Sometime October 2011 reviewer rds1 or something like that did a review of this episode which I encountered yesterday. I take umbrage at what this person said about Nina Dobrev. NINA IS FANTASTIC. General media concensus is that Nina is fantastic, and I agree. She was the reason why I had gotten involved in the first place. I would like to point out that the particularly vitriolic things said signifies hater status, jealousy, envy.
Wonderful performance by Candice Accola. Who'd have thought Steven from DYNASTY could still make his presence felt? "Daddy, you can't change the way I am!" Oh, she is so darling, assuring him she has her vampire urges under control. Imagine having a vampire girlfriend. Well, Candice, if it's you...
And here's Claire Holt. Anybody else out there knows about H2O JUST ADD WATER? You think you're a Claire fan but you don't know the little Australian mermaid show? Better rectify! Story is for teens, smart teens, mind you, but glamour is top shelf A1 100% (take The Raven's word for this) and Claire was at her ultimate finest there.
In this episode, there's a scene that will be particularly horrendous for fans of the Australian show.
My general feeling about Season 3? The gore used to be incidental. Now there's this abundance of ugliness, the fun element is dwindling. This struck me while watching the previous episode, and that feeling stays. Klaus takes over the storyline, Bonnie remains AWOL and Zach Roerig, you're gonna be out of a job! {hey, I don't check up ahead, I call it as I see it} Damon was at his best in Season 1, Stefan bored me to tears but now he is just disgusting, gonna be forever tainted and unacceptable like that ill-conceived male lead of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY cannot suddenly be acceptable in FIFTY SHADES DARKER.
But Nina Dobrev and Candice Accola! Wow! Double Wow! So, to all the haters out there, ooh pitiful creatures you are! Look, there is constructive criticism, but when you say claptrap like "she sounds like she's reading off a piece of paper" or something like that... I watch most of my stuff again and again after being on IMDb with quote contributions, and those rankling comments really made me fume... Nina is absolutely a-m-a-z-i-n-g. Marvelous. Stunning.
The person ridiculed Paul Wesley for having two Christian names as his moniker. so, to quote Elena, "What a monster!" I REST MY CASE...