Thank you for this wonderful recap. I had totally forgotten that Somerhalder directed this one. I agree with you 100%: the episode - especially the directing and script - was a piece of art. The ending was just pure perfection with the cuts, the shots, the song, just AWESOME.
You have a good point with the switch of the roles of the two brothers compared to s1; I actually didn’t realize that until I read your recap, but you’re of course totally right. It’s really interesting for their arc and development; and also for how the Scooby-gang will see and assess Damon and his behavior now in light of SaintStefan’s latest deeds. It might actually help put an end to the constant Damon bashing we had to endure since s1. Hopefully.
Maybe she wants it to end Sybil. Think about it, from her point of view, taking out Sybil who has caused so much harm and destruction and is continuing on that course might help make up for the fact that she is the one who led Sybil down that road to begin with.Right. And didn’t Seline even mention some eps back
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Thank you for this wonderful recap. I had totally forgotten that Somerhalder directed this one.
I knew it was coming up, it was either 7 or 8, and when he didn't direct that one, I knew it would be this one. Considering how much more I like the script for this one, I'm glad it was 8.
I agree with you 100%: the episode - especially the directing and script - was a piece of art. The ending was just pure perfection with the cuts, the shots, the song, just AWESOME.
That ending was amazing, it called to mind the awesome ending of s1e14, "Fool Me Once." That had a similar cuts to different scenes with strong music. That was directed by Marcos Siega... who is a fantastic director.
You have a good point with the switch of the roles of the two brothers compared to s1 [...] It might actually help put an end to the constant Damon bashing we had to endure since s1. Hopefully.Hope springs eternal. I think it may. After all, I do think they've been building towards that. It would explain why the show decided to re-explore Stefan's complete
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"Throughout the scene, I was afraid that Damon was going to kill the inmate, after all the last time he had an existential crisis, he killed the person he was talking to… the look on his face certainly appeared to indicate that he was planning to. Then he saw the necklace. Elena's necklace."
You know, I was fearful of that, too. Spooky.
After last episode, for all its problems, gave us a spark of real hope, this one started fanning the spark. I think we know what the end result will be. ;)
And yeah, I love it when the show digs into its own history and mythology to unfold the story and tie up loose ends. Continuity For The Win.
"Throughout the scene, I was afraid that Damon was going to kill the inmate, after all the last time he had an existential crisis, he killed the person he was talking to… the look on his face certainly appeared to indicate that he was planning to. Then he saw the necklace. Elena's necklace."
You know, I was fearful of that, too. Spooky.
And it was because oF Somerhalder's direction AND acting. When you look at the gifs, it's subtle, but the clear shot of the inmate's neck, Damon's narrowed eyes, the slight curl to his life, and then BOOM! he sees Elena's necklace and his entire expression changes. I didn't even realize why I was afraid that Damon was going to kill the inmate until I broke down the scene. THAT is a sign of great direction, when something is conveyed but it's not in your face.
After last episode, for all its problems, gave us a spark of real hope, this one started fanning the spark. I think we know what the end result will be. ;)Oh, we totally, totally do! (And if you saw the preview for next week... well, that spark
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Ha, in the first scene my first thought was: wow, Ian has aged, hasn't he? Maybe he had been partying the night before shooting the scene? LOL.
When Matt and his father saved the kids, a variation of the typical S1/S2 score was playing. I loved that. Malarkey's song was also very good. So fitting.
It always cracks me up when Sybil is so giddy when she's expecting bad thing to happen.
If she stays human, I hope Bonnie gets her powers back before the end.
I really liked that Matt's family is tied to the town's history.
Ha, in the first scene my first thought was: wow, Ian has aged, hasn't he? Maybe he had been partying the night before shooting the scene? LOL.
Hah! Maybe, it was just very obvious to me.
When Matt and his father saved the kids, a variation of the typical S1/S2 score was playing. I loved that. Malarkey's song was also very good. So fitting.
Unless it's Stefan's theme--that we heard a lot in the first couple of episodes--I don't tend to notice when the music came from, LOL! Yes, Malarkey's song was great. I'm actually listening to some of his other stuff because of that one!
It always cracks me up when Sybil is so giddy when she's expecting bad thing to happen.I know, I love her so much! She's awesome (in the worst way, but still). I think what I love about her so much is, like Kai, she's a bad guy and there's no remorse or wishy-washyness about it. She inflicts pain, causes mayhem and she loves it. Like Kai. I'm not saying that I love her as much as Kai... he is head and shoulders above
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"Here's the thing, I took a few directing classes, and maybe because of that I tend to pay attention to how a director sets the pace for an episode, particularly beautiful shots, etc." - That's so cool! Did you get to work on some kind of a project or was it more like a series of lectures? Either way that's really great that you got to do this.
I didn't do camera work, just stage direction, but it was so rewarding and I will say that everyone I directed (we did 3 projects, 2 monologues and one scene with 2 partners) got A's for their performances under me, but only 1 of them got an A under other student directors. :)
"I won't say his name, I won't say his name, I won't say his name." - lol Should I know whom you mean?! I feel like I'm more aware of who your favorite/least favorite writers are, I'm not sure about the directors.
You really should... I talk about my disappointment with Joshua Butler's directing A LOT.
