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What was that? No. Seriously. What was that? Here's the deal with recaplets. I typically watch once, spew back the plot, and maybe pepper the whole thing with some "review." Tonight, I cannot do that, so let me put you on pause, gentle readers, while I watch a second time. You ready? Okay!
See. You didn't even know I was gone. So, anyhow, Elena wants to kill Katherine, so Stefan takes her to Alaric's loft and makes her work out, but not because he wants Elena to kill Katherine, just because he thinks Elena needs to sublimate. She probably does, but I can't pay attention, because while I miss Gilbert Gables, I do dig Ric's loft. I hope Elena camps out there, season. I think it's in a building she inherited from her parents, so why the heck not?
Meanwhile, Rebekah is at the Grill, trying to flirt with Matt. I know she's moving on to The Originals series, but I wouldn't mind seeing her and Matt share some smoochies, before Season Gore Cure Bore is done. She's trying so hard, and Matt has been way too loveless, given his Matt-ness (and the fact that he's star quarterback).
Oh wait. I'm doing that thing where recaplet-me totally screws over recap me. I get it and refuse to continue it. Let's see. What is the nutshell? Okay. Since Katherine has Silas's tombstone, Bonnie has enough mojo to drop the veil to The Other Side, even before the full moon. But she's only dropping it temporarily, and just within the bounds of the Expression triangle. She has mystically linked herself to Katherine. I'm not sure why (I hope to understand by full recap time), but it does make things interesting, once Elena happens on the scene, tries to kill Katherine, and nearly kills Bonnie.
The rest of the Fellowship of the Falls are playing defense. The problem is, once Bonnie does her veil-drop, those dead supernaturals who are interested in Mystic Falls (Alaric, Kol, Grams, Jeremy, and eventually Lexi) show up. Clearly, Vicki, Jenna, Uncle Snark Daddy, and the others could not care less. Uncle Snark Daddy is now Frankenstein on Once Upon A Time though (my other show) so I guess I have to give him a pass.
Silas, however, is still terribly invested. Also, it seems like Bonnie's bluster about how Silas can no longer control her mind is just that. He has lulled her into a false sense of complacency, so he can continue to manipulate her. He also manages to compel Caroline to be a repeat-o cutter, but that will have to wait for the recap.
By episode's end, post-veil Kol nearly manages to kill Elena, but post-veil Jeremy saves her, I think. Then Stefan saves everyone, and maybe Damon does too, because he doesn't buy into Silas's impersonation of Ric (which is pretty deft of him, considering Damon also dealt with real post-veil Ric). Grams coaches Bonnie (and even white washes her use of Expression), but at the end of the day (and at the end of an episode that couldn't have evoked Buffy the Vampire Slayer more, had Joss Whedon penned it) Bonnie wants to have her cake and eat it too. She is convinced she can petrify Silas (correct), yet somehow bring Jeremy back to life. The spell KILLS BONNIE. But it "kills" her in a way that her ghost hangs around, because of that pesky veil. Haters, I feel you're being trolled, here. I just want to say that, now.
"The Walking Dead" is a confusing, madcap, rush of an episode. Two viewings in and I really can't summarize it (as you can tell from the above). All I can really remember is that Ric ends up handing the Cure over to Damon and telling him to get the girl. I'm all adrenaline and feelings, right now. I'm also wishing I hadn't given last week's episode an A+, because this crazy episode has me panting -- not only for more (which it does), but also just for a semblance of a clue.
There's so much more than Bonnie's death (or "death") including resurrected hunters. I'll be back with the full recap, ASAP. In the meantime, please grade the episode at the top of the page and then come on over to the forum, where we'd really appreciate it if you could tell us what just happened. In the meantime, I'd like to know what you think. Please tweet your reactions to me on Twitter
Want more? The full recap starts right below!Previously, on The Vampire Diaries, Elena cried. Fandom died.
