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The season finale of The Vampire Diaries was killer. We resisted the impulse to shriek through most of it, but we confess that a couple slipped out. We did not see Stefan the Ripper or the kiss Elena gave Damon coming. We were blindsided by Jeremy's death at the hands of Liz Forbes. We should have seen the staking of Elijah, but we're not too worried because we know he can be resurrected. And he better be, just so we can hear him say, "I was wrong, and you were right." to the Mystic Falls posse.

Read on for the recap!

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It wouldn't have surprised us if it had started raining frogs on this week's The Vampire Diaries. We were given a full moon, three rings of fire capturing the three sacrifices, the destruction of the moonstone, dripping bloody hearts into a sacrificial font, and of course the bodies from whom those hearts came.

Now, don't get us wrong, we love us some good deep-forest secret paranormal rituals, but in general, we prefer not to know the sacrificees. It makes us sad. We didn't really think that they would let Jenna be killed. We <3 Jenna. Well, now we <3 our memories of her. We weren't the hugest Jules fans, but she had her reasons for being the way she was, and her intent was noble regarding Tyler. She didn't deserve to have her heart ripped out.

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Yes, I ingested some of your brother's fluids, but it was completely platonic.

Well what an interesting week with cliffhanger on The Vampire Diaries. So the ritual sacrifice grows nearer, and Klaus is ever the chess master, setting everything in place. Even when our fair Mystic Falls crew thinks they're playing one game, he shows them up for the amateurs that they are. Really well meaning amateurs though.

Poor Damon. He can't help being in love with Elena. Which means he can't help doing rash things like giving Elena his blood so that if she dies, she'll come back as a vampire. He didn't really mean it! It was a spur of the moment decision, and he immediately regretted it -- we think. He should have just trusted in the magical witch potion with no expiration date.

Read on!

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OK, CW fans, you can exhale now. The network announced early pickups of some of its top shows today, and we think you're going to be pleased.

First off, America's Next Top Model will return with an All-Stars edition, featuring previous model hopefuls who were "breakout characters" and who "had the most memorable stories from past cycles." Our question: Does that mean they'll be bringing back the girls who had the most potential to make it in the modeling world? Or will they concentrate on the people who brought the most drama? We're pretty sure it will be the latter...

In other, not-at-all surprising, news, the net announced it would be bringing back hit shows "The Vamprie Diaries" and "Supernatural." We couldn't imagine them dumping "Dairies," which is the network's most watched show. "Supernatural" not only survived the move to Friday nights, it thrived in what could have been a death slot. We're thrilled it will be back.

Finally, the CW confirmed what we'd already guessed -- buzz-bait shows "Gossip Girl" (which is not only the net's second most popular show with its key demo but is also a key provider of magazine-cover starlets) and "90210" (which wins big when DVR data is taken into account) will be back.

We're also interested in what's not in the announcement. TV Guide reported that Bethany Joy Galeoti and Sophia Bush had both signed on for another season of "One Tree Hill," but so far the network has remained mum. Then there's newbie dramas "Hellcats" and "Nikita" -- will they stick around? We'll let you know as soon as we hear anything!

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That's right, I'm sexier than Edward and Jacob combines

This week's The Vampire Diaries had a whole lot of gracious Elijah. Whom we like, so we're glad he's back. Elena likes him too, but the brothers Salvatore? Not as much. Stefan's willing to put tentative trust in him, but Damon's a no-go.

So Elena removed the dagger that killed Elijah, and got Elijah back on her team with a little coaxing. Good thing, too, since he had the info that the curse was really about, and that neither Elena nor Bonnie would have to die to kill Klaus. What the curse is really about...(this is for you, all you Underworld fans)...is that since Klaus's father was a werewolf, and his whole family turned into vampires, he's got the makings of a super destructive Werevampire who can make his own race of baddies to be unleashed on the world, but some witches place a curse on him to repress his were side to prevent this. And Klaus is eager to break the curse and be fully demonic.

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What an excellent week on The Vampire Diaries! We have to say we always liked Alaric, and have written him at least one paean on this blog, but Klaus in Alaric's body? Hot hot hot! He had some great snarky lines on par with what would ordinarily come from Damon, and some of his expressions were priceless, like when Damon told him that he wasn't impressed with Klaus. We are worried though that Klaus won't give Alaric's body back intact. We hope we're wrong, because we <3 Alaric.

