Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: C | 106 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT The Human Diary
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 9 | Aired on 12.05.2013
The party inspires Enzo to come up with an escape plan. Enzo says their daily ration of blood is just enough to survive, but if one vampire were to drink two rations a day, next year on New Year's Eve that one vampire will be strong enough to fight back. Enzo -- who really is pretty appealing -- suggests they play, "Scissor, paper, stone, to decide," at which point I yell, "You're in America. Speak American!" Damon wins at Rock, Paper, Scissors. Enzo gives Damon his ration, with a "Cheers." In the present, Elena asks if it worked. Damon's answer is vague. All that matters is he got strong and got out. We cut...
Upstairs. Wes gives Aaron another birthday present. It's an old watch that once belonged to his great-grandfather. "It's a safety precaution for use in vampire research." So, does it double as an actual vampire compass, or is it stuffed with vervain, or does it shoot mini-stakes out of the stem? What? What? What is it?
Aaron considers the watch for a moment, until something in the dossier catches his eye. It's a newspaper article about his parents' death at the Anna Ruby campground. Beneath it are crime scene photos of his dead parents. Aaron realizes it wasn't an animal that did them in. Maxfield says, "I found them, Aaron. I found you next to their bodies. As soon as I saw them I knew vampires attacked them. That's why I continued your father's work, so this would never happen again. I hope you'll join me." Aaron turns and applies a left hook to Maxfield's smug face. With the bad doctor down for the count, Aaron grabs a gun and some ammo from the weapons cache. On his way out of the room, he also grabs the watch. Shoot them all, Aaron. I hope those are wooden bullets. Commercial.
When Stefan wakes in the safe, Katherine is next to him. Stefan looks from whatever that unidentifiable substance is to Kiki. I'd guess that it's old blood, but Caroline said she sanitized the safe, so I don't know what to think. I can't figure out why the camera keeps focusing on it. Why am I letting myself bother with it? Katherine says she and Caroline deciding locking Katherine in there with him was the only way.
Katherine tells Stefan not to get mad at her, because when he gets mad, he gets violent and rips off people's heads. God, Katherine… I hope you left your cell phone in Caroline's care. Stefan bangs on the safe and demands to be let out. Katherine keeps talking and tells him to get over his PTSD triggers so he doesn't kill her. Stefan tells her she's risking her life. Katherine reminds him she's already dying. Stefan pants. "I can't be in here, please." Katherine grins. "You're Stefan Salvatore. Suck it up." That's another bright moment in this episode of irk. Stefan's pants bloom into hyperventilation. We cut to the...