Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 2 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT The Baby-Sitters Club
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.31.2013
Before Stefan gets out the door, where his shiny motorcycle awaits, he gets a call from Elena. He assumes she's calling to check on Damon, but for the first time in weeks, Elena has something else on her mind. Hooray. She tells him that Kol just tried to kill Bonnie and Stefan actually cares even though he doesn't know there's a current magical need for the shiniest tool in the shed. When Elena shares that Kol is intent on murdering anyone who wants to find the cure, Stefan agrees and tells her about how Klaus has assigned him to get the dagger from Becky, so they can disable Kol. As Elena relays her Cockamamie Kill Kol Plan, Stefan revs up his bike, I suppose to block Klaus's hearing. I suppose this is smart, but it takes me out of the moment, because I start thinking that Klaus is still down in the dungeon, then I wonder how vast the range is when it comes to vamponic hearing, when I should be paying attention to the show. Anyhow, Elena tells Stefan that Bonnie now thinks she has enough power to entrap Kol long enough to give Jeremy a clean shot at staking him. It's a pity that's not how it will play out, but I'm getting head of myself.
Stefan points out that although Klaus and Rebekah are dysfunctional, bickering lunatics, they put family first, and will wipe them all out of Kol is killed. Elena's plan has enough cockamaminess to cover that, too. Stefan needs to dagger Rebekah, with a little assistance from the other human tool, Matt. Bonnie has a plan to temporarily take Klaus out of the picture, too. Stefan's emerging feelings for Rebekah couldn't be more obvious if they were tattooed across his face in DayGlo. Fortunately, he's not using Skype. Elena goes on to say that once they have the cure they can use it against Klaus and Rebekah. Stefan finally agrees to play along, but wonders how Elena will manage to lure in Kol.
It's night now. Kol is walking down the street with his earbuds in when his phone rings. I love how everyone on this show has everyone else's phone number in their contacts, but this time, it makes some sense. Elena is calling from Jeremy's phone, and the writers hand Kol the Exposition Fairy Wand, so he can remind us that he and the Germ were "mates" in Denver. Once Kol realizes who he's talking to, he tells Elena that he was just thinking of ways to kill Jeremy but is happy to settle for ripping off his "illustrated arm." Why I... Nobody threatens either of Jeremy's beautifully buff arms. That's it. Kol is a monster and he needs to die. If thousands upon thousands of other vampires of varying degrees of monstrosity must die along with him, well, that's collateral damage I'm ready to accept. Get Wayne LaPierre on the horn. We need to fend off this clear and imminent threat to Jeremy's Second Amendment rights, provided we can correct the Constitutional spelling of what should clearly be bare. Anyhow, Elena says she needs to talk to Kol in person. "I want to call a truce in the name of Silas." What? Is she part of his cult, now? Does she think Kol is? What's up with that wording? Don't get me wrong, I understand why Elena invokes Silas just not how. Regardless, it does the trick for Kol who was already on the way to Gilbert Gables. When he rings the doorbell, Elena is startled as are Matt and Jeremy who have been readying weapons the whole time.