Mystic Falls. Day. We open in Alaric's loft. Normally, I'd complain about this crew keeping Ric's loft, since no one but Matt knows how to put in a day's work, but I am pretending think it's in a building that the Gilbert parents owned, so I'm fine with it. Stefan has Elena running some training drills, which seems odd, even though she's managed to best an Original vampire (Kol), while he can't get a leg up on this baby vamp, unless he vervains her first. It's not about training, anyhow. In his attempts to get Elena to sublimate her desire to rip off Katherine's head, he has her smashing cinderblocks. The problem is, Elena is less into love and compassion and more into unwavering hatred, these days. Sometimes, I forget I love Elena (especially during this season -- season gore cure bore) Stefan reminds Elena that Katherine has 500 years or so (of strength) on her. Elena doesn't care. She just wants to kill Katherine and kickstart the fandom into full on revolt. Title card.
Grill. Even though he's forever alone, Matt schools Rebekah on the mercenary incentive behind graduation invites. When Rebekah tries to discuss their respective mothers, Matt is understandably stand-offish. We cut to the town square, where Caroline and Elena are addressing their graduation announcements. While Elena is done (on account of how everyone she's even tangentially related to is already dead and buried), Caroline is only on her second batch. No one, including Elena, cares that she's graduating. Elena tries to get Caroline to give up Katherine's location. Care Bear swears she doesn't know it, and orders her old friend to chill. We cut to the...
Woods. Dozen Dead Witches Glade. Katherine hears ghostly sounds before she finds Bonnie and asks, "Could you be any creepier," and "Why are we here?" Bonnie explains that in order to make Kiki immortal, she needs to talk to Qetsiyah (Q) and lower the veil to the Other Side. Bonnie exposits about the massacres (12 exploded humans, 12 hapless hybrids, 12 slain witches, 5 go-ollllllld rings) which form the Expression triangle. Once Bonnie harnesses the energy from all three points of the triangle, plus the juju in Silas's witch-ancestor-blood-filled tombstone, she can drop the veil between them and the Other Side (just within the triangle) to get what she needs. Kiki asks what that is, but Bonnie non-answers with some more about Silas's evil blah blah, then again demands the tombstone. Katherine doubts a 2,000 year old witch is going to do Bonnie's bidding and threatens to take her business elsewhere, because there's a really big market for Silas's tombstone. She tries to swan off but hits an invisible barrier. Bonnie explains that she's mystically linked herself to Katherine, "...which means you're stuck with me for the day. Silas can be anyone. If he gets in your head and figures out I don't need a full moon to do the spell -- it's over. Now about that tombstone?" We cut to the...
Hospital. Stefan arrives to find Damon waiting for him. Big bro announces, "You just missed the donuts." I guess he doesn't have any shirtless scenes in his immediate future. I'll spare you their bickering. Thank goodness Liz arrives to break it up and spare me. Since Silas raided the blood banks however long ago that was, the hospital has kept them empty. Is it just me, or does that sound like criminally negligent malpractice. What if someone comes in with severe blood loss -- hardly rare in any hospital, never mind one set on a hellmouth in a vampire infested town? And to what end -- anyhow? If a starving vampire shows up and there's no blood in storage, will he just go away? To prove my point, Liz tells the boys someone broke in and drained five patients. Stefan figures Silas is fueling up for something big. Damon explains about the veil dropping spell. Liz doesn't understand, because like us, she's been watching all season, so she realizes the mythology has turned into a tangled, unsauced, unbuttered bowl of spaghetti. Since he's of Italian descent Damon, gets the spaghetti myth on a visceral level, and tries to explain Silas's aversion to the supernatural purgatory that is the Other Side, but I'd rather just look at our Evil Pixie Monster. Wouldn't you? Liz just wants to know when it all goes down. Damon answers, "full moon. Tomorrow night." We cut to the...
Woods. Night. Old Lockwood Grounds/Hollow of the Dozen Hapless Hybrids. Katherine whines about the aroma of the old Lockwood Cellar and decides she'll stay up above, but since she's linked to Bonnie, Kiki must tag along in reluctant obeisance, which is always fun. Since Katherine is Katherine, she points out she can kill Bonnie, so Bonnie spells it out: "Whatever happens to me, happens to you. Do you really think I want you here?" Bonnie does a spell, which we can tell because a wicked wind whips up. We cut to...
