Vampire Diaries – Will Klaus and Caroline become the next power couple?

“Relax, Brother. We wouldn’t want your hair to fall out.” – Damon to Stefan

Trying to write about The Vampire Diaries is kind of like when you walk into an all-you-can-eat dark chocolate buffet, complete with chocolate fountain, strawberries dipped in chocolate, petit fours, of course, and mousse, flourless chocolate cake, truffles, Mexican hot chocolate … the point being I don’t know where to begin.

If someone had said to me at the beginning of the season that Caroline would fall for Klaus, Stefan would stay Angelus-like, Jeremy would be leaving, Klaus would be schmoozing with the Lockwoods, and there’d be a new love interest for Alaric (OK, that one I would believe), I would have laughed and told that person that surely they haven’t been following The Vampire Diaries as closely as I have. But I’d be wiping the egg off my face right about now, wouldn’t I?

So much was just jam-packed into that teeny-tiny hour of “Our Town.” The biggest thing I learned is that I’m just not sure anyone, even Klaus, can out-douche Stefan right now. I cannot, in my wildest dreams, fathom how he could ever win Elena back, especially after that stunt at the bridge (Just an aside — if Stefan threw her cell phone out the car window, how did she call Damon to pick her up?). It’s nice to see Stefan and Damon working together again, and the scenes are well-played; they have a different feel to them, now that Stefan is the one in need of redemption.

I didn’t expect Klaus to try to ingratiate himself to the council, and I’m not quite sure what that will get him in the long run. What has he convinced the town that he will protect them from? I can’t be the only one who sees Caroline falling for Klaus, and not just because of that diamond bracelet. Poor Tyler — first, Klaus uses his sire powers to get him to bite Caroline, then he one-ups Tyler’s charm bracelet with those links of happy sparkly goodness. Caroline’s going to be attracted to the power he has, to the wonders he can share with her, to feeling alive again. Don’t doubt me — this is all going to happen, clearly foreshadowed by the whole funeral scenario (which was so charming, and then even more so when followed up with Elena and Matt’s scene). You’ll be wiping the egg off your face, mark my words.

Amongst all of the supernatural goings-on, I most certainly didn’t expect a good ol’ fashioned murder mystery — and I love it! I’m not sure if I like Meredith very much, but since she’s going to be a likely murder suspect, I don’t think I’m supposed to quite yet. Ultimately, she won’t be the killer, but if we liked her right away, we wouldn’t get all caught up in the murder angst.

And even though there are a ton of serious things going on, The Vampire Diaries still doesn’t take itself too seriously, a trait I love in a show. The jokes about Stefan’s hair are frequent and I’ve said a million times in past posts that Mystic Falls has more benefits, fundraisers, townwide picnics and galas than any town in the history of the universe, so it was extra-funny to hear Alaric make that joke to Damon (the quotes are below and above).

This and that:

• “Can’t a council meeting ever just be a council meeting?” – Alaric to Damon, as they enter yet another fundraising party for Mystic Falls
• “Please don’t tell me you’re going to drink the Klaus Kool-Aid.” – Damon to Sheriff
• “I can’t. It’s not right.” – Elena to Damon about kissing him again
  “It’s right. It’s just not right now.” – Damon
• Relax, Jeremy fans — it looks like he is going to Denver, but Julie Plec tells EOnline that although they don’t know when, Jeremy will be back.

Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Jan 12, 2012 @ 22:41 EST5EDT