4.11 Catch Me If You Can Got all of that? Good. Starting with Stefan and Rebekah, isn’t it glorious to have Stefan fill the role of antihero now that Damon has shacked up with his girlfriend? We all enjoyed the Ripper back in season three, but his shady morals didn’t last long once Elena stuck her oar in so, now that element has been removed, we can assume the rest of the season will be occupied by a more fun, increasingly ruthless Stefan. As he tells Elena this week, she doesn’t know what he looks like when he’s not in love with her (burn!), and we’ve not seen this side of the character before either. But because this is The Vampire Diaries, we couldn’t expect him to stay single for long, and his flirtation with Rebekah is certainly preferable to his pining for Elena. They have a history, a common goal, and bitterness towards the rest of the cast, and all of this makes them perfect for each other right now. Their promise to keep feelings out of it probably won’t last long, especially for the notoriously emotional Rebekah, but we can have fun with the dynamic while it lasts. This is the most the central triangle of Stefan/Elena/Damon has changed, and it’s exciting to think that we won’t ever be able to return to the way it was. Kol is back on the scene, which actually puts the cure team count up to five, and he’s desperate to stop the others from digging up Silas and triggering the end of days. As motives go, this is probably the least selfish, but I hope the show doesn’t chicken out of actually finding and using the cure come season finale time. In an attempt to sabotage the rest of them, he plans to kill their hunter, and so compels Damon to go after Jeremy. This leads to a tense hide-and-seek game around the caves and, after Stefan saves the day, Damon is now locked up and away from Elena for the foreseeable future. Yes, the writers have found a brand new way of keeping Elena and Damon apart. I’m still not sure why they introduced this sire bond element for any other reason than to annoy viewers but, now that it’s in play, it’s actually more infuriating to see the pair together. Elena’s vampirism hasn’t cured her whininess or selfish attitude and, as Matt points out in his weekly scene, Damon has clouded her judgement in the most dangerous way. The old Elena would never have left him in charge of a plan, especially with Jeremy, and she doesn’t even seen too bothered upon discovering the army of dead innocents that Klaus and Damon have turned. Now that the pieces are moving and the players are set, it’s safe to say we’re in for one helluva showdown over the next few weeks. Jeremy is now on a mission to kill Kol, and thus wipe out his entire line, which sounds like a risky strategy. Will it even work? Will it unexpectedly kill one of our central characters? We can assume the Katherine/Stefan/Damon/Caroline/Elena line started with Klaus, but what about all of the people Elena will essentially murder with her plan? They’re getting desperate, and it’s oh so fun to watch. See you next week! Read Caroline’s review of the previous episode, After School Special, here. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
