Comments on: Vampire Diaries Recap – Episode 2.8

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:44:18 +0000

I am starting to think she does remember because upon rewatching episode 9, I did notice that she basically avoids meeting Stefan and Damon’s eyes and just kind of awkwardly looks away for most of their interactions (cases in point: when Damon opens the door, when she’s talking to Stefan at the beginning). It lends new light to her tears at the end, no?

And we all know her propensity toward avoiding uncomfortable situations, and generally placing all Damon-related issues on the backburner, so it would not be surprising for her to remember and yet do nothing to address it.

And then the spoilers for Episode 10 seem to show a different tone in her interactions with Damon, though that may just be due to the overall dire atmosphere.

By: Lisa Olsen

Lisa Olsen — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:40:57 +0000

Oh man you crack me up – “which lets face it, she keeps picking Stefan, so I have my doubts”. Priceless!

Just because they didn’t deal with it in last night’s episode, I’m not ready to give up hoping just yet that she’ll get that memory back.

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cure for halitosis — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:26:48 +0000

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By: Randi

Randi — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:38:39 +0000

If Elena was smart at all(which lets face it, she keeps picking Stefan, so I have my doubts) when she got home and was without her trusty vervain necklace, she would have drank some or put some on her somehow right? Thinking she would never see her necklace again, she wouldn’t want to be vulnerable like that. Right?
Anyway, I totally agree, it really speaks volumes about how much Damon really loves her, if he”s willing to give her up. It’s that whole, if you love them, you’ll set them free thing. Stefan so never even thought about that.
But vervain or no vervain, she has to know how he feels about her, a guy can’t look so moony over a girl ALL the time like that, and her just not know…Right? I mean come on, she would have to be stupid as well as blind. and weather she picks Stefan or not, I don’t think Elena is either one.

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:29:58 +0000

The sacrifice should sound climactic, considering I think it’s the last episode we get until the holiday break. If I’m not mistaken. And thinking back to the episode at the same time last year (the turning point) it will leave us hanging within an inch of our lives. Great. I hate going 2 months without new episodes, so I sure hope they make it worth it!

By: Lisa Olsen

Lisa Olsen — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:32:57 +0000

I’m with you on the possibility that Elena will either still remember Damon telling her he loves her or that the compulsion will be broken soon. Or… secret option number three – she still saw his face when she whispered “thank you” to him while in Stefan’s arms. She has to know that he loves her, whether he has come right out and said it or not. After all, she would expect Stefan to come for her, he’s her boyfriend. But why else would Damon come along unless he loved her just as much?

And yes, I agree, this episode was absolutely pivotal for the development of the series. So many reveals both in plot and character development!

By: Lisa Olsen

Lisa Olsen — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:29:31 +0000

yes exactly (about Rose and Damon), I can only hope that if they do hook up it serves as a little wakeup call for Elena.

By: Lisa Olsen

Lisa Olsen — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:28:12 +0000

I’m still wondering why a bunch of vampires, original or otherwise, want to break the curse? After all, Elijah was able to get around in the day just fine.

By: Lisa Olsen

Lisa Olsen — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:26:43 +0000

Yes, I’m hoping that Rose doesn’t become Damon’s new love interest, though it might be interesting to see if that Makes Elena jealous.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:55:27 +0000

So I doubt there will be any immediate consequences to this episode (specifically to the incredible scene at the end).
Unless Elena was holding/wearing/digesting some other vervain. Which, if you notice, is totally possible, as 1) her eyes do NOT dilate (which was a fantastic observation I hadn’t noticed), and 2) the show’s creators were careful to leave nothing telling after Damon leaves; sure, she looks around the room, fingers the necklace excessively, and then sits on the bed. Is this from confusion resulting from compulsion, or is it shock at Damon’s announcement? Will we know next episode? (Given the delayed solution to the Return’s Delena scene, probably not). But sometime I suppose we will. It could even be in Episode 10, which I’ve heard is most likely titled “The Sacrifice.” Hmm. Climactic-sounding.

Even without immediate consequences, however, this show has made two lasting impressions on me:
1) I completely trust the show’s creators. They are brilliant, and will not let me (or any Delena fans) down without it melding seamlessly into the plot.
On that note,
2) Damon and Elena ARE SOULMATES, and will be together. Fanfiction has (almost) beat this over the head, but the fact that Damon was able to walk away from Elena, whether successful or not and whether she ends up remembering (before her inevitable turn to vampire-dom, that is) or not, speaks volumes about his love for her. Sure, Stefan talks a big game about selfishness and sacrifice, and how they can’t fight over her, but do we see HIM giving her up even though he loves her? No, of course not. (Middle child speaking: He’s the youngest, and the youngest tends to never have to give anything up. That’s the job of the older siblings).

And even if Elena was successfully compelled and stays with Stefan the rest of her human life, Damon will probably still be around when she inevitably becomes a vampire. And chances are, their various feelings for each other will not have waned in the slightest.

So I consider this epidode the second turning point of the series (the first being the opening of the tomb, and Damon’s realization that Katherine isn’t there). Anyone else agree?