Downtown Mystic Falls. Bonnie's mojo is so far reaching that the wind rushes through town. Inside the Grill, Caroline asks Matt and Rebekah if it's supposed to rain tonight. I can't believe I bothered typing that when my only point is that Care Bear is not blind to the weather change. Let's blame it on my Spring Fever and sally forth.
Caroline watches as Elena throws darts -- at the dart board, mind you -- then says, "Well, someone needs to do something, before she explodes." Yes, because throwing darts is so darned dastardly. Rebekah's got this. Grabbing a bottle of booze, she heads towards Elena and tells her to drink because she's putting everyone on edge. When Rebekah tries to dig deeper, Elena admits she's picturing Katherine's face in lieu of the bullseye, but otherwise she's disinclined to share. "Look, Rebekah, I get that we had our Thelma and Louise thing, back when I had my humanity off, but let me make one thing clear. We're not friends." Oh, Show. That was a mistake. Elena sort of liked Rebekah and felt bad about daggering her before whatever dance that was. Also? Elena has been damned near loathsome to all but the die-hard Elena fans (I count myself among them) during this season. Couldn't she have cut Original Vampire Barbie a break? It's unseemly, I tell you what.
Ignoring my concerns, Caroline interrupts and asks, "What about us? Are we still friends? All those things you said when your humanity was off -- is that how you really feel?" Elena says she doesn't want to go down Memory Lane so Caroline gets more specific. "Well, how about when you said, and I quote, 'you're a repulsive, blood-sucking control-freak monster' -- did you really mean those things?" Elena says, "If you're waiting for an apology, you're not going to get one. I can't let myself feel bad, because if I feel bad, then I feel everything, and we've all see how well I handle that." If you're just catching up, Vampire Elena handles emotions POORLY.
As Elena throws a dart, the Grill lights go out. When Matt, Rebekah and Caroline go out to investigate they see the whole town is without power. Caroline offers to call her mom. A cruiser drives by sounding its siren. We cut to the...
Young Farm. Bonnie exposits about the 12 humans who died "in vain" there, for Silas. A mystical thingie happens. The power goes out. Bonnie tells Katherine she just linked the final hotspot. "It's time to drop the veil." Commercial.
Dark Place Which Is Possibly the Hospital. Liz shows Damon and Stefan a map and marks off the sites of the three massacres. Stefan explains their significance to season bore and draws an Expression triangle. Liz says about an hour ago a Power Company guy saw Bonnie leaving the Young farm, with Elena. The Salvatores know Elena is with Caroline, so they realize it must be Katherine with Bonnie. Stefan guestimates Bonnie and Katherine must now be in the center of the Expression triangle. We cut to...
Mystic Falls High School. Welcome to the Hellmouth. Joss Whedon is now on Twitter, so feel free to tweet him any royalties he is due from this episode (read: too many). There should only be Giles. The wind whips and whistles. Lights flicker. The Salvatores ask where Bonnie is. Elena answers, "Inside looking for Bonnie," then suggests she and Damon should look outside, while Stefan and Care Bear look inside.
Once Elena is alone with Damon, she asks where Katherine is. He tries to point out all the end-of-the-world crap that's happening right now and how they really need to find Bonnie. There's some bickering. Elena doesn't care finding Bonnie that until Damon points out Bonnie and Katherine are together. We cut...
Mystic Falls High School. Interior. Cafeteria. Stefan finds Caroline who reports that she's searched the whole school with no luck. Hearing a noise, the two head to the walk-in fridge. When they open the freezer inside it, they see the ice is melting. Following the trail of dripping water, Stefan realizes they need to check the lower level. We cut to the...
School Basement. Bonnie again demands the tombstone. Katherine finally hands it over. They bicker a little too. I don't like anyone this episode. We cut to a...
