Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Moral Ambiguity For The Win!
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 2 | Aired on 09.16.2010
Carnival: Brick House and Tyler are over at an arm wrestling competition. First Tyler beats everyone. Then Brick House beats Tyler. Then Damon volunteers Stefan to wrestle Brick House, all in the name of science and sibling humiliation. And it works. Well, Stefan is surprised by Brick House's power and does draw on some of his own preternatural strength, but if you watch his face you can see he checks himself and decides to let Brick House win, rather than arouse suspicion. After, Damon rags on Stefan for not trying at all. Stefan explains he did, and that while Brick House doesn't seem as strong as a vamp, he's definitely stronger than a strong human. Now mind you, Stefan's the one who said Brick had a more-than-human strength, so it makes no sense that when Damon wonders what the Lockwoods are, Stefan mockingly answers, "Oh, uh... Ninja Turtles." Damon: "You're not funny." Well, he's not as funny as you Damon, but he can be amusing. This time though, he's just being obtuse. As if to prove my point, Stefan then says, "Or no -- zombies? Werewolves?" Damon frowns. "No comedic timing. At all." He's soon distracted by Carny Carter McDoomed. He pulls him aside, enthralls him and orders him to pick a fight with Tyler Lockwood and not to back down. Stefan tries to stop Damon, but he won't listen. He never does. He wants to see what happens when Tyler gets out of control. "Let's see who intervenes. Maybe it's the ambiguously gay duo supernatural mystery uncle."
School; Interior: This high school has the worst security, ever. Damon's just wandering the halls at night, during a carnival. He turns when he hears footsteps. It's Caroline, wearing different clothes since she left the hospital, so she must have gone home and gotten her mother to invite her in. Anyhow, Damon is all amused and smug, thinking his healing of Caroline is the big secret in the room. Poor Evil Pixie Monster. Betcha never saw this coming. Caroline reveals she is starting to remember when he compelled her, used her, abused her, chewed her up and spat her out. At first, Damon says this is impossible, but then he remembers what would make it possible. Finally, someone knows Caroline is a now a creature of the night. She's been waiting for them to notice her Eye Makeup of the Damned TM since she arrived. Sheesh. Once the realization dawns on his face, Caroline smiles and approaches him. "I have a message from Katherine. She said, 'Game On'." Before Damon can respond, Caroline throws him down onto his fine ass, looms over him and spits, "You suck." Oh okay, that was so lame it cycled right round to being awesome. Commercial.