Also great fun was the whole 60's dance thing. We have to say that Mystic Falls has more parties than any other place we know. Seems like it's almost every week. Also remarkable is that this high school is filled with not-at-all-awkward teens who can put together a rad 60s outfit at the drop of a hat and can dance in a really coordinated way, and all seem to be having a jolly time with each other. Our own high school experience was quite different, but then we didn't have paranormal peeps popping around every corner like Mystic Falls does. Must be something in the water.

We were charmed by how intent Damon is on saving Elena's life. We love it when he looks at her in that sarcastic yet smoldering way. Sigh.

Continue reading "The Vampire Diaries: Klaus: 0, Mystic Falls Gang: 1" »

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This week's The Vampire Diarieswas a mixed bag of wow. We are beside ourselves! On one hand, parts of the Isobel/Katherine/John conspiracy were revealed, and on the other hand, we're super sad about the turn of events in Caroline's world and what the implication of that might mean for all of our Mystic Falls faves.

Continue reading "The Vampire Diaries: Ashes to ashes" »

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We don't even know where to start on this week's The Vampire Diaries. How can they bundle so much credibility-defying awesomeness into one ep? That's got to be a super power of some sort.

Katherine's so very happy to be out of the tomb, and we can't say we blame her. She's also eager to convince everyone that she's on their side which is hilarious and, if true, only with a twist. P.S. We don't think it's true.

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This week on The Vampire Diaries, we had a whole lotta deceit goin' on. Yes, yes, there's always that, but this week had even more.

Not to mention the silliness of introducing more background that seems very unlikely. So Mystic Falls was actually settled by a bunch of witches who left Salem. Uh huh, ok. We suppose that's how the witchy Bennet family managed to have branches in both Massachusetts and North Carolina. Why didn't we think of that? That makes sense for the Mystic part, now show us some Falls part. There is a county in NC called Transylvania County that has many falls...so now we wonder if that's where they're going to tell us that's where Mystic Falls is. But enough geography.

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Let's see, there are angry werewolves out for blood out there. It's a perfect time to make out!

Silly Weres, tricks are for vamps! What were the weres thinking on this week's ep of The Vampire Diaries? Did they learn nothing from last week's ep? We're sort of baffled that they could lose easily half of their number battling the vamps the night prior, but then think it's an awesome idea to take them on and kidnap Elena to boot. Not very bright. Not at all.

What we did like was the spelling out of the curse to refresh our memories without invoking Mayan gods or whatever the back story was. If the weres break the curse, they can change at will. If the vamps break the curse, they can walk in daylight.

What is the big deal with that, anyway? All you need to walk around in the daylight is a garish ring and a witch. Lot less trouble than this breaking of the curse shenanigans.

Continue reading "The Vampire Diaries: Elena writes tragedies, not sins" »

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The woods of Mystic Falls are just filled with paranormal hijinks. On The Vampire Diaries this week, it was Weres v. Vamps. They didn't have a cage match or anything, but there's always next week.

Jules seemed pretty intent on convincing Tyler to run off with them to be part of the pack. We think she was also a little over-focused on the whole anti-vamp thing, even though she pretends to be the voice of reason to her friend -- the one whose name we're not going to bother to learn because we'd be surprised if, given how he treated Caroline, the vamps don't get medieval on his ass eventually. We say this about Jules because she went to the trouble of kidnapping and torturing Caroline because she couldn't find Tyler, when all she would have had to do is go to Tyler's house. It isn't as though Stefan had him constrained in any way.

Follow us after the jump for more commentary!

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Update: To clarify, as far as we know right now, the NEW episodes of Smallville and Supernatural will air Feb. 4 assuming Gossip Girl isn't pushed back 10 minutes in Poughkeepsie or something. RERUNS of the mid-season finales will air on Wednesday, Feb. 2, in theory to draw in new viewers. Or something. Look, we're having a hard time coming up with a bright side. Sigh. If we hear anything else from the network, we'll let you know.

OK, folks, keep this in mind: We're just the messenger.

You know how you were supposed to be able to turn on your TV and see the long-awaited return of Smallville and Supernatural tonight? Yeah, it's not happening. See, the network apparently got spooked that The Vampire Diaries and Nikita were preempted in some markets last night, and wanted to give these shows another chance to draw in viewers so they'd count on this week's ratings.

