Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 241 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT In Which Everyone's Pretty And Nothing Hurts
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2013.03.28
After the break, Damon tries to get Rebekah to talk it over, but Rebekah tells him that her taking the cure is the best thing that could happen to him. He wouldn't want a human Elena running right back to Stefan. "Go on, Damon. Tell me why you want Elena to have the cure." With smoke still pouring off Damon's face, he can't answer. "Rebekah says, "That's what I thought." Uncorking the vial, she smiles as she raises it to her lips. Stefan arrives at the still open door and yells, "No!" but it seems he's too late. Rebekah downs it, gasps, doubles over, and falls unconscious on the couch. We cut to...
Klaus Haus. Klaus is trying to dig the stake out of himself, as Caroline ignores him. He cries that he can feel the splinters moving toward his heart, but when he begs her for help, she reminds him she wants his word, first (about Tyler). Klaus wonders why she thinks he won't break his word. Caroline tells him that if he wants to be friends, he first has to show her she can trust him. I am not sure how giving his word about Tyler does that, because as he just pointed out, he could go back on his word, but whatever. Instead, Klaus reminds Caroline that he's twice saved her life. She points out that her life was in danger -- both times -- because of him. When she wonders why he can't do the decent thing for once, Klaus cries, "Because Tyler Lockwood tried to kill me." Caroline says, "We've all tried to kill you, and you've tried to kill most of us." Yeah, and he succeeded in killing Jenna. He would have killed Elena, had Uncle Daddy not swapped his life, for hers (so he essentially killed Uncle Daddy). He turned Stefan back into a Ripper. His mother is responsible for Alaric's death. Then there are all those poor hybrids. But I digress.
Caroline says, "How do you think you deserve my friendship when you've done nothing to earn it?" Klaus gets so mad he forgets to suffer. Instead, he rises to his feet and marches up into Caroline's grill. "I will not have my hand forced by you or anyone else." Caroline yells right back at him. "What is wrong with you? I am reaching out to you despite everything you have done, and you still can't get out of your own way. God! I feel sorry for you." Caroline turns as if to leave. Klaus screams at her not to turn her back on him. She yells that she should have done so ages ago.