Damon was kind of a jerk to Stefan (by encouraging him to drink human blood when Stefan was attempting to stay away from it), but then what else do we expect from Damon but jerkiness? Ian Somerhalder was making some weird mouth movements during this scene (especially when he said the word "indulged").
Hey, David Anders! Good to see Sark from Alias again (albeit with Anders' natural American accent, rather than the British accent he put on for Alias). I liked Jenna and her pretending to be happy to see Uncle John.
Shame that we missed Vicki's funeral, but oh well.
Good to see Elena and Alaric sharing some one on one time.
I enjoyed Jenna throwing stuff at John during dinner.
Poor Elena and Stefan. I knew their scene wasn't going to end well. Stefan was just doing *too* good a job of acting fine, then it all went to hell in a single moment (which reminded me of a similar - though somewhat different - scene in Twilight, between Bella and Edward).
Damon managed to get two amusing lines in a row when he turned up at Elena's place and said, "You ask, I come. I'm easy like that." and then when he said, "No, Elena, I will not...go to your...bedroom with you." (purposely, so Jeremy would overhear). His delivery of both lines was what made them so good. He continued to amuse in Elena's bedroom, playing around with her bear, her bra and her pictures.
That's it, Stefan, drink the grog to take your mind off the blood.
I'm glad Elena told Jeremy about her being adopted and he was cool with it. See, this is when I can stand him - when he's being an actually *likeable* brother to Elena. Their brief scene together, as they were out walking, was one of the very few times I didn't mind him.
Stefan and Damon showing up at the Founders' Day party together, bickering, and then Stefan walking off with yet another glass of alcohol were all good. Even better, though, was Drunk Stefan and his interaction with Elena, then him compelling the guy to play better music and dancing with Matt's mum. Shame that things had to turn uncomfortable for Elena when her "alcoholic vampire boyfriend" started using compulsion all willy-nilly (though, to be fair, that guy deserved to be compelled into apologising to Elena. He was being a jerk for no reason).
Nice use of Paramore.
Damon was amusing again with his dead-on impression of Jeremy (and his "I know! I know! Me!" answering to the question that had been asked by Jeremy in regards to who would do such a thing as bury Vicki out in the woods).
Loved Damon and John's exchange. Especially when Damon just sort of casually accepted that John was filled with Vervain (had he attempted to bite him) and the way he similarly threatened to rip out John's throat in such a casual manner. Was NOT expecting Damon to swiftly snap John's neck and toss him over the balcony (though, by now, NOTHING Damon does should surprise me). Poor David Anders. First Heroes, then 24, now TVD. He's just not having a fun time lately.
Finally, a good scene involving he-of-the-perpetually-bad-attitude aka Tyler (although Melinda Clarke was doing most of the heavy lifting. She was what made the scene so good). Then things actually got interesting when Elena and Matt caught Kelly and Tyler smooching and Matt punched Tyler (yay!).
I just KNEW the minute Matt wondered where his injured and bloodied mum was, she would be running afoul some vampire...I just wasn't expecting it to be Stefan. Paul Wesley was downright creepy-looking when he bent down in front of Kelly. He can really play the darker side of Stefan when the occasion calls for it. He also did good with the licking-blood-from-his-fingers bit.
Glad that David Anders isn't dead (again)! About time he stayed alive. And Damon's reaction was great (as was the expression on his face whilst taking in John's non-deadness as John made his speech). Then Damon and Alaric talking/discussing John's ring? Also neat.
Can't say I felt too sorry for the jerk getting his fist crushed by Stefan.
Melinda Clarke was excellent in the scene towards the end, where Matt kicked Kelly out of the house. Matt's pretty boring on his own or with Caroline, but his scenes with his mum make him more interesting.
I liked John's attitude towards both Damon and Alaric and his calling their "clever high-speed-snatch-ring-vamp-kill move" before they even tried it. Also good was his "Guilty!" (when he admitted to being the one who sent Isobel to Damon to become a vampire). Alaric was giving some nicely emotional facial expressions during the scene.
Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley were both excellent in their scene at the end there.
