OKay, I'll start off the review by saying that this is by far the best episode of this season, and to some, the whole series. This episode has both intense action and beautiful, touching moments. The exciting parts are mostly from the aftermath of Jo and Alaric's wedding where several conflicts and exciting twists occur. First off we have everyone's favorite new Villain Kai who's in danger several times this episode but always seems to have a plan B. Even though there's a lot of good action, the episode is mostly built around revisits and references to old happier times that occurred earlier. This jumping between happy/touching moments and intense action sequences can, to me, only be compared to the season three finale "The Departed". Of course, this wouldn't be "The Vampire Diaries" if the season didn't end with a cliffhanger but to my surprise, it wasn't as brutal and annoying as I thought it would be. As a matter of fact, that ending scene gave me new hope for a show I had lost faith in for a very long time.
