Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B- | 9 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Have You Heard Of Switches?
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 1 | Aired on 10.11.2012
Anyhow, Elena says it sucks that she can't see Stefan right now. And why not? I get why he can't bust out of the cell, but even breathing in vervain, I'm finding it hard to believe he can't bust through some (sort of rotted looking, and at least certainly dry and splintery) barn boards. I could bust through those and I'm old and weak. Stefan ignores me and tells Elena, "I'm smiling." He leaves out the detail of his single, perfect, manly tear. Elena says she's smiling too. Across the way, Rebekah is overcome by this touching scene and not nearly as eye rolly as I am, so let that be a lesson to me.
Outside, Matt and Damon arrive in front of the house. Getting out of Damon's car, Matt points out that they're unarmed. "So, we just storm the place with zero weapons?" Damon looks at the boy. "Nah. We don't need weapons, just bait." He charges at Matt and bites his throat. I spend a half hour writing Damon's name and crossing it out. It goes something like this: Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon. You get my drift. Commercial.
Rev opens his door, to see Damon's lips still dripping with Pudding Pop blood. Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon Damon I'm on a break from Damon, so I'm not transcribing any of his banter. His point is that if the Rev gives him Stefan and Elena, he'll spare Matt's life. Just then, I think it's a minion -- someone shoots Damon. I spend a half hour writing minion and surrounding it with sparkles and pink ribbons, and I don't even like the minions.
Which-House-Witch-House. Bonnie chants. Jeremy kvetches about how this is black magic. No one on the writing staff seems to flinch about having a white male tell and African-American female that she's using black magic. Tyler returns to his own bod. Caroline notices the change first, but soon Tyler falls over. Bonnie keeps chanting. Ghost of Grams returns and tells Bonnie she warned her to stay away from this stuff. She grabs Bonnie's hands, and can't let them go. Jeremy (who can usually see ghosts) doesn't seem to be able to see Grams, and insists Bonnie stop. Caroline asks Bonnie what's happening. Bonnie's arms begin to shake, as do Ghost Grams'. The magical trail moves from Bonnie's arms to Grams' arms. Jeremy: "Bonnie, stop the spell." Grams: "You made your choice. Now they're taking it out on me." Grams writhes in pain. The trails make their way up her face. She cries out. Bonnie: "I'm sorry, Grams." Bonnie begs for whatever it is to stop giving Grams a henna tattoo, as Grams is allergic. (Yeah, I dragged that joke over from the recaplet, but come on.) When Ghost of Grams disappears, Bonnie falls to her knees, sobbing, "What have I done? What did I do?"