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RECAP: The Vampire Diaries 2×09 ‘Katerina’

So, I realize I didn’t do a recap for 2×08 ‘Rose’ and for that you have my apologies. So, what happened in ‘Rose‘, anyway? Well, in a nutshell:

Elena was kidnapped. Again. (Seriously, Stefan needs to put a bell around the girl’s neck, or mark every day ending in Y on his calendar that she goes missing) and the Salvatore boys zoomed off in their car to go rescue her from two hot British undead types called — wait for it — Rose (Guest Star Lauren Cohan) and Trevor (Trent Ford).

Trevor, incidentally, reminded me a great deal of a vampiric Ethan Hawke. It’s that scruffy, unwashed bohemian look, what can I say?

We also saw Bonnie and Jeremy’s budding relationship progressing with him aiding our resident Witch in locating and then sending word to Elena about her impending rescue from the Undead Brat Pack and Caroline and Tyler bonded over their respective supernatural angst. [Read more...]

Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? ‘The Vampire Diaries’ recap: 2×03

I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it over and again. One of the true strengths of The Vampire Diaries lies in its ability to deliver great writing episode after episode.

It never relents and it never lets us get entirely comfortable, either.

One of my personal favorites so far came during tonight’s episode from one Caroline Forbes, newly turned vampire teen to her mentor, Stefan in retort to his admittance that the personality of the host informs the personality of the vampire they become.

“So, you’re saying that now I’m basically an insecure neurotic control freak … on crack.”

Hands up if you felt a sudden surge of sympathy for her ever-patient boyfriend, Matt? [Read more...]