Hallway. Elena's walking with Damon, who is on the phone with Stefan, who asks where the basement is. Oh Stefan, your hair gel is seeping into your brain. The brothers agree to meet there. Once the call is over, Damon tells Elena she's going to have to wait there for him. They can't risk her killing Katherine right now, not only because it could go horribly awry, but also because all of Elena's other emotions will overwhelm her, if she actually manages to accomplish her goal. Elena thinks killing Katherine will rid her of grief and guilt. She asks Damon to help her kill Katherine, so she can get back to normal. Damon says, "She's strong and crafty. And you'll die." Elena rolls her eyes, then stakes him in the gut, and says, "At least I'll die trying." She whooshes off as Damon falls to the floor. We cut to the...
Basement. Wait. I don't even think this is a basement. It's some sort of tunnel/cave under the basement, so I'm tagging it as the Hellmouth from here on out. Bonnie grasps the tombstone. Blood starts to pour from it as she channels the power of the Expression triangle. Katherine and I are creeped out. Torches flare. Bonnie says, "It's done. The veil is down. Katherine nearly twinkles with delight. We cut to the hallway, where Damon is still suffering. As he struggles to pull out the stake, someone approaches and says, "Do you need a hand?" It's Alaric! That's as close as we're going to get to Giles. Welcome back, Ric. Commercial.
Alaric leans over and rips the stake out of Damon, who figures seeing his best dead friend is either really good, or really bad. He's worried this is the First Evil Silas. Ric laughs at the thought and helps Damon to his feet. Since Damon remains uncertain, Ric opens a locker, pulls out a bottle, and says, "Now, would Silas know about locker 42?" On our boards, people have noted that Silas could be reading Damon's mind. And of course, that is true, but I took this scene to mean that even Damon was surprised by locker 42. In other words, Ric did something Damon wasn't even thinking of, which is how and why Damon is convinced. Granted, Silas could also do that, provided he's read Damon's mind enough to know Alaric likes his liquor, but I still understand why Damon is convinced. Besides, this truly is Alaric, and it's not like he's asking Damon to do anything that would further Silas's goal, so let's just enjoy Ric, shall we? Damon sure is. He flashes a toothy grin, hugs Alaric, then realizes this must mean Bonnie dropped the veil. Ric says, "Well, not completely. It's only down inside the Expression triangle. If I step outside of it, it's back to ghost town." Damon asks why it's not currently wall-to-wall ghosts. Ric says, "Not every ghost has a reason to come back to Mystic Falls -- just the ones like me, looking out for their idiot best friends." Damon says he's more worried about the ones looking for enemies. We cut to...
The Grill. Rebekah is lighting candles, when Matt walks back in and notes that the wild wind suddenly stopped. Rebekah says, "Looks like something wicked finally came." Matt tells Becky she doesn't have to be there, but she says, "But it's fun and kind of cozy, with the storm outside, and the candlelight and us." Oh Matt, kiss her. Too late. Here comes Kol. "Greetings from the dead. So, who fancies a drink?"
Rebekah tears up as she says she never thought she'd see him again. Kol mocks her and points out she barely grieved his death. Kol says the veil is only partially down, and only for a while, so he's out for some revenge. Since Germ is already dead, he's gunning for Elena. Matt gets protective. Kol gets violent and breaks things, among them a glass bottle. Rebekah says Elena left hours ago and orders Kol to get out. He smiles. "I see you finally got the quarterback to pay attention to you." A beat. "How's the throwing arm, champ?" Before Matt or Rebekah can react, Kol throws the broken bottle at my Pudding Pop. It lands in his shoulder. Matt yells. Kol smirks and walks out. We cut to the...
Hellmouth. While Bonnie tries to reach out to Q, Katherine exhibits the patience of an ill-mannered toddler, until she hears someone coming. Bonnie tries to shush her, but Katherine reminds her she has vampire hearing and she's not inclined to wait there like a sitting duck. Since Bonnie won't let her leave, Katherine asks for some slack on the mystical apron strings. Bonnie grants it, so Katherine heads out into a tunnel and calls out, "Silas, come and get me." It's not Silas, though, it's Elena. Making the most of the element of surprise, her seething hatred and the fact that older vampires are only stronger when it services the plot, Elena stakes Katherine in the gut, before there's time to react. Back at the Hellmouth, Bonnie screams in pain (because she and Kiki are linked). Placing her hand on her stomach, she realizes she's bleeding. Back in the tunnels, Elena throws Katherine down, then picks her up and presses Katherine's face against heating pipes.
