Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 561 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT The One I Watch Through My Fingers
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2012.10.18
While Stefan and Damon whisper-bicker about Elena, our girl is up front, struggling as she delivers the impromptu eulogy. She's having a hard time, not only because she's transitioning, and not only because impromptu eulogies are difficult in and of themselves, but also because she can smell April's blood. Our whole Fellowship of the Falls can. Connor continues to take aim. April's blood drips down from the ceiling. Damon warns Stefan not to turn around, because he knows this is a trap. Commercial.
When Elena sees the blood, her game face starts to emerge. Stefan retrieves her from the podium. The minister or priest asks the congregation to rise and open their hymnals. The choir sings. Back in the pew between Stefan and Matt, Elena confesses she can't deal with the smell of the blood. Stefan tries to help her to focus and control her bloodlust, but she's starving, so she can't. It's then that my Pudding Pop Matt offers his throat to Elena. He holds her as if he's comforting her, and finally, Elena gets fresh blood, warm from the vein. Connor watches the scene, but he can't see anything incriminating. In the recaplet, I already raved about how much I love that Elena feeds on a willing Matt, so I won't repeat myself, but I regularly take the writers to the woodshed, so it's only fair that here, I rise and given them a standing ovation. There is nothing wrong and everything right with this choice. Thank you, Show.