Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT I Would Die 4 U
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.02.2010
School; Exterior: Matt meets up with Tyler. My poor Pudding Pop is tormented by guilt that he got drunk (Matt, you were COMPELLED BY A VAMPIRE BUT I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES YOU ENOUGH TO TELL YOU), and picked the fight with Tyler that resulted in Sarah's death. Tyler, who is always intense -- is far too casual in this scene. I mean after all, he's the one inadvertantly caused Sarah's death. He's all like don't worry about it, bro. Pudding Pop leaves him and runs into Caroline. They're both so sweet and full of longing, but Pudding Pop is struggling to hold back the tears because he's such a mess over everything that's happened. He excuses himself, leaving me and Caroline just bleeding for him. Oof.
Slater's Place; Richmond: Elena and Rose find Slater right were we left him -- lying dead on the floor with a stake through his chest. After the commercial break, the girls wander around, and then Elena tries to snoop around on Slater's computer, but it's password protected. Lucky for her, Slater's wannabe-vamp girlfriend, Alice, is wandering around. Surely, she'll come in handy.
Mossy Manse: Bonnie and Germ are with the Brothers Salvatore. She's going to create a potion (well, a powder -- must potions be liquid?) that will temporarily disable Katherine, so that the boys will have a better chance of getting out of the tomb without her killing them, or trailing along behind. She needs something that belongs to Katherine, so Stefan gives her that old picture. Of course Katherine had a picture of herself! Love it. Anyhow, Bonnie does the spell, and her nose starts to bleed -- which does not escape Damon's notice!
Grounds of the Old Lockwood Estate: Tyler and Caroline talk about her situation with Matt. He gets it -- she can't be with Pudding Pop because she can't be honest with him. Ooh, yeah, that's a budding triangle you're seeing. This show is overrun with them, but as long as they keep drawing them well, I'm fine with that. Anyhow, the kids go down into the Lockwood cellar, and inspect the restraints to see if they'll hold Tyler when he makes his transformation at the next full moon. They also find Mason's journal in which he's chronicled his life as a werewolf. Can there be pictures? I miss Mason. There's a SanDisk tucked into the back cover of the journal that may contain even more information.
Mossy Manse: Bonnie's bloody nose didn't escape Jeremy's notice, either. While the brothers load up the car with weapons and what not, Jeremy confronts Bonnie, but she shushes him, by placing her finger over his lips, because she doesn't want anyone else to know about her weaknesses. And Jeremy knows that, but he still nearly kisses the finger and really kind of looks like he wants to bite it. They have a little moment. He doesn't want her to get hurt, but she can't let Elena die. He sends Bonnie off to get something to contain the magical ash, and then scoops some into his own pocket, all sneaky like. Oh boy, what are you going to do?