The Vampire Diaries 4x15 Review
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Well. That was a heart-breaking episode. So many tears starting with Matt arriving, crying when he sees Jeremy's body and Elena trying to comfort him that it'd be alright. And it doesn't get any better from there. This is probably not an episode I'm going to rewatch a lot but it was an excellent episode. The acting was amazing.
• Elena: Ouch. She stole the episode for me and ND did an amazing job with Elena's denial and grief. And then when she flipped her switch and was suddenly - blank. Creepy. I just wanted everyone to hug her. Why weren't they all hugging her?
• Matt: was amazing. His scene with Elena at the table was the lightest of the episode and gave me my only smile ("Poison your best friend once, and suspicion follows you forever."). I loved his scene with Elena at the stoner pit. That was perfectly done. Him bringing up Vicki was nice. I found his approach - offering Elena his support in her keeping hope alive - surprising but it also made complete sense and made me love Matt a little. Then he made me cry again when he broke down in his truck - because he called Elena his best friend but he and Jeremy have been getting increasingly close and that's another person Matt's lost.
• Caroline: I loved her little monologue on the porch about needing to get things organised. I liked her calls to Tyler keeping him updated on the situation. I loved her hug with Bonnie. I loved her 'wtf, no' reaction to Bonnie's plan. I loved her reactions during Elena's meltdowns. I didn't love that Caroline didn't try and hug Elena, or talk it out with her. I don't love that at the end she retreated to her bedroom instead of staying with Elena, or possibly more importantly, heading over to Bonnie's to try and help her.
• Bonnie: oh, Bonnie. She has gone completely over the bend. I mean she hugged Damon, lol. Which I loved.
• Stefan: His face while he watched Elena from the beginning till the end of the episode got to me. He still loves her (of course) and he wants to help he but knows he can't. I felt for but at the same time - hug her, damn it! Him keeping a distance, trying to be careful of her was not the right thing. I liked his little scene with Meredith.
• Stefan/Damon: They had a moment! It's been so long and it was lovely, understated scene. I loved the way that Damon said "She lost her brother." and you see it hit Stefan - not about Elena for that moment, but about Damon. That his brother was still there. And then Stefan reaching out (even if he couldn't finish his sentence) and Damon's "I know, Stefan." and it was all great. I really hope this means their on their way back towards reconciliation.
• Damon: using Rebekah as a shield amused me. It bothered me when he sent Stefan to take Elena home because it felt like a contrivance but then it was revealed that it's him having issues with his emotions so it ended up working for me. Of course he stayed behind to avoid dealing with feelings. It didn't bother me that Damon told/encouraged* Elena to turn off her emotions. I can see why it would bother other people, and why it should bother me but... eh, it didn't? It's Damon, see aforementioned 'feelings issues'.
*depending on whether the sire bond is real or not. Who even knows. Not me.
Other
• I loved the shot of Elena, Damon and Stefan walking out of her burning house. More of this please!
• I know logically why bringing back all supernatural characters who have died is a bad idea... and yet I seriously want it to happen. Jeremy, Jenna, Alaric(?), Rose, Anna, Pearl, Isobel, Sheila, Lexie, Vicki, Luca, Harper, Bree, Mason... so many characters back. So many characters I really love. Do it,show Bonnie, do it!
• It really upset me that Elena burned everything up. All the family photos, Jeremy's art, keepsakes, family heirlooms, all the stuff she probably kept of her parents/Jenna/John/Alaric's after their deaths. All the little things, all the important things, even all the everyday things. Everything that was imbued with memories - bad, yes but also so many good ones. She might not miss them now but she will one day and now she'll never get them back. Or, maybe she won't regret it. I hope not because she really doesn't need any more pain. When Stefan hung back I so wanted him to vamp speed into the house to grab some of those things.
• Why exactly did they need to cover up Jeremy's death? The mayor, the sheriff, the coroner, everyone important is in the know so... take him to the morgue, say he died in a car accident. Covered.
• Caroline asking what the smell was and Stefan's response, then later after Elena accepts Jeremy's dead and realises that she can smell him decomposing - they were both really horrifying moments.
• Shouldn't they all be more worried about Klaus? He just kind of disappeared. Is he supposed to be hunting Tyler right now? Looking for the Island? What? Because it was Elena/Jeremy who murdered his brother so considering his rage over it I'd think he'd be laying in wait.
• "But we're talking about Elena here. She feels grief more powerfully than anyone else." - Stefan Uh. What? *eyeroll* Whatever, Stefan.