And I think I keep forgetting to mention this (because of course it goes without saying): I love your gifs!!!That's
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I don't think it really matters in situations such as the life of your loved one being at stake. Even if you can't swim but you see someone dear to you drowning, the first instinct is to jump into the water. Same here. I'm not saying Bonnie should've (or would've been able to) carried through with the idea, but she should've at least thought of it. And there was zero indication she did. Just saying ;)I don't think this applies at all. That's a life or death situation. This is talking about Bonnie even thinking about becoming a vampire. She would never do that. She would never even think about that beyond a second. It's just completely ingrained not only in her but ANY witch that it's just NO, you don't do that. Witches are literally, instinctively against vampires. Bonnie isn't because she had to learn to not feel that way, but to become one? No, no, no............ that her second reaction (after literally one or two seconds of thinking it) wouldn't be, no, I can't do that is completely and utterly against EVERYTHING that Bonnie
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I agree with you 100%: the episode - especially the directing and script - was a piece of art. The ending was just pure perfection with the cuts, the shots, the song, just AWESOME.
You have a good point with the switch of the roles of the two brothers compared to s1; I actually didn’t realize that until I read your recap, but you’re of course totally right. It’s really interesting for their arc and development; and also for how the Scooby-gang will see and assess Damon and his behavior now in light of SaintStefan’s latest deeds. It might actually help put an end to the constant Damon bashing we had to endure since s1. Hopefully.
Maybe she wants it to end Sybil. Think about it, from her point of view, taking out Sybil who has caused so much harm and destruction and is continuing on that course might help make up for the fact that she is the one who led Sybil down that road to begin with.Right. And didn’t Seline even mention some eps back ( ... )
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I knew it was coming up, it was either 7 or 8, and when he didn't direct that one, I knew it would be this one. Considering how much more I like the script for this one, I'm glad it was 8.
I agree with you 100%: the episode - especially the directing and script - was a piece of art. The ending was just pure perfection with the cuts, the shots, the song, just AWESOME.
That ending was amazing, it called to mind the awesome ending of s1e14, "Fool Me Once." That had a similar cuts to different scenes with strong music. That was directed by Marcos Siega... who is a fantastic director.
You have a good point with the switch of the roles of the two brothers compared to s1 [...] It might actually help put an end to the constant Damon bashing we had to endure since s1. Hopefully.Hope springs eternal. I think it may. After all, I do think they've been building towards that. It would explain why the show decided to re-explore Stefan's complete ( ... )
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You know, I was fearful of that, too. Spooky.
After last episode, for all its problems, gave us a spark of real hope, this one started fanning the spark. I think we know what the end result will be. ;)
And yeah, I love it when the show digs into its own history and mythology to unfold the story and tie up loose ends. Continuity For The Win.
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You know, I was fearful of that, too. Spooky.
And it was because oF Somerhalder's direction AND acting. When you look at the gifs, it's subtle, but the clear shot of the inmate's neck, Damon's narrowed eyes, the slight curl to his life, and then BOOM! he sees Elena's necklace and his entire expression changes. I didn't even realize why I was afraid that Damon was going to kill the inmate until I broke down the scene. THAT is a sign of great direction, when something is conveyed but it's not in your face.
After last episode, for all its problems, gave us a spark of real hope, this one started fanning the spark. I think we know what the end result will be. ;)Oh, we totally, totally do! (And if you saw the preview for next week... well, that spark ( ... )
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Ha, in the first scene my first thought was: wow, Ian has aged, hasn't he? Maybe he had been partying the night before shooting the scene? LOL.
When Matt and his father saved the kids, a variation of the typical S1/S2 score was playing. I loved that. Malarkey's song was also very good. So fitting.
It always cracks me up when Sybil is so giddy when she's expecting bad thing to happen.
If she stays human, I hope Bonnie gets her powers back before the end.
I really liked that Matt's family is tied to the town's history.
Thanks for your post! Always a pleasure to read!
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It really was.
Ha, in the first scene my first thought was: wow, Ian has aged, hasn't he? Maybe he had been partying the night before shooting the scene? LOL.
Hah! Maybe, it was just very obvious to me.
When Matt and his father saved the kids, a variation of the typical S1/S2 score was playing. I loved that. Malarkey's song was also very good. So fitting.
Unless it's Stefan's theme--that we heard a lot in the first couple of episodes--I don't tend to notice when the music came from, LOL! Yes, Malarkey's song was great. I'm actually listening to some of his other stuff because of that one!
It always cracks me up when Sybil is so giddy when she's expecting bad thing to happen.I know, I love her so much! She's awesome (in the worst way, but still). I think what I love about her so much is, like Kai, she's a bad guy and there's no remorse or wishy-washyness about it. She inflicts pain, causes mayhem and she loves it. Like Kai. I'm not saying that I love her as much as Kai... he is head and shoulders above ( ... )
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I didn't do camera work, just stage direction, but it was so rewarding and I will say that everyone I directed (we did 3 projects, 2 monologues and one scene with 2 partners) got A's for their performances under me, but only 1 of them got an A under other student directors. :)
"I won't say his name, I won't say his name, I won't say his name." - lol Should I know whom you mean?! I feel like I'm more aware of who your favorite/least favorite writers are, I'm not sure about the directors.
You really should... I talk about my disappointment with Joshua Butler's directing A LOT.
And I think I keep forgetting to mention this (because of course it goes without saying): I love your gifs!!!That's ( ... )
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