The good news: Smallville and Supernatural will get to strut their stuff next Wednesday with their pre-hiatus eps -- all the better to suck in viewers who don't realize what they're missing. And when they finally return next week, it'll be all that much more triumphant, right? Right?

In the meantime, please don't take your displeasure out on The Vampire Diaries and Nikita. They're both great shows, and they didn't ask to bump our dynamic duo.

We want to see Chloe return (as a possible traitor!) and the newly-resouled Sam as much as you do. Trust us -- we're hurting, too. Feel free to vent your displeasure about the decision here. Let it all out. You'll feel better. (But keep the profanity to a minimum, ok?)

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Ah, at last the drought of new The Vampire Diaries episodes is ovah! We return to Mystic Falls the morning after the last 2010 episode to find that Tyler even made it to school the next morning! Looking well refreshed, we might add. Surprising given his first transformation into a werewolf took a good part of the night before and sure looked exhausting. And dirty.

Speaking of weres, lets discuss our newest resident, Jules. We need more info about her, but she sort of seems to us like she's the Damon of weres. She's efficient, has nary a quandary about killing people, and has an irrational hatred of paranormals who are not of her ilk. Her lines are not as snappy as Damon's though, and she's not in love with Elena. Maybe they're not so alike after all. We don't like hearing that there's more of them coming to town, presumably to take revenge on the Mystic Falls vamps.

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Most actors get to talk about their role in a film or a show and how they relate to that character. Nina Dobrev gets to talk about two.

Watch the interview below as Dobrev discusses playing both Elena and Katherine on The Vampire Diaries, developing multiple personalities of her own and the importance of being selfish.

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If it's true that celebrities have it all, Ian Somerhalder is certainly a living example. He has all he wants for his birthday, and wants you to donate to his charity, IS Foundation instead of sending him presents. Originally spurred on by the BP oil spill earlier this year, the foundation is currently working on environmental campaigns to protect natural habitats and animals and conserve energy around the world.

We sat down with the actor to talk about his birthday and plans for his foundation. And to get lost in his eyes.

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This week's The Vampire Diaries was werewolf-centric, with some good witchiness and some Elijah thrown in.

Caroline and Tyler
The moment we've all been waiting for arrived. Tyler Lockwood's first full moon. He seemed pretty thorough in his research about what was going to happen to him, even going so far as to tell us that the chains were rated for 5,000 pounds. Too bad the hooks bolted to the ground weren't as sturdy. 'Twas very touching, watching Caroline try to take care of Tyler during his first transformation, which was actually pretty short relative to what Mason seemed to have gone through his first time.

Jules
Jules, a pretty new character, is another werewolf! If Katherine had only known about Jules, then maybe poor Tyler could have been left alone. Ah well. So Jules shows up looking for Mason, announcing that he never made it to Florida. Uh-oh. Then Alaric and Damon have to taunt her by dosing her drink with wolfsbane. We've observed that when it comes to werewolves, Damon doesn't have the best decision-making skills. It's inconvenient that Jules revealed Mason to be a missing person, but something tells us he'll just be another poster in Sheriff Forbes' police station. How interesting that Jules actually turns into a proper wolf and then has the wherewithal to track Damon back to his house and break in in an attempt to kill him. So sad that she actually attacked Rose with a nasty shoulder bite before Damon could stab our wolfette. Next week will tell us how fatal that was.

Follow us after the jump for Bonnie/Luka, Elena/Elijah, and Stefan's emancipation!

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At the start of the episode this week on The Vampire Diaries, we found out how easy it is to sneak into the Gilbert house and steal Elena's stuff. Luka's dad is pretty shady, yet we want to like him. He seems really tuned in to Luka, but he's so totally willing to exploit Bonnie and make it easy for Elijah to find Elena.

Which, why is that, by the way? Elijah surely knows that Elena's in Mystic Falls and that it's totally easy to track her down. More speculation on Elijah's motives later.

We love it when Bonnie's being a team player and she gets good screen time. This week, she was an important part of the story. First we see her and Luka chit-chatting on the school grounds where Luka tells her that she should be calling on nature and working other magic folk (namely himself) to channel her energy so she doesn't get nosebleeds and pass out. We loved it when he showed her what he meant by trading talismans with her and she began to feel the power/energy. We were yelling at the screen "It's wind!" when she exclaimed "what is that!?". It's amazing how poorly the students at Mystic Falls High keep track of their looseleaf papers when a breeze strikes up - we suggest Trapper Keepers.