Back at the Hellmouth, Bonnie's face sizzles. She's on the ground, writhing in pain when Stefan and Caroline arrived. When Bonnie explains she's linked to Katherine, Caroline says, "Unlink her," and sends Stefan off to look for the doppelgängers.
Tunnels. Elena is about to stake Katherine when Stefan arrives and tackles his more recent girlfriend. Katherine purrs, "Thanks for the save, handsome." Stefan says, "Get the hell out of here, before I kill you myself." Before walking off, Katherine scoffs at the idea that she's currently Stefan's biggest problem. We cut to...
The Grill. Rebekah removes the glass from Matt's wound and offers to cure him with her blood, but he refuses. "People in this town have a bad habit of turning into vampires, and I'd like to graduate high school as a human." Rebekah understands and heads off in search of a first aid kit. When she gets to the kitchen, she hears grunting and slashing. Training her flashlight toward the noise, she sees Caroline on the floor, repeatedly cutting herself. We cut to the...
Hellmouth. Silas-as-Caroline asks Bonnie if she's okay. Bonnie says she's fine, since she unlinked Katherine. Now she's just waiting for Q. With crazy eyes and a creepy voice, Silas-as-Caroline says, "You might be waiting awhile." Bonnie whips around to find Silas (looking like Silas). He continues, "Qetsiyah's not coming, Bonnie." Bonnie says, "Silas," and turns back to find Silas-as-Caroline gone. Silas only wanted Bonnie to think he could no longer get in her head, but he can make her see whatever he wants. To prove his point, he appears as Stefan, then again as Caroline, then Stefan, then the monster, then Stefan, then Caroline. It's all very season 7 Buffy.
Silas blathers endlessly about how he's stronger, smarter, etc. He notes he defeated the Hunter's Curse in minutes. I'm not sure how that is, because I didn't think Q's descendants even created the Five 'til centuries after Q trapped Silas in that tomb. He blahs some more about how he'll always be one step ahead. We cut to commercial, just before my eyes roll completely out of my head.
Tunnels. Elena throws off Stefan and yells at him for saving Katherine. Stefan explains that Katherine and Bonnie were linked, so killing Katherine would have done in Bonnie as well. Elena doesn't believe Stefan when he tells her he saw Bonnie. She accuses Stefan of retaining feelings for Katherine. Stefan says this isn't about Katherine. It's about Jeremy. Killing Katherine won't take away her pain any more than training or turning off her emotions. It's all a distraction. "The truth is. There are no shortcuts. You are a vampire, Elena. Loss is part of the deal. Look, I've been alive for 163 years. I have lost more loved ones than I can count, and it hurts me every single time."
Elena says, "So there's no hope? You're saying I'm hopeless." No, Elena. That's the fandom. Stefan is telling you to face your grief. He offers to help her. Elena rants about how he's always willing to help, so Stefan compliments her on transferring her rage onto him. Elena says she doesn't need to transfer anything. "I can hate two people just fine." When he tries to stop her from leaving, she hits him and says, "Just like the cinderblock. Nothing." With that, she's gone. We cut to...
The Grill. Caroline keeps muttering about how she needs to bleed, because Silas wants her to. Rebekah tries to snap her out of it, while Matt calls Damon and warns him that Caroline's been there the whole time, which means they brought Silas with them to the school. He also reports that Kol has returned and is hunting for Elena. Damon and Alaric pause near the boiler room. Damon says, "You got any good news for me, Donovan?" Pudding Pop says he and Rebekah will handle the Caroline situation, "...just watch your back."