Bad Stefan! Bad, human blood-addicted Stefan! Nice cliffhanger-y ending and a really good episode overall. This show hardly ever stops being awesome.
Hey, David Anders! Good to see Sark from Alias again (albeit with Anders' natural American accent, rather than the British accent he put on for Alias). I liked Jenna and her pretending to be happy to see Uncle John.
Shame that we missed Vicki's funeral, but oh well.
Good to see Elena and Alaric sharing some one on one time.
I enjoyed Jenna throwing stuff at John during dinner.
Poor Elena and Stefan. I knew their scene wasn't going to end well. Stefan was just doing *too* good a job of acting fine, then it all went to hell in a single moment (which reminded me of a similar - though somewhat different - scene in Twilight, between Bella and Edward).
Damon managed to get two amusing lines in a row when he turned up at Elena's place and said, "You ask, I come. I'm easy like that." and then when he said, "No, Elena, I will not...go to your...bedroom with you." (purposely, so Jeremy would overhear). His delivery of both lines was what made them so good. He continued to amuse in Elena's bedroom, playing around with her bear, her bra and her pictures.
That's it, Stefan, drink the grog to take your mind off the blood.
I'm glad Elena told Jeremy about her being adopted and he was cool with it. See, this is when I can stand him - when he's being an actually *likeable* brother to Elena. Their brief scene together, as they were out walking, was one of the very few times I didn't mind him.
Stefan and Damon showing up at the Founders' Day party together, bickering, and then Stefan walking off with yet another glass of alcohol were all good. Even better, though, was Drunk Stefan and his interaction with Elena, then him compelling the guy to play better music and dancing with Matt's mum. Shame that things had to turn uncomfortable for Elena when her "alcoholic vampire boyfriend" started using compulsion all willy-nilly (though, to be fair, that guy deserved to be compelled into apologising to Elena. He was being a jerk for no reason).
Nice use of Paramore.
Damon was amusing again with his dead-on impression of Jeremy (and his "I know! I know! Me!" answering to the question that had been asked by Jeremy in regards to who would do such a thing as bury Vicki out in the woods).
Loved Damon and John's exchange. Especially when Damon just sort of casually accepted that John was filled with Vervain (had he attempted to bite him) and the way he similarly threatened to rip out John's throat in such a casual manner. Was NOT expecting Damon to swiftly snap John's neck and toss him over the balcony (though, by now, NOTHING Damon does should surprise me). Poor David Anders. First Heroes, then 24, now TVD. He's just not having a fun time lately.
Finally, a good scene involving he-of-the-perpetually-bad-attitude aka Tyler (although Melinda Clarke was doing most of the heavy lifting. She was what made the scene so good). Then things actually got interesting when Elena and Matt caught Kelly and Tyler smooching and Matt punched Tyler (yay!).
I just KNEW the minute Matt wondered where his injured and bloodied mum was, she would be running afoul some vampire...I just wasn't expecting it to be Stefan. Paul Wesley was downright creepy-looking when he bent down in front of Kelly. He can really play the darker side of Stefan when the occasion calls for it. He also did good with the licking-blood-from-his-fingers bit.
Glad that David Anders isn't dead (again)! About time he stayed alive. And Damon's reaction was great (as was the expression on his face whilst taking in John's non-deadness as John made his speech). Then Damon and Alaric talking/discussing John's ring? Also neat.
Can't say I felt too sorry for the jerk getting his fist crushed by Stefan.
Melinda Clarke was excellent in the scene towards the end, where Matt kicked Kelly out of the house. Matt's pretty boring on his own or with Caroline, but his scenes with his mum make him more interesting.
I liked John's attitude towards both Damon and Alaric and his calling their "clever high-speed-snatch-ring-vamp-kill move" before they even tried it. Also good was his "Guilty!" (when he admitted to being the one who sent Isobel to Damon to become a vampire). Alaric was giving some nicely emotional facial expressions during the scene.
Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley were both excellent in their scene at the end there.
Bad Stefan! Bad, human blood-addicted Stefan! Nice cliffhanger-y ending and a really good episode overall. This show hardly ever stops being awesome.
