The Vampire Diaries: Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Elena spends most of our time together this week going through the process of waking up to the oddness of Stefan's evasiveness, weird face contortions in the presence of blood, and generally adding up all of the vampirey things that have seemed a little off. We assume that he's hoping that the little red herrings like allegedly loving garlic and being able to walk in the sunlight will keep her off the scent, but it looks like she's a wily cookie, capable of drawing logical conclusion. Yes, it's hard to wake up to realize you're the girlfriend of the undead, but there are worse things, Elena! Like being eaten by one of them, for example. Or having one compel you to wander through town to release you from your basement prison and then try to eat you.
Caroline, Damon's girlfriend who will wander through town in a trance-like state in half an hour or so, sorta remembers being bitten but blows it off as Bonnie fondles a candle, presumably contemplating her firestarter talents. At least that's what we hope she's contemplating. The next day in the school hallway, Caroline describes the fund raiser she's working on for this weekend:
"The Sexy Suds Car Wash is tomorrow. The football team and the band have committed. Well, not all the band. Just the ones who can pull off a bikini. I want in your face sexy. I mean, it's a fund raiser, for God's sake!"
Then later, on the phone:
"Do *not* wear the one-piece! I've seen it on you, trust me. We're going for stripper pole vibe this year. Maybe we should wash the cars in sloooow motion!"
Um, these chicks *are* in high school, right? She is in fact suggesting that underage girls get mostly naked, wet and sudsed up to raise money for the high school athletic program? Harumph.
There's more after the jump -- read on!
Ohh, there's a random stranger recognizing Stefan from a vague long time ago! Stephan's politeness is truly remarkably executed, so we're a widge confused about Elena's suspiciousness. "What was that about?" Maybe her 6th sense is tuned into vampire vibes or something.
When we encounter the random stranger, she grills the poor man. Awww. Cut the man a break, Elena! He reports that he looks *just* like Stefan Salvatore and that he remembers him from an incident when Stefan's uncle was mauled by an animal. Just when the story gets good, the snobby mean girl shows up, calls him grandpa and tells him that he's got to go, mom wants him home and asks Elena if he's bothering her, because he a little "altsyeimey." Happily for the audience, Elena abandons the car wash cash box to run over to him and find out more info.
Grandpa: Yes, I remember his ring and his brother.
Elena: Damon?
Grandpa: Yes, Stephan and Damon Salvatore.
Elena: When was this?
Grandpa: It was early...June. 1953.
OMG! 1953!!
Next we find out that either Mystic Falls doesn't have a library, Elena doesn't have the Internet, or she just lacks basic research skills. She cons her way into the Aunt's maybe-boyfriend's (and TV news field reporter) newsroom archives and finds the story from 1953, of which there is news footage that's been recently digitized. In fact, it's been digitized with magic. Because it's got super-cool zoom which works to focus in on a tiny part of a 56 year old low-res black and white local news reel. Gosh, Stefan was caught on film in 1953, it appears. Sloppy vampiring, if you ask us. We also love how Elena, local high school student with no previous introduction to the newsroom or stated interest in journalism is left alone to do her will with the news station's archives and computers. Mystic Falls is a very trusting place. Might contribute to why they have problems with creatures of the undead.
Meanwhile, Damon uses super secret vampire techniques to "call" to Caroline and bring her to him to release him from his family's basement. She falls for it and enables his escape, but to the relief of everyone but Damon, she escapes his thirsty clutches and wakes up to the clear fact that she's got a way creepy boyfriend. No lapis lazuli ring, no sunlight tolerance. D'oh! We wish our sunburns healed as quickly as his seem to.
It's a shame, but what choice does Damon have other than to then lure and then feast on Vicki -- again? Circle of life, someone has to die so that another can live, and so forth. I mean, she was lamenting a few scenes earlier when she broke up with Jeremy that her inevitable future was to have a life of waiting tables, partying in the cemetery, and being a waste-of-space small-town lifer. Careful what you ask for. But Jeremy is gonna be seriously bummed when he finds out. First he loses his parents, then his girlfriend. that's some seriously bad luck and probably won't help his self esteem so much.
Next week: Bonnie's gonna find out more about her witchy powers! Elena's gonna find out about the Salvatore's vampire powers! Damon's gonna flirt with revenge!
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Posted by: Nikky | October 9, 2009 3:26 PM