Damon hangs up, hands his phone to Ric and asks him to call Stefan and warn him about Faux Caroline. "Tell him to keep an eye on Elena. God knows he'll do a better job than me." Ric says, "Stefan? Isn't she your girlfriend?" It's kind of a timeshare arrangement, Alaric. Damon shrugs. He talks about the sire bond and how Elena then turned off her emotions, and how now she's raging at Katherine. Alaric says, "And you have no idea how she feels about you, and now you're freaking out." Damon turns back to face Ric and simply says, "Call Stefan," then walks off. I wouldn't be leaving my ghost buddy while there's a magically masterful impersonator lurking, but that's just me. We cut to...
The Grill. As Caroline struggles to break free of Rebekah and resume her cutting, Matt suggests compelling her. Rebekah says, "I can't. She's on vervain." Wait, but Silas can make her do all this, even though he lost his witchy-woo when he took his immortality potion. I hate this season's mythology so bad I want to burn it down and salt the earth. Eventually, Rebekah punches Caroline in the face. We know this breaks through the Silas thrall, because Caroline calls Becky a bitch. Rebekah sighs. "There is the Caroline I know and loathe." We cut to the...
Hellmouth. Bonnie orders Silas-as-Caroline to stay away from her. Silas agrees, once Bonnie finishes the spell and completely drops the veil, he will take the cure. "I just want to pass on, Bonnie. I'll even let you kill me. I'll be out of your life, for good." Bonnie points out that if she drops the veil all the way, every dead supernatural will be roaming the earth. Silas says, "Well, if you don't help me, I'll be roaming the earth." Bonnie, it might be worth facing all the monsters, to get Silas out of our collective face. Think it over, girl. Bonnie says she was never going to drop the veil. Silas speculates about what Bonnie's true plan was. He's interrupted by Damon. Silas turns into Alaric and tells Bonnie, "Maybe Damon will convince you." When Bonnie refuses to cooperate, Silas-as-Alaric makes Bonnie think she's not getting enough air. She gasps and falls to the ground. Silas-as-Alaric takes off. We cut to the...
Cemetery. Elena reads Jeremy's headstone and says, "'Brother and friend'. What genius came up with that one?" Kneeling by his grave, she weeps as she confesses that she wanted to kill Katherine for him, but now she knows it's just a distraction. She sobs that she can't and doesn't want to move on, and can accept that means she's weak, but she can't handle Jeremy being gone. She can't handle her grief, either. She's interrupted by Kol, who says, "Hello, old friend." Elena rises. Kol says, "Pity about your brother. I guess it's just me against you, now." Commercial.
Hellmouth. Bonnie's gasping for breath is interrupted by Grams who appears and reminds Bonnie that this all a head game. She can breathe. Bonnie thinks this is Silas until Grams points out that Silas wouldn't try to help her. Once Bonnie catches her breath, she hugs Grams and says she was so worried about her, but Grams assures her she's fine and has been watching over her. She also tells Bonnie she can stop Silas. Bonnie doesn't think she can. She doesn't know how to immobilize him the way Q did. Grams tells her she can do it, too. "Expression is a manifestation of your will." Really, because it seems to me like dark magic fueled by sacrifice and blood spells. Grams: "You can do anything. I don't like it, but sometimes there are no choices." The pep talk continues. We cut to the...
Tunnels. Damon runs into Silas-as-Alaric who says he called Stefan, who is now headed for Elena. Damon says nothing and looks around. Silas-as-Alaric says, "Did you... find Silas?" Damon grins and says yeah, then punches Silas-as-Alaric in the face, which knocks him down. I guess we're completely abandoning that whole older vampires are stronger business. Okay, nobody's ever come straight out and called Silas a vampire, but he was desiccated and needed blood to revive him, and loads up on blood before he makes big moves. He's vampirish enough that I can't stop thinking of him as the Original Original. Anyhow, while Silas-as-Alaric is still on the ground, Damon finds a chain the prop department left for him, and wraps it around Silas-as-Alaric's neck. Silas-as-Alaric yells, "Damon, it's me." Damon says, "No, you're not. I've spent more time in these tunnels than I care to admit, and there's no way you just came from the school." He continues to choke Silas as he tells him his mind games won't work on him.
