Writers: Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec
Grade: A
Though this is the first of many Stefan/Elena “breakups,” at least it’s one that was both completely valid and inevitable. New boyfriend telling you he’s a vampire is a pretty solid reason to break things off, because it’s scary either way. Either he’s nuts, he’s got a twisted sense of humor that borders on sociopathy, or he can rip your throat out and drink your blood. Stefan and Elena talking about the nature of vampires in the outdoor seating area of a restaurant was a little odd for me, though, but maybe that’s just because eavesdropping is practically a hobby of mine.
Their actual conversation was great, though, because it was clear that Stefan was struggling between wanting to give her enough information to keep her safe (garlic, crucifixes, mirrors, and holy water are all myths) and wanting to whitewash vampire nature so she won’t find him completely disgusting (he drinks animal blood, not human blood; Damon’s behavior with Caroline was actually pretty mild compared to what he could have done, and besides, she didn’t remember most of it). And because Elena has more than half a brain, she calls Stefan on this bullshit.
As for Damon, we see what he’s capable of at his nastiest when he takes care of the numerous bodies he drained, and we also see him at his softest, when he decides to heal Vicki with his blood, and even rests his chin on her head as she feeds. Even his decision to vamp her seemed driven by sympathy—he felt sorry for her and wanted to empower her. I also found it interesting that things didn’t get sexual with Vicki. The writer (or director) teased it by having them dance their way to the attic bedroom, by having her dance around his bed and then jump into it, but then he saw Stefan’s portrait of Katherine and got all woobie-like for a second, and if he’d had the urge to sleep with Vicki, it faded. (Although come to think of it, I’m not sure there was any definitive proof that he did anything with Caroline besides drink her blood.) After that, it was a slow-dancing heart-to-heart.
Miscellaneous Stuff
-Minor nitpick, but Vicki’s neck snapping sounded like someone clicking a heavy-duty stapler…
-A vampire compass… huh, wonder how that works.
-I call BS on Logan’s death. I know Aunt Jenna hasn’t had much to do yet, but that’s still a storyline stopped dead in its tracks if he’s really dead.
Quotes
Vicki: “Hey, why don’t you have a girlfriend? You’re, like, totally cool and so hot!”
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