Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT How I Met Your Mother
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.06.2010
...Or not. Outside, Isobel Stealth Salvatores her buzzkill ex, but Alaric refuses to do her bidding. Dizzy Miss Izzy changes his mind by vamping out, grabbing him by the throat and shoving him up against the car. This show cannot get enough of characters throttling one another. Finding fresh ways to describe the same, stale movement is becoming a giant pain in my neck. Bah dah duh. Isobel: Do it or I'll kill off the whole town, starting with your students. That's harsh, dude. You know he can't be tenured yet. She throws him to the ground and saunters off. When her note to Elena starts to blow away, Alaric grabs it, and gets back on his feet.
Gilbert Gables; Elena's Room; Day: Our girlfriend, Elena, is on the phone explaining to someone that she has to help build the Miss Mystic float for the Founders Day Parade, or face the wrath of Caroline. "But I wanted to check in, first." We cut to...
Mossy Manse; Stefan's Room: It's not Stefan who Elena has been chatting up. It's Damon. "Oh, well I'm doing great." He smiles and makes flirty eyes, even though this isn't a teleconference. "Thanks for asking." Elena was checking on Stefan though, so Damon says, "Oh him? He's terrible.... He's just back to -- boring, straight-laced, off the junk." At Gilbert Gables, Elena smiles and rolls her eyes. Damon tells her: "You've successfully cured him of any anything that was interesting about his personality." Elena sing-songs: "Don't forget who helped me." Damon responds in kind: "I hate myself." He chuckles softy, smiles at the phone and lowers his lids like you do when you're talking to your BIGGEST CRUSH EVER, then finds an excuse to prolong the conversation. "Hey did Uncle John mention anything to you about my field trip with the history teacher?" Elena says he hasn't, as she's been avoiding him. Damon would "love" if Elena could find out what John's up to. Just then Stefan walks in the room, freshly out of the shower and towel drying his hair. I'll give you a moment to admire him in his tank before I continue.... You ready? Okay. Elena tells Damon she's late and has to run. Damon: "Have fun with the Mystic Queen." A beat. "I know I did." Elena lets out a disgusted laugh and hangs up.