Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B | 284 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT This Is Better Than Mourning, How?
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2013.03.14
Outside the school, Stefan exposits about how impressed he is by Elena's plan to rejoin the squad, so she could feed on out-of-town vervain-free cheerleaders. One they've reached his motorcycle, Stefan tells Elena she's got to pick more private spots for her fun, and that he knows of a dive bar where she can feed. He tosses her a helmet, and as she catches it, he Stealth-Salvatores at her and injects her with vervain, "...to take the edge off." I wonder if Stefan had treated Elena like she deserves any agency, and had actually taken her to that dive bar, if she would have acted differently, but alas, we'll never know. We cut to...
Neighboring Grove Hills Trauma Center. Damon has his reasons for looking for the missing vampire there, but I won't bore you with them. It's Rebekah's response that's more fun. "Impressive. You're like Sherlock Holmes..." I'm about to object on behalf of my clients, Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey, Jr., but then the Original Vampire Barbie adds, "...With brain damage." Atta girl. At any rate, while checking out the Grove Hills blood bank, they find Mystic Falls isn't the only town whose blood supply has been stolen. Damon figures their guy wouldn't have had time to rob both hospitals, but on the plus side, this empty blood bank means the guy they're looking for is probably still nearby and hungry.
Rebekah remembers... her life, so she warns Damon that this better not be a wild goose chase. He insists that he wants to find the cure as much as she does, but Rebekah knows the sire bond is broken, so she has her doubts. "Why would you want to find the cure? You'd just cure her back to loving your brother. I think you're best off leaving it for me." As Damon watches Rebekah walk out, it is clear that he knows she has a point. We cut to...
Klaus Haus. Hayley criticizes all of Klaus's art work, except for one painting of a lonely shadow figure. Bah. Then Klaus natters about control and art and life. Hayley mocks Klaus's Let Me Show You My Etchings seduction technique, then tries to argue for Tyler's life. She figures Klaus hasn't killed Tyler yet because he doesn't want to forever alienate Caroline, but Klaus says sentencing Ty to paranoia and fear is true punishment. You know what else would work, Klaus? Recapping this dialogue. Talk turns back to Katherine and the network of allies that has helped her escape him lo these centuries. These two get more flirty as they try to come to a deal, but I'm just not feeling it. We cut to...