
Daenerys expands her army once again, while weddings captivate Westeros
by BRYANT L. GRIFFIN
May-20-2013 - No Comments
It's pom-poms and double-crosses in this two-episode arc
The one-two punch of the last two episodes provides a nice kick-start to the spring story arc. While "Bring It On" finds Elena, newly humanity free, reveling in the thrill of competition and an all-you-can-eat buffet of cheerleaders, "Because the Night" shows a more calculating side to the vamp ...
Read MoreIt's time to burn down the house
As the curtain rises, it seems the Littlest Gilbert may have met his final death. Although Elena is insistent that they take Jeremy's body home so that he will be in familiar surroundings when his ring revives him, Stefan isn't so sure a resurrection is in Jeremy's future since he was a Hunter and t ...
Read MoreThere's no trail of breadcrumbs to lead them back home
Can Shane be trusted? Is Bonnie's fate an effective point of leverage to control Damon's impulses? Is Elena realistic about who does and doesn't desire to restore their humanity if the "cure" is found? Is Jeremy the only Hunter on the island? Does Bonnie realize how dangerous her powers have become? ...
Read MoreIf you believe it, does that make it true?
The fallout from killing Connor Jordan arrives, in the form of his spectre haunting Elena and urging her to kill herself. Klaus offers up the info that killing a Hunter drives you mad through a series of delusions and visions designed to make the vampire responsible end his or her own life. Klaus, h ...
Read MoreHow much is a cure worth?
This week's episode finds Jeremy, Matt and April held hostage by Connor Jordan. While Jordan simultaneously seeks to continue his recruitment of Jeremy to the Hunter's life and lure Stefan into easy killing distance to add another section to Jordan's tattoo, Klaus is excavating for the buried sword ...
Read MoreIt's all about love, loss and poor life choices
Scene opens: flashback, 1110 A.D., a nondescript forest at night. The camera pans in and out, and we see five people in a circle around a woman chanting and holding a cauldron. Between the repetition of the word "immortalis," the spontaneously combusting fire, and the subsequent flame arms that fan ...
Read MoreDamon: 'It's a kitten -- an adorable, exploding kitten'
The season's third episode kicks off with the fall-out from last week's funeral shooting. Tyler is in the hospital "recuperating," guarded by a deputy. In typical tv-trope fashion the guard is lured away from his post by a noise, leaving Tyler open to an attack by Connor Jordan. The battle is s ...
Read MoreThe CW's hit show continues to enthrall audiences
Energized by a steamy kiss and a cantankerous Stefan on the loose, "The Vampire Diaries" continues to create quite a stir as it approaches its Season 3 finale in May. Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena's (Nina Dobrev) kiss during the Jan. 5 episode "The New Deal" ignited a Twitter firestorm as it ...
Read MoreSeries scores its best performance so far this year; 'Grimm' audience slips
It's not very often that The CW can beat out any of the Big Four networks. But this week, they did it twice: Thanks to "The Vampire Diaries." The blood-sucking drama continues its late fall surge by recording its best audience so far this year, a 2.1 rating/3 share, according to Fast National ove ...
Read MoreExecutive producer reflects on Season 2, Season 3 of The CW's hit show
"The Vampire Diaries" executive producer Kevin Williamson recently revealed his original intentions for shaping the roles of Katherine, Bonnie and the Originals in Season 2 and beyond. Vampire villainous Katherine was initially targeted to appear in one or two episodes, according to Williamson. ...
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