Bonnie finds them and tells Silas, "I may not be able to kill you, but I will stop you." As Damon keeps the tension on the chain, Bonnie's mojos up some wind to blow back her hair in a dramatic and attractive fashion. She tells Silas she'll make his blood clot, and his muscles and joints turn to stone. "You won't have power over us, anymore." Damon releases his hold. Silas rises and tries to stagger away, but he's turning to stone or something that looks like it. I don't know. When Damon asks what's happening, Bonnie says Silas can't hide behind mind control anymore. He's becoming his true self. Damon takes a closer look. "Who exactly might his true self be?" Bonnie answers, "I guess we'll never know." Ordinarily, I'd be pissed off at that answer about a season long villain, but I am so ready to get rid of Silas, I'll accept anything. Thanks for playing, Bonnie. We cut to the...
Cemetery. Kol beats the stuffing out of Elena as he tells her it's lonely on the other side, and how frustrating it was that she couldn't see his pre-veil-drop ghost threatening her. When he lifts Elena up by her slender neck, she asks him to kill her and says he'd be doing her a big favor. Kol says, "As you wish, darling," but before he can do the deed, he's struck by a stake.
Jeremy FINALLY appears and asks, "How many times do I need to kill you?" Kol pulls out the stake and approaches the Germ and his crossbow. "Jeremy Gilbert. Welcome back. Now, what's the saying? Kill me once, shame on you. Kill me twice, shame on..." Before he can finish, Stefan snaps Kol's neck. I'm not sure that should even work on a run of the mill Original, never mind a now dead Original, who is currently a ghost in corporeal form, but whatever. Kol's schtick was getting old. Stefan snarks something about leaving it at that and Jeremy rushes to his sister's side. Slowly, Elena reaches out and touches his hand. The two hug, and Elena, naturally, cries us into commercial.
Outside the cemetery gates, Bonnie tells the Salvatores they need to get rid of Silas's body. After Damon points out the corpse will need to be somewhere where it can't access even a drop of blood, Stefan suggests last year's plan to rid themselves of Klaus -- drop him in the middle of the deep blue sea. I'm pretty sure the oceans aren't blood free, because...you know...sharks. Before this iteration of the brain trust can consider my point, Elena arrives and calls out Bonnie's name. "I don't know what to say. [...] I was so horrible to you." Bonnie says, "You weren't you. I know what that's like. I wasn't me for a long time. We can talk about that, later. You've got some catching up to do." Jeremy appears. "Thank you, Bonnie." Bonnie looks from Jeremy to Elena and says she'll give them as much time as she can. Jeremy hugs her. When they part, Bonnie says she will have to go put the veil back up.
Stefan says they should store Kol's body somewhere too, until the veil is raised. He's about to leave when Elena stops him. They share a meaningful look, then Stefan nods, welcomes her back, and heads off. When Elena says there isn't enough time, Damon tells her there never could be. Elena says, "Damon, I'm sorry." He stops her and tells her right now, the important thing is to be with Jeremy and say a proper goodbye. Elena turns back to little brother and hugs him again. Cue dramatic music and my tears. We cut to...
The Grill. Stefan takes a seat in the seemingly empty bar, and is joined by Caroline who suggests they celebrate. Stefan isn't in the mood. Caroline says, "What's wrong with you? Silas is dead, or whatever, and you're just sitting here like a bump on a log." That's because he's Stefan, Care Bear. Stefan says, "There was someone that I thought I would see today, and I... I didn't. That's all." A voice rings out behind him. "You'd better mean me." It's Lexi! Stefan grins and faces her. Is it just my faulty memory, or has Lexi grown out her hair on the other side? Its smiles all around as we cut back to the...
