Synopsis: Future!Caroline is engaged and gets hunted by the mysterious cross-killer. Back in the past (present), Damon tries to negotiate for Caroline’s (and Elena’s comatose body’s) freedom from Mommy Salvatore and her Witchy Backup Dancers. Rating: ★★★★☆ The writers are really into this framing plot device this season, and this […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… The Vampire Diaries
I swear that I will marry the person who makes a CliffNotes version of the nonsense on this show because these season catch ups are brutal and I selectively repressed most of last season’s convoluted mythology culminating in Elena’s unceremonious departure. It’s a glorious trainwreck and I can’t look away. […]
The Vampire Diaries: I’m Thinking Of You All The While Recap
Synopsis: Everyone dies. Well, at least Jo and Liv and Kai do. Elena gets off easy: she’s in a state of suspended animation until Bonnie dies. Rating: ★★★★☆ Well, at least we didn’t kill Elena. This episode was a downer if I ever saw one. Thanks, TVD writers. The scene […]
The Vampire Diaries: I’ll Wed You in the Golden Summertime Recap
Synopsis: Alaric and Jo are getting married! Too bad they can’t catch a break – Mommy Salvatore escapes and looks like she finally got what she wanted and Kai interrupts the nuptials. Delena talk about their future. Rating: ★★★★★ It’s wedding time! I’m a sucker for a good wedding episode […]
The Vampire Diaries: Because Recap
Synopsis: Stefan succeeds in flipping Caroline’s humanity switch back on, but it looks like the couple might not survive the fallout. Mommy Salvatore presents Elena with the Cure in an attempt to ruin her son’s relationship. In the end, Damon offers to take the Cure with Elena to live their […]
The Vampire Diaries: I Could Never Love Like That Recap
Synopsis: Damon and his mother finally manage to turn Stefan’s humanity back on, Elena (randomly) expresses her dissatisfaction with being a vampire, and the show violates the rules of its own universe by introducing a new species of superwitch vampires. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ It’s extremely obvious that Nina Dobrev announced that […]
The Vampire Diaries: A Bird in a Gilded Cage Recap
Synopsis: Stefan convinces Caroline to cut loose while Damon, Elena, Bonnie, and Kai go to the 1903 prison world to retrieve Damon’s mother and trap Kai for good. Rating: ★★★☆☆ This episode was a helluva lot tamer than I expected from the promos and the crew’s Twitter accounts. Sigh. We […]
The Vampire Diaries: The Downward Spiral Recap
Synopsis: Caroline’s friends have a conniption about her flipping her humanity switch, but it seems like she’s doing just fine until Stefan provokes her and Caroline retaliates. Damon learns why his mother is trapped in the prison world. Rating: ★★★★★ Caroline has her humanity turned off, and I swear on […]
The Vampire Diaries: Let Her Go Recap
Synopsis: Caroline and friends plan and execute Liz Forbes’ funeral before Caroline decides to turn off her humanity switch. Bonnie also escapes the prison world after she meets Damon’s mother. Rating: ★★★★☆ Wow, so Damon’s telling a lot of harsh truths this episode. After last week’s episode where Sheriff Forbes […]
The Vampire Diaries: Stay Recap
Synopsis of (6×14): Enzo starts his convoluted plan to corrupt Sarah Salvatore while Jeremy says goodbye to Mystic Falls. Staroline finally happens (squee!) before we close out the last of the Sheriff’s open cases, including the death of Elena’s parents, before Liz dies. Rating: ★★★★☆ TVD is pretty dark recently – […]
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