The Vampire Diaries 1:5
Posted by dorolerium on Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Damon is still locked up in the basement, and we learn that Stefan took his ring so he can’t go in the sun. Stefan explains that the idea is to starve Damon to…well, not death, but to the point where he is not a threat to anyone because he’ll be like a mummified vampire or something. I can’t help but think that in all likelihood, Stefan would save himself a whole lot of trouble if he’d just toss Damon into the sun at this point.
Mind you, as much as I talk about how Stefan should use this opportunity to destroy Damon, I don’t actually want him to. Damon is what makes this show remotely worth watching. Stefan is boring, like Edward Cullen, while Damon is exciting…like Angelus. And witty, he has the best dialog on the show!
Damon is obviously going to try to escape, so I don’t get why there’s no lock on the door to the room he’s in. There’s a little slot thingie to keep it shut, and in Damon’s weakened state I guess he can’t break it, but you would think that Stefan would lock the damn door and keep the key on his person. If he were smart. Because Zack gets tricked into going down there because Damon is coughing, and the only thing that saves Zack from dying is Stefan’s timely intervention. It’s so good his vampire instincts kick in!
I don’t know if it’s just that Stefan has forgotten what it’s like to eat people, or if he never mastered his powers, but before too long, Damon goes all calling to Caroline to help him escape. And it’s like Stefan didn’t see this coming, because there are no precautions against her letting him out. Stefan isn’t even paying close attention to her!
So Damon gets out, kills Zack, and goes to chase after Caroline but because Stefan has the gem of amara ring, Damon is stuck in the house. But since there are only so many hours of daylight, Damon gets out eventually and we can assume kills Vicky this time. Which is fine by me because she’s annoying. Hopefully Jeremy will flip out and either become a bad ass vampire slayer (without all his current whining), or just goes away. He bugs me.
Bonnie continues to light things on fire with her mind, this time a car instead of a harmless candle. Fortunately, Stefan is there to break her out of the trance. I actually like her powers, I think it’s interesting to have a witch on the show, cuz I think if you’re going to go vampires, go all out and make it totally paranormal.
In the meantime, Elena goes all investigative journalist on Stefan’s ass and figures out that he’s wicked old. Doesn’t seem like she actually figures out he’s a vampire, it’s more like a Bella Swan “I think he is but I’m not totally positive without his confirmation” kind of vampire thought process. Anyway, the episode ends with her confronting Stefan as he’s got a stake in his hand, ready to go chase after Damon.
If Stefan doesn’t just flat out tell her at this point, he is insane. With Damon back on the loose, and presumably really angry, Elena is going to have to find a way to uninvite him. Also the town watch people are still on the hunt for the Salvatore’s, so hopefully we see more of that too.
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