Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: C+ | 367 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Race For The Cure
By Cindy McLennan | Season 4 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2012.11.01
Present. Klaus tells Stefan that Xander and The Five endaggered all of The Originals that night. He then mocks Rebekah's ability to choose men. Stefan exposits about the dagger not working on Klaus because he's a hybrid. Klaus confirms that's so, and in a flashback, we see him covered in blood. He takes the dagger out of Rebekah's chest. When she wakes, she asks what happens. Klaus points to Xander who has been impaled by his own sword, and tacked to the wall like a knickknack. And this scene pisses me off because 1114 Klaus scolds Rebekah and says it's because of her stupidity that the whole family was nearly wiped out, but wait just a gosh darned second. Granted, yes, Rebekah let Xander get close enough to dagger her, but that means the other 4/5s of the Originals let the other 4/5s of the Brotherhood get close enough to dagger them, too -- including you, Satan Klaus. And let's not forget that you all are supposed to be super strong, even stronger than regular vampires, so I'm just not going to let you play the blame game with Becky here. Well, I guess I can't stop you, because the scene has already been shot and has aired, but I won't indulge your rantings. So there.
Back in the present, Klaus continues to chew the heck out of the scenery as he convinces Rebekah to tell Stefan what, exactly, this weapon is that can bring about an end to the vampire species. Rebekah finally admits the weapon is a cure. Commercial.
Stefan insists there's no cure. Rebekah assures him it's true. Stefan wonders why they didn't search for it. Klaus blahs that once the hunters died, the maps disappeared from their bodies. Since they were dead, there was no pressing need to find the cure, and it hasn't come up over the past 900 years. Klaus then belittles Rebekah more for handing her heart to any man who looks twice at her. Rebekah snaps back that no, she clearly hasn't learned her lesson because she's stayed with Klaus all these years. She gets in a dig about Klaus leaving Finn daggered. Klaus proclaims Finn a dullard. Rebekah knows Klaus just wants the cure now, so he can cure Elena and she can once again serve as wet nurse to any new hybrids he might mass-produce. She tells her brother to shove his cure and stomps out. Klaus tells Stefan he'll need to get Rebekah to reveal where the sword is. He knows Stefan will help because this gives him a chance to save Elena from being a vampire, which may well destroy her and her all holy compassion. Ptui. We cut to...