Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 249 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Yeah, I Don't Do Teen Drama
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 5 | Aired on 2012.11.08
Whitmore College. Bonnie is flipping through Professor Shane's book, Book of the Occult. When she's all, "I can't believe you wrote a book," I'm all, "I can't believe you said that, because he's a college professor. Publishing really isn't an amazing feat among their breed, Bonbon." Shane said he's written three, but the other two are too mortifying to display (and don't let the closed captioning lead you to believe otherwise). He confiscates her cell phone and then serves Bonnie some tea he got from Aborigine Spirit Guides in Australia. "Trust me. It's better when you smoke it, but I'm trying to be a role model." He's trying to help her get her ju-ju back, so he takes out a metronome and asks her what she knows about hypnosis. He thinks she's afraid to practice magic because of the witch spirits threatening her Grams. She just needs to confront that fear, and that guilt, and..."Remove it." No, really. He says it in bold italics, just like that. Bonnie kind of brushes back her hair as she expresses doubt that this will work. Shane directs her attention to the table between them and says, "How'd you like to put that earring back on." She looks down and then across at the professor, and then smiles.
Mystic Falls. Stefan's downtown, talking to Klaus, who is still at his Italian dig. Stefan wants Klaus to get the hybrids on board with Stefan's plan because since he can't tell anyone anything, he can't guarantee that Damon or Tyler won't kill Connor.
Alaric's Apartment. Oh. Okay. So, are they still paying rent for a dead guy? I guess maybe Alaric hasn't been dead all that long, and maybe Elena and Jeremy even own the building, but still, this caught me by surprise. I like that the show keeps hitting Alaric's loss, though. It distracts me from Elena's COMPASSION. Speaking of Elena, she's looking out the window and notices that Stefan's talking on the phone. When she wonders with whom, Damon says, "Bonnie, hopefully. Maybe she's decided to make herself useful, again." Hee. Some fans get so pissed when Bonnie is reduced to a utility character. In terms of storytelling, I get that feeling, and maybe even share it to some degree. That said, I love when Damon talks about her like she's nothing but his tool. It's just so Damon.