Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 96 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT A Touch of Grey Kinda Suits You, Anyway
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.07.2013
Katherine arrives at Whitmore House, or Whitmore Hall, or whatever it's called. The Security Guard, Diane Freeman, who was on the scene when Megan died, recognizes her as "Miss Gilbert," so Katherine wonders how they know each other. Diane reminds her. She's seems shocked that Elena is there, but Katherine plays it coy, and smiles brightly as she crosses the threshold. She sets off in search of food, while Diane stands at the door, clearly boggled.
Katherine is pigging out when Aaron (Dr. Maxfield's ward) sidles up to her -- amazed at her appetite and atrocious manners. Katherine asks if he's the sandwich police. Aaron says he's just wondering why Wes (Maxfield) told him to stay away from her. Katherine asks, "Do I know you?" Aaron is much more forthcoming with his name this week, and "reminds" her they met yesterday. "You changed your hair. It's..." Katherine covers for "Elena's" memory lapse and wastes no time asking Aaron if he's there for the secret society. When he says he has no idea what she's talking about, Katherine says he's either clueless or good at keeping secrets. Then she coughs out a tooth! That's not a euphemism. And because TVD is bound and determined to gross me out whenever possible, Katherine doesn't even cough it into a napkin. I'm a little annoyed by this scene. I get it, Katherine's appetite is voracious. I like that bit of characterization, but she was stuffing her face in a way that -- well, in a way that she's just too vain to do. And now she's spitting a tooth out into her bare hand, rather than a napkin. That's not Kiki. Even though she turns from Aaron, he can see the tooth too. When he asks about it, Katherine is too upset to answer and rushes out.
Back at the cabin, Tessa and Stefan sit on the couch, and leaf through a book, while Elena sits a ways off, on the floor. As Tessa marvels at modern foodstuffs like pineapple pizza, she notices Elena's pout and says, "Why so sad? Gluten-free?" Ha. Elena ignores the mockery and asks Tessa how she came back to This Side from the Other. Q says that while Bonnie was preoccupied with bringing back Jeremy, she just waltzed on over. Come on, Elena. I've been saying it for weeks. Performing that spell didn't kill Bonnie. It just opened a door for Q to trade Bonnie's life for her own. You're almost there, girl. You can do it. She's too sad about Bonnie to get all the way there just yet. Instead, she quietly chides Q for screwing up their plans to bring back Bonnie. "You told my boyfriend, who has never put anyone's life before mine -- including his own -- to kill Silas before he could [bring back Bonnie]. So no, I'm not sad about the pizza." Stefan is moved by Elena's story, so he tries to distract Q from any more taunting, by getting her focus back on food. He offers to cook for her. Q proposes "Roasted duck." Stefan asks if she has a duck. Q smiles. "No, but maybe I could lure one inside. I got Elena in. How much smarter could a duck be?" Hee. Elena looks away and tries to ignore them both. We cut to the...