3.13 Bringing Out The Dead The first order of business is Rick’s bad taste in women, something Elena refuses to believe. Last week’s plot strand of Damon and Rick hunting for Meredith’s true motives was a highlight, but things now seem a little less clean-cut. Fingers are being pointed in every direction over the murder of the doctor a few weeks back, even leading Sheriff Forbes to the Gilbert household. Tyler is enemy number two, but he’s fallen fowl of limited space in The Vampire Diaries ensemble, and doesn’t feature at all this week. Most new characters are greeted with guarded distain by VD fans, but Meredith’s presence in the original novels suggests she will play a bigger role than initially suggested. In the books, she is Elena’s best friend and a worthy adversary to Damon. But a reinvention on this scale probably means she shares only name with the Meredith of the books. The character isn’t winning any hearts at the moment and, knowing this show, that means she won’t last too long. Of course, when there’s human drama, the writers can always be trusted to bring Matt out from hiding (seriously, where does that guy live?), and the guy is on top form this week. At first, we’re led to believe he’s there to serve Caroline’s story, but some choice words from Klaus reintroduce the long-past Elena/Matt pairing. Against my better judgement, I’ve always been a fan of Matt, and a brief, chaste romance between the only two humans on the show would be lovely while we wait for the girl to choose between her two undead lovers. But the cliffhanger is what the episode will be remembered for, as we get an original family dump in its final moments. Not only is Klaus joined by Elijah and Rebekah, but the rest of the siblings decide to show their faces too. Bonnie’s dull-as-dishwater story finally reveals what was in the lockbox, and that provides the real kicker. Read our review of the last episode, here. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
