Because of this, I dropped the show like the proverbial cock-tease it was: I still scowl when I inadvertently come across commercials for it and the like. What does this have to do with TVD? I’m so glad you asked. Up until right about now, I’ve been quietly impressed with how they’ve managed to grow the relationship between Stefan and Caroline. It’s felt real and sustained and juicy and great. After this Thanksgiving feast, I am no longer sure. The whole mountain of Stefan and Caroline stuff required a palate cleanser of the highest order. Weirdly, Elena and Damon served in that role just fine – well, in fact! I enjoyed the French-Farce aspect that was Elena quietly deducing that disclosing the full extent of her supernaturalness to Liam was a terrible, terrible idea. Who hasn’t ended a relationship and quietly wished that they could compel the other party into thinking that it had never happened? We’ve all been there. I’m glad Liam got the boot, and glad that Elena is doing what she always does – acknowledging that she’s got feelings for Damon. Sure as the sun rises and sets each day, Gilbert is ride or die for Damon, it’s a tale as old as time. This and other cliches. I was really, really into the whole Jo and Kai being twins deal, though it was hardly revelatory if you’ve been paying attention and have read a book. The Gemini coven? Clearly there were going to be twins involved. Not sure how I feel about this whole twins-fusing together, strong one absorbing the weak one’s strength, but I’ll go for it for now. I like Jo more and more each week. The fact that she banished Kai to 1994 continued to kick her up a couple more awesome notches for me.