The boys hatch a plan to retrieve the moonstone from Katherine, requiring Bonnie's help. You see, she's the one who can help incapacitate Katherine and temporarily relax the spell sealing the tomb. Elena doesn't think much of this plan, and in standard martyr-style decides to reveal herself to Klaus so that all her loved ones will be safe. She shares this with Damon when he shows up to retrieve her from the poor, departed Slater's sweet loft. We're pretty sure we didn't imagine the smoldering look on their faces when she declares that Damon is one of the people she's trying to protect...and when he threatened her with throwing her over his shoulder and carrying her out, we thought we were going to melt away.

More Mystic Falls shenanigans after the jump!

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This week in Mystic Falls, our Vampire Diaries friends mostly gave us exposition, plus a couple of new characters. After being called to the Salvatore house to hear all about The Original Vampire -- Klaus -- and how he'll come after Elena, she decided to take a break and spend her day in the delightful company of one Katerina Petrova. Armed with some remarkably uncoagulated blood in a plastic water bottle to be doled out to the entombed Katherine in sips as rewards for answers, Elena settled in for day of Q and A, given to us in highly costumed flashbacks.

Meanwhile, Damon decides that he needs to save Elena and to do that he has to to get in touch with this Klaus. So he convinces Rose to take him to meet her friend, Slater, who hooked up the Elijah connection. Poor guy. And he was so likable/adorable tool! Aw well. Of course Elijah, unseen, causes a scene, the sort that burns the flesh of vamps with no daywalker ring, and Slater is captured. Who knew that a really old vampire can actually compel another vamp? Certainly no one in the Mystic Falls circle of influence!

And Bonnie. Just when we thought that she was seeing the light where Jeremy was concerned, her attention was arrested by the new hot boy in town (Luka), who just happens to be a warlock. How conveeeenient, n'est-ce pas? We're still rooting for Bonnie+Jeremy though.

Follow us after the jump for more deets on Katerina's turn to the dark side!

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Did that just happen? Did Damon just tell Elena that he loves her on this week's The Vampire Diaries? We know that's starting our recap at the end, but it's sorta the moment we've been waiting all season for, you know? And that one, sweet, tortured tear drop that fell out of his vampiric eye!? Melted our inner fangirl hearts, it did.

So we skipped ahead a bit. Let's go back to the beginning. At the end of last week's ep, Elena was kidnapped by a masked mystery man. Turns out we didn't need to know his name because he wasn't alive long enough to warrant one. He might have deserved it, making Elena unconscious enough to ride in the trunk of his car for 300 miles! It's hard for us to feel pity for vampire henchmen. So she's handed off to a another mysterious person, this one an actual vampire who repaid his henchman with a big ol' bite to the neck. Ah well.

Mr. Mystery Vamp took Elena to a ginormous old house that, with its decaying plantation feel and lit chandeliers on the floor could totally be either in a Meatloaf video or perhaps the set for Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart. Anyway, it suited our new vampire friends, Elena's captors. Turns out they've been on the run from The Originals (whoever they are) for 500 years. Something about letting Katerina Petrova get away from them. It's their plan to stop running and gain pardon by handing over Elena, the "Petrova doppelganger". Who knew that doppelgangers ran in families, like red hair or brown eyes. You'll never guess who Katerina is. Oh, we know, we were surprised too!

Follow us after the jump to read about Elena's rescue!

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We love this show. Oh, The Vampire Diaries, how you taunt us with your twists and turns! And how we love every second of it. This week we were gifted with our beautiful vampires and the impossibly good looking humans they love at a masquerade ball at the Lockwood's. It's amazing how everyone is 42% sexier in cocktail wear and masks. They really were fabulous masks.

This episode was all about killing Katherine. In on the plot were Damon, Stefan, Jeremy (who, btw, has mysteriously become surprisingly hot), Caroline, Bonnie, and Alaric. What amuses us, as we may have mentioned before, is that they think that Katherine can be trifled with. She's generally five steps ahead of them at every turn.

So Katherine's got a friend named Lucy. Who...is a witch. Of course she is. We're generally inclined to like anyone named Lucy, but disinclined to like anyone in Katherine's close circle, so we were confused about what to think about her -- particularly when we found out why she had been summoned. Katherine may not have known about the specifics of the plot to kill her, but she was prepared for Mystic Falls stabby shenanigans in any event.

Follow us after the jump for the rest of our recap!

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