Well. That was a heart-breaking episode. So many tears starting with Matt arriving, crying when he sees Jeremy's body and Elena trying to comfort him that it'd be alright. And it doesn't get any better from there. This is probably not an episode I'm going to rewatch a lot but it was an excellent episode. The acting was amazing.
• Elena: Ouch. She stole the episode for me and ND did an amazing job with Elena's denial and grief. And then when she flipped her switch and was suddenly - blank. Creepy. I just wanted everyone to hug her. Why weren't they all hugging her?
• Matt: was amazing. His scene with Elena at the table was the lightest of the episode and gave me my only smile ("Poison your best friend once, and suspicion follows you forever."). I loved his scene with Elena at the stoner pit. That was perfectly done. Him bringing up Vicki was nice. I found his approach - offering Elena his support in her keeping hope alive - surprising but it also made complete sense and made me love Matt a little. Then he made me cry again when he broke down in his truck - because he called Elena his best friend but he and Jeremy have been getting increasingly close and that's another person Matt's lost.
• Caroline: I loved her little monologue on the porch about needing to get things organised. I liked her calls to Tyler keeping him updated on the situation. I loved her hug with Bonnie. I loved her 'wtf, no' reaction to Bonnie's plan. I loved her reactions during Elena's meltdowns. I didn't love that Caroline didn't try and hug Elena, or talk it out with her. I don't love that at the end she retreated to her bedroom instead of staying with Elena, or possibly more importantly, heading over to Bonnie's to try and help her.
• Bonnie: oh, Bonnie. She has gone completely over the bend. I mean she hugged Damon, lol. Which I loved.
• Stefan: His face while he watched Elena from the beginning till the end of the episode got to me. He still loves her (of course) and he wants to help he but knows he can't. I felt for but at the same time - hug her, damn it! Him keeping a distance, trying to be careful of her was not the right thing. I liked his little scene with Meredith.
• Stefan/Damon: They had a moment! It's been so long and it was lovely, understated scene. I loved the way that Damon said "She lost her brother." and you see it hit Stefan - not about Elena for that moment, but about Damon. That his brother was still there. And then Stefan reaching out (even if he couldn't finish his sentence) and Damon's "I know, Stefan." and it was all great. I really hope this means their on their way back towards reconciliation.
• Damon: using Rebekah as a shield amused me. It bothered me when he sent Stefan to take Elena home because it felt like a contrivance but then it was revealed that it's him having issues with his emotions so it ended up working for me. Of course he stayed behind to avoid dealing with feelings. It didn't bother me that Damon told/encouraged* Elena to turn off her emotions. I can see why it would bother other people, and why it should bother me but... eh, it didn't? It's Damon, see aforementioned 'feelings issues'.
*depending on whether the sire bond is real or not. Who even knows. Not me.
Other
• I loved the shot of Elena, Damon and Stefan walking out of her burning house. More of this please!
• I know logically why bringing back all supernatural characters who have died is a bad idea... and yet I seriously want it to happen. Jeremy, Jenna, Alaric(?), Rose, Anna, Pearl, Isobel, Sheila, Lexie, Vicki, Luca, Harper, Bree, Mason... so many characters back. So many characters I really love. Do it,
• It really upset me that Elena burned everything up. All the family photos, Jeremy's art, keepsakes, family heirlooms, all the stuff she probably kept of her parents/Jenna/John/Alaric's after their deaths. All the little things, all the important things, even all the everyday things. Everything that was imbued with memories - bad, yes but also so many good ones. She might not miss them now but she will one day and now she'll never get them back. Or, maybe she won't regret it. I hope not because she really doesn't need any more pain. When Stefan hung back I so wanted him to vamp speed into the house to grab some of those things.
• Why exactly did they need to cover up Jeremy's death? The mayor, the sheriff, the coroner, everyone important is in the know so... take him to the morgue, say he died in a car accident. Covered.
• Caroline asking what the smell was and Stefan's response, then later after Elena accepts Jeremy's dead and realises that she can smell him decomposing - they were both really horrifying moments.
• Shouldn't they all be more worried about Klaus? He just kind of disappeared. Is he supposed to be hunting Tyler right now? Looking for the Island? What? Because it was Elena/Jeremy who murdered his brother so considering his rage over it I'd think he'd be laying in wait.
• "But we're talking about Elena here. She feels grief more powerfully than anyone else." - Stefan Uh. What? *eyeroll* Whatever, Stefan.