Cemetery gates. Damon curses like he used to be Sawyer instead of Boone, and stores Silas's corpse in his trunk. "Calcified Silas is one heavy son of a bitch." When he turns around, Alaric is there. When Damon takes a swig from his flask, Alaric says, "I can't think of a more appropriate way to spend my last moment as a semi-living person." They banter and after Alaric takes a drink, Damon says, "I thought you were cutting back." Alaric says, "Yeah, well, I thought you were going to take care of the children." Damon says, "You heard that? Well, that's not creepy." Alaric reaches in his pocket and pulls out a vial. "I uh found this in the dead guy's pocket." You mean not one of these other tools thought to search Silas for the cure. After all this? Oh Ric, we need you back. Alaric figures the cure will be of more use here than under the sea. Damon looks at the cure and asks, "What the hell am I supposed to do with this?" Alaric smiles. "Get the girl." I find it touching Alaric (who, in life, was against Damon being with Elena) now thinks Damon should get the girl. Granted, Elena's now a vampire, but still, it is nice confirmation of Damon's growth. We cut...
Downtown. Lexi's laughing that Elena punched Stefan in the face, and tells him to take a hint. I guess she doesn't know Elena also staked Damon in the gut. The old friends have a sweet time catching up and Lexi notes she's been replaced by another blonde. Stefan tries to hide his grin and asks why Lexi is giving him a look. Lexi tells him Caroline is cute. Stefan smirks. "Do not start." Lexi rolls her eyes and we cut back to the...
Hellmouth. Grams tells Bonnie she has to up the veil. Bonnie has no intention of doing so until she brings Jeremy back to actual life. Grams says there's no magic strong enough to challenge death. Bonnie counters, "I have every magic." Oh hubris, thy name is Bonnie? Huh. The candles flare. Bonnie starts chanting. I'm pretty sure it's the same chant she used the last time she brought Jeremy back to life. Grams tries to stop Bonnie, but since the girl has the spirits (how did she get them back -- is it a veil thing) and Expression, she won't listen. Lines of black magic travel up Bonnie's arms. Joss Whedon gets a chill, and doesn't even know why. Grams continues to warn her granddaughter, but it's to no avail. The lines travel up her chest and onto her face. Bonnie gasps and falls to the ground. We cut to...
The Grill. Exterior. Matt locks up and thanks Rebekah for saving Caroline. Rebekah is just glad she got to knock Caroline "upside the face." They stop when they see a strange figure on the common. It's Rebekah's ex-boyfriend, Original Hunter Alexander. The town lights turn back on. Rebekah hopes that means the veil is almost up and Alexander will disappear. Once Alexander starts heading toward Matt and Rebekah, they turn to flee, only to be confronted by Hunters Connor and Vaughn. We cut to the...
Hellmouth. Bonnie wakes and rises from the ground, stopping only when she feels Grams' hand on her shoulder. Grams says, "I'm sorry, Bonnie. The spell. It was just too much." Bonnie looks puzzled until she sees her own body still lying dead on the ground. "Oh my God. I'm dead!" Dun dun dun!
I'll be back with coverage of the Season Bore finale, "Graduation." In the meantime, please grade the episode at the top of the page and then come on over to the forum, where we're either having a funeral for Bonnie or dancing on her grave. It's a diverse group.
The Grill. Exterior. Matt locks up and thanks Rebekah for saving Caroline. Rebekah is just glad she got to knock Caroline "upside the face." They stop when they see a strange figure on the common. It's Rebekah's ex-boyfriend, Original Hunter Alexander. The town lights turn back on. Rebekah hopes that means the veil is almost up and Alexander will disappear. Once Alexander starts heading toward Matt and Rebekah, they turn to flee, only to be confronted by Hunters Connor and Vaughn. We cut to the...
Hellmouth. Bonnie wakes and rises from the ground, stopping only when she feels Grams' hand on her shoulder. Grams says, "I'm sorry, Bonnie. The spell. It was just too much." Bonnie looks puzzled until she sees her own body still lying dead on the ground. "Oh my God. I'm dead!" Dun dun dun!
I'll be back with coverage of the Season Bore finale, "Graduation." In the meantime, please grade the episode at the top of the page and then come on over to the forum, where we're either having a funeral for Bonnie or dancing on her grave. It's a diverse group.