Y’all it’s a flashback/throwback to 1994 in this episode! They writers must be picking up on the fact that the 90s are back in full force (did anyone else freak out that S Club 7 is reuniting?) and they finally revealed what this day meant to Damon. Let’s discuss:
– This Kai guy is too smug. How are you gonna tell someone you need their help to get back to the living world but act like a you’re entitled to it? How rude.
– 90s Stefan pretty much looks like present day Stefan. His hair might have been puffed up a little higher a la Luke Perry.
– And of course, 94 Stefan and Damon were fighting and Stefan needed Zack, their distant relative, to live in their house to expel Damon if need be. These two bros are their own version of Cain and Abel but with tight jeans and well coiffed hair. Another “of course” is that Damon was on a bender, feeding off of humans all willy-nilly.
– Elena is back at her best self: harassing people to “be okay” when she can’t handle her own shiz. Classic Elena. She can’t seem to wrap her head around that since Stefan HAS been a vamp for so long, he knows you have to reinvent yourself every 30 years and leave towns. Duh. Vamp basics 101. And hello, Stefan Cooper!
– Everyone’s missing! Caroline, that chick Sarah who knows that Elena is a vamp and Enzo. Everyone needs a tracking device, it’s clear.
– Only a dude on VD can look good while pretending to puke their brains out. Jeremy’s hangover was quite dramatic but a good excuse for Alaric to take him to see the beautiful doctor, . But if there’s one thing this show has taught me, it’s NEVER TRUST DOCTORS. They only want your blood for testing.
– Stefan playing “career talk” with Elena was kind of cute. Pretending that she’ll work one day is actually the sweetest. So was his fake proposal. #alternateuniverse
– 1994 Damon needs a sponsor. And one of those little coins to carry around to remind himself of all the people he drained.
– “You’re not used to guys hitting on you.” Damon is at his cattiest with Bonnie. It’s cute BFF bonding banter.
– Kai’s a murderer! He killed his own family/coven and the Gemini coven banished him to May 10, 1994 as his personal hell.
– What a “Karate Kid” moment when Alaric and Jeremy were fighting in the woods together! All that rage and sweat and resentment over the women they loved! Pure beauty.
– Stefan also had his own “Fight Club” moment when he was trying to get a guy to kick his ass but Elena stepped in. Good ol’ Elena!
– They didn’t bury the lead with this one. A least 3 other times Bonnie and Kai guessed that Damon killed Nephew/Uncle Zach’s preggo girlfriend. And they were right! That’s what caused Stefan to leave Mystic Falls 15 years ago until Elena was almost legal.
– Matt is such a little detective. He should have a spin-off show where he’s solving mysteries by stumbling on the crime scene just like he does in this show. But we did find out that the new guy, Tripp, got his memories back when he stepped back into Mystic Falls and remembered that vamps killed his wife. And he’s holding Enzo hostage, which is probably always the right thing to do. Enzo must be hella dumb because that happens to him a lot.
– Thank goodness Stefan revealed to Elena that she was in love with Damon. Not sure how long I could handle this plot line. Writing herself a diary was a little much but then again, Elena’s pretty basic so it makes sense.
– Oh this Sarah chick is important! Damon killed her mom back in 94. Little miracle baby! Vampires out to ruin old girl’s life. AND she’s related to the Salvatores. Probably more of a curse than a blessing. But hot uncles/cousins? That’s not a thing but whatever.
– Bonnie is starting to see HOPE for Damon. Are we going down a potential couple thing? They have to stick together at least so Kai doesn’t use Bonnie’s magic and kill them.
– Why would Enzo turn Gabby? Do we need another vamp on this show? There must be another end game.
One more thing: find Caroline ASAP! She is the heart of this show, otherwise that it was all good. Until next time!
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