Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 4 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Family Ties That Bind And Gag
By Cindy McLennan | Season 1 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.04.2010
After Damon leaves them in peace, Elena starts to say something about him to Stefan, but Stefan points to his ear -- to remind her about bionic vampire hearing. She resigns herself to their near lack of privacy, but when Stefan starts to get out of bed, she pulls him back down. When he tells her they shouldn't, she shushes him and points to her own ear. And you know, I believe Elena loves Stefan, but a little bit of me can't help thinking that a little bit of her is initiating this encounter not just because of her love, but because she wants to make Damon squirm. And if that's the case, you go, girl! They disappear under the sheets, with wordless sounds of enthusiasm. The lighting changes and we're in a...
1864: MYTHOLOGY MOMENT: Vampires can be ticklish. This mythology moment is brought to you by Damon, Katherine and her beautiful corset. They're in bed fooling around, and when she tells him to stop tickling her, he challenges her. "Make me." So she straddles him and vamps out. He looks at her in wide-eyed wonder and caresses her vein-y face, but soon there's a knock on the door. It's Emily Bennett, interrupting them to announce that a "Miss Pearl," is there to see Katherine. Katherine might be an evil blood-sucking fiend and a slave owner, but she must use a lighter hand in her second appalling role than in her first, because Emily does not bother to act deferential; she doesn't try to hide her awareness, amusement and delight that Katherine is bedding a Salvatore son in their father's home. After a few, Katherine (now dressed) greets Pearl (Kelly Hu), who immediately suggests they talk outside. Katherine asks Emily to tell Mr. Salvatore that she's stepped away. Emily smirks. "Which one?" Katherine returns the smirk. "Both." Emily nods knowingly and heads upstairs. Naughty, naughty, naughty.
Outside, Pearl reminds Katherine that people talk and it's clear she's carrying on with both Salvatore boys. She wants to know how long Katherine plans on staying in town. "It doesn't... help the situation." Katherine says that as far as anyone knows, she's an orphan from Atlanta who lost her family in the fires. Pearl says, "A match you lit, no doubt." She then interrupts Katherine's laughter to address her daughter who is approaching a horse. "Honey, please be careful." Just to torture us (because we already know she must be Anna), the daughter doesn't turn around. Pearl then informs Katherine that Honoria Fell has brought some elixir to the apothecary to sell on the cheap to all the townies. Pearl makes Katherine try it on her wrist. It burns! Awesome. I think I like you, Pearl. You should have told her to put it on her face. The two decide the humans know about vampires and are trying to find them. Although Katherine thinks the Vervain is inconvenient, she doesn't want to move on yet. She likes it here, because duh... she's bedding both Brothers Salvatore. Just then, they're interrupted by Pearl's daughter. She is Anna (Malese Jow), like we knew she would be. And we cut to...