tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2899041033017995908..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Vampire Diaries: I’ll RememberBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30347938145137024852016-04-23T12:15:01.449-04:002016-04-23T12:15:01.449-04:00The villain argument has occurred to me. I think t...The villain argument has occurred to me. I think that's going too far, but I definitely don't think she's a hero, or any of them are for that matter. If we compare any of the Scoobies on this show to those on Buffy, the difference is that when a crisis hits the Buffy characters immediately think of the larger ramifications it will have on the world. On this show they only think of their group. (e.g. there's this super-dangerous immortal guy Silas and only one dose of a drug to make him killable, but let's only think about how we can use it to make Elena human.) That includes Stefan who often gets referred to as a hero. Basically they're all a lot more immature than any of the Buffy characters despite the fact that they're the same age (and in some cases older), but hey we can't all live up to Buffy standards. So if you consider being a hero to be thinking of not just people you personally know, I don't think any of them are heroes, but I don't think they're villains either. I think they are all somewhere in the middle.Mariannahttp://www.mariannahorn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62545097485779572992014-11-07T14:08:54.786-05:002014-11-07T14:08:54.786-05:00When I finally - a year late - watched the season ...When I finally - a year late - watched the season 5 premiere, I decided I couldn't be bothered and just caught up on the 100th episode (for an article). But when I watched this, it made me think, hmm, I think I shall watch some more of season 6. So I think that's a thumbs-up? I suspect it's entirely Alaric- and maybe Matt- related.<br /><br />But how is Tyler still on this show? Someone please send him to another show where he can be disposed of as he should be (I'm imagining Sam and Dean hunting him - human or otherwise - or Eric Northman ripping him to pieces, or Buffy handing him over the to Initiative or something...)Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20056105386346166962014-10-30T21:15:31.753-04:002014-10-30T21:15:31.753-04:00Bringing back one person from death is a nice surp...Bringing back one person from death is a nice surprise or twist, but when you keep on doing it, not only does it make future character's deaths cheaper, but it also makes the first instances of bringing someone back from the dead less impactful, too.<br /><br />Anyway I was hoping more from a season opener and maybe think this show is going to limp to the finish. This episode felt like they didn't really now where to take things after last season's finale and they're trying to be too heavy handed with the almost schizophrenic nature of everything. I purposely delayed watching this for a month so I could binge out, but after watching the first episode i was way less enthused to do so.<br /><br />On a positive note, at least there was some great music in this one. I loved how they used “From The Wreckage Build A Home” by the Wind and The Wave when Elena walks to the crypt and narrates that she has chosen to be a doctor, and also it was cool to hear Alt-J's "Hunger of the Pine" when Caroline calls Stefan and tells him she’s not giving up and wants everyone together again...but it's kinda lame how just the music and the last scene are the only two things that really stood out to me, I used to love how action-packed this show was.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576387875415832093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82702690903069830872014-10-10T12:43:48.770-04:002014-10-10T12:43:48.770-04:00I disagree that Elena is a "villain" or ...I disagree that Elena is a "villain" or the cause of all the bad things that happen on the show, but she certainly isn't very sympathetic. I would call her behavior in general more stupid than villainous.<br /><br />It would be cool if they eventually made her a villain though.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69695875255855303182014-10-06T17:29:27.500-04:002014-10-06T17:29:27.500-04:00Re: Alaric's phonecall, he was calling Elena. ...Re: Alaric's phonecall, he was calling Elena. The very next scene is of her in the car with her phone receiving a new voicemail from Alaric. Which she ignored, of course.<br /><br />Nice review. I disagree with Caroline as the heroine though. (Not that I like Elena any better.) How can she be when she's actively working to put the people in Mystic Falls in danger again? I mean, I get that she wants to be able to go back home but trading an entire town's safety just for a chance to eat at the Grill again seems far too selfish. Then again, almost everyone in this show is on a sliding scale of amorality. <br /><br />I'd dropped this show some time in the fourth season. It is, as you say, getting quite stagnant. And I really have a hard time trying to see any of the characters as either sympathetic or even vaguely heroic. But now that Alaric's back, I have to watch it again. Damn you, show.<br /><br />Oh also, hehe, there was an odd feeling watching Sheriff Carter get shoved aside by Sheriff Forbes. He just can't seem to stay away from secretive small towns, can he?Nicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74603069047673066692014-10-05T19:48:33.863-04:002014-10-05T19:48:33.863-04:00It was fun. I enjoyed it. And I knew they were goi...It was fun. I enjoyed it. And I knew they were going to give us Damon and Bonnie at the end -- but I didn't expect them to be wherever it was that they were. I thought they were going to be roaming around in some purgatory-like place waiting for someone to get them out. This is better. Whatever it is.<br /><br />Alaric teaching college. But of course. And it's somehow not awkward. I was thinking that Elena got at least one of her six parents/parental figures back.<br /><br />TVD isn't complete without a Josie review. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com