconds into the episode and it’s already weird to hear that Elena doesn’t remember loving Damon. She’s so…calm. It’s very Stepford and unsettling.
– Enzo and Caroline is not a couple anyone should ship for any reason. Sure, he fits her attraction to sociopath (Klaus, we love you!) but he’s a lesser vamp for sure.
– Seeing Tyler chase after Liv is already getting to a level of desperate that is alarming, even for him.
– “Hey Cutebrag,” just became a new bar pick-up line. Just say it to anyone with a chiseled jawline and it would probably apply to them.
– Bonnie and Damon shopping for food in an empty town is everything. We never see the characters do regular things, so this is a very special moment. Savored it.
– It was even weirder to see Elena talk to Stefan about missing Bonnie, forget Damon. The two of them dating always seems so long ago and in the world of the show it’s been almost two years! Don’t miss them as a couple at all though.
– “That’s a hell of a logic knot you tied for yourself.” Damon pretty much described the whole last season in a single utterance.
– Damon’s car appeared in the town. So, random things can pop up, we’re just not sure why. If Bonnie’s Gran created this world, did she mean for things to appear when they needed them? Something to think about.
– A new hang out spot with the swimming hole! It’s a place where every girl looks like shed’s out of a beer ad and the bikinis are the color of cotton candy.
– Word of the night scene definitely goes to “douchebag.” When Tyler can convincingly call someone else that 2 times in 10 seconds then he’s probably a douchebag.
– “I don’t want to sound like an alcoholic but will someone please do a shot with me” *claps* *snaps* Elena, we feel you.
– Cutebrag boy kissing Elena wasn’t out of nowhere but he can’t be the new love interest for the season. Smugness only looks good when you have the crazy eyes to match. Not everyone can be Damon.
– It’s official: Matt’s calisthenics group is really a group of vampire hunters. After Enzo stops Matt’s douchebag friend from killing Stefan, the gang has to get together to dispose of his body! #oldtimes
– Kai, the new guy in purgatory! His entrance has been one of the best in awhile. He’s a pork rind eating, walking “Baywatch” reference. But for some reason he wants to kill Damon and Bonnie. His appearance did bring back her magic though! It’s unclear why he’s a part of their world, or even where he’s been this whole time but he does add an interesting element to their duo.
– Caroline why couldn’t “I need you be” “I love you?” Her heart-to-heart with Stefan about wanting him to admit that he still cares for them was about the saddest thing I’ve seen. It was the very unsuccessful “I’m just a girl” speech. Stefan, love her!
– Compulsion no longer works on the regular folk of Mystic Falls! That seemed to be very much a “doh!” moment when they figured out that Sarah, the girl Elena attacked/Jeremy’s hook-up, would know that Elena was a vampire.
– Liv is falling for Tyler but there’s still a big ??? on their whole relationship/flirtation. Neither seems permanent enough to care about just yet. Tyler always has one foot off the show, so we’ll see.
– Caroline is finally coming back to school! Is she just living in the dorm or enrolling into classes? Prob not because no one is really in classes but from time to time it’s nice to pretend they are.
– Stefan the mercenary is kind of scary!! The way he shot down Enzo and handed him over to , the vampire hunter, was just a bit too cold. It was reminiscent of his days as “the Ripper.” Never go back to that place, VD.
This episode left us with more emotional questions for the characters while tying in the supernatural mystery of Bonnie and Damon’s groundhog day. Question is, when will they cross over? It’s fun to see them outside of the group but the gang needs to get back together. Wonder when that will culminate